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- 03 May 2021
- What Do You Think?
Where Does CEO Activism Go From Here?
References: David Gelles and Andrew Ross Sorkin, “Hundreds of Companies Unite to Oppose Limits, But Others Abstain,” The Economist, April 14, 2021. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, “CEOs Lead America’s New Great Awakening,” The Wall View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
14 for '14
—Aslaug Magnúsdóttir (MBA 2000), founder, Moda Operandi "In 2013, the most graduating HBS MBAs since the bubble year of 2000 took jobs in the tech and telecom industries, while the fewest since 2003 (the beginning of a four-year bull market) went to View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Conducting Business
just made the biggest mistake of my life by thinking that I could fit in at HBS. I learned that my 75 sectionmates had been working on Wall Street or in banks or as salesmen for Xerox and IBM. At least six... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A Healthy Profit
continuous efficacy and efficiency improvements that poverty-reduction initiatives must have to succeed," says Antares cofounder and HBS senior lecturer Michael Chu. Chu speaks from personal experience. After leaving a lucrative Wall... View Details
- 23 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
It’s Called ‘Price Coherence,’ and It’s Surprisingly Bad for Consumers
announced formal plans to cap credit card interchange fees, for example. In the United States, there's the Durbin Amendment, an eleventh-hour addition to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street and Consumer Protection... View Details
- 25 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Chasing Stars: Why the Mighty Red Sox Struck Out
have studied the issue in multiple industries, including the equally competitive fields of sports and investment banking. After examining the careers of more than 1,000 Wall Street analysts, for instance,... View Details
- 01 Nov 2024
- In Practice
Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times
burnout. Amid the uncertainty, Harvard Business School faculty share some research-backed insights for leaders, people managers, and job seekers. Sandra Sucher: Tech layoffs—It doesn’t have to be this way Tesla earned a Wall View Details
- 24 Mar 2021
- News
Clubs Reaffirm Equity in Community Partners Work; Alumni Angels Invest in Member Education
and multicultural entrepreneurs. “We were the first Wall Street firm to do this,” said Harris. “There was no blueprint. We tapped our personal networks to get the first companies. We were five-for-five with... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 07 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 7
PublicationsRaise Your Prices! Authors:Frank V. Cespedes, Elliot Ross, and Benson P. Shapiro Publication:The Wall Street Journal, May 24, 2010 An abstract is unavailable at this time. Integrated Reports... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Oct 2016
- News
Adding Muscle to the Fight Against Disease
success rates, high-stakes gambles, and exceptionally long lead times from discovery to market, he talks about the influence of family, friends, and faith. “My wife, Dana, and I got married a week before I started at HBS,” he says. “She gave up a promising career on... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 03 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 4, 2008
In the early 1790s, a flood of newly issued public and private securities sparked an investment boom in the nascent United States. In New York, the bustling commercial district along Wall Street emerged as... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
NYC Club Hosts Nonprofits
strategy, offered advice on strategic planning. The summit took place against the backdrop of a mounting financial crisis on Wall Street and a deteriorating economy, both of which heightened concern about... View Details
- 28 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 28
and the Dodd-Frank Financial Reforms Clayton S. Rose and Aldo SesiaHarvard Business School Note 311-094 The note provides background on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, brief... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective)
annually and continues to grow, according to the Wall Street Journal. These bonds are purchased by portfolio investors. Even the real estate industry's leading trade group, the Urban Land Institute, sees... View Details
- Web
2022 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
edited nine volumes and written more than 160 journal articles and book chapters. Her editorials and essays on issues of gender, higher education and child and family policy have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall View Details
- 26 Jan 2015
- News
The Ingredients for Success
is her mother. “She equates success entirely with money,” says Markowitz, who is Korean-American. “She asks: ‘Why aren’t you a Wall Street executive or a big management consultant?’” Markowitz’s answer: “I’m... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Doing It Your Way
health-care supplies in an atmosphere that is accessible, friendly, and even fun. "We like to see ourselves as the Home Depot of health care; like Home Depot, we pride ourselves on service," explains Greenberg, a former investment banker with sixteen years of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The Fight Beyond
requirement when it came to recruiting: find the best person for the job. So when he needed to staff the Special Funds Branch, which would finance the organization’s clandestine activities, Donovan turned to Wall View Details
- 21 Jun 2022
- News
Banquet Brings Latino Alumni Back Together; Dallas Club Marks 75 Years with a Look Ahead
They include a tour of Toyota North America headquarters, which recently moved to Dallas; special seminars on real estate, since, he says, Dallas is described as the Wall Street of the real estate industry;... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 30 Apr 2019
- News
Leading Schools That Change Lives
schools in Africa a hard sell. “After Lehman Brothers collapsed in 2008, there was a lot of instability on Wall Street,” he notes. But by partnering in-country with Rwandan educators, government officials, and public health advocates, he... View Details