by Bo Becker - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Oct 2010
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France Outstrips U.S. for Small Business Loans on Sarkozy's `Arm Twisting'

28 Aug 2012
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Got a big decision to make? Sleep on it

02 Nov 2010
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The Heated Debate Over Proxy Access

01 Dec 2019
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brought an extra white shirt for the afternoon; the first would be gray by the time they got back to the office. A manufacturing hub for everything from Buster Brown socks to Chris-Craft boats—with plenty of steel and coal foundries to... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Josh Cochran; photographed by Melissa Golden; cross sector collaboration; local government; nonprofits; education; leadership; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

01 Jun 1998
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John (“Bo”) Kemp

For someone who considers himself an "idea guy," Bo Kemp distinguished himself as a man of action at HBS. Friendly, outgoing, and at ease with fellow students, faculty, and administrators alike, Kemp demonstrated a remarkable ability to... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry; photograph by Webb Chappell

01 Jun 2012
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Good as Our Word

ratings to highly complex and opaque mortgage- and asset-backed securities. How had the rating agencies gotten it so wrong? In the recent case “Kroll Bond Rating Agency,” HBS assistant professor Bo Becker... View Details

Keywords: Maggie Starvish; Bond rating; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

04 Sep 2019
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Action Plan: A New ’Cue

Kevin Corsello (far right) with partners Jeff Mauro (left) and Bo Jackson (center) (photo courtesy of Pork & Mindy’s) Kevin Corsello (OPM 45, 2014) was just looking for a hobby when he started Pork & Mindy’s—a competition barbecue team—in... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Dec 2008
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New Awards Recognize Teaching Excellence

Inspired by celebrated HBS professor emeritus Charlie Williams, Paul Judy (MBA ’57) marked his 50th Reunion last year by establishing the Charles M. Williams Awards to recognize outstanding teaching and... View Details

04 Sep 2019
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Research Brief: Ending the Legacy of Poverty

skills development. Those qualities, known as human capital, provide a better predictor of economic status, says Associate Professor Scott Duke Kominers. “A Theory of Intergenerational Mobility,” authored by Kominers, Kevin Murphy and the... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers; Educational Services

21 Mar 2025
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What We Can Learn From “The Oracle of Wall Street”

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Byron Wien (MBA 1956) was a Wall Street icon. He had a 50-year career that included chief investment strategist roles at Morgan Stanley and Blackstone, and was well... View Details

Keywords: Finance

01 Jun 2014
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What’s Next

Illustrations by John Ritter HBS/HU Growth With the Allston land purchase, Harvard University has begun to expand across the Charles River and around the HBS campus. How do you see the School interacting with the University (and... View Details

Keywords: HBS Campaign; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2018
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Ask the Expert: Star Search

Above: photo by Getty/Bloomberg Nobody, says Kate Gulliver (MBA 2009), chooses to work somewhere just because they offer a free lunch. “I think people care far more about being excited about the content of the work they’re doing,” says... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

15 Dec 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The Power of Imperfect Eating By Kavita Bhatnagar (SELP 11, 2022) Penguin Enterprise Rather than dictating which foods are good or bad, this book weaves together stories that mirror the intricate, emotional, and often imperfect... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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