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1951
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Also in 1951:
David cites HBS's "definite obligation" to help other business schools develop "a professional approach toward business administration"
Due largely to Korean War, applications drop from 2,300 in 1950 to 1,400 in 1951
Fritz Roethlisberger begins offering Human Relations Clinic (continues through 1954)
George Albert Smith, Jr., publishes Policy Formulation and Administration
Ground is broken for Aldrich Hall
HBR's circulation reaches 25,000; more than 10,000 requests are received for a single reprint
HBS begins charging applicants a $15 fee to offset cost of interviewing and reviewing applications
HBS first considers dropping admissions interviews
HBS joins with other institutions to help found American Universities Field Staff, which sends correspondents throughout the world
Keith Butters and John Lintner publish Effects of Taxation on Corporate Mergers
New "central task force" for training casewriters is created
Rockefeller Foundation begins funding John Lintner's study of impact of profits on the economy
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Timeline: 1951
With Harvard's permission, and "in the interest of consistency and goodwill," MBA degrees are awarded to 86 "certificate" holders who have completed MBA program but don't hold college degrees
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