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- 01 Sep 2003
- What Do You Think?
To Whom Should Boards be Accountable?
approach of Ian Taylor's board been more acceptable? Are long- and short-term interests of shareholders synonymous at the moment of truth of the sale of an entity they own? What do you think? Original Article In his newly published book, Authentic Leadership, Bill... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Navigating the Populism Phenomenon
environmental regulations that the United States has seen recently. Has populism shaped responses to the coronavirus and calls to reopen the economy? VP: We’re studying that now. I’ve been working with Rafael to understand the extent to... View Details
Keywords: April White
- Web
Chinese Competition and Emerging Technologies - A Chronicle of the China Trade
raised $30,000 and reopened later that year, but shut down its operations for a final time in 1877. 43 The British firm Jardine, Matheson & Co., whose business transactions Heard & Co. had overseen during the First Opium War, took over... View Details
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
Anand G. Mahindra, MBA 1981
India—from post–WWII entrepreneurial activity to the socialistic slowdown that began in the 1960s to the reopening of the Indian market in 1991. As foreign multinationals prepared to renew their efforts in the country, Mahindra knew that... View Details
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Growing Together - Annual Report 2014
construction, HBS is renovating Baker Hall, a residence for Executive Education participants. The structure will reopen in 2015 as Esteves Hall in recognition of a significant donation from André Esteves. A member of the School’s Latin... View Details
- 03 Jun 2020
- News
Keeping a Community Connected
We know that some families might be afraid to advocate for themselves, particularly given immigration status, and so we want to help them. We need to get rental assistance out now and also want to avoid evictions later. We are working with other providers to figure out... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 03 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Who Guarantees Your Workplace Is Safe for Return?
Returning to our shared spaces is not just a matter of masks, disinfectants, and six-foot circles. Even though governments may give a cautious green light to reopening of businesses, every one of us, as consumers and workers, will... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
The Campaign for Harvard Business School
intellectual center of the School. In the summer of 2003, the School began an extensive renovation of the building, which will reopen as the Baker Library Academic Center next summer. The new center will provide enhanced access to the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Early Impact
December 2013, adding much-needed living and classroom space. Baker Hall will reopen in June 2015 after extensive renovations as Esteves Hall, named in appreciation of a gift from André Esteves. It will feature updated living and... View Details
- 02 Oct 2000
- What Do You Think?
What Lies Beyond NAFTA?
equilibrium of poverty." In Galbraith's view, there is an answer: migration from poor to rich countries, with benefits for both. In the coming months, be prepared for a reopening of a discussion of these issues. It will be led by a... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 15 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
Post-CrowdStrike, Six Questions to Test Your Company's Operational Resilience
crisis is just as crucial as the response.” Over 60 percent of tech outages result in at least $100,000 in total losses, and 15 percent cost upward of $1 million, according to the Uptime Institute, a technology trade group. In severe events, 25 percent of businesses... View Details
Keywords: by Hise Gibson and Anita Lynch
- 14 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Reforming New Orleans Schools After Katrina
and created an opportunity for individuals to reopen schools as charters. A number of teachers and principals rose to the challenge. Today around half of the 80 schools in New Orleans are charter schools. The rest are traditional public... View Details
- 31 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
State and Local Governments Peer Into the Pandemic Abyss
employment slowly recovered to pre-recession levels. Now, despite an initial round of federal aid dispersed to cities and states in March, and a considerable bounce-back of consumer spending following the reopening of local economies,... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
In Review
to problem-solve together, we struck this delicate balance and reopened the campus in the fall. Since then, we have used the metaphor of a dimmer switch as our guide—allowing for more on-campus activities, including hybrid classes, when... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Lesson from the Fall
Skilling’s conduct will reopen discussions of what was the real offense committed by Skilling. The answer to this question is important because many of Skilling’s allegedly fraudulent activities fall into the “shadowed space” or... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic
classes since mid-March 2020, with the exception of 10th and 12th grades, which reopened in January for students preparing for board (school leaving) exams. There are 250 million K–12 students and 10 million teachers who have been... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 19 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 19, 2008
a proposal that would re-allocate the equity within their founding team, and all three founders are getting ready to reopen a negotiation they thought had been finalized. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Li & Fung's Global Footprint
in 1979, when Deng Xiaoping reopened China, everybody sort of threw up their hands in despair and said, “How can you compete with a billion people in China?” So we were there at the beginning of the globalization of labor-intensive... View Details
- 17 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Beyond Pajamas: Sizing Up the Pandemic Shopper
were only buying based on necessity. As the pandemic evolved, product return rates increased for both new and existing customers in the US and UK. Perhaps customers learned that they could return products, started buying things they didn’t need, or visited newly View Details
- 27 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
What South Korea Teaches the World About Fighting COVID
distribution of face masks and the promotion of their use, are winning strategies in this battle. As other countries begin to reopen their economies, how can they apply these lessons to combat COVID-19? Proactive testing and tracing As... View Details