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- 08 May 2015
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An alternative view of the role of the corporation in society
Do corporations do well by doing good? Or do firms that engage in environmental and social initiatives destroy shareholder wealth? George Serafeim, the Jakurski Family Associate Professor of Business Administration, has studied how...
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- 01 Mar 2023
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Happy Monday
Illustration by Fabio Consoli Illustration by Fabio Consoli The co-CEOs noticed it right away: Early in the pandemic, staffers at the online children’s clothing company Primary.com were struggling when they logged back into Zoom on Mondays. People were not recharging...
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- 24 May 2017
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John H. McArthur, MBA 1959, DBA 1963
demeanor might cause the casual observer to mistake the former Dean of Harvard Business School for a “regular guy,” rather than a legendary leader who has spent 60 years shaping HBS, Harvard, Boston, and society at large. McArthur arrived...
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Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2010
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Rwanda Provides Students with Hands-On Learning
India, Peru, Rwanda, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, and Vietnam to observe local economies, study management practices in the field, and interact directly with business and community leaders. In...
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- 01 Mar 2006
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Chandler Donates Papers to Baker Library
correspondence, and documents that Chandler has generated and collected over more than six decades. At a campus celebration in November, Chandler, the Isidor Straus Professor of Business History, Emeritus, donated this treasure trove to Baker Library so that others may...
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- 13 Jul 2016
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From Money to Ministry
Admiral Norvell Ward, who commanded a fleet of 52 supply ships deployed in the Gulf of Tonkin, supporting US troops in Vietnam. It was there that he observed a tragedy that only added to a series of hints at what would become his later...
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Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2007
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Power Trip
as a resource for understanding and learning from business leadership legacies. “The whole process of building a canon of business leadership has been fascinating,” observes Mayo. “There are some obvious similarities in the backgrounds of...
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- 01 Sep 2012
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Ideas in Action
strong—there’s always the next project, the next deadline. Research by Assistant Professor Anat Keinan may help prevent those feelings of regret. In a study of present-day college students and of alumni returning for their 40th reunion,...
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- 15 Oct 2019
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Understanding Challenges Across the Supply Chain
the Baker Foundation Professor and George M. Moffett Professor of Agriculture and Business, Emeritus, carried on Goldberg’s work: “At each seminar we assemble case studies from across the industry and across the globe that help...
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- 01 Sep 2003
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Jonathan Mariner
Mariner Photo courtesy Jonathan Mariner “There aren’t many activities that bring a community together so quickly — without respect to age, race, and gender lines — as a winning ball club,” observes Jonathan D. Mariner, the veteran sports...
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- 01 Sep 2011
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The Spangler Effect
All Smiles: The campus center may bear his family name, but Dick Spangler derives more satisfaction from knowing that students have made it their own. Last year the Spangler Center hosted 829 events and meetings, booked 9,314 student View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
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HBS Launches Unique Deferred-Admission Program
YOUNGER FACES IN STUDY GROUPS: The typical MBA student has five years of job experience; the new program welcomes those with two. HBS has unveiled a groundbreaking deferred-admission program for outstanding college seniors who want an MBA...
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- 06 Dec 2021
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Truth Be Told
alike are increasingly relying on whistleblowers to prevent and investigate fraud, the professors realized, there is little understanding about the real risks faced by an employee who steps forward. Dey and Heese set out to study the...
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- 01 Dec 1997
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Stacey Lawson (MBA '96)
Stacey A. Lawson (MBA '96) came to HBS with an idea brewing. The former IBM engineer wondered why there were no digital libraries for users of computer-aided design (CAD). Despite the pervasiveness of technology throughout industry, she View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
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Leading Quietly
examines what he calls "quiet leadership." "I have observed that the most effective leaders are rarely public heroes," says Badaracco, who has written extensively about leadership and ethics. "They do what is right; for their...
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- 06 Dec 2021
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Turning Point: Makeover
confidence collapsed. Disillusioned, I quit the corporate world and started traveling. I am Taiwanese-American but once I arrived in Japan, it felt like home. I began studying with mentors including geisha, scientists, business leaders,...
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- 01 Jun 1997
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Of Myth and Merlin: T.A. (Tom) Barron's Literary Odyssey
"because I printed it at my school, where they charged me every time I used their equipment." After graduating from Princeton, Barron won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford, where he studied philosophy, politics, and economics. But outside...
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Thomas Frick
- 01 Oct 1997
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A Message from Dean Clark
I know you will join me in congratulating the Class of 1972 as they observe this important milestone. This is an exhilarating time to be associated with HBS. The mission of the School - to educate leaders - has never been more important,...
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- 19 Jan 2017
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Finding Purpose in Profit
case studies she read at HBS, which is why she often refers to her role at B Lab simply as that of a “storyteller.” Her own story is filled with determination to find a path. Raised in Stratford, New Jersey, Coupounas was the youngest, by...
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- 24 Jun 2014
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The First Five Years: Beau D'Arcy (MBA 2010)
Images courtesy of Breakwater Chicago How was the idea for Breakwater Chicago born? "I came up with the idea for Breakwater Chicago after my business school internship at The Venetian in Las Vegas. I observed that Chicago had not yet...
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