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...failed to learn the true lesson of Winthrop's oft-quoted phrase. In trying to be a beacon for information technology (IT), it drew the constant ire of Harvard's nine deans who were accustomed to the "every tub on its own bottom" theory of management...

Author: By Matthew W. Granade, | Title: New Office Reflects Changing IT Mission | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

...line with Harvard's "every tub on its own bottom" tradition, each of Harvard's graduate schools has chosen a different course to float through retirement challenges. The measurable effect of the new retirement law varies by school, but one thing remains constant: No plans are in place to change retirement policy anytime soon anywhere in the University...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Comparison Among Harvard Faculties | 5/2/1997 | See Source »

...last decade or so, as the blurbs allotted to each in The Unofficial Guide annually shrink. The result is that interests have so diversified that the student body is becoming somewhat balkanized, with students forming almost every type of interest group under the sun, and with each tub on its own bottom...

Author: By Ethan M. Tucker, | Title: The Bottom Line | 4/10/1997 | See Source »

This rule applies to the rest of the University as well. A site license bought in one "tub" such as the FAS cannot be used in another...

Author: By Matthew W. Granade, | Title: Faculty Fails to Effectively Coordinate IT | 12/4/1996 | See Source »

...central administration and its power ran contrary to the decentralized management style preferred by Harvard's schools--a policy known as "every tub on its own bottom...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Decentralizing Information Technology | 12/3/1996 | See Source »

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