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- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Ink: Framing the Full Picture
Filipinos have been in the United States for longer than the country is old. As far back as 1763, sailors from the Philippines started arriving in the Gulf of Mexico as indentured servants on Spanish galleons. Life on board was so brutal that, at the sight of land,... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 18 Jul 2014
- News
Team Players
marketing team, she was introduced to Debora Lehrer (MBA 2012), then a second-year HBS student on spring break. Lehrer had spent more than four years prior to HBS with the international division at Major League Baseball and while at HBS... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Eric Schiffer
masks to “Mr. Wonderful” talking picture frames. Left-handed baseball gloves, bare-root rosebushes, a leather holster for your iPhone once we had such a good deal on jackets that a fight broke out over the last one. Of course, we’ve also... View Details
- 18 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
Advertisers Get Serious About Playing With Their Brands
far. Boston Red Sox baseball player David Ortiz took a selfie with President Obama, which seemed playful at first until it was later revealed that he had done so on behalf of Samsung cameras. Some fans are not amused when the "soft edge... View Details
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Entering the Age of Alliances
relationship between the Jimmy Fund and the Perini Corporation. Initiated in 1948 by Louis Perini, second-generation CEO of a family-owned, Boston-based construction company, and Sidney Farber, M.D., a pioneer in cancer treatment, this collaboration came to include the... View Details
Keywords: by James Austin
- 24 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 24
has learned in his long career. At the same time, he is keenly aware of problems and uncertainties affecting Mandalay Entertainment, a privately owned company in which he is principal. Mandalay produces movies and television content, owns minor league View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Lords of Strategy
of all time” demonstrated an early penchant for competition. A peripatetic Army brat, Porter was an all-state football and baseball player in New Jersey before majoring in aerospace engineering at Princeton (where he finished first in his... View Details
- Profile
Arthur Rock
accolade, but in Rock’s case, it is entirely fitting. A 1984 Time magazine cover story was titled “Arthur Rock: The Best Long-Ball Hitter Around.” Writer (and later successful Silicon Valley venture capitalist) Michael Moritz wrote he profile of Rock, a lifelong View Details
- 27 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
What South Korea Teaches the World About Fighting COVID
possible under COVID-19. South Korea, a country of 52 million, recently held a national parliamentary election, with 66 percent of its population turning out to vote. Two weeks ago, South Korea’s professional baseball league opened its... View Details
- Web
Labor Practices | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
without a lost time accident.” Another image documenting employees’ rights to file complaints captured management and union representatives together at a grievance committee meeting. Pictures of baseball games and other leisure activities... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
MBA vs. MBA
bobblehead dolls, baseball caps, and refrigerator magnets. A life-size cardboard cutout of the President grins at diners chowing down on burgers and barbecue at the local café. Bright blue signs scattered around town proclaim: BUSH... View Details
- 24 May 2023
- News
Balancing Acts
It's not a thing that he tolerates. It's a thing of mutual respect, and that makes all the difference in the world. And thirdly, he talks about this with our boys. Our children don't think this is abnormal. There are many, many, baseball... View Details
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley Borders and the Self By Chinwe Ajena-Sagna (MBA 2003) Masobe Books “Who are you?” Every border tells a story. Every story has its origins. Tracing a cultural lineage from the beginnings of Igbo history in the ninth century by delineating... View Details
- 26 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn
be helpful. Ted Williams, the last baseball player to hit .400, was a student of his art. He emphasized that hitting is a pitch-by-pitch discipline: "My first rule of hitting was to get a good ball to hit. I learned down to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
The Fab Four
college savings vehicle acquired by Sallie Mae in 2006. Now a general partner at Flybridge Capital Partners, Bussgang represents the firm on the boards of BzzAgent, ClickSquared, DataXu, digitalArbor, Mall Networks, Simple Tuition, and Transpera, among other new... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Back to School
alumni who throw pots, drink wine, tell jokes, and collect baseball cards—for fun. (And, yes, some have turned their passions into their professions.) How to: Jump Out of an Airplane Our instructor: Alejandro Montagna (MBA 1996), skydiver... View Details
- 04 Oct 2018
- News
“A Shout Through Time”
good student, a good baseball player, and his story's probably a lot like so many of these other tragedies you hear about loss during war. His life was waiting to be lived, in a sense. Relatively young man, not yet 30 at the time, his... View Details
- 23 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 23
Wasserman, Jeffrey J. Bussgang, and Rachel GordonHarvard Business School Case 810-053 As his major-league pitching career was starting to wind down in 2006, baseball all-star Curt Schilling decided to become an entrepreneur. Looking to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Football Firings Teach Managers About Staying Relevant
being willing to learn from different people, sometimes outside of the manager’s field. Again, we turn to Belichick, who has been known to consult with other football coaches, including the legendary Jimmy Johnson and decorated college coach Urban Meyer. Belichick has... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Sell Those Sports Cards: How I Auctioned Cards, Bats, Autographs and More By John Schwarz (MBA 1963) Independently Published As the sports memorabilia industry continues to make headlines with multi-million dollar auction results, you might wonder what those View Details