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- 20 Dec 2022
- Blog Post
7 Resolutions for Recruiting in the New Year
process impacts brand reputation and gives potential applicants a window into company culture.5. Resolve to Train Your TrainersMake it a priority to hold trainings for your current hiring managers, not just... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 22 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 22
quasi-autonomous units within a mega-agency or holding company have become an essential component of conflict policies. Subject to the protection against security breaches afforded by safeguards, rival... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Jul 2023
- News
The First Five Years: Brooke Biederman (MBA 2019)
What inspired you to launch Forby Entertainment Partners? I started working on film and TV shoots in New York City during college. My first boss, an executive producer, recommended Edward Jay Epstein’s book, The Hollywood Economist: The Hidden Financial Reality Behind... View Details
Keywords: Robert Bochnak
- 22 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
CEO Succession: The Case at Ford
Podcast with: Joseph Bower Interviewer: James Aisner Running Time: 8 min., 23 sec. In early September, Ford Motor Company announced that Bill Ford would be replaced as CEO by Boeing's Alan Mulally, credited with the turnaround of the... View Details
- 21 May 2018
- HBS Case
How Would You Price One of the World's Great Watches?
they started again, and within just a few years they had built this amazing watch company. It's one of the very few companies in this world that was started—and reached the top of its industry—twice.” While the View Details
- 17 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 17
analyze conditions under which these attack types are likely to succeed. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-104.pdf Unstable Equity? Combining Banking with Private Equity Investing Authors:Lily Fang, Victoria Ivashina,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
Amazon vs. Whole Foods: When Cultures Collide
Jamie_Hall Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods last August was the corporate equivalent of mixing tap water with organic extra virgin olive oil. You’d be hard-pressed to find two companies with more different value propositions. Even so,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- HBS Case
A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?
have been very difficult for Larry to even get a foot in the corporate door, let alone rise to the top,” Gino says. “Back then, there was a lot of stigma around people who have criminal records—and that stigma still exists today.” While a growing number of View Details
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Ways to Give Today - Alumni
Services 617.495.1750 Send a Check Make your check payable to Harvard Business School. Mail check to: Harvard Business School P.O. Box 412275 Boston, MA 02241-2275 If using FedEx, UPS, DHL, or any other service that cannot deliver to a P.O. box, mail check to: View Details
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Case Research & Writing Group - Faculty & Research
of case writing experience, some of it at other academic institutions. Members of the CRG hold diverse academic credentials. Five case researchers hold BAs, four hold MBAs,... View Details
- 13 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Do Private Equity Buyouts Get a Bad Rap?
private companies. The work had to be done by Census personnel to maintain the proper anonymity. Once the researchers had job and performance data on different companies, however, they also had to match them across time. “When one has a buyout, one gets a whole series... View Details
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Executive Education - Global
comprehensive leadership programs that prepare you to assume greater responsibility. Designed for individuals at all levels—from top executives and general managers to up-and-coming leaders and business owners—each intensive program delivers what View Details
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General Management - Faculty & Research
interviewed 20 directors who hold leadership positions on the boards of S&P 500 companies. Drawing from those interviews and other research, they identify eight hallmarks of meaningful climate oversight. For example, “the board is... View Details
- 02 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 2, 2010
choose which mobile development software platform to invest in. Written from the perspective of an established consumer bank that is about to commence development on its first downloadable application for mobile devices, the case surveys... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Nov 2024
- In Practice
Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times
architecture to effective leadership storytelling. Think about it directionally as past, present, future.” If you’re left holding the bag as a manager at a company that’s laying off its employees, what... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
The Imposter Among Us
Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; Illustrations by Peter Arkle It was their rst day at Harvard and like the rest of his cohort, Edgar Wallner (PMD 22, 1971) will never forget meeting Robert Gaines-Cooper. Frankly, it would have been difficult to miss the Englishman, who... View Details
- 18 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Identify Emerging Market Opportunities
Companies are increasingly looking to emerging markets like China as a vital source of growth. The problem is these companies often lack an effective strategy for identifying which countries to do business... View Details
- 20 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business and Environment
Associate at Nomura Greentech Nomura Greentech Capital Advisors is a global investment banking firm focused on sustainable infrastructure companies and projects. The firm executes mergers, divestitures,... View Details
- 16 May 2023
- In Practice
After Silicon Valley Bank's Flameout, What's Next for Entrepreneurs?
investments and triggered a run on deposits, gave pause to startup investors and also holds lessons for founders going forward. Harvard Business School faculty suggest some key takeaways for the startup ecosystem as the dust settles and... View Details
- October 2008 (Revised October 2008)
- Case
Lehman Brothers and Peabody Coal
When Texas Utilities Company (TXU) wanted to acquire The Energy Group, the latter needed to spin-off its coal mining assets, Peabody Coal, to avoid running afoul of antitrust authorities. In this case, TXU's investment banker, Lehman Brothers, considers whether to... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Investment Banking; Monopoly; Conflict of Interests; Mining Industry; Utilities Industry
El-Hage, Nabil N., and Cedric A. Lucas. "Lehman Brothers and Peabody Coal." Harvard Business School Case 209-009, October 2008. (Revised October 2008.)