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01 Sep 2017
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History’s Lessons

against him. The chief executive understood what this meant. “You think I don’t know I am going to be beaten,” he remarked to a visitor in late summer, “but I do, and unless... View Details

Keywords: Abraham Lincoln; Ernest Shackelford; Rachel Carson

01 Dec 1996
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It has been said that because of the case method, entrepreneurship has always been at the core of a Harvard Business School education. The case method, after all, teaches students to analyze problems, think creatively, and View Details

26 Feb 2020
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Phoenix Rising

eight floors up, both for the Acropolis views and for a less buttoned-up vibe. As the November afternoon wears on and daylight fades, the buzz in the lounge heats up. Tea service yields to bar service, and patrons jockey View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

06 Dec 2018
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Source Code

brain-like?” And that, she says, is the key not only to better AI, but to a better understanding of what makes us human. When Dubinsky declares something to View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Daniel Hertzberg

01 Mar 2018
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Making Sense of the Modern Startup

dynamism—change over time—that underscored the changeable nature of all the component parts. “In other words,” he explains, “who can add what elements to the mix to increase the chances of the venture... View Details

Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank (PMD 51, 1986)

01 Dec 2013
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Curing Health Care

tell you, the future of health care. Today it can still be extraordinarily difficult for a patient to, say, get an MRI at a nearby community hospital—where it could also be hundreds or thousands of dollars... View Details

Keywords: Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance; Management; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

30 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers

supervision. While Thyssen delegated tasks and expected managers to achieve certain objectives, Taylor's management principles had managers and workers run through a checklist of motions or functions to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

12 Jul 2021
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Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis

chairman emeritus of the Bajaj Group, announced that the firm would be donating Rs 200 crore (~$27 million) to address the “on-the-ground challenges” resulting from the surge in coronavirus cases in India.... View Details

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Past Issues - Alumni

recipients of the School’s highest honor demonstrate the many paths to success, be it in government service, finance, or social enterprise. For the Records In the midst of Austin’s buzzy music scene, Caren... View Details

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