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- 09 Apr 2018
Prospective Student Diversity Session
Jointly sponsored by HBS MBA Admissions, the African American Student Union (AASU), the Latino Student Organization (LASO), and the Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP), a Prospective Student Diversity Session is an...
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Leo H. Baekeland
In 1907, Baekeland invented a high-quality synthetic substance that would change the lives of individuals and businesses forever – plastic (called Bakelite). Products produced with Bakelite were considered to be synonymous with high quality and durability – essentially...
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Chemicals & Industrial
- 06 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 6
http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/web/product_detail.seam?R=310032-HCB-ENG&conversationId=264222&E=1246169 Western Union: Our World, Our Family® Harvard Business School Case 410-050 In 2006, Western Union spun-off from its former...
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Martha Lagace
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Privatization and the New European Economy
including deficits of 8 to 10 billion Deutsche marks and debts of over 20 billion marks. "Results were not important; markets were not a concern," he said. "Money came in courtesy of the Finance Minister, and the various stakeholders—from the supervisory...
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- November 1994
- Case
Navistar International
By: Stuart C. Gilson and Jeremy Cott
As a consequence of laying off half its workforce in a massive downsizing program, the company--a large manufacturer of medium and heavy trucks--struggles with a huge ($2.6 billion) liability for retiree medical costs. Although the company has promised its retirees...
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Keywords:
Negotiation Process;
Wages;
Labor Unions;
Legal Liability;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Restructuring
Gilson, Stuart C., and Jeremy Cott. "Navistar International." Harvard Business School Case 295-030, November 1994.
- Article
L'autodiscipline en guise de régulation. La stratégie patronale à l'heure de la surchauffe économique en Suisse autour de 1960
By: Sabine Pitteloud
Die Strategie der Unternehmensverbände zur Bekämpfung der konjunkturellen «Überhitzung» um 1960 Sabine Pitteloud interessiert sich für den Versuch, privatwirtschaftliche Antworten auf die Teuerung der 1960er-Jahre zu finden. Arbeitgeber und Gewerkschaften waren sich...
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Keywords:
Inflation;
Regulation;
Business & Government Relations;
Inflation and Deflation;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Business and Government Relations;
Labor Unions;
Switzerland
Pitteloud, Sabine. "L'autodiscipline en guise de régulation. La stratégie patronale à l'heure de la surchauffe économique en Suisse autour de 1960." Traverse: Zeitschrift für Geschichte = Revue d'histoire 24, no. 3 (2017).
- 08 Apr 2024
Life at HBS Chat with LASO and AASU
Join this interactive session for a Life at HBS Chat with the Latino Student Organization (LASO) and the African American Student Union (AASU). This virtual event is a unique opportunity to hear from current HBS students regarding their...
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- 08 Mar 2019
Diversity Visit Day
Jointly sponsored by HBS MBA Admissions, the African American Student Union (AASU), Latino American Student Organization (LASO) and the Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP), this event is designed for prospective applicants...
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Carl R. Gray
Under Gray’s direction, Union Pacific Railroad became one of the few railroads in the nation to pay dividends on common stock during the Depression. During this time period, Gray also became a pioneer in the introduction of streamlined...
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Transportation
- 17 Oct 2014
Prospective Student Diversity Day
This event is jointly sponsored by HBS MBA Admissions, the African-American Student Union (AASU), the Latino Student Organization (LASO), and the Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP). Throughout the event, prospective...
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- 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 and agreed to pay bonuses to...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Baker’s Man of Steel
A day at the office is a little different for Bobby Delaney. As crane operator for the Baker Library construction project, he uses a combination of levers and foot pedals to swing tons of steel through the air, placing the load in just the right spot with delicate...
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- June 29, 2016
- Editorial
What Hath the United Kingdom Wrought?
By: Dante Roscini
The United Kingdom voted in a referendum to leave the EU. What are the consequences?
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Roscini, Dante. "What Hath the United Kingdom Wrought?" Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (June 29, 2016).
William K. Coors
Under Coors' leadership, the brewery underwent a period of massive growth. Though it was a regional brewery, it held the top market share in 10 of the 11 western states in which its product was distributed, becoming the 4th largest brewer in the United States in the...
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Food & Tobacco
Helen K. Copley
Copley pursued a series of strategic acquisitions to expand the scope of the organization. In addition to its flagship paper, The San Diego Union Tribune, Copley Press owned 11 other dailies and 32 weeklies by the late nineties.
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Publishing & Print Media
- Editorial
Le capitalisme durable menace la durabilité des entreprises
By: Jesse M. Fried and Charles CY Wang
Keywords:
European Union
Fried, Jesse M., and Charles CY Wang. "Le capitalisme durable menace la durabilité des entreprises." Les Echos (December 18, 2020).
- 2019
- Working Paper
The Impact of the General Data Protection Regulation on Internet Interconnection
By: Ran Zhuo, Bradley Huffaker, KC Claffy and Shane Greenstein
The Internet comprises thousands of independently operated networks, where bilaterally negotiated interconnection agreements determine the flow of data between networks. The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) imposes strict restrictions on...
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Keywords:
Personal Data;
Privacy Regulation;
GDPR;
Interconnection Agreements;
Internet and the Web;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
European Union
Zhuo, Ran, Bradley Huffaker, KC Claffy, and Shane Greenstein. "The Impact of the General Data Protection Regulation on Internet Interconnection." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 26481, November 2019.
- June 2014
- Supplement
ISS/AS The Buyout—spreadsheet supplement
By: Lucy White
Keywords:
LBO;
Private Equity;
Contracts;
Global Business;
International Business;
Finance;
Ethics;
Law;
Service Industry;
European Union
- 2013
- Other Unpublished Work
Comments on Commitments in AT.39740 — Google
By: Benjamin Edelman
I evaluate the remedies in Google's proposed Commitments, and I propose additional remedies to more fully address the Commission's concerns.
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Keywords:
Competition;
Regulation;
Google;
Bias;
Deterrence;
Law;
Internet;
Search Technology;
Technology Networks;
European Union
Edelman, Benjamin. "Comments on Commitments in AT.39740 — Google." May 2013. (Comments to European Commission — DG Comp.)
- June 2003 (Revised January 2004)
- Case
The Euro-Dollar Decision (A)
By: Huw Pill, John C. Kelleher, Michael T. Nally and David Schlendorf
Explores the factors that determine floating exchange rates in the context of the introduction of the euro in January 1999.
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Pill, Huw, John C. Kelleher, Michael T. Nally, and David Schlendorf. "The Euro-Dollar Decision (A)." Harvard Business School Case 703-071, June 2003. (Revised January 2004.)