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HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer

Revenues increased 115 percent year over year to $174 million, exceeding our forecast. Equally significant was the group’s ability to integrate the knowledge gained during the pandemic, complementing 116 residential programs with 52 fully... View Details

09 May 2017
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New Research and Ideas, May 9

Sadun Abstract—Many senior executives struggle to describe how they make strategic decisions. That’s a serious problem since the process for making strategic decisions can shape the strategy itself. To understand better how companies... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 Mar 2023
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A Sporting Chance

hospital, his doctors told him there would be no trip to Massachusetts, only long months of rehab and preparing for a life without the use of his legs. Yet it was also the beginning of a successful dual career as an executive and a... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

01 Dec 2008
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Alumni Books

support a coherent business strategy. The successful execution of this strategy has made KFC China the industry leader in growth, profitability, market share, and brand recognition in the world’s fastest-growing economy. Megacommunities:... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Dec 2018
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Preparing Our Students for a Changing World

ventures have been incubated at the Harvard Innovation Labs,” says Executive Director Jodi Goldstein (MBA 1996). “Collectively, they have worked on an incredible breadth and diversity of ideas.” 83% of Harvard University students engage... View Details

02 May 2017
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First Look at New Research: May 2, 2017

showing a passenger being dragged from a plane. Of all the U.S. air carriers, United should have known the power of social media and public outrage. It had learned years earlier in a prominent case about how fast viral content spreads and the View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

26 May 2015
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5 Ways the Case Method Changes How You Learn

which is usually an executive summary of the case. Second, I review the exhibits to identify any data that may be important in understanding the business context. Third, I review the discussion questions. Fourth, I read the case... View Details

01 Dec 2022
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A Quiet Force: Remembering Jay Light

research into the causes of the crisis. “Jay came at the recession like the expert he was,” says Angela Crispi (MBA 1990), Executive Dean for Administration during Light’s tenure. “He moved quickly to manage expenses, while continuing to... View Details

Keywords: leadership; HBS Dean; obituary; academia

26 Apr 2011
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First Look: April 26

PublicationsManagement Accounting: Information for Decision Making and Strategy Execution Authors:Anthony A. Atkinson, Robert S. Kaplan, Ella Mae Matsumura, and S. Mark Young Publication:. Pearson Education, Inc., 2011 Abstract An... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2000
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The Right Connections

Ties on Investment Bank Affiliation and IPO Success." In research conducted with Ranjay Gulati of Northwestern's Kellogg School, Higgins found that "what matters most when executives are trying to raise money is their professional ties... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Dec 2010
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Additional alumni books for your consideration.

revenue, and industry, Ferracone provides boards and individuals evaluating executive pay with the ability to analytically determine an appropriate compensation package. The Other Side of Innovation: Solving... View Details

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

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FAQs - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

ISC’s Value-Measurement in Health Care executive education courses is a good way for leaders to understand TDABC and how they can contribute to successful completion of these costing analyses. Q: Why are so few in the industry using the... View Details

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Supplemental Financial Information - Annual Report 2014

distribution from the HBS endowment and current use gifts, are equally important to the School’s economic model. Funds from alumni giving provide additional financial stability and flexibility that are crucial to the School’s ability to... View Details

13 May 2013
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3 Projects, 1 Priceless Picture

Nike toward global leadership, just as the space race galvanized America? Only Mark Parker and his team know for now, but I was excited to get a glimpse into the way Nike’s top executives are thinking about the future, while also honing... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

01 Jun 1998
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Katharine Graham Offers Advice on Leadership

Introduced by HBS Dean Kim B. Clark as a business leader who "exemplifies the character and values that we hold dear at Harvard Business School," Katharine Graham, chairman of the executive committee of the Washington Post Company, spoke... View Details

18 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

Leading Innovation is the Art of Creating ‘Collective Genius’

auctioneer eBay, and the marketing division of automaker Volkswagen in Europe. Willing To Take Chances In a chapter devoted to how executives can create the ability to innovate in their group, the authors... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

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Tyler Todd

of the energy industry, but the HBS experience and my interactions with fellow classmates coming from that background have really shown me how private equity firms have the unique ability to create tremendous value while also shaping the... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity; Financial Services; Energy / Extractive Minerals; Manufacturing

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IT Strategy: IT Modernization Drives Academic Library Innovation | Information Technology

participants will benefit from the data democratization that will be the outcome of the data catalog effort,” says Ken Peterson, the executive director for Knowledge and Library Services at the Baker Library |Bloomberg Center at HBS.... View Details

01 Jun 2015
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Learning from Global Immersion Experiences

in a global arena.” Although security concerns limited students’ ability to move freely at several points in their stay, some were able to work around restrictions by involving hotel workers in their market research and, despite a freak... View Details

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Buy Now, Pay Later: The Secondary Credit Market

HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Introduction Credit in Pre-Industrial Society Credit and the Market Economy: The Rise of... View Details

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