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- 06 Sep 2016
- Blog Post
What Makes the HBS MBA unique?
experience. It helps prepare you to be a general manager, where you have to make tough decisions. 2. The Section Experience The first year section experience is a unique part of life at HBS. At the start of your first year, you’re...
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Brice Fodouop
products more expensive.” With a goal of establishing a food & beverage company in his home continent, Brice has pursued a career path that prepares him for leadership in manufacturing. “That’s why I studied engineering, then joined...
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- September 2008 (Revised October 2008)
- Case
Shareholder Activists at Friendly Ice Cream (A1)
By: Fabrizio Ferri, V.G. Narayanan and James Weber
Two activist investors, one a founder and one a hedge fund manager, seek to improve board oversight at a chain restaurant company. Prestley Blake founded Friendly Ice Cream in 1935 with his brother, and the two created a chain of full-service restaurants. In 1979, they...
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Investment Activism;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Business or Company Management;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Conflict of Interests;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States
Ferri, Fabrizio, V.G. Narayanan, and James Weber. "Shareholder Activists at Friendly Ice Cream (A1)." Harvard Business School Case 109-013, September 2008. (Revised October 2008.)
- 26 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises
cost.” During the two vulnerable weeks before government relief kicked in, Lawson delivered 200,000 prepared meals to victims, including onigiri rice balls, bread, and cups of noodles. The company also took care of its own in an area...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 12, 2016
business units—professional tax software, sold to accountants, and the consumer focused TurboTax product. The new product—TurboTax Personal Pro—connects consumers with professional accountants online, allowing them to have their taxes View Details
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Carmen Nobel
- 21 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
Inside the OR: Disrupted Routines and New Technologies
Period." Behaviors in which team members interact with each other and with the technology in a learning-oriented way help overcome the disruptive effect on existing routines. These behaviors, facilitated by the team leader, include View Details
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by Hilah Geer
- 05 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 5
perhaps extremely severe, that are routine because they can be anticipated and prepared for) and "true crises" (which, because of significant novelty, cannot be dealt with exclusively by pre-determined emergency plans and...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Board Use - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
Teaching by the Case Method Board Use Preparing to Teach Leading in the Classroom Pre-Class Arrival Diversity and Inclusion Openings Cold Calling Questioning, Listening & Responding Transitions Closings Timing Participation Engagement...
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Past Issues - Alumni
is racing tech’s biggest names to make a long-promised future a reality. Complete Table of Contents March 2024 The War Within How three HBS alumni are helping Ukrainians process their trauma—and prepare for a rebuild Game On As investors...
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- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Startup Success Beyond Silicon Valley
Throughout this ambitious effort, he is tapping the expertise and resources of HBS’s network of 18 global research centers and offices, which facilitate faculty research and support a variety of the School’s activities (read related story). Read more about View Details
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Jennifer Mele
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The HBS Classroom Experience: Inside the HBS Case Method - MBA
school. All HBS courses primarily use the case method of instruction. The cases describe actual management situations in a variety of companies and organizations. You must analyze the situation and be prepared to recommend a course of...
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4 Things You Need to Know about Immersive FIELD Courses at HBS - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year...
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- 18 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Central Banks Missed Inflation Red Flags. This Pricing Model Could Help.
It’s no secret the Federal Reserve and other central banks weren’t prepared for the swift, steep curve of inflation’s climb after COVID-19 snarled supply chains in 2021 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent energy prices soaring in 2022....
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- 16 May 2023
- In Practice
After Silicon Valley Bank's Flameout, What's Next for Entrepreneurs?
process. Today, it’s SVB, tomorrow it may be something else. While they can’t prepare for every possible scenario, founders should at least know what general processes are in place. Don’t wait for the inevitable. Julia Austin is a senior...
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- 15 Mar 2017
- Blog Post
An Average Day at HBS
with an earlier alarm than I ideally would want, followed by discussion group. At discussion group, you have the chance to meet with five other first-year students (who aren’t in your section) to talk through that day’s cases. It is a great resource and one that truly...
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2.1.1 Citing Sources & Plagiarism - MBA
deliverable) to more than one course. In some situations, it may be acceptable to produce more than one distinct analysis and deliverable based on a single research effort. If a student plans to prepare more than one EC paper or...
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Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
casual. When should I be prepared to speak about compensation? At HBS we are open and honest about our compensation structure and discuss it in the very first stages of the recruiting process. On the Harvard Employment Site you can see...
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- 14 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Top 5 Myths About HBS
on? We have this belief that all of us are still working on getting better at some things. So who are the people that have worked closely enough with you that they can share those examples with us? “It is impossible to prepare for your...
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Action Plan - Advancing Racial Equity
Business School rejects racism in all its forms, and anti-Black racism in particular, as wrong and fundamentally inconsistent with our mission and values. Equip our students to become leaders for racial equity Each of our educational programs has committed to improve...
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- 28 Feb 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Master the Team Meeting
take less than 15 minutes. Solicit agenda items, prepare agenda, communicate agenda. Long slide decks and spreadsheets created just for the meeting is a total waste of time. If those materials already exist and can add value to the...
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by Julia Austin