Ford - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Funding Innovation: Is Your Firm Doing it Wrong?

aftermath of World War II, government funding for scientific research increased and large corporations followed suit, with firms such as IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and Ford establishing dedicated centralized science labs that put few... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

20 Nov 2007
First Look

First Look: November 20, 2007

example of cutting-edge practice in private equity. The first of a two-part series on the Hertz LBO, adopts the perspective of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, the leader of a private equity consortium bidding to buy Hertz from Ford in an... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

18 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

New at the Helm: A Talk with HBS Dean Light

teaching the second-year MBA courses on investment management and capital markets. Later in the decade, he took a two-year leave of absence to serve as director of investment and financial policies for the Ford Foundation, returning in... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Education

02 Mar 2015
News

Doximity: MD/MBA Launches Healthcare Revolution From Harvard Business School

Keywords: Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

02 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Have Marketers Ignored America’s Man-of-Action Hero?

what was going on in American society at the time. And when they did, these brands took off. Many other brands could have done the same if their managers understood how culture share worked. Take Ford and Chevrolet, for instance. Given... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

01 Sep 2006
News

Light Years Ahead

MBA courses on Investment Management and Capital Markets. Later in the decade, he took a two-year leave of absence to serve as director of investment and financial policies for the Ford Foundation, returning in 1979. Back at HBS, Light... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

19 May 2021
News

Alumni Convene to Support Nonprofit Boards; Seven Clubs Mix It Up Online

Casey Foundation; and Deborah Winshel (MBA 1985), Global Head of Social Impact, BlackRock, Inc. Ford Foundation President Darren Walker began the final day’s sessions with a fireside chat on “Partnering for Systemic Change” alongside HBS... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Winners & Success Stories | New Venture Competition

access software helps people explore, analyze, and understand complex information, guiding them to unexpected insights and better decisions. More than 500 leading global organizations including ABN AMRO, Boeing, Cox Newspapers, the (US) Defense Intelligence Agency,... View Details

28 Jun 2024
News

Honoring Leadership in New York; PRIDE Alumni Share HBS Stories

New York Leadership Dinner Honors Leaders Challenging the Status Quo At its 55th Annual Leadership Dinner in May, the HBS Club of New York (HBSCNY) honored four leaders whose careers and contributions to the world embody this year’s theme, “Challenging the Status Quo.”... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jun 2005
News

Profiles from the Class of 2005

combination offered by Ford Motor Company’s management training program. While he excelled at leading teams to solve engineering-based manufacturing problems, it was a stint in sales and marketing that changed his life. “I was on the job... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Julia Hanna; James E. Aisner; Graduate profiles; Government; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

15 Sep 2003
Lessons from the Classroom

HBS Cases: Developing the Courage to Act

institutions. Harvard faculty members helped the dissemination process by publishing books on the case method in 1931, 1953, 1954, 1969, 1981, and 1991, and offering seminars and case-teaching workshops. The most visible was the Visiting Professors Case Method Program,... View Details

Keywords: by David A. Garvin

24 May 2023
News

Balancing Acts

Hanna: In addition to serving as COO and treasurer of the Ford Foundation, Depelsha Thomas McGruder (MBA 1998) started the nonprofit advocacy group, Moms of Black Boys United, after the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile in... View Details

Keywords: work-life balance; happiness; family

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2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

for the Humanities, The National Science Foundation, The Ford Foundation, and The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. She is a frequent contributor on issues related to South Asia, caste, gender, and racial Equity, as well interfaith issues and... View Details

01 Jun 2009
News

Inside the Partnership

leadership and changed the basic structure of Wall Street, as outlined in this excerpt from the chapter “Revolution in Investment Banking.” During their time together working on the Ford offering [in 1956, the largest-ever IPO to date],... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

05 Sep 2012
First Look

First Look: September 5

sales increases, solid profitability, and positive cash flow. From October 2010 to October 2011, GM, Ford, and Chrysler sales increased 1.8%, 6.2%, and 27%, respectively. GM and Ford reported strong profits and better-than-expected sales... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Jul 2010
First Look

First Look: July 13

firm boundary. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-104.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsThe HLB Turnaround Lynda M. Applegate, Bhaskar Chakravorti, and Laura WinigHarvard Business School Case 810-023 Ford Pearson has... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

05 May 2023
News

Fail Better

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Every year, HBS selects a small handful of outstanding alums to receive its most important honor, the Alumni Achievement Award. This year's recipients work in finance, politics, biopharma, and... View Details

28 Mar 2018
News

Fueling the Future

Women who pursue STEM fields are accustomed to being challenged. When Cecily Kovatch (MBA 2002) began her career working as a field engineer for Schlumberger, one of the world’s largest oilfield service companies, the all-male crews on the oil rigs were often less than... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

13 Sep 2011
First Look

First Look: September 13

focused on opportunities at home in mainland China. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/311133-PDF-ENG Ford Motor Company: Strengthening the Dealer Network V. Kasturi Rangan, Katharine Lee, and Marie BellHarvard... View Details