by John A. Deighton - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2013
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Notes from W50

forward or weighing in. When the choice is right for you, and you know you can have an impact, step up." —Karen Gordon Mills (MBA 1977), Administrator, US Small Business Administration Phyllis Papani Godwin (HRPBA 1949) Photos by Susan... View Details

01 Feb 1997
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OPM Celebrates 21st Anniversary at Gala Florida Reunion

B. Clark, an ambitious academic program led by several HBS faculty members, and a variety of social activities. Norman A. Berg, MBA Class of 1958 Professor of Business Administration and chair of the OPM... View Details

01 Jun 2004
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Luxe Redux

Cashing in on the $60 billion global luxury goods market has never been tougher — or more rewarding. Competition is keen. And consumer preferences are constantly shifting, causing the concept of luxury itself to change over time. As a result, the market’s most... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; luxury; Retail Trade

01 Aug 1998
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A Roaring Success in the Windy City

In 1943 John H. Johnson sent a letter to Eleanor Roosevelt inviting her to write for Negro Digest, a fledgling magazine that he had recently founded with a $500 loan. The First Lady politely replied that she was too busy at the time.... View Details

01 Mar 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016

experimentation rule the day. Consumers, Corporations, and Public Health: A Case-Based Approach to Sustainable Business by John A. Quelch (Oxford Univ. Press) The public health... View Details

01 Sep 2011
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‘Green’ Trailblazers

dedicated to creating and advancing solutions to the core issues driving climate change Matthew Commons (MBA 2007) FloDesign Wind Turbine Corporation Waltham and Wilbraham, Massachusetts Wind turbine manufacturer Patricia A. Connolly (MBA... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance; Management; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services

01 Oct 1999
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Four Promoted to Full Professor

(1979) and a DBA (1992), both from HBS. Stuart C. Gilson has been a member of the HBS faculty since 1991. His research focuses on how companies can create value by restructuring their assets, operations, and financial obligations in... View Details

01 Dec 2019
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What’s Behind the Explosive Growth of Sustainable Investing?

Image by John Ritter Image by John Ritter An estimated $30 trillion in assets worldwide—including half of all professionally managed assets in... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Dec 2001
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September 11: A Community Reflects

group of people who were last together as a full group more than twenty years ago still cares enough about each other to reach out." John M. Hereford (MBA '95) managed to add a bit of self-deprecating humor during this difficult time... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young;Deborah Blagg

04 Sep 2019
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Advancing Diagnostics that Can Save Lives

This is the second joint MS/MBA degree program Harvard has launched. The inaugural program, which just completed its first year, spans HBS, the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Sep 2011
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Extraordinary People

society more broadly,” observes HBS Dean Nitin Nohria. While celebrated for their public accomplishments, the honorees’ private lives reflect their devotion to family and community. We present glimpses of both in photos by Pulitzer... View Details

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Finance; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Dec 2019
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Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2019

and the Underground Economy edited by John Edmunds (DBA 1977) Greenwood This easy-to-use guide covers the history, development, and current workings of cyber currencies and the underground economy, both in... View Details

01 Jun 2014
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014

Alumni Books Gretel II Disqualified: The Untold Inside Story of a Famous America's Cup Incident by B. Devereux Barker III (PMD 23, 1972) and John N. Fiske Jr. (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform)... View Details

22 Feb 2018
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My First Job

now going to reward you with a trip to One if By Land, Two if By Sea, the most glamorous restaurant in Manhattan. And what I learned from it is never assume that what the bosses have done is right just... View Details

01 Dec 2013
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Faculty Books

Faculty Research HBS Working Knowledge offers a first look at new thinking from HBS faculty. Read the complete articles summarized below by visiting their web links. Unspoken Cues: Encouraging Morals without Mandates Associate Professor... View Details

01 Mar 2009
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Letters to the Editor

reflects the same flawed assumptions shared by many otherwise astute individuals having no experience or expertise in the power industry. I am an energy industry professional of 28 years, one who has no quarrel with nuclear in principle.... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Dec 1996
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Starting Up and Starting Over

Norman A. Berg, OPM's faculty chairman. "The program is devoted entirely to training practicing entrepreneurs and is the most distinctive entrepreneurial offering of any kind anywhere." The predecessor of OPM, the Smaller Company... View Details

01 Mar 2017
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017

creative new markets. Lessons in Corporate Finance: A Case Studies Approach to Financial Tools, Financial Policies, and Valuation by Paul Asquith and Lawrence A. Weiss (DBA 1989) (Wiley) This book explains... View Details

01 Dec 1997
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A Piece of the Action

capitalists call the Valley home. RELATED PROFILES Arthur Rock (MBA '51) A Conversation with John Doerr (MBA '76) Peter Wendell (MBA '76) Stacey Lawson (MBA '96) Les Vadasz (107th AMP) Gregory Slayton (MBA '90) RELATED PROFILES Arthur... View Details