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07 Jul 2008
Research & Ideas

Innovation Corrupted: How Managers Can Avoid Another Enron

building on intense lobbying to encourage further domestic deregulation and limit federal oversight of the energy industry, Skilling encouraged Enron executives to exploit to the hilt recent Securities and Exchange View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Energy; Utilities

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Finance - Faculty & Research

limited: each dollar of revenue loss resulted in only a 1.6-cent decline in consumption. This muted pass-through persisted through 2021, even after the introduction of COVID-19 vaccines. Our findings suggest that federal subsidies and... View Details

01 Jan 2013
News

Roger W. Sant, MBA 1960

Cofounder and Chairman Emeritus, The AES Corporation Download Sant profile Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1931 Born, Los Angeles, California 1955 Earns BS, Business Management, Brigham Young University 1955 View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Cold Calling - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

calling has three key objectives: Establish and reinforce high expectations for student preparation Provide a developmental opportunity for the opening student with respect to content mastery, critical thinking, and communication skills... View Details

27 Apr 2016
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How the FBI Reinvented Itself After 9/11

It is hard to imagine a more difficult and tragic trial by fire for a new leader. On September 4, 2001, Robert Mueller started his new job as the sixth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. A mere week later, on September 11,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

24 Oct 2023
Research & Ideas

When Tech Platforms Identify Black-Owned Businesses, White Customers Buy

businesses,” the study says. White people are supporting Black businesses To determine the source of the demand for Black-owned restaurants on Yelp, the team studied data from sources including: The US Census Bureau’s American Community... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Food & Beverage

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Aldrich Hall | About

1879 to 1881, then in the US Senate from 1881 to 1911. Aldrich, a notable financier and leader of the Republican Party, was chairman of the National Monetary Commission and the Federal Reserve. A driving... View Details

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Student Research - Doctoral

American Economic Review: Insights Is There Too Little Antitrust Enforcement in the U.S. Hospital Sector? By: Zarek Brot-Goldberg, Zack Cooper, Stuart Craig and Lev Klarnet From 2002 to 2020, there were over 1,000 mergers of U.S. hospitals. During this period, the... View Details

20 Nov 2012
First Look

First Look: November 20

how far to go with its employees and customers was a question that President and COO Craig Boyan and his team struggled with. On one hand Boyan believed that H-E-B, long recognized for its community involvement, had a role to play in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Dec 2010
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First Look: December 21

the period from 1996 to 2005 to test the hypothesized relationships. How Managers Use Multiple Media: Discrepant Events, Power and Timing in Redundant Communication Authors:P.M. Leonardi, T.B. Neeley, and E.M. Gerber... View Details

01 Sep 2023
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces 2023 Goldsmith Fellows

for the underserved. It will provide me with a community of diverse perspectives in social impact, and the opportunity to learn from other sectors.” Madhav Datt. A joint degree student at HBS and SEAS, Madhav has founded two social... View Details

08 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Seven Negotiation Lessons from Amazon's HQ Disaster in Queens

thwarting the confident protagonists of an apparently popular project. Actively monitor local currents and cross-currents of opinion. Reportedly, Amazon did not hire a single New Yorker to continuously engage with community groups to... View Details

Keywords: by James K. Sebenius; Real Estate; Construction

05 Oct 2023
Blog Post

A Pathway to Public Service: Brandon Moore (MBA/MPP 2025)

range of elective options from both schools. What was your background before attending Harvard Business School? I was a helicopter pilot! Upon graduating from West Point in 2014, I commissioned as an Army aviation officer. My service... View Details

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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership

Act Federal Trade Commission established Personal income tax reinstituted Influence: Low 20 1920 s 19 U.S. Steel and Alcoa withstand antitrust accusations Personal and corporate tax rates cut Airmail service... View Details

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Health Care - Faculty & Research

community hospital to establish Hoag Orthopedic Institute, a for-profit hospital and two ambulatory service centers. By controlling and integrating all aspects of the patients' medical treatment, the physicians deliver superior outcomes,... View Details

01 Nov 1999
Research & Ideas

John H. Patterson and the Sales Strategy of the National Cash Register Company, 1884 to 1922

create a method of sales management that encompassed all aspects of selling, from the calculation of quotas and commission rates to the motivation of discouraged salesmen. This excerpt looks at one aspect of the Patterson method: the... View Details

Keywords: by Walter A. Friedman

20 Dec 2010
Research & Ideas

Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround

years of construction of the Panama Canal proved to be a management foul-up of the first order. The Isthmian Canal Commission tried to supervise construction from Washington. This would have been a bad idea with the View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Transportation

11 Oct 2023
News

Soldier On

in the joint degree program at HBS and the Kennedy School, moving to Newport News after graduation and serving on the city planning commission before launching his successful run for office. A meticulous planner, Jones’s agenda for the... View Details

17 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

If the CEO’s High Salary Isn't Justified to Employees, Firm Performance May Suffer

the issue because the US Securities and Exchange Commission in September 2017 adopted a rule stemming from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The rule mandates that companies disclose the ratio of the CEO’s... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

09 Apr 2024
Research & Ideas

When Climate Goals, Housing Policy, and Corporate R&D Collide, Social Good Can Emerge

For almost four years, Omar Asensio and his colleagues have been studying the impact of federal energy programs on low-income neighborhoods. The intersection of technology—artificial intelligence, in particular—and public policy has long been an area of focus for... View Details

Keywords: by Glen Justice

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