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- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Who Was George F. Baker?
Related Links Where Conservation Means Business In today’s media-saturated business world, it seems almost incomprehensible that a preeminent financier and philanthropist would remain virtually unknown to the public. Yet, near the end of...
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Finance
- 10 Jan 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Can Miguel McKelvey Build the ‘Culture Operating System’ at WeWork?
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Re: Jeffrey F. Rayport
- January 1996 (Revised November 1997)
- Case
Weston Presidio Offshore Capital: Confronting the Fundraising Challenge
By: Josh Lerner
Weston Presidio Capital encounters substantial difficulties while raising its first fund. The incentives and roles of investment advisors ("gatekeepers") pension funds and consultants are explored. The relationship with lead investors is considered.
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Private Equity;
Financing and Loans;
Investment Funds;
Markets;
Problems and Challenges;
Relationships;
Motivation and Incentives;
Financial Services Industry
Lerner, Josh. "Weston Presidio Offshore Capital: Confronting the Fundraising Challenge." Harvard Business School Case 296-055, January 1996. (Revised November 1997.)
- November 7, 2019
- Article
WeWork’s Saga Is a Cautionary Tale about Golden Parachutes and CEO Pay
While the WeWork saga has dealt another blow to already-low public confidence in business, it should also strengthen cries for fundamental changes to a system that offers supersized compensation for undersized performance.
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Executive Compensation;
Change;
Compensation and Benefits;
Corporate Accountability;
Initial Public Offering
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. "WeWork’s Saga Is a Cautionary Tale about Golden Parachutes and CEO Pay." CNN.com (November 7, 2019).
- January 2011
- Supplement
ISS A/S (D): Goldman's 2011 Business Standards Report
By: Clayton S. Rose
The (D) case describes aspects of the Jan 2011 report by the Goldman Sach's Business Standards Committee on how the firm might strengthen its practices with respect to clients and other stakeholders.
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Acquisition;
Financial Crisis;
Corporate Governance;
Management;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Core Relationships
Rose, Clayton S. "ISS A/S (D): Goldman's 2011 Business Standards Report." Harvard Business School Supplement 311-090, January 2011.
- September 2000
- Case
MCI-WorldCom Combination, The (A)
By: Paul M. Healy and Jacob Cohen
Outlines the accounting decision faced by WorldCom in its acquisition of MCI. Two methods are discussed (purchase and pooling) and students are asked to evaluate which would be more suitable for WorldCom.
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Healy, Paul M., and Jacob Cohen. "MCI-WorldCom Combination, The (A)." Harvard Business School Case 101-027, September 2000.
- July 1993 (Revised June 1994)
- Case
Phil Knight Managing NIKE's Transformation
By: Hugo Uyterhoeven
Describes Nike's responses to market and competitive challenges as well as its attempts at an organizational transformation from unstructured entrepreneurial management to more formalized, professional management. Focuses on Phil Knight's leadership role.
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Entrepreneurship;
Leadership;
Managerial Roles;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Problems and Challenges;
Competition
Uyterhoeven, Hugo. "Phil Knight Managing NIKE's Transformation." Harvard Business School Case 394-012, July 1993. (Revised June 1994.)
- 19 Feb 2015
- News
Apple's plan for world domination is a waiting game
- 02 May 2020
- News
The New Normal: DSRP Systems Thinking
- 10 Sep 2019
- News
Trump’s tariffs puts Apple’s golden goose at risk
- 05 Jun 2018
- News
Did The Starbucks Racial Bias Training Work?
- 14 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
Meet the HBS Jewish Student Association
Emily Blady, Co-President Jewish community on campus is so important, and JSA brings together an amazing social and religious community. I come from an Orthodox community and, while I was excited for the diversity that HBS has to offer, I knew View Details
- 14 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact
fed. But it would be much more difficult to measure how Oxfam's emergency relief efforts play a role in its overarching, long-term mission of finding lasting solutions to poverty and injustice. Because there...
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by Julia Hanna
- 17 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 17, 2007
Working PapersPublic Action for Public Goods Authors:Abhijit Banerjee, Lakshmi Iyer, and Rohini Somanathan Abstract This paper focuses on the relationship between public action and access to public goods. It begins by developing a...
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Martha Lagace
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Ein Booster für die Pharmabranche [A Booster for the Pharmaceutical Industry]
By: Ariel Dora Stern, Timo Minssen, W. Nicholson Price, II and Christoph Grimpe
mRNA technology has just helped to develop vaccines against COVID-19. Now, like Apple's iOS, it could provide the basis for new innovation platforms.
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mRNA;
COVID-19;
Vaccines;
Health Care and Treatment;
Health Pandemics;
Innovation and Invention;
Health Industry
Stern, Ariel Dora, Timo Minssen, W. Nicholson Price, II, and Christoph Grimpe. "Ein Booster für die Pharmabranche [A Booster for the Pharmaceutical Industry]." Harvard Business Manager (July 2022).
- February 2001 (Revised June 2001)
- Case
Competitive Dynamics in Home Video Games (C): The Sega Genesis
Describes the launch of Sega's 16-bit Genesis console in 1988 and its effect on competitor Nintendo. A rewritten version of an earlier case.
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Coughlan, Peter J. "Competitive Dynamics in Home Video Games (C): The Sega Genesis." Harvard Business School Case 701-093, February 2001. (Revised June 2001.)
- June 1999 (Revised October 1999)
- Case
Eli Lilly, 1998 (B): Emerging Global Organization
By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Thomas W. Malnight
Examines major issues faced by Eli Lilly as it evaluates the appropriateness of a focused matrix organization with extensive use of cross-functional teams.
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Business Model;
Geography;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Growth and Development;
Knowledge;
Management Teams;
Product;
Organizations;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Yoshino, Michael Y., and Thomas W. Malnight. "Eli Lilly, 1998 (B): Emerging Global Organization." Harvard Business School Case 399-174, June 1999. (Revised October 1999.)
- August 1985
- Supplement
Benetton Factory Tour--Ponzano, Italy, Video
By: James L. Heskett
Shows the flow of products through Benetton's Ponzano factory, including its use of subcontractors. Includes information about Benetton's manufacturing, logistics, and retailing strategies.
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Heskett, James L. "Benetton Factory Tour--Ponzano, Italy, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 886-510, August 1985.