The experimenters: Charles Eliot and Abbott Lawrence Lowell
A search for mission and method: Edwin Gay
The "scientist": Frederick W. Taylor
The first decade: 1910-1919
The case for the case method
The idealist: Wallace Brett Donham
The benefactors: George Baker, Sr. and Jr.
Doctor who?: Elton Mayo
A decade in review: 1920-1929
The first broadside: Abraham Flexner
Friends in high places
The marriage of moral authority and managerial control
The venture capitalist: Georges Doriot
A decade in review: 1930-1939
The West Point of capitalism
The darling of the business elite: Donald David
From the "retreads" to the crème de la crème
Temporary support of the workingman
The class the dollars fell on: the '49ers
A decade in review: 1940-1949
Organization man and the corporate cocoon
The power elite
The hidden hand
The specialists: Robert Schlaifer and Howard Raiffa
The philanthropist: Henry Ford II
Spreading the gospel
Gentlemen (and a few ladies)
The legitimizer: Alfred Chandler
A decade in review: 1950-1959
Peak influence
The good, the bad, and the ugly
The case against the case method
A decade in review: 1960-1969
The myth of the well-educated manager
Harvard Business Review: origins, heyday, and scandal
Can leaders be manufactured?
Can entrepreneurship be learned?
The second broadside: Derek Bok
Managing our way to economic decline
A decade in review: 1970-1979
The subversive nature of a social conscience
The murder of managerialism
Managerialism was already dead
The kindergarten class play
Monetizing it
The monopolist: Michael Porter
Self-interest, with a side dish of ethics
Life out of balance
A decade in review: 1980-1989
The money mill
The thorn in their side
A decade in review: 1990-1999
The Microsoft of business schools
The men who would be president
The shame: Jeff Skilling
The high art of self-congratulation
The loyalty program
The CEO pay gap
A decade in review: 2000-2009
The next generation
Nitin Nohria for president
Epilogue: Can HBS lead the way forward?
Machine generated contents note: 1.The Experimenters: Charles Eliot and Abbott Lawrence Lowell
2.A Search for Mission and Method: Edwin Gay
3.The "Scientist": Frederick W. Taylor
4.The First Decade: 1910
1919
5.The Case for the Case Method
6.The Idealist: Wallace Brett Donham
7.The Benefactors: George Baker, Sr. and Jr.
8.Doctor Who?: Elton Mayo
9.A Decade in Review: 1920
1929
10.The First Broadside: Abraham Flexner
11.Friends in High Places
12.The Marriage of Moral Authority and Managerial Control
13.The Venture Capitalist: Georges Doriot
14.A Decade in Review: 1930
1939
15.The West Point of Capitalism
16.The Darling of the Business Elite: Donald David
17.From the "Retreads" to the Creme de la Creme
18.Temporary Support of the Workingman
19.The Class the Dollars Fell On: The '49ers
20.A Decade in Review: 1940
1949
21.Organization Man and the Corporate Cocoon
22.The Power Elite
23.The Hidden Hand
Contents note continued: 24.The Specialists: Robert Schlaifer and Howard Raiffa
25.The Philanthropist: Henry Ford II
26.Spreading the Gospel
27.Gentlemen (and a Few Ladies)
28.The Legitimizer: Alfred Chandler
29.A Decade in Review: 1950
1959
30.Peak Influence
31.The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
32.The Case Against the Case Method
33.A Decade in Review: 1960
1969
34.The Myth of the Well-Educated Manager
35.Harvard Business Review: Origins, Heyday, and Scandal
36.Can Leaders Be Manufactured?
37.Can Entrepreneurship Be Learned?
38.The Second Broadside: Derek Bok
39.Managing Our Way to Economic Decline
40.A Decade in Review: 1970
1979
41.The Subversive Nature of a Social Conscience
42.The Murder of Managerialism
43.Managerialism Was Already Dead
44.The Kindergarten Class Play
45.Monetizing It
46.The Monopolist: Michael Porter
47.Self-interest, with a Side Dish of Ethics
48.Life Out of Balance
Contents note continued: 49.A Decade in Review: 1980
1989
50.The Money Mill
51.The Thorn in Their Side
52.A Decade in Review: 1990
1999
53.The Microsoft of Business Schools
54.The Men Who Would Be President
55.The Shame: Jeff Skilling
56.The High Art of Self-Congratulation
57.The Loyalty Program
58.The CEO Pay Gap
59.A Decade in Review: 2000
2009
60.The Next Generation
61.Nitin Nohria for President
Epilogue: Can HBS Lead the Way Forward?.

With The Firm, financial journalist Duff McDonald pulled back the curtain on consulting giant McKinsey &​ Company. In The Golden Passport, he reveals the inner works of a singular nexus of power, ambition, and influence: Harvard Business School. Harvard University still occupies a unique place in the public's imagination, but the Harvard Business School eclipsed its parent in terms of influence on modern society long ago. A Harvard degree guarantees respect. But a Harvard MBA near-guarantees entrance into Western capitalism's most powerful realm-the corner office. And because the School shapes the way its powerful graduates think, its influence extends well beyond their own lives. It affects the organizations they command, the economy they dominate, and society itself. Decisions and priorities at HBS touch every single one of us. Most people have a vague knowledge of the power of the HBS network, but few understand the dynamics that have made HBS an indestructible and dominant force for almost a century. Graduates of HBS share more than just an alma mater. They also share a way of thinking about how the world should work, and they have successfully molded the world to that vision-that is what truly binds them together. In addition to teasing out the essence of this exclusive, if not necessarily "secret" club, McDonald explores two important questions: Has the school failed at reaching the goal it set for itself-"the multiplication of men who will handle their current business problems in socially constructive ways'" Is HBS complicit in the moral failings of Western capitalism' At a time of soaring economic inequality and growing political unrest, this hard-hitting yet fair portrait offers a much-needed look at an institution that has had a profound influence not just in the world of business but on the shape of our society-and on all our lives.
"With The Firm, financial journalist Duff McDonald pulled back the curtain on consulting giant McKinsey and Company. In The Golden Passport, he reveals the inner works of a singular nexus of power, ambition, and influence: Harvard Business School. Harvard University still occupies a unique place in the public's imagination, but the Harvard Business School eclipsed its parent in terms of influence on modern society long ago. A Harvard degree guarantees respect. But a Harvard MBA near-guarantees entrance into Western capitalism's most powerful realm - the corner office. And because the School shapes the way its powerful graduates think, its influence extends well beyond their own lives. It affects the organizations they command, the economy they dominate, and society itself. Decisions and priorities at HBS touch every single one of us. Most people have a vague knowledge of the power of the HBS network, but few understand the dynamics that have made HBS an indestructible and dominant force for almost a century. Graduates of HBS share more than just an alma mater. They also share a way of thinking about how the world should work, and they have successfully molded the world to that vision - that is what truly binds them together. In addition to teasing out the essence of this exclusive, if not necessarily 'secret,' club, McDonald explores two important questions: Has the school failed at reaching the goal it set for itself - 'the multiplication of men who will handle their current business problems in socially constructive ways?' Is HBS complicit in the moral failings of Western Capitalism? At a time of soaring economic inequality and growing political unrest, this hard-hitting yet fair portrait offers a much-needed look at an institution that has had a profound influence not just in the world of business but on the shape of our society - and on all our lives." -- dust jacket of work.
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The experimenters: Charles Eliot and Abbott Lawrence Lowell