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- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Letters to the Editor
competitiveness of America’s corporations. The lesson from our financial crises may be that it is not rules that are wanting but principles. Getting people to do things right has more to do with helping them understand a set of principles... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
June 2021 Books and Podcasts
when confronted with multiple crises and constituencies demanding change. Bridging these gaps requires a new understanding of just what trust is, how it can be built, and how it can be regained once it is lost. Trust is an elusive—mushy,... View Details
- 13 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees
(president of Taiwan) and Jacinda Ardern (the prime minister of New Zealand), who took timely government actions to prevent the spread of the virus in their countries. The lesson from these examples are that not all crises are perceived... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 27 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 27
nuclear crises resulting from the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/612027-PDF-ENG CFW Clinics in Kenya: To Profit or Not for Profit V. Kasturi Rangan and Katherine LeeHarvard... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
‘Retail Revolution’ Excerpt: The Scale of the Ecommerce Threat
as pre-packaged meat eliminating butchers in supermarkets and apparel goods retailers contracting third parties to sort, hang, and tag incoming products so that they are shelf-ready. As a consequence, the ordinary levers that retailers could pull to respond to View Details
- 03 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Lehman Brothers Plus Five: Have We Learned from Our Mistakes?
short-term debt financing, an attractive source of funding in good times but an accelerant of financial crises when things go bad. And we're getting closer to adopting a "resolution regime" that could enable regulators to wind... View Details
- 19 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Rupert Murdoch and the Seeds of Moral Hazard
fulfill its independent fiduciary responsibilities in overseeing this global organization? While there is a temptation to pile on, I would prefer to comment on what can be learned from this situation. This and other leadership crises of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books
Bujalski (MBA 1976) Independently published Very few of us get through life without experiencing a major personal crisis or devastating loss. These crises and losses can come with great pain and often with almost unbearable inner turmoil.... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 30 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 30, 2015
"too-big-to-fail" policies and bailouts by regulators in general. Finally, the approach taken here shows that financial crises may be a consequence of observed but unexpected deviations from the ex-ante optimal risk-sharing... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 12 Jul 2020
- Book
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020
Frei discusses her new book, "Unleashed." Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire Tackling one of the biggest crises of our time—climate change—requires leaders to embrace a new vision of business, argues Rebecca Henderson.... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 14 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Thriving in the Turbulence of Emerging Markets
conglomerate, launched new consumer-focused businesses and embarked on successful globalization, establishing new businesses in Latin America and elsewhere. The key to the group's success, Sabancı emphasized in her interview, was the ability to learn from View Details
- 04 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 4
enough. Fisher had an opportunity; his successor had a crisis. What can leaders do before the depth and scope of their companies' crises come into focus? How can they initiate major transformations proactively? As researchers and managers... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 14 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2007
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=708428 Will RacingThePlanet Ltd. Reach the Finish Line? Harvard Business School Case 807-148 Mary Gadams, founder and CEO of RacingThePlanet is facing one of the many logistical View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
From the Chief Financial Officer - Annual Report 2020
initiatives. The School has committed $25 million over a 10-year period to support this effort and will seek further support from donors to sustain the plan over time. In light of the widespread crises that have gripped America and the... View Details
- 23 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 23
Tâmega FernandesHarvard Business School Case 810-084 In 1931, during one of the worst economic crises in U.S. history, Du Pont announced the discovery of an innovative rubber synthetic product-neoprene. Yet at the time of the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
examine the impact of multinationals, the growth of business groups, and the conflicing relations between business and government. Specifically, this book provides a new historical perspective on current economic and political crises in... View Details
- 22 Jun 2009
- Research & Ideas
“Too Big To Fail”: Reining In Large Financial Firms
run its course. It's no accident that all these financial crises followed a concerted push by bankers, economists, and policymakers to deregulate the marketplace, says Moss. Although a deregulatory agenda was embraced by congressional... View Details
- 11 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 11, 2009
and investors and borrowers will keep on believing that they've been hoodwinked and fleeced. Moreover, he points out that only a thorough repair of the agencies that handle securities and banking regulation can prevent new crises down the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 15, 2008
nationally recognized practicing psychiatrist who has developed outpatient treatment programs based on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD). These patients, typically adolescent girls and young women, struggle with... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2019
- News
City on a Hill
he was facing not only substantial organizational crises but a deep-seated cultural challenge as well. Marietta had the pedigree of an outside expert, with a master’s and a doctorate of education from Harvard along with his MBA. At HBS,... View Details