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In 2019, after more than a decade scaling the heights of product management in Silicon Valley, Lisa Kostova (MBA 2009) decided to take on a different kind of climb. Over a sabbatical year, Kostova trained for and summited Denali, which, at 20,310 feet, is the tallest... View Details

Keywords: Amy Crawford

12 Feb 2021
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How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World

surely started to shed away as I began to realize the wisdom that came from my teammates, that many people had better ideas than those that came out of either my head or out of headquarters. Hanna: About 25 years after you took the reins, you became the target of a... View Details

Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

01 Jun 2005
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Wizard to the Rescue

and a hostile takeover looms. Enter four heroic student characters — Justin Thyme, Anita Richman, Dia Prentice, and Kris Matic — who set off on a journey to summon the Wizard of Hawes to the School’s rescue. The all-student song-and-dance... View Details

Keywords: The Wizard of Hawes; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2004
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New Horizons for Iraq

supplies, and services required for the ship’s ten-month deployment, the longest for any Navy vessel since the Vietnam War. On May 1, 2003, when President Bush visited the ship and declared an end to major hostilities in Iraq, Fabry... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; James E. Aisner; Julia Hanna; National Security and International Affairs; Government

01 Jun 2002
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Pursuing the Ultimate Deal

Ambassador Dennis B. Ross played a leading role in helping to shape U.S. involvement in the Middle East peace process. Thus, when he spoke at HBS in mid-March, as hostilities in the region threatened to spiral out of control, the... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Middle East; peace; Israel; Palestine; policy; Government

01 Mar 2010
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Lords of Strategy

everywhere, and the coming of the Internet. In the third, capital markets freed themselves up, shedding inhibitions against hostile takeovers, establishing a genuine market for the control of companies. The fourth horseman usually goes by... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Jun 1997
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Blockbuster Deals

systems and nonfunctional governance systems." "In the 1980s," says Jensen, "there were many more takeovers, mergers, leveraged buyouts, and restructurings intended to create efficiency and value. While some of this is happening now, little of today's View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry

01 Mar 2008
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Centennial Goes YouTube

never encountered hostility from fellow students. To supplement individual recollections, the project’s steering committee has selected a number of alumni and faculty for oral history interviews. In some, youthful experiences foreshadow... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

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