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01 Mar 2019
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The Burden Legacy

1953, MBA 1955). William A.M. Burden Sr. made a mark at Harvard as First Marshal of his graduating class and captain of the football team. Returning to his native New York, he launched a career on Wall View Details

Keywords: Linda Kush

04 Aug 2010
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A Lonely Crusader

agencies, Wall Street analysts, and even the business press for the most part dismissed Ackman as a self-serving crackpot. His message got lost in the rush to discredit the messenger. There are important... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; subprime mortgages; Finance; Real Estate

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Building the On-Demand Workforce - Managing the Future of Work

strategic approach to managing a blended workforce of full-time employees as well as on-demand gig workers. Media Coverage Tips on Going Freelance During the Covid-19 Pandemic Ray A. Smith 31 Jan 2021 | Wall View Details

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What are the best finance interview prep resources?

Including asset management, VCPE, investment banking, asset management,and investment management? Research task: Good for finding: Suggested resources: Interview skills/prep Advice and techniques for quantitative interviews Wall... View Details

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Shad Hall | About

banker, former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and US ambassador to the Netherlands. Known for his dedication to the highest ethical standards during a distinguished, three-decade career in investment banking, Shad (MBA 1949) became the first... View Details

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Past Issues - Alumni

Executive Pay? Read All About It! Complete Table of Contents June 2009 Dispatches from the Global Classroom Cynthia Carroll Chief Executive, Anglo American plc Too Big To Fail Four little words have cost U.S. taxpayers dearly in government bailouts of once-mighty View Details

17 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

If the CEO’s High Salary Isn't Justified to Employees, Firm Performance May Suffer

the issue because the US Securities and Exchange Commission in September 2017 adopted a rule stemming from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The rule mandates that companies... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

26 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises

the face of a crippled economy. “Many Japanese companies are not that popular with Wall Street types because they are not as focused on gaining superior profitability and maximizing shareholder value,” he... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

07 Nov 2022
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Victoria’s Secret Buys Alumni-Founded Adore Me

Morgan Hermand Waiche Morgan Hermand Waiche The Wall Street Journal reported last week that startup lingerie retailer Adore Me was bought by Victoria’s Secret for $400 million. Launched soon after Hermand... View Details

Keywords: Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

16 Feb 2023
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ESG Activists Met the Moment at ExxonMobil, But Did They Succeed?

The impact-investment hedge fund Engine No. 1 made a big splash in May 2021 when it managed to get three nominees elected to the ExxonMobil board of directors. It was an open effort to prod the oil giant toward renewable energy and test whether activist investing could... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Financial Services

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Bankruptcy | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

mortgage assets on our balance sheet was a big problem, regardless of any quality or hedging arguments that might be made.” [16] Glen Le Lievre, "Too big to fail." The Wall Street Journal Cartoon Collection,... View Details

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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

Department of Commerce. Research Friend-shoring strategies shouldn’t count China out yet , Hinrich Foundation, 2022. Seven Things You Should Know to Understand the Supply Chain , The Wall Street Journal,... View Details

25 Jun 2012
Research & Ideas

Collaborating Across Cultures

a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, the idea was nixed on grounds that the treatment was too sympathetic toward the general, An Lushan, portrayed in Chinese history as a villain who ultimately... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

16 May 2024
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On the Job

tough. It was tough. Julia Hanna: When he graduated from HBS in 1970, Gerry Schwartz (MBA 1970) passed up the offers he got to work on Wall Street to join a land development company in Florida. It seemed... View Details

Keywords: first job; leadership; life experience; career lessons; Finance; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Retail Trade

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Morgan Hall | About

Treasury with an infusion of gold during the Panic of 1893 in exchange for a 30-year bond issue, and in 1907, he helped resolve a Wall Street crisis that nearly crippled the US economy. A noted... View Details

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Business Fundamentals Course - CORe | HBS Online

principles to illuminate financial statements and unlock critical insights into business performance and potential. Explore how managers, Wall Street analysts, and entrepreneurs leverage accounting to drive... View Details

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Women at HBS - Alumni

Werk , founded by Anna Auerbach (MBA 2010) and Annie Dean (a recovering Wall Street attorney), Werk makes companies flexible. Their technology puts flexibility insights and data into the hands of companies... View Details

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Resources for Investment Management and Financial Analysis

information on key players in the company Corporate Strategy information Factiva S&P Capital IQ Pro Institutional Investor.com Business Source Complete Financial Times (individual subscription available) Wall View Details

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Media Coverage - Managing the Future of Work

the Wake of Hybrid Work, AI, and Shifting Employee Expectations Re: Joseph Fuller 25 Aug 2024 Forbes Your Next Career Coach Could Be A Chatbot Re: Joseph Fuller 14 Aug 2024 The Gartner Talent Angle Sizing the Impact of Skills-Based Hiring, With HBS’ Joseph Fuller Re:... View Details

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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

online trading platform of Interactive Investor, a London-based financial advisory site. She also spent a summer on Wall Street working for Merrill Lynch in its Financial Institutions M&A group. She began... View Details

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