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- 12 Mar 2021
- News
My Favorite Case
Case Howard (Ted) Greene (MBA 1967) “Ant Financial” Rebecca E. Katz (AMP 193, 2017) “Lisa Sherman” Alterrell Mills (MBA 2016) “Fenchel Lampshade” Julie Lopez Santiago (MBA 1994) “Danaher Corporation” Bala V. Sathyanarayanan (AMP 192,... View Details
- 20 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround
conflict. Roosevelt replaced Stevens with Colonel George Washington Goethals. Goethals was a cold, withdrawn man of many prejudices, including ones both common and uncommon for the time. He disdained blacks and loathed obese people, with the exception of William View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Bridging the Gap
middle-skill career fields,” he says. Respiratory therapist Michelle Powell (above) trains Howard School students Rudy Vasquez and Junior Juan in how to take a blood pressure reading; below, Shakaya Finley and Jamesha Owens practice those... View Details
- 13 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Personal Connections: How Shared Experiences Boost Performance
systemic—physician training model, says Robert Huckman, one of Pany’s doctoral advisors and the Howard Cox Faculty Chair at the HBS Health Care Initiative. “This research shows that specialists achieve better patient ratings when they... View Details
- 07 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Harvard Innovation Labs: Where Passion and Purpose Meet
alumni-founded ventures across the globe, and a wet-lab building for life sciences ventures. It is overseen by Thomas Eisenmann, the Howard H. Stevenson Professor of Business Administration and the Peter O. Crisp Chair of the Harvard... View Details
- 09 Jun 2015
- News
Yat-Pang (MBA 2000) and Helina Au
10th Reunion, and Howard Stevenson responded.” Stevenson, the Sarofim-Rock Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, introduced Au to principals of a major hedge fund who not only advised him but also invested in Veritas and helped... View Details
- 04 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Shackleton: An Entrepreneur of Survival
both in "big L" leadership contexts, and, as HBS Dean Kim Clark says, in "small l" leadership roles. Q: Was Shackleton an entrepreneur? If so, how? A: There's a definition of entrepreneurship that HBS's Howard... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Web
Leadership - Health Care
Health Care Initiative Leadership 1ms Robert S. Huckman Howard Cox Health Care Initiative Faculty Chair Professor Huckman teaches the second-year course in Operations Strategy and has taught HBS Executive Education programs and the... View Details
- June 2013 (Revised July 2017)
- Case
Angus Cartwright IV
By: Kenneth J. Hatten, William J. Poorvu, Howard H. Stevenson, Arthur I Segel and John H. Vogel, Jr.
Judy and John DeRight, looking to diversify their investment portfolios, have retained Angus Cartwright, Jr. to identify prospective real estate acquisitions. Mr. Cartwright has four potential properties that he feels merit an in-depth financial analysis. The case... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Cash Flow; Investment Return; Investment Portfolio; Taxation; Balanced Scorecard; Valuation
Hatten, Kenneth J., William J. Poorvu, Howard H. Stevenson, Arthur I Segel, and John H. Vogel, Jr. "Angus Cartwright IV." Harvard Business School Case 813-185, June 2013. (Revised July 2017.)
- December 2012 (Revised January 2015)
- Technical Note
Early Career LBOs Using the Search Fund Model
By: Howard Stevenson, Michael Roberts and Jim Sharpe
The funded search model is one alternative for individuals who, at some point in their career, want to run their own companies. This note looks at the funded search, as a means to entrepreneurship through acquisition and describes the path to buy and run a business... View Details
Keywords: Search Funds; Search; Entrepreneurial Finance; Investor Behavior; Career Planning; Entrepreneurial Management; Fundraising; Negotiation; Entrepreneurship; Capital Structure; Borrowing and Debt; Personal Development and Career; Private Ownership; Acquisition; Finance; Leveraged Buyouts
Stevenson, Howard, Michael Roberts, and Jim Sharpe. "Early Career LBOs Using the Search Fund Model." Harvard Business School Technical Note 813-119, December 2012. (Revised January 2015.)
- 10 Nov 2015
- Op-Ed
Authentic Leadership Rediscovered
getting honest feedback from their colleagues are essential elements of becoming authentic leaders. That’s what Starbucks’ Howard Schultz did in coping with the severe challenges of his youth. It is also what made the difference for Steve... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- Web
Robert Higgins | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Howard E. Cox Greylock Michael Danzi US Labs William Donaldson Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Timothy C. Draper Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) William H. Draper, III Draper Richards, L.P. T. J. Dermot Dunphy Sealed Air Charles Ellis... View Details
- November 2018 (Revised April 2019)
- Case
Nike: Changing the Sneakers Game
By: Anita Elberse, Bryce Aiken and Howard Johnson
“Our goal is to be the kind of start-up that would terrify Nike—if Nike didn’t already own us.” Ron Faris, general manager of S23NYC, a Manhattan-based digital studio owned by sports apparel giant Nike, is on the phone with Adam Sussman, Nike’s chief digital officer.... View Details
Keywords: Digital Technology; Apparel; Fashion; Superstar; Innovation; General Management; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Innovation and Invention; Management; Sports; Entertainment; Digital Strategy; Apparel and Accessories Industry
Elberse, Anita, Bryce Aiken, and Howard Johnson. "Nike: Changing the Sneakers Game." Harvard Business School Case 519-039, November 2018. (Revised April 2019.)
- 11 Jul 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Deconstructing 'Customer Experience'
growing pains in 2007, founder Howard Schultz realized its unique customer experience was broken. The State of Customer Service LeadershipThe economic future of the country is largely in the hands of those who lead our service... View Details
- 17 Feb 2022
- Book
When Employees Feel a Sense of Purpose, Companies Succeed
starting with recruiting. “We’re very clear that in an interview, and just in general, one of our core beliefs is be yourself,” Wallace says. Relatedly, the company places a strong emphasis on inclusivity. As COO Molly Howard notes,... View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati
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Entrepreneurs | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Howard E. Cox Greylock Michael Danzi US Labs William Donaldson Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Timothy C. Draper Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) William H. Draper, III Draper Richards, L.P. T. J. Dermot Dunphy Sealed Air Charles Ellis... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Turning Point: Listen to the Music
Marnie Tattersall: (MBA 1972) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Marnie Tattersall: (MBA 1972) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) I was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and came to the United States in 1958 with my parents and my brother because my parents thought it was... View Details
- 09 May 2023
- Blog Post
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS (part 1)
just wanted to chat.” Howard Yang (MBA 2023) Growing up as a child of Chinese immigrants in the San Francisco Bay Area, I loved being Chinese American. Fortunate enough to be raised in a community of people who looked and talked like me,... View Details
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Dean LeBaron | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Howard E. Cox Greylock Michael Danzi US Labs William Donaldson Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Timothy C. Draper Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) William H. Draper, III Draper Richards, L.P. T. J. Dermot Dunphy Sealed Air Charles Ellis... View Details
- Web
Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - The Value of Business Education
Negro College Fund, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the NAACP. Benjamin Tanner Johnson HBS MBA 1921 Princeton, NJ Howard University, 1919 Benjamin Tanner Johnson was a tireless champion for African American-owned... View Details