Chief Financial Officer - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Dec 2011
First Look

First Look: Dec. 6

http://hbr.org/product/flying-without-a-net-turn-fear-of-change-into-fuel/an/10297-HBK-ENG The Real Consequences of Market Segmentation Authors:Sergey Chernenko and Adi Sunderam Publication:Review of Financial Studies (forthcoming)... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Faculty - Private Capital Project

board member in the New York offices of Bridges Fund Management, a global impact investment firm based in London and New York. Brian has over 15 years of impact investing experience, having served until 2012 as the View Details

12 Dec 2005
Research & Ideas

Using the Law to Strategic Advantage

to the CEO. In many cases, the chief legal officer should be a member of the top management team who is expected to weigh in on all issues, not just represent the legal function. Q: What managerial levels... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Legal Services

01 Jun 2023
News

Pet Project

Illustration by Shane Cluskey Like pet owners everywhere, Katie Spies (MBA 2019) would do anything for her dog. In 2014, when her Italian greyhound, George, started experiencing seizures and other health problems that didn’t respond to medications, the vet recommended... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores; Retail Trade

21 Jun 2022
HBS Case

Free Isn’t Always Better: How Slack Holds Its Own Against Microsoft Teams

Slack could be more readily adapted to a range of office software than Teams could. Slack users seemed to like its features, Yoffie says. ‘How do you compete with free?’ Yoffie says Slack’s chief challenge... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Information Technology; Technology

26 Jun 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, June 26, 2018

its Chief Strategy and Growth Officer Nurtaç Ziyal Afridi, were tasked with divesting its vertical assets including Ak Gıda. The duo had prepared Ak Gıda for an IPO in Istanbul, while also having negotiated... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

10 Sep 2007
Research & Ideas

High Note: Managing the Medici String Quartet

themselves avoiding the music because they were terrified. When they finally decided to take it on, they thought it would require a certain amount of time, and believed they had sufficient cash reserves. But the preparation process turned out to take longer, and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Music

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Breaking the Code of Change

expressed as shareholder value. Its focus is on formal structure and systems. It is driven from the top with extensive help from consultants and financial incentives. Change is planned and programmatic. Theory O has as its purpose the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer & Nitin Nohria

01 Mar 2024
News

Action Plan: Wild at Heart

At first glance, Heather Evans (MBA 1983) might not seem the likeliest candidate for a career in ecological landscaping. A former chief marketing officer and “true urbanist” (“to the extent I used to hate... View Details

Keywords: Christine Speer Lejeune; gardening; entrepreneurship; sustainability

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Investing in Emerging Industries | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Lehman Brothers Timeline Sept-Oct 2008 Video-Coverage of the Financial Crisis Download the Exhibition Catalog (PDF) Lehman Brothers Archives Lehman Brothers Deal Books Search Exhibition Lehman Brothers - Introduction 1840s – 1880s General... View Details

26 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises

deeply hit by pandemic and seismic culture shifts, it’s important to recognize that many of the Japanese companies in the Tohoku region continue to operate today, despite facing serious financial setbacks from the disaster. How did these... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

11 Dec 2023
Blog Post

Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy

consulting around working with management teams, partnering with C-Suite leaders on challenging strategic questions, financial analytics, customer strategy, and operations,” she recalled. “I also found that I loved the retail space and... View Details

04 Apr 2024
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The Making of a Medical Milestone

On March 16, doctors at the Massachusetts General Hospital made history when they successfully transplanted a kidney from a genetically modified pig to a living human. The groundbreaking procedure marked a significant milestone in animal-to-human transplant, or... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

05 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

How Anchor Investors Help Impact Funds Succeed

of discretion that an investment advisor has on their client’s assets, interaction may require substantial work at both the investment advisor home office as well as with individual clients. Based on our interviews, securing the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

21 Jul 2009
First Look

First Look: July 21

ratings play an important role in the financial system, but investors and regulators who use ratings cannot easily verify their quality, and ratings are paid for by the firms whose bonds are rated. The provision of quality ratings is at... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Systems Integration - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

treatment can be done in a regional facility closer to a patient’s home. The financial relationships in regional expansion programs has been trending toward increasing use of affiliation agreements and away from full mergers and... View Details

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3.1 Student Accounts - MBA

Office manages billing for tuition and fees . Harvard University’s Student Financial Services (SFS) Office emails notification of fall charges in July. Students will not be... View Details

28 Nov 2023

Q&A with Admissions

This virtual session will be hosted by a member of the MBA Admissions Office Team and will include a short presentation on the MBA program as well as information on financial aid and admissions. This event... View Details

23 May 2019
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Tracy P. Palandjian, MBA 1997

range of “pay-for-success” strategies to generate both financial return and measurable, tangible social impact. Chief among them is the social impact bond that brings together government, nonprofits, and... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Data - Advancing Racial Equity

Did not report Notes: 1) Data are for fiscal years (July-June). 2) Data are for open enrollment program participants as reported in the Financial Office Report to the Dean (FORD). 3) Currently participants... View Details

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