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- 02 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Role of Government When All Else Fails
regulating the stock market. Do you see these recent events as an extension of what you characterize as Phase III with its concern for the individual homeowner and consumer or View Details
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by Laura Linard
- Fast Answer
What are the top resources for nonprofit company/sector research?
target="new">Chronicle of Philanthropy: Our subscription to the online product includes access to articles, a jobs section, and interactive features. A Facts and Figures section includes data on donors, charities & foundations,...
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- 2019
- Working Paper
Voting Trusts and Antitrust: Rethinking the Role of Shareholder Rights and Private Litigation in Public Regulation, 1880s to 1930s
By: Naomi R. Lamoreaux and Laura Phillips Sawyer
Scholars have long recognized that the states’ authority to charter corporations bolstered their antitrust powers in ways that were not available to the federal government. But they have also argued that the growth of large-scale enterprises operating in national and...
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Voting Trusts;
Antitrust;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
History;
United States
Lamoreaux, Naomi R., and Laura Phillips Sawyer. "Voting Trusts and Antitrust: Rethinking the Role of Shareholder Rights and Private Litigation in Public Regulation, 1880s to 1930s." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-109, May 2019.
Stuart C. Gilson
Professor Stuart Gilson is the Steven R. Fenster Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, and former chairman of the Finance Unit. His research, teaching, and consulting focuses on the financial, business, and legal strategies that companies... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Popular Stock Metric That Can Lead Investors Astray
investors identify value stocks,” Wang says. Why the metric isn’t working One reason the metric became less reliable over time? The transition to a knowledge-based economy,...
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by Rachel Layne
- 19 Jun 2014
- Blog Post
Exploring the World of Retail as an Intern at Walmart
Fortunately for my stress level, I came into HBS with two parts of my career vision crystallized already: a role in the retail & consumer products realm, and something that would allow me to see a project beyond View Details
- June 1992 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Hennessy and Harvey-Jones: Two Responses to the Crisis in Chemicals
Responding to the crisis in chemicals in the early 1980's, Allied Chemical (U.S.) and ICI (U.K.) appoint new chairmen to revitalize each company's strategy, culture, and organization. Hennessy, an outsider with a background in managing conglomerates, has strong ideas...
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Transition;
Leading Change;
Crisis Management;
Management Style;
Managerial Roles;
Organizational Culture;
Corporate Strategy
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Hennessy and Harvey-Jones: Two Responses to the Crisis in Chemicals." Harvard Business School Case 392-157, June 1992. (Revised June 1993.)
- 13 Jun 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: A Startup Takes On the Credit Ratings Giants
studied the credit ratings industry in the wake of the financial crisis. In a paper published in the Journal of Financial Economics, he examined...
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- 18 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
New at the Helm: A Talk with HBS Dean Light
with markets and investment. In addition, he worked half-time with a Boston-based management consulting firm on the strategy problems of several important corporate clients. He soon decided to focus his full...
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Samuel B. Antill
Samuel Antill is an assistant professor of business administration in the Finance Unit at Harvard Business School. He teaches the Finance II course in the MBA required curriculum.
Professor Antill’s research interests are in corporate... View Details
Professor Antill’s research interests are in corporate... View Details
- July 2011
- Teaching Note
Asian Agri and the Future of Palm Oil (TN)
By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred
Teaching Note for 511015.
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- September 2010
- Teaching Note
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals: Building Value from the IP Estate (TN)
By: Willy C. Shih
Teaching Note for 611009.
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- 24 Jul 2018
- Op-Ed
4 Ways Managers Can Exercise Their 'Agency' to Change the World
harness the power of business to address some of society’s most significant problems, not as a separate part of employees’ lives—businessperson by day, volunteer by night—but as an integrated whole, working in a profitable company that...
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by George Serafeim
- 08 Jul 2002
- What Do You Think?
Have We Carried the Concept of Alignment Too Far?
Summing Up Don't throw out alignment while fighting greed and ignorance in corporate governance Respondents to this month's column have spoken: The cause of investor mistrust of management is not View Details
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by James Heskett
- 24 Apr 2014
- HBS Seminar
Rebecca Henderson, Harvard Business School
- 29 May 2019
- News
HBS Career Coaches Hit the Road to Serve Alumni
opportunity to connect with each other and to HBS during a workshop exploring career and life decision-making, and showcasing the many career and professional resources at HBS available to them. “We wanted to increase awareness among...
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Margie Kelley
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Helping one child led to improving the lives of thousands
company, Chertavian turned this concept into reality in 2000 by launching Year Up, a job-training program for urban youth ages 18–24. By providing participants with technical and professional skills as well as six-month corporate...
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- 03 Feb 2011
- What Do You Think?
Are We Going “Back to the Future” In Researching Management?
Citing corporate scandals of the past ten years, Andrew MacLennan said that " in the last 10 years there has been a growing recognition of View Details
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Re: James L. Heskett
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
African-American Alumni Conference Considers Success and the Bottom Line
industrial North to create better lives for themselves, their families, and the community." Powell applauded the many African-American HBS graduates whose support for the...
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Mary Ellen Gardner
- July 2022
- Supplement
General Mills: Responding to the Killing of George Floyd (B)
By: Debora L. Spar and Alicia Dadlani
Jeff Harmening, CEO of General Mills, one of the world's largest manufacturers of breakfast cereals and packaged foods, was deeply disturbed and instantly aware that he and General Mills would need to respond. George Floyd, an African-American man who had been accused...
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Keywords:
Race;
Decisions;
Social Issues;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Consumer Products Industry;
Minneapolis;
Minnesota;
United States
Spar, Debora L., and Alicia Dadlani. "General Mills: Responding to the Killing of George Floyd (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 323-020, July 2022.