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- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Producers
can rack up U.S. box office receipts of just over $380 million (not including consumer product tie-ins), and unexpected hits like Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ grossed $370 million in 2004, earning a respectable third-place... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Action Plan: Role-Play
Carson held several roles in product development before shifting in the late 1970s to focus on small-business banking at Manufacturers Hanover Trust. In 1983, she moved from New York to California, taking a job with First Interstate Bank and dabbling in View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Sinking By James B Lockhart (MBA 1974) Koehler Books James B. Lockhart, a former submarine officer with the U.S. Navy who went on to play a large part in the government ’s response to the global financial... View Details
- 17 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Faculty Comment on Crisis in Japan
who was working in Tokyo last week when tremors hit the city. He left his office to drive home. The usual 10-minute trip lasted four hours. Despite their lack of knowledge of what was happening and the full extent of damages, despite... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Higher Ground
started to report levee failures. “So we didn’t dodge the bullet,” an email said. And then communication stopped. Jim Atwood watched the aftermath of the levee failures on a battery-powered TV in a home he had built for himself on a mountaintop in Colorado. Atwood, the... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 15, 2015
Unilever Sustainable Living Project, including a goal to halve the waste associated with the disposal of its products. Unilever's chief supply chain officer Pier Luigi Sigismondi and his team were working... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- Web
Impact Stories - Business & Environment
both great financial and environmental returns." Angela Amos MBA 2014 | Shaping the Big Picture “I believe stakeholder engagement is necessary to address climate change. At work, I evaluate diverse perspectives to craft legally sound,... View Details
- 14 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 14
Harvard Business Review Putting Sales at the Center of Strategy By: Cespedes, Frank Abstract—Research indicates that relatively few firms execute their strategies effectively, and, on average, companies deliver just 50% to 60% of the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
How Do We Win the Cyberwar?
has used industry-specific versions of these systems—focused on everything from financial services to real estate—to share threat data for a few years now, spreading information about new phishing campaigns or ongoing wire transfer fraud... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Victo Ngai
- 05 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 5
questionable behaviors during the financial crisis and individual acts of unethical behavior in many spheres of society. When considered together, these actions have had large-scale impact on the economic landscape. In this paper, we... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Vive la Madeleine!
we’ll accept anything. But, globally, I’m trying to take into account the human aspect of running a business, not just the financial aspect. “Jeannette is the oldest startup in France, with the highest median worker age,” adds Viana, who... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Ready for Takeoff
financial district of Brooklin to the favelas of Real Parque. Cars buzz by. "See here?" she says, pointing to the bridge. At 6:30 p.m. on most days, it is a sea of snarled traffic, a city hallmark. But when Brazil's national team kicks... View Details
- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
encourage voter turnout among customers, similar to Facebook's Election Day notifications or Lyft’s discounted rides to polling stations. Support election administration by donating resources such as ballot boxes, office supplies, and... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 11 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 11
level of commitment varies among PWCs. The result is a high employee turnover rate, and departing employees take an average of 35% of their client base with them when they go. Now, with financials for the spa's second year completed, the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Lesson Plans
overworked, yet there's a huge gap in quality training for them." —Anthony Priest (MBA 1996) Program Specialist, Office of Career and Technical Education, District of Columbia Public Schools Marc Sternberg (MBA 2000) Senior Deputy... View Details
- 30 Nov 2017
- News
Happy Meals (Are Here Again)
exactly had happened to the 62-year-old icon. It was a massive professional challenge: Morgan Flatley (MBA 2004), who was hired as chief marketing officer last April, says that part of the reason she was... View Details
- 13 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
An Uncommon Summer: Project Management at an Education Non-Profit
This article is a repost from the Social Enterprise Initiative blog. Prior to Harvard Business School, I spent eight years on active duty military service as an Aviation officer and helicopter pilot in the United States Army. My career... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Dean Clark Reflects on the School’s Key Initiatives
remarkable. We then work equally hard to make sure the students we want can come to Soldiers Field. The prospect of graduating with high levels of debt can narrow our applicant pool and restrict the career paths of our graduates, so we are working to improve our... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria
Mustapha breaks for lunch near his home. After leaving Notore in 2010 to set up his own investment group, Doreo Partners, Masha spent a short stint as chief of staff for Nigeria's agriculture minister, Akinwumi Adesina, helping develop a... View Details
- 26 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017
forthcoming Review of Financial Studies Managing the Family Firm: Evidence from CEOs at Work By: Bandiera, Oriana, Andrea Prat, Renata Lemos, and Raffaella Sadun Abstract—We present evidence on the labor supply of CEOs and on whether... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne