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Wallace Brett Donham (1877 – November 29, 1954) was an American organizational theorist, professor of business administration and the second dean of the
Harvard Business School Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate business school of Harvard University, a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. It is consistently ranked among the top business schools in the world and offers a large full-time MBA p ...
, from 1919 to 1942. The use of case studies in the HBS education curriculum was greatly expanded during Donham's time as dean. Donham graduated from Harvard College in 1899 and then from
Harvard Law School Harvard Law School (Harvard Law or HLS) is the law school of Harvard University, a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest continuously operating law school in the United States. Each class ...
. Before becoming Dean, Donham was vice-president of the Old Colony Trust Company in
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, from 1906 until 1919. He set out his business philosophy in two books, ''Business Adrift'' (with
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) (1931) and ''Business Looks at the Unforeseen'' (1932)."Ex-Dean W. Donham Of Busy School Dies In Cambridge Home
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Wallace Brett Donham papers
at Baker Library Special Collections, Harvard Business School.
Wallace Brett Donham cases and teaching files
at Baker Library Special Collections, Harvard Business School. 1877 births 1954 deaths Harvard Business School faculty Harvard Law School alumni Business school deans {{US-academic-administrator-1870s-stub