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- 01 Dec 2022
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Singing to the Corn
Corn likes people. It benefits from human contact, when it’s thinned out and hand-pollinated, explains Taylor Keen (MPA 1996/ MBA 1997). Corn thrives when sung to and spoken to—something Keen does in the language of his mother’s Omaha Tribe, where he is known as Bison...
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- 01 Dec 2009
- News
One Man Crime Wave
and then as a repo man for a bank. He was soon fired from both jobs. He was outspoken and liked to be left alone: the right temperament for a writer, but not for a business career. One year after graduating from the world’s most...
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- 27 Oct 2014
- News
Supporting new art by bringing private funding to public museums and spaces
or even two steps removed from the artists themselves,” says Evans. “At VIA, we work directly with artists, meeting as a group to learn, discuss, and vote on which projects we will support.” Since she launched VIA in 2013 with cofounder...
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- 01 Sep 2005
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Trouble in Mouse Land
In 1984, two board members of the Walt Disney Company (WDC) — Stanley Gold and Roy Disney — mounted a targeted campaign to convince major shareholders that Michael Eisner and Frank Wells were the right team to lead the faltering...
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- 01 Dec 2006
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MBA vs. MBA
listened to voters' concerns. COURTESY CHET EDWARDS FOR CONGRESS ; ROD AYDELOTTE/WACO TRIBUNE-HERALD Edwards, 54, a career politician, has survived tough challengers before. In the 2004 election he won 51 percent of the vote in a district...
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- 03 Mar 2016
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3-Minute Briefing: Pamela Meyer (MBA 1986)
enforcement, and intelligence—that had never been brought in a systematic way to the business world. We all make high-stakes decisions that can punctuate the course of our lives—who to hire, who to work for, who to vote for, which deal to...
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Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Booth Gardner’s Night at the Oscars
leaving office. Although his own condition is not considered life-threatening, in 2006 he took on what has become known as the Death with Dignity campaign, believing that terminally ill people should have the right to make the choice of...
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- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Bill Dunaway (MBA 1964)
I was scared to death that everyone would be smarter than me. And they were. On the first day of class we were all anxious to talk and make a good first impression. I held my hand up until it had gangrene. Then Professor Ted Levitt ate me alive. I used some marketing...
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- 13 Dec 2017
- News
Skydeck Live: What Really Motivates American Voters?
and on and on and said this is not normal. This is a pattern of corruption. And it was shocking to me how much people—ultimately, many people ultimately said, I think I'd rather vote for Donald Trump than for someone like that. It was an...
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- 13 May 2014
- News
Willing Hands
place," he explains. "The team just needed a coach to get them organized to run the right plays." He cites HBS for providing that know-how, and more: "Do we need to be able to build a decision tree and create a net present value on a...
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- 12 Apr 2011
- News
Twelve Global Finalists Compete at HBS
Relations, shines a spotlight on alumni ventures, supports promising new ventures and awards a $25,000 cash prize to the winning team. Preview the finalists, wish the contestants luck, and cast your vote to the View Details
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- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Taking Care of Business
adapted and changed its model since launching in 2010, first crowning a single winner, then introducing multiple business tracks, and finally opting for three categories—most innovative, greatest impact, and best investment. New this year: added opportunities for...
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Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Over the Top
annual, nonbinding votes by shareholders on executive compensation — so-called say on pay; grants substantial shareholders a new right to have their director candidates’ names included on the ballots sent...
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- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Alumni Books
in unpredictable ways); get it right (insist on finding the right answers to the toughest questions); make a difference (reach beyond your grasp to accomplish the impossible); energize people (create an...
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- 09 Dec 2021
- News
Higher Returns
all the things, do all the right things, and then tell the world how great you are at it. Right? That's legitimate. That's not greenwashing. Greenwashing refers to people saying that they’re doing things and they're not actually doing...
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- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Hierarchy's Last Stand
that they were never in the direct presence of anyone who disagrees with them. Aides, flatterers, bodyguards, or censors could buffer them against the unpleasant or absorb attacks by proxy. But in the digital age, criticism and challenge go View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
New MBA Leadership Course
“The discussions forced us to think about complicated issues,” he adds, noting that there was never a right or wrong answer. “It gave us a systematic approach to thinking about difficult situations.” That’s exactly what the...
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- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Navigating the Populism Phenomenon
recalls growing up in France—a country with less of a history of populism—and voting in his first presidential election in 2002, having to choose between a right-leaning candidate and a far-right populist. For both faculty members, these...
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April White
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
London Forum Highlights the Best of HBS
Moderated by London-born HBS professor John Quelch, the speakers were The Right Honorable Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean; Philip Lader, senior advisor, Morgan Stanley International, and non-executive chairman, WPP Group plc; and Mario...
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- 01 Mar 2011
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Local Hero
could tell right away if he had a couple of tickets for the Giants game on Saturday,” Baer recalls. “He’d give me a little nod, and I’d know — yes! — we would be going to Candlestick to watch Willie Mays play center field.” Fast-forward a...
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