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- 24 Oct 2013
- News
Engineering a More Secure World
generally really want to help you, but they don't know how," Harris says. "It's pretty easy to get help if you can be specific about what you're looking for." He bought CSECO in 2006. Seven years later, another deal might now be on the...
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- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Facing Ambiguity
experience with Vioxx, which opened up a great deal of introspection about their own industry,” says Roberto. “There was much discussion around the issue of accountability.” When gleaning lessons from Columbia and other disasters, notes...
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- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Finding a Balance
deals with ethics, governance, and legal issues. “At that point the case changed to focus on tensions between pricing as a reward for investment in R&D versus making a product available to poor people who will die without it,” says...
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- 25 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
How Chapter 11 Saved the US Economy
companies." Chapter 11's Evolution Despite much criticism of Chapter 11 as too costly, slow, or inequitable, Gilson says managers and financiers working with distressed companies in Chapter 11 have "evolved and adapted to deal...
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- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Stuart Gilson
addressed at the same time to keep the deal on track. In the end, management devised a whole new way of reporting the company's earnings, to address a deficiency in GAAP reporting rules as they pertain to employee buyouts. It took more...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 19, 2018
million well-off shoppers and 463 grocery stores in key U.S. markets. Whole Foods could absorb Amazon’s technology and process expertise to modernize and reduce its operating costs, which were among the highest in the industry. For grocery retailers and suppliers, the...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 07 Apr 2021
- News
Road Work
death made the next big VC deal or M&A transaction seem much less important. Instead, Friedman reoriented his life, focusing more on philanthropy—and also getting back into one of his favorite childhood pursuits: motorcycle riding....
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- 01 Dec 1997
- News
A Piece of the Action
there is an audible buzz—the sound of deals being made. Over coffee and fresh bread, someone with an idea and someone with the knowledge, money, or connection to turn that idea into a reality are hatching a View Details
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Susan Young
- 28 Oct 2001
- What Do You Think?
What Can We Expect in the Other War?
dealing with the personal concerns of employees? Will more attention have to be given to "community building?" Will, in fact, the war on terrorism prompt managers to engage in behaviors necessary for success in the war for...
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by James Heskett
- Profile
Konstantin Chebotar
says. "Their job is to ask the right questions to facilitate conversation. Fortunately, HBS does a great job attracting good people. They have experience in any industry you can imagine, and they're willing to share it. I learn a great View Details
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Manufacturing/Energy
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
The Network Effect
didn’t even work—and sent him digging into the larger challenges posed by the pandemic. He soon discovered a gap he knew he could fill: While there was a good deal of clinical research underway, 85 percent of testing, drug, and vaccine...
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- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Faculty Q&A: The Future of Foreign Aid
the places they used to be. In Brazil and India, for example, even though there may be a lot of poverty, there's a decently functioning democracy and enough wealth such that it's mostly being left to those countries to deal with their own...
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- 12 Jul 2011
- News
Phone Fun
demographic’s attention. “TV is where we have to be,” said Braterman. The Adam & Eve advertising agency, which represents Phones 4u, recently arranged large sponsorship deals with a number of youth market shows, including ITV’s “Harry...
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- 20 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 20, 2007
Burton had to assess the plans from a global perspective. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=508009 The Hertz Corporation (A) Harvard Business School Case 208-030 Examines the leveraged buyout of Hertz in 2005, a complex,...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
How to Spur Prosperity
business. What do you think of the Obama administration’s approach to funding clean-tech innovation and job creation? The administration deserves credit for understanding that innovation and funding for research are vital to the economy. Obviously there are budget...
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- 19 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 19, 2008
Carlyle Japan, wants to formulate a strategy to improve his firm's ability to source high-quality deals at competitive valuations, or prices. Buyout funds like Carlyle typically have two deal phases:...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Corporate Responsibility is Changing in Asia
ever when deciding where to source their goods and invest. The countries that can offer the best deal in terms of infrastructure and government stability—not just low wages—will come out ahead, she added. Lessons From Nike As director of...
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by Julia Hanna
- 30 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
How Your Employees and Customers Drive a New Value Profit Chain
super-large organizations can maintain a sense of "family." In Wal-Mart's case, it involves such things as clear channels of communications, particularly electronic but also involving frequent store visits by senior executives who spend a great View Details
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by Manda Mahoney
- 13 Jul 2016
- Blog Post
How To Hire A Millennial
on location. So GE is moving the mountain to Mohammed. There are a number of key aspects of the old deal offered by companies that simply aren’t as compelling to the rising generation born after 1981 as they were to their boomer parents:...
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- 02 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Cassidy Wald Wins Dean's Award for Service to the School and Society
expansion of understanding and support becomes fully integrated into the themes of leadership, workforce development, and creating meaningful change. “All of us will work with people whose lives are touched by disabilities—someone who is View Details