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everything from stomach pains to coughs to kidney disease, “Sagwa” was in reality Healy and Bigelow's own formulation. They not only told fictional accounts of its origins but likely invented its name to make their product sound more “Indian.” The company rose to... View Details

01 Mar 2004
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New Horizons for Iraq

Carlyle Group and was briefly a deputy press secretary for President Bush. He fields all nonmilitary queries, on topics ranging from gasoline shortages to the CPA’s planned hand-over of power to a sovereign Iraqi government. “The... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; James E. Aisner; Julia Hanna; National Security and International Affairs; Government

06 Feb 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018

candidates? Who should the board select for their shortlist of final candidates? In addition to exploring the history of Cisco, its current market position, and profiles of potential candidates, the case provides an overview of different types of View Details

03 Mar 2020
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Can This Man Change the American Diet?

a lower temperature. It’ll probably be a lot sweeter Julia: After tea, we move on to hay straws a product pitched as an environmentally friendly replacement for the restaurant’s compostable plastic straws. They’re introduced by Olivia Kjorlien, Clover’s food View Details

Keywords: Agriculture

07 Sep 2021
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Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 1

Immelt had spent his second year at HBS reflecting on his career path, and he decided that he was more interested in being an operator than an investor, accepting a position with a lower salary at GE. Jeff Immelt (MBA 1982) Jeff Immelt (MBA 1982) His initial View Details

13 Mar 2018
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Leadership Lessons from the “Lone Survivor” Mission

in the planning room one day when a US Navy SEAL walked in the door, and asked me if I've heard of Operation Red Wings. So we talked for a little bit, we opened up a map, and he pointed to a place in Northeastern Afghanistan called the... View Details

10 Sep 2007
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High Note: Managing the Medici String Quartet

interactions become. Q: How does this mode of preparation compare to preparation in business? A: In a way it's the opposite of planning that happens in business sometimes, which is all about creating patterns we expect. There are certain... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Music

12 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019

effort, assimilation success was larger for those that were culturally closer to native whites (i.e., Western and Northern Europeans). These patterns are consistent with a framework in which changing perceptions of out-group distance... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Year in Review | Annual Report 2024

strengthen alignment and accountability. Baker Library Reimagined The Baker Library team completed a strategic plan to guide key investments in collections, research, and emerging technology for the coming three years. Leveraging Baker's... View Details

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