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Frank Batten

Batten took the helm of his family’s newspaper empire in the late sixties and continued to enhance its scale and scope over three decades, yet his greatest achievement was the launch of a phenomenally successful cable channel. In 1982,... View Details

Keywords: Publishing & Print Media

28 Oct 2011
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Harvard Business School Names Building after Media Pioneer Frank Batten

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Frank Batten | Baker Library

Frank Batten MBA 1952, Weather Channel Play Video duration: 1:00:22 Frank Batten, HBS 1952. Interview conducted in February 2000 View Details

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Batten Way | About

Batten Way In 2003, Frank Batten, a member of the MBA Class of 1952, made an extraordinary gift to HBS. The gift—one of the largest in the School’s history at the time—supports... View Details

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Batten Hall | About

Batten Hall Frank Batten (MBA 1952) Batten Hall is named in honor of media pioneer and entrepreneur Frank View Details

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Frank Batten, MBA 1952, Weather Channel

01 Jun 2003
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Batten Gift to Support Residential Campus

Frank Batten, a member of the MBA Class of 1952, has made an extraordinary $32 million gift to HBS. The gift — one of the largest in the School’s history — will support the renewal and enhancement of the... View Details

Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank

01 Aug 2001
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Cleveland Global Alumni Conference a Sold-Out Success

different structures, processes, and systems. In such an environment, he stressed, the School's mission to educate leaders continues to be of utmost importance. Highlighting alumni such as Ann Fudge (MBA '77), group VP of Kraft Foods; View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Frank Batten (MBA '52); Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Frank Mycroft

changing approach to science. "The world is full of talented engineers, but the big challenge is long-term planning. I would have a greater impact with a business degree than pursuing a traditional, technical path." Going where you stand out For a while,... View Details

February 1999 (Revised July 2004)
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Life as a Minor League CEO Frank Burke and The Chattanooga Lookouts

By: Stephen A. Greyser and Kirk A. Goldman

A "slice of life" depiction of the range of issues and activities experienced by Frank Burke (HBS MBA 1987), the president of a minor league baseball team (the Chattanooga Lookouts). Raises questions of the applicability of MBA skills in this role and the "quotient of... View Details

Keywords: Happiness; Managerial Roles; Entrepreneurship; Business or Company Management; Marketing; Cost Management; Cost vs Benefits; Operations; Sports; Business Education; Sports Industry; Tennessee

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Frank Adams Archives | Social Enterprise

Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details

01 Jan 2010
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James Dimon, MBA 1982

and management practices are legendary — as a strategist who can integrate fractured businesses; as a dealmaker who bought two failing banks during the extraordinary circumstances of the past two years; as a relentless risk manager who believes in a “fortress balance... View Details

01 Dec 2011
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Reimagining the MBA

October 6 was palpable. As all 900-plus first-year MBA students streamed into the “hive” classrooms in Batten Hall and made their way to preassigned tables, they found on each a small cardboard box adorned... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; FIELD program; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2008
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Building a Better MBA

For the school that so boldly launched the MBA 100 years ago and went on to become the bluest of blue-chip brands in business education, it seemed only fitting that Harvard Business School should mark its centennial year by examining the... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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1.5 Attendance | MBA

1.5 Attendance 1.0 Academic Information & Policies The MBA Program is a fully immersive, in-person, two-year educational experience and a student’s class attendance and participation are critical components of the HBS Learning Model .... View Details

24 Nov 2008
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Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA

For the school that so boldly launched the MBA 100 years ago and went on to become the bluest of blue-chip brands in business education, it seemed only fitting that Harvard Business School should mark its centennial year by examining the... View Details

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Virtual Campus Tour | MBA

the annual New Venture Competition and the Entrepreneurs-in-Residence program where accomplished entrepreneurs spend a year at the School counseling MBA students. Rock Center for Entrepreneurship Batten Hall... View Details

01 Jan 2012
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Andrew H. Tisch, MBA 1977

he adds, noting that he attributes part of their success to a comfort of being frank with each other. “We have great respect for one another.” Tisch meets with his brother Jim at Loews headquarters. Tisch’s strong work ethic began when,... View Details

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6.0 Important Contact Information | MBA

6.0 Important Contact Information Student Handbook MBA Program Office Spangler Center, 2nd Floor mbaanddoctoral@hbs.edu Registrar’s Office Spangler Center, 2nd Floor 617-495-6247 General Inquiries: registrar@hbs.edu Attendance:... View Details

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2.3.1 Drug & Alcohol Policy | MBA

events (e.g., receptions) that take place in and adjacent to the flat floor classrooms in Batten Hall (the Hives) and the Chao Center. If alcohol is being served, food must also be served. Events with alcohol are limited to four (4) hours... View Details

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