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Historical Collection Chronicles 20th Century Business The Lehman Brothers Collection provides rare access to corporate records that document the shaping of American business in the 20th century. The collection is now indexed online. The Web site also offers histories of many of the companies with which Lehman Brothers conducted business. Visit the collection online.
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New for Alumni: eBaker Offers Free Access to Current Business Information Alumni now have free access to a broad suite of vetted research resources from Knowledge and Library Services. Starting or growing a business? Looking to do business abroad? Doing career planning? eBaker is designed to meet professional development needs of alumni and includes proprietary databases such as CareerSearch, Vault, and Factiva, a deeply discounted rate for OneSource, and links to business Web sites recommended by HBS librarians. The eBaker site includes step-by-step instructions to help you get the most from your research.
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Alumni Travel
Genghis Khan's Mongolia: June 12–24, 2008 Don't miss this unique opportunity to explore the ancient land of the Khans with fellow HBS alumni and friends. Kayak through pristine Lake Hovsgol in the north, considered the cleanest freshwater lake left on the planet. Camel trek through the mysterious and untamed Gobi Desert in the south. In between, travel on horseback over the central grass steppe, blanketed by endless blue sky. Get more information and register online.
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Check the complete schedule of upcoming programs at the Alumni Travel Web site.
Alumni Resources
Alumnae: Chart the Course of Your Career with HBS! Return to the HBS campus May 28-29, 2008, for Charting Your Course, a two-day program designed to help alumnae develop a strategy for blending career and personal life. Participate in case studies, team exercises, and lectures that will help you realize your personal vision of success. This program is also offered to partners of HBS alumni. For more information and to register, go to: http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/careers/cyc.html.
New for Alumni: Social Enterprise Research Guides HBS Knowledge and Library Services and the Social Enterprise Initiative have created an information portal for alumni and students interested in social entrepreneurship, environmental sustainability, nonprofit management, and many other topics. These resources also include information for those interested in careers in social enterprise. Access the guides via the Baker Library/Bloomberg Center Web site.
From Executive Education
The Corporate Leader: May 18–23, 2008 Gain an in-depth understanding of the systems, relationships, and strategies that drive corporate success in this course for leaders from midsize and large multibusiness companies. Learn to navigate capital and product markets and manage human resources to lead your business to new growth and success. Learn more or register.
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HBS Working Knowledge: Radical Design, Radical Results Innovative design is increasingly important to customers. Witness the success of Apple's iPod and iMac. So what makes for a successful design strategy? HBS visiting scholar Roberto Verganti says design-driven innovation is not user-centered but comes from an organization's vision of what its product means in society. Learn more in Working Knowledge.
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Faculty in the News
Could Internet king-of-the-hill Google one day find itself following the same declining path as General Motors? Professor Richard Tedlow writes in The American that the last thing executives want to do is remind themselves that bad things happen to good companies. To achieve long-term success, Tedlow says managers must fight through the fog of wishful thinking to get to the truth about their business.
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