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- June 2013
- Case
Hess Corporation
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kathleen Durante
On January 29, 2013, Elliott Management, a hedge fund run by Paul E. Singer, which owned 4.5% of Hess Corporation stock, put forward a slate of five independent directors it wanted elected to improve the company's performance. Elliott argued that Hess lacked focus and...
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Keywords:
Takeover Attempt;
Board;
Hess;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Organizational Structure;
Acquisition;
Financial Services Industry;
Energy Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and Kathleen Durante. "Hess Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 413-126, June 2013.
Leon Hess
Starting with his father’s little, struggling fuel firm, Hess created a $10 billion oil refinery company, the worlds 13th largest, Amerada Hess. During the Arab oil embargo in 1973, with 68 million barrels of mainland storage capacity,...
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Utilities & Energy
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
What a Difference a Community Can Make
our efforts, HBS is much stronger today. Thank you for your support and for all that you do to make a positive impact in the world. “The best business leaders take seriously their responsibility to create sustainable solutions to real-world problems and to help bridge...
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- January 2007 (Revised July 2013)
- Case
To JV or Not To JV? That Is the Question (for XTech in China)
By: Daniel J. Isenberg and Paul W. Marshall
XTech, a leading manufacturer of metal parts for the telecommunications industry, is being pushed by its large equipment vendor customers to establish a manufacturing operation in China. CEO Reinhold Hesse is debating several options: establishing a joint venture,...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurs;
Entrepreneurship;
Search;
Global Ventures;
Succession;
Acquisitions;
Private Equity;
Negotiation;
Partners and Partnerships;
Expansion;
Joint Ventures;
Management Succession;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Financing and Loans;
Global Strategy;
Acquisition;
Manufacturing Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
China;
United States
Isenberg, Daniel J., and Paul W. Marshall. "To JV or Not To JV? That Is the Question (for XTech in China)." Harvard Business School Case 807-118, January 2007. (Revised July 2013.)
- 30 Mar 2015
- Video
HBS Campaign - Texas Events
- 24 Apr 2014
- Video
HBS Makes Its Case at Inaugural Event
- 12 Nov 2014
- Video
HBS Campaign - New York Event
Edward J. Riedl
Eddie Riedl is an Associate Professor in the Accounting and Management Unit. He currently teaches Business Analysis and Valuation in the second-year MBA curriculum, as well as several execution education programs. He previously taught Financial Reporting... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2024
Photographed by Susan Young; Edited by Julia Hanna MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS Read more about the 2024 recipients, and learn about past recipients. ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS SITE MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS Read more about the 2024 recipients, and learn about past recipients....
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- 25 Apr 2024
- News
Origin Stories
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Where we come from and how we were raised has a profound effect on who we become. The recipients of this year’s Alumni Achievement Award grew up...
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- 16 May 2024
- News
On the Job
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. We all have early memories of on-the-job learnings—those moments that had a lasting impact on how we see the world of work and our place in it. This...
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Keywords:
first job;
leadership;
life experience;
career lessons;
Finance;
Oil and Gas Extraction;
Mining;
Retail Trade
Robert C. Merton
Robert C. Merton is the School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Merton is University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and was the George Fisher Baker Professor of...
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Past Issues - Alumni
Contents September 2013 Passion & Purpose Alumni Achievement Awards 2013 Leading the Way Nohria and Hess on preparing the School to meet the challenges of a changing world Who Are We? Who are the HBS alumni? Here are a few of the stories...
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- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Leading in the face of complex challenges
John B. Hess (AB 1975, MBA 1977), CEO of Hess Corporation and chair of The Harvard Business School Campaign, is working to ensure the School continues to educate the leaders who will help solve the world’s...
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A Tradition of Philanthropy - Alumni
alumni and friends. 2011-2018 The Harvard Business School Campaign, led by John Hess (MBA 1977) and a dedicated group of leadership volunteers, increased alumni engagement; improved the perception of HBS and business in the world;...
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- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Science Buddy
Hess Courtesy Sciencebuddies.org After seeing his daughter win a science prize, Ken Hess (MBA ’78), himself a science buff since childhood, wondered how he could help other young people with science projects...
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Campaign Leadership Committee - Alumni
inspired and energized alumni around the world, and strengthened the HBS community—as many continue to do today. “I believe an investment in the School is ultimately an investment in a better world.” John B. Hess (AB 1975, MBA 1977) CEO,...
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- 16 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Football Firings Teach Managers About Staying Relevant
games to end the season, and impatient owner Leon Hess fired Carroll somewhat impulsively a week later. ESPN’s Rich Cimini would later call this “one of the worst decisions in football history,” and even at the time, the hasty move was...
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- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Advancing the Vision for HBS
people — provides us with the unique opportunity to leverage our collective impact and effect positive change in the world. —John B. Hess Campaign Chair John B. Hess (MBA 1977), Campaign Cochairs Mark E....
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- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Leading the Way
Photos by Russ Campbell “An investment in the School is ultimately an investment in a better world—one led by alumni.” —John Hess “HBS graduates are in every part of the economy, in every industry, and in every geography. I believe we can...
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