Shapeshifter Bratt moves between Wall Street and NGOs
“I really don’t have a plan for my life,” says Martin Bratt, who is receiving his master’s in public administration from the Kennedy School of Government (KSG), “but feel that by being who I am I can...
View ArticleExecutives Kept Wealth as Firms Failed, Study Says
Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers paid their executives largely in stock, and that stock lost most or all of its value when those companies collapsed. Many people on Wall Street say these examples help...
View ArticleFaith and the marketplace
Organized religion can be an important force for financial reform, according to a group of scholars who took part in a panel at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum on Wednesday (March 3). In the discussion...
View ArticleUndoing the damage
Experts at Harvard and elsewhere say that getting the world economy back on track will take time, despite the fact that the National Bureau of Economic Research recently said the U.S. recession was...
View ArticleChasing Stars: The Myth of Talent and the Portability of Performance
Wall Street’s stars are frequently lured to new firms, where their performance often declines. Thomas S. Murphy Associate Professor of Business Administration Boris Groysberg examines workplace...
View ArticleA chaplain without robes
When what became Harvard Divinity School (HDS) was being built early in the 19th century, legend has it that its architects took special care to locate it on the northeastern edge of campus, as far...
View Article‘The Paper Chase’ at 40
Many readers and viewers wonder if John Osborn Jr. had someone special in mind when he created the imperious professor in his 1971 hit novel “The Paper Chase,” based on his Harvard Law School (HLS)...
View ArticleShapeshifter Bratt moves between Wall Street and NGOs
“I really don’t have a plan for my life,” says Martin Bratt, who is receiving his master’s in public administration from the Kennedy School of Government (KSG), “but feel that by being who I am I can...
View ArticleExecutives Kept Wealth as Firms Failed, Study Says
Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers paid their executives largely in stock, and that stock lost most or all of its value when those companies collapsed. Many people on Wall Street say these examples help...
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Faith and the marketplace
Organized religion can be an important force for financial reform, according to a group of scholars who took part in a panel at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum on Wednesday (March 3). In the discussion...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Undoing the damage
Experts at Harvard and elsewhere say that getting the world economy back on track will take time, despite the fact that the National Bureau of Economic Research recently said the U.S. recession was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chasing Stars: The Myth of Talent and the Portability of Performance
Wall Street’s stars are frequently lured to new firms, where their performance often declines. Thomas S. Murphy Associate Professor of Business Administration Boris Groysberg examines workplace...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A chaplain without robes
When what became Harvard Divinity School (HDS) was being built early in the 19th century, legend has it that its architects took special care to locate it on the northeastern edge of campus, as far...
View ArticleClik here to view.
‘The Paper Chase’ at 40
Many readers and viewers wonder if John Osborn Jr. had someone special in mind when he created the imperious professor in his 1971 hit novel “The Paper Chase,” based on his Harvard Law School (HLS)...
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The women who questioned Wall Street
Call them the “Cassandras of capital” or perhaps, as a Time magazine cover story in 2010 dubbed the women, the “New Sheriffs of Wall Street.” In recent years, Sheila Bair, Mary Schapiro, and Elizabeth...
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With experience at his fingertips
This is one in a series of profiles showcasing some of Harvard’s stellar graduates. Read our full Commencement coverage. George Koo’s fierce drive to carve out a better life for himself is leading him...
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