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- 17 Feb 2015
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The First Five Years: Diogo Castro Freire (MBA 2012)
college. At the time, I was studying economics and found the topic fascinating, from an economic theory perspective; it was—and still is—an unprecedented market failure and tragedy of the commons on a global scale. “Over time, my interest...
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- 01 Mar 2004
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Ex-Con Talks Ethics with HBS Students
80240ad2c5f43acc66f13dc5e89928ff There’s not much room for theory when Patrick Kuhse talks about business ethics. A successful stockbroker and entrepreneur, Kuhse became an international fugitive after being charged in 1994 with 32 counts...
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- 15 Nov 2016
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China IFC: Global Access, Global Perspective
their customers.” “Our goal is to give students an experience that bridges the intersection of theory and practice,” says Shih. “That was possible,” Kirby adds, “because of the great support we received from the HBS team at the Harvard...
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- 01 Mar 2012
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In Memoriam
understanding among subsequent generations about the nature of leadership in theory and practice. Despite having no medical degree, Zaleznik was certified—and went on to maintain a 20-year practice—as a clinical psychoanalyst, applying...
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- 01 Sep 2004
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Charles Stoddard (MBA 1969)
community. Our second-largest shareholder was so enamored by this that he wanted me to advertise it. I absolutely refused. I always followed the theory that if someone else toots your horn, the noise travels twice as far. Grand Bank was...
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- 01 Jun 2007
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Up from the Ashes
appeared in the 1934 English edition of his Theory of Economic Development. (In the original German edition of 1911, he had used the German Unternehmer, which never caught on, partly because its literal meaning is “undertaker.”) Because...
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- 28 May 2019
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Ask the Expert: In Security
that use approaches like game theory will be able to better predict an attack and determine what we can do to avoid them in the first place. But A.I. will only be as good as the people who develop it. Is bulletproof security achievable in...
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- 01 Jun 1996
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New Releases
California, leading scholars in economics, psychology, statistics, and decision theory grapple with strategic uncertainty and the question of how to make wise choices. The 23 papers in this collection—which include those of HBS authors...
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- 01 Feb 2000
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Better Mousetraps: At Product Design Fair, Student Ideas Get Real
become apparent," Thomke elaborated, "rather than out in the real world, where millions of dollars are potentially at stake. They get a lot of theory in class, but here they learn by doing." Indeed, some of the eighty students may well...
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Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2015
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2015
Relationships edited by Susan Fournier, Michael Breazeale, and Jill Avery (Routledge) Senior Lecturer Jill Avery and her coeditors have produced a successor to their groundbreaking Consumer-Brand Relationships: Theory and Practice. It is...
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- 01 Dec 1999
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South Africa's Lucille Meyer: Shaping a Practical Presidency
in three two-week modules. The first two modules take place in Johannesburg and the third in Boston. Between sessions, participants return to their workplaces to test out the new theories and practices they've learned. With participants...
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Morgan Baker
- 01 Sep 2008
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Building a Better MBA
teaching and a corresponding faculty commitment to remaining close to actual business practice. Moreover, the School continuously evaluated and updated its curriculum. “The general criticism of MBA programs you read today — that MBA education at most schools has...
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- 01 Mar 2009
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The Case for Studying Financial History
at the current financial crisis in hopes of solving it? I draw a parallel between the natural world and the financial world in the concluding part of the book and sketch out a rough evolutionary theory of finance. And the bottom line is...
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- 01 Mar 2009
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Letters to the Editor
conflicts in both theory and political sensitivity: Should Midwest motorists have to pay a price for gasoline that includes a questionable element for environmental impact? The opposition would rise when this “externality” is seen to pay...
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- 01 Feb 1998
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Women at the Top
from New York City, where she is a managing director at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. Her goals were to get the latest perspectives on management theory and practice and to take advantage of the informal networking she knew would take place...
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Marguerite Rigoglioso and Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2016
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Alumni Books of 2016
the transformation of markets. From the auction theories powering Google’s ad algorithms to the models that online retailers use to prevent internet fraud, even the most high-tech modern businesses are empowered by View Details