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- 05 Mar 2008
- What Do You Think?
Where Will Management Innovation Take Us?
since the early part of the twentieth century, he believes the time may be right for significant change. He's not alone. Theodore Zeldin, a British historian who has spent a great deal of time studying the world of work, stated recently...
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by Jim Heskett
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
London Forum Highlights the Best of HBS
of People magazine sales discovered that newsstand purchases jumped 20 percent every time a bride appeared on the cover. That nugget of information led to the launch of a brides’ magazine and development of a separate business unit View Details
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
A. Malachi Mixon, III, MBA 1968
million LBO in 1979 to buy the firm from Johnson & Johnson, Invacare's annual sales have grown from $19 million to $1.5 billion. "Everything starts with the product," says Mixon, who had been marketing CT scanners before doing the Invacare View Details
- 26 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 26
and Germany to the detriment of the rest, or was it a pan-European deal to the benefit of all? As the case chronicles, the success of Nord Stream depended on the ability of its creators to ensure that the latter view prevailed over the...
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Sean Silverthorne
Eric Boutin
Longwood Fund, a life sciences venture capital fund, where he led early-stage biotech deals and founded Flex Pharma, a neuromuscular sports performance company, which went on to IPO (NASDAQ: FLKS). Eric holds an MBA from Harvard Business...
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Healthcare
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Creating connections among consumers
allow anonymous reviews, and we invest significant resources, both human and technological, in our accountability process.” Hicks enjoys helping consumers take care of business by being able to connect not only to the best-reviewed local companies, but to great service...
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- 04 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Inside CEOs' Pandemic Worries: Uncertainty, Employees, and Kids
Survival usually required some degree of “restructuring the organization.” A real estate CEO provided an example: “We had the option to shut down our hotel business but decided to keep it open and offer it as housing to international companies This turned out to be a...
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- 20 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 20, 2007
November 2006, Kapur faced a number of issues, including how to expand without capital, how to deal with imitation, and how to balance Keggfarm's for-profit and social values. Purchase this case:...
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Martha Lagace
- Web
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and AI Econony Entrepreneurial Management Spring 2025 Q4 1.5 Field Course: Foundry AI Lab Entrepreneurial Management Fall 2024 Q1 1.5 Dan Gilbane Deal Making in Real Estate Finance Spring 2025 Q4 1.5 Stuart C. Gilson Creating Value...
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- 01 Apr 2001
- News
The Small Business Difference: How Smaller Companies Manage with Less
systematizing a business so it will run without the owner’s hands-on attention; and dealing with government, especially over tax and regulation matters. These concerns, Bowen told his audience, closely conformed with those expressed by...
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- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Calling the Tune: Negotiation as an Improvisational Dance
Before you make that next big deal — to buy a car, hire new staff, or acquire a company — you'd better brush up on your ballroom skills. In business today, negotiating is more like an intricate dance than a cold transaction, according to...
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- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Reinventing Radio Days
listening is done in the car. “Distribution ubiquity and that ease of use—what radio has always been—is what we’re after,” says Kennedy, who has inked deals with major automakers to integrate Pandora into their vehicles. To date, 125...
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- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Faculty Books
government has run it as a for-profit corporation, increasing safety and decreasing costs along the way. Denial: Why Business Leaders Fail to Look Facts in the Face — and What to Do About It by Richard S. Tedlow (Portfolio) Professor emeritus Tedlow View Details
- 26 Mar 2008
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Disaster!
had all the data and insight they needed to recognize the potential of major problems but failed to respond with preventative action. Psychological, organizational, and political factors conspire to keep us from dealing with potential...
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Thomas Grenier
yourself." The program has also opened up cultural perspectives. Thomas says, "In classes, we talk a great deal about the European emphasis on government regulation and the American belief in free trade. But the United States is...
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Inessa Lurye
she says. "But my background in public policy is very useful. Maxwell has a strong sense of mission, which is integral to the kind of organization I wanted to join." Many useful lessons from HBS In her current role, Inessa works a great View Details
- 22 Sep 2015
- Blog Post
Reflecting on 24 Years at Harvard
and the sheer energy of the place have kept me here for 16 years. I teach courses on negotiations, deal making, corporate law,and corporate governance, to JD, MBA, and executive education students at both HLS and HBS. I also chair our...
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- 01 Feb 1997
- News
OPM Reunion Snapshots
deal of respect for the faculty and the institution." Like many who attended the OPM reunion, Sorensen traveled a great distance. "I love to learn," he says, "and I saw this as an opportunity to expand my knowledge of business." Lynda and...
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- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Rethinking Housing in the Motor City
partner of Rheal Capital Management, a New York-based investment management firm. Among its first investments was a codevelopment deal for a mixed-use project in Detroit’s Brush Park neighborhood north of downtown. Scheduled to break...
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April White
- 03 Mar 2016
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Pamela Meyer (MBA 1986)
enforcement, and intelligence—that had never been brought in a systematic way to the business world. We all make high-stakes decisions that can punctuate the course of our lives—who to hire, who to work for, who to vote for, which deal to...
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Julia Hanna