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- November 2013 (Revised December 2013)
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Endeavor: Miami Heats Up
By: William A. Sahlman, Ramana Nanda, David Lane and Lisa Mazzanti
Endeavor Global was a nonprofit that for 15 years had worked to nurture entrepreneurship in emerging markets by selecting local high-impact entrepreneurs for mentoring and aid in scaling up their businesses from committed local business leaders. In summer 2012,... View Details
Keywords: Social Enterprise; Entrepreneurs; Scaling; Emerging Market Entrepreneurship; Not For Profit; Entrepreneurial Finance; Mentoring; Business Networks; Hybrid Nonprofit Funding; Mission and Purpose; Nonprofit Organizations; Social Entrepreneurship; Emerging Markets; Problems and Challenges; Finance; Miami
Sahlman, William A., Ramana Nanda, David Lane, and Lisa Mazzanti. "Endeavor: Miami Heats Up." Harvard Business School Case 814-043, November 2013. (Revised December 2013.)
Bed Bath & Beyond: The New Strategy Drive Shareholder Value
This case analyzes the creation, loss, and attempted re-creation of competitive advantage. At one time, Bed Bath & Beyond was one of the most successful specialty retailers in the United States-it's growth and profit margins far exceeded rates at peer... View Details
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Impact | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
first program was launched in 1995 and, since then, the portfolio of programs has provided transformational learning experiences for more than 7,000 social impact executives and board members. Supporting Careers Beyond the classroom, SEI... View Details
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Online Resources - MBA
resources. Please note that most of the scholarships you’ll find on these sites require admission to the MBA Program before you can apply. FinAid - www.finaid.org FastWEB - www.fastweb.com Scholarships.com - www.scholarships.com CollegeNet - www.collegenet.com The... View Details
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Skydeck - Alumni
pursuit of purpose Bidding Up 2022 Alumni Achievement Award recipient Bob Wilson (MBA 1961, DBA 1963) on his journey from Depression-era Nebraska to a 2020 Nobel Prize Leading to Salvation 2022 Alumni Achievement Award recipient Bob Ryan (MBA 1970) had just stepped off... View Details
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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
should we evaluate the risks and benefits it creates for patients, employers, and investors? Emerging Strategic Priorities for Corporate Boards Professor Linda Hill ; Cheryl Beninga (MBA 1988); Shyam Gidumal (MBA 1983); Lisa Skeete Tatum... View Details
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Answering Your Questions About the HBS MBA Application - 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... View Details
- 12 May 2021
- Book
The Hard Truth About Being a CEO
as a speaker representing the company, or helping you find an advisory or board position. “Or it could be more informal, by giving you recognition in a speech in front of your peers, or in an all-staff email. Those are the little things... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 09 Nov 2023
- News
From the Brink
Rico. Weiss says there were precedents for oversight boards in large US municipal bankruptcies, including Detroit’s, but the idea would be an especially tough sell in Puerto Rico, where issues of sovereignty and representation are... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- April 2004
- Article
Do CEOs in Mergers Trade Power for Premium? Evidence from 'Mergers of Equals'
By: Julie Wulf
I analyze chief executive officer (CEO) incentives to negotiate shared control in the postmerger governance of the surviving firm. In order to do this, I study abnormal returns in a sample of "mergers of equals" (MOEs) transactions in which the two firms are... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Negotiation; Governance Controls; Power and Influence; Value Creation; Business and Shareholder Relations; Governing and Advisory Boards; Motivation and Incentives; Market Transactions
Wulf, Julie. "Do CEOs in Mergers Trade Power for Premium? Evidence from 'Mergers of Equals'." Journal of Law, Economics & Organization 20, no. 1 (April 2004): 60–101.
- July 2015
- Article
Executives' 'Off-the-Job' Behaviors and Financial Reporting Risk
By: Robert Davidson, Aiyesha Dey and Abbie Smith
We examine how executives' behavior outside the workplace, as measured by their ownership of luxury goods (low “frugality”) and prior legal infractions, is related to financial reporting risk. We predict and find that chief executive officers (CEOs) and chief financial... View Details
Keywords: Management Teams; Behavior; Personal Characteristics; Crime and Corruption; Governance Compliance; Financial Reporting; Organizational Culture
Davidson, Robert, Aiyesha Dey, and Abbie Smith. "Executives' 'Off-the-Job' Behaviors and Financial Reporting Risk." Journal of Financial Economics 117, no. 1 (July 2015): 5–28.
- November 2015
- Case
Rubicon Global
By: William A. Sahlman and Hunter Ashmore
The case describes Rubicon Global, a startup that aimed to disrupt the waste management industry. The company started with a bold idea: create a cloud-based, full-service waste management company providing low-cost, highly efficient, and environmentally friendly... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Rubicon; Rubicon Global; Waste Management; Startups; Disruptive Technology; Technological Innovation; Disruptive Innovation; Market Entry and Exit; Entrepreneurship; Wastes and Waste Processing; Business Startups; Corporate Finance; Service Industry
Sahlman, William A., and Hunter Ashmore. "Rubicon Global." Harvard Business School Case 816-015, November 2015.
- April 2013 (Revised June 2016)
- Case
AIG and the American Taxpayers (A)
By: Karthik Ramanna and Matthew Shaffer
Explores the decision faced by AIG's board on whether to join shareholder and ex-CEO Maurice Greenberg's lawsuit against the U.S. government. The suit, argued by super-lawyer David Boies (of Bush v. Gore and California Gay Marriage fame), claims that in September 2008... View Details
Keywords: Property Rights; Financial Institutions; Financial Markets; Financial Crisis; Property; Insurance Industry; United States
Ramanna, Karthik, and Matthew Shaffer. "AIG and the American Taxpayers (A)." Harvard Business School Case 113-124, April 2013. (Revised June 2016.)
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Executive Education | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
This five-day program helps leaders from urban school systems drive improved performance by applying proven management concepts to the unique challenges of their districts. PELP Accelerating Board Capacity (ABC) Institute JUL 20-23, 2025... View Details
- 07 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Fail—and How Their Founders Can Bounce Back
entrepreneurs whose companies are succeeding. Ghosh says boards of successful companies often seek out the founders and CEOs of failed companies because they value experience over a clean slate. After all, Henry Ford, Steve Jobs, and Desh... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 21 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
People Trust Business, But Expect CEOs to Drive Social Change
Public trust in business remains relatively unshaken amid economic turbulence and a lingering pandemic, even as faith in the media and government falters, but leaders could do more to address social issues, a new global opinion survey shows. However, not everyone... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
- 24 Oct 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Startup or Established Company? Which Is Best for You?
wicked smart, lucky or both! More likely they also have surrounded themselves with strong, experienced leaders, investors and/or board members. You can learn a lot from joining a company like this, but they are very, very rare! When... View Details
Keywords: by Julia B. Austin
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Policies - MBA
cycle. The Admissions Board will not consider any additional materials or changes once an application has been submitted. The completed application becomes the confidential property of Harvard Business School and is not returnable.... View Details