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Jennifer Kelly

could have access to affordable, clean water. It's a business model that meets needs on a continuous basis." From Aceh to Boston At McKinsey, Jennifer "pursued a fairly balanced career path in both the private and public... View Details

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A Broad Spectrum of Opportunities | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

A Broad Spectrum of Opportunities Background Over the summer, I was a Social Enterprise Summer Fellow at Victory Schools, an education management organization that partners with and manages charter and public schools in New York,... View Details

17 Aug 2011
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Breath of Life

bioreactor had been used to seed a patient’s stem cells onto a donor trachea, so treatment was limited by the supply of donor organs. Now we know the bioreactor can seed a patient’s cells onto a manmade scaffold so patients will not have to wait for a suitable donor.”... View Details

Keywords: stem cell research; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

February 2006 (Revised August 2006)
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Auctioning Morningstar

By: Malcolm P. Baker and James Quinn

Morningstar, a publisher of data and ratings for mutual fund investors, is considering an auction-based approach to the company's upcoming IPO, with management weighing the risks and benefits of the auction approach vs. a traditional underwritten offering. View Details

Keywords: Financial Strategy; Initial Public Offering; Stock Shares; Cost vs Benefits; Strategy; Auctions; Business or Company Management; Conflict of Interests; Publishing Industry

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15 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 15

Publications August 2013 American Economic Review Private Equity, Jobs, and Productivity By: Davis, Steven J., John Haltiwanger, Kyle Handley, Ron Jarmin, Josh Lerner, and Javier Miranda Abstract—Private equity critics claim that... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

The Steve Jobs Legacy

gave their views on a legendary life and career. Bharat Anand (Strategy) It is hard to imagine anyone who had a bigger impact on technology, media, and culture than Steve Jobs. In doing so, he transcended business to become a public... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Computer; Technology

01 Jun 2011
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An Economy Undermined

anger, and shifting ideologies. Then, in 1982, the bull market in stocks began. It changed the way companies were managed. CEOs focused on getting the stock price up. There was a takeover movement, then junk bonds, and then leveraged... View Details

Keywords: Jeff Madrick; Finance

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all constituencies. More about working in Marketing & Communications Marketing & Communications embraces four interrelated functions: Branding Marketing Communications View Details

01 Dec 2012
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Shareholders' Value?

What are shareholders good for? Maybe not as much as most people think. Basically, shareholders are supposed to provide three functions: money, information, and discipline. Let's examine each. Money. In theory, shareholders are supposed to be a source of capital for... View Details

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Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise

data/information Capital IQ - provides public and private company profiles and strong in company financials, capital transactions, etc. For a multimedia learning module on Capital IQ check out our Learn with Baker Library... View Details

08 May 2012
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First Look: May 8

detailed panel dataset on supply relationships in the mobile telecommunications industry, we address the following questions: What factors contribute to a firm's ability to learn by supplying, and build technological and market... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

23 Feb 2009
Research & Ideas

Creative Entrepreneurship in a Downturn

systematically identify opportunities all around them. Martha Lagace: Your work highlights many opportunities for innovation and success despite the serious market conditions facing entrepreneurs. What about past experience and the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

23 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 23

Publications 2013 pub Does Social Connection Turn Good Deeds into Good Feelings?: On the Value of Putting the 'Social' in Prosocial Spending By: Aknin, Lara B., Elizabeth W. Dunn, Gillian M. Sandstrom, and Michael I. Norton... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

01 Oct 1999
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Four Promoted to Full Professor

Clayton M. Christensen has a joint appointment in the Technology and Operations Management and General Management units. His research focuses on the management of technological innovation, developing organizational capabilities, and finding new View Details

01 Oct 2000
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Faculty Retirements

He is a former visiting research associate and trustee of the Marketing Science Institute and was a Ford Foundation Visiting Professor at the European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management in Brussels. At HBS, Silk served as... View Details

01 Jun 2008
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Alumni Books

innovations drive industry transformation and market creation, the authors explain how to unlock disruption’s transformational power. They provide a set of market-proven tools and approaches to innovation that have been honed through... View Details

Keywords: Management

January 1987 (Revised May 1989)
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Merck-Banyu

By: Timothy A. Luehrman

Merck acquired control of Banyu in 1983. This was the first acquisition by outsiders of a major publicly traded Japanese company. This case is focused on valuing strategic investments in an environment of global competition. The case is complex because of the... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Investment; Globalization; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Industry Structures; Negotiation Deal; Public Ownership; Competition; Valuation; Japan

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01 Mar 2017
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In My Humble Opinion: Arunma Oteh (MBA 1990)

assets. “Our leadership understands that you can bring innovation from the private sector and capital markets to solve the world’s most difficult challenges,” says Oteh. She describes visiting World Bank projects in India that mitigate... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

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Native American Heritage Month | Baker Library

Research Resources Dive into Tribal Business News , a digital publication delivering in-depth stories, analysis, and business intelligence on all aspects of Native business and economic development activities. Browse the American... View Details

01 Jun 2009
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Entrepreneur’s Rwandan Start-Up Gets HBS Support

SCHARPF: Seeking cost-effective raw materials in Rwanda. Elizabeth Scharpf (MBA ’07) is on a roll. Determined to put her MBA skills to work addressing socioeconomic and public health problems in developing nations, she has launched a... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

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