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- 04 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is E-commerce at Risk in Apple's Security Dispute with the FBI?
The FBI has ordered Apple’s help unlocking an alleged terrorist’s iPhone. The company has opposed the request and turned to the court of public opinion for help with a verdict. As a House Judiciary Committee hearing gets underway this...
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- 01 Jan 2004
- News
Donald P. Nielsen, MBA 1963
saw in his company's entry-level hires. When he retired in 1992, he decided to do something about it by running for the Seattle school board. "If you want to change public education," he says, "you have to get inside the system." When he...
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- 01 Jan 2006
- News
William H. Donaldson, MBA 1958
Securities and Exchange Commission. Underlying this array of prominent positions are qualities that have long been constants in Donaldson’s life: an affinity for entrepreneurial leadership, a penchant for problem solving, and a dedication to View Details
- 06 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 6
Publications August 2013 Cengage Learning Principles of Management. 1st ed By: Gulati, Ranjay, Anthony J. Mayo, and Nitin Nohria Abstract—Prepare your students, as managers, to confront today's challenges and opportunities that are more...
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Anna Secino
- 17 Nov 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
How Activist Investors Became Respectable
their strategy, and the business media even treat them as celebrities. In many cases, activists have courted both investors and the public with an informative and insightful approach to individual investments. They engage in considerable...
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- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Richard Edelman
well. Appointed the firm’s CEO in 1997, he believes that there is usually an intersection of corporate and public interest. “Change is rarely revolutionary,” he says cheerfully. “You do better by being inside the tent.” Since earning his...
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- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Examining Climate Change From a Business Perspective
received support from staff at the School’s Europe Research Center, who facilitated contacts with 13 top executives and policymakers at European businesses and institutions. When Pons teaches the case, students consider the history of climate science, how country-...
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- 01 Sep 2020
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Mark Mason (MBA 1995)
physician’s assistant major. But somewhere in my first semester at Howard my roommate’s father came to visit. He was an entrepreneur. He started talking about finance and accounting and how it all worked. That was a pivotal moment for me....
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Staff Directory | Baker Library
procedures, rules and regulations. Prior to joining HBS in 2016, Jeanne worked in budget and executive support roles at Wellesley College for 8 years. Previously, I have over 15 years of experience working in a variety of firms as a Certified View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Futures Made Bright Through Opportunity
in business and public policy thanks to the many generous fellowships she received, Kyarisiima has returned to East Africa, where instead of focusing on infrastructure she is helping to build businesses in the region. “I’m passionate...
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- 22 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Not Your Father’s State-Run Capitalism
Once upon a time, there were two kinds of businesses. On the one hand, there were public and privately owned companies such as those that existed in Western-style democracies, which had boards of directors and View Details
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by Michael Blanding
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Nikki Skovran
In her varied career to date, Nikki Skovran has applied her talents to processes and product lines at Proctor & Gamble – and to the pursuit of violent gang members in the United States’ toughest inner cities. To account for the...
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- 06 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 6
Publications The Architecture of Innovation: The Economics of Creative Organizations Author: Josh Lerner Publication: Harvard Business Press Books, 2012 Abstract Innovation is a much-used buzzword these days, but when it comes to creating...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Nabihah Sachedina
and strategic consequences. On the practical side: "All those finance and accounting classes I dreaded? Without them, I could never have managed a budget of that [the Commission's] size. I can say without uncertainty that before HBS,...
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- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Mark Tatum
vice president of the university's Black Alumni Association. Working at Procter & Gamble after graduation, he was promoted four times in four years, eventually becoming an award-winning corporate account executive. As a regional sales...
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Susan Young; photograph by Webb Chappell
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
HBS Business Plan Contest Keeps Entrepreneurial Spirit Alive
track, defined as any organization whose core activities address social issues. Each winning team received $10,000 in cash as well as $10,000 in in-kind accounting and legal services to get its venture up and running. For the fourth year,...
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- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Job Hunting in a Tight Market: Strength in Numbers
job-hunting targets. If you are searching only in Los Angeles, for example, think of other geographic areas. If you are looking only in large public corporations, consider small or private companies or nonprofits. It takes an average of...
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- 19 Nov 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Lazy Prices
- 16 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 16, 2015
Publications June 2015 Review of Accounting Studies Speaking of the Short-Term: Disclosure Horizon and Managerial Myopia By: Brochet, Francois, Maria Loumioti, and George Serafeim Abstract—We study...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Football Stars Debate ‘The Social Capital of the Savvy Athlete’
astrophysics to barbs about the National College Athletic Association. When asked who would win the NCAA basketball tournament, Foster Tweeted: Ncaa will win. They'll get billions, players get a trophy.RT @mcorado33: @ArianFoster "Anyone who opens a Twitter View Details