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- 14 Jan 2022
- News
Power Play
Courtesy Rahul Advani, Sara Graziano, Chris Smith When Rahul Advani (MBA 2004) began his investment career in 1996, focused on the energy sector, he thought a future of accessible and affordable clean energy was a ways off. But as he... View Details
- July 2025
- Case
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.: The Business Behind Video Gaming’s Biggest Hits
By: Anita Elberse, Madden Osei and Sophia Smith
On May 15, 2025, Strauss Zelnick, chairman and chief executive officer of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (‘Take- Two’) sees his company’s stock price reach an all-time high, reflecting a market cap well over $40 billion. Under his leadership, Take-Two had grown... View Details
- February 2008 (Revised January 2009)
- Background Note
Offshoring Day in BGIE and Strategy
By: Jan W. Rivkin and Troy Smith
Describes a set of activities in which students will participate before and during a day of classes on offshoring. The day's classes will examine the implications of offshoring for policy makers, business leaders, and workers. View Details
Rivkin, Jan W., and Troy Smith. "Offshoring Day in BGIE and Strategy." Harvard Business School Background Note 708-492, February 2008. (Revised January 2009.)
- October 2007 (Revised January 2008)
- Case
The Transformation of Thomson
By: David J. Collis and Troy Smith
Thomson, a French multinational, went through a decade of dramatic change in the early years of the 21st century. From a state-owned enterprise earning 97% of its revenue from television sets and other analog consumer electronics, Thomson had become a publicly traded... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Leading Change; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Technology Industry; France
Collis, David J., and Troy Smith. "The Transformation of Thomson." Harvard Business School Case 708-428, October 2007. (Revised January 2008.)
- 03 Feb 2021
- News
Power Play
Courtesy Rahul Advani Courtesy Sara Graziano Courtesy Chris Smith Courtesy Rahul Advani Courtesy Sara Graziano Courtesy Chris Smith When Rahul Advani (MBA 2004) began his investment career in 1997, focused... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 04 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 4
relationship using data from 93 change projects conducted by clinical managers at the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. The results show social position, both within the field and within the organization, influences actors'... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
capital and demonstrates how technology—novel data sources, artificial intelligence, machine learning—will transform the small business lending market. This market has been plagued by frictions: it is hard for a lender to determine which... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 25 Mar 2015
- News
The Greening of Houston
through or new to Houston, this can be surprising. You’ll find high rises on the edge of the nicest neighborhoods or strip malls in the middle of other parts of the city that are somewhat incongruous with strip malls.” But the city has plenty of vibrant green spaces,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Is the Auction House of the Future Online?
“Balloon Dog (Blue), 2005” by Jeff Koons sold for an undisclosed amount as part of a May Paddle8 auction. (Photo courtesy of Paddle8) When the hip-hop collective Wu-Tang Clan decided to produce just one copy of their album Once Upon A... View Details
- 15 May 2015
- Blog Post
2+2: A "Liberating and Life-Altering" Choice
opportunities by taking professional risks before returning to school. I think 2+2 brings tremendous value to HBS and I am a big proponent of the initiative and the recruitment of new classes of students. I look forward to seeing what new... View Details
- 25 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: July 25, 2017
social impact. This registered benefit corporation was formed by Davis Smith who coalesced his experiences as a Wharton MBA student along with professional knowledge from an unpaid internship in Peru and his... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- Web
Clarence Kennedy and the Art of Photography | Baker Library
continued during her years at Polaroid, contributing to the advancement of instant photography and the ongoing recruitment of Smith art history majors by the company. In 1949, Kennedy introduced a course at... View Details
- 11 Sep 2009
- News
I Network, You Network, He, She, It Networks…
questions were generated by that odd ritual, the recruiting event. Her visit was sponsored by MBA Career Services. “You really have to be on your game in a recessionary economy,” View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Ink: Comfort in Discomfort
Problems, by Wendy Smith (PhDOB 2006) and Marianne Lewis Required Reading We asked alumni to tell us about their hands-down favorite book, the one title that they have most often recommended—to any reader,... View Details
- 14 Dec 2016
- Blog Post
Career Paths: From Finance to Social Enterprise
thought business school would be my savior, prior to applying to business school, I ended up being “rescued” by an international opportunity to work in Chile at a non-profit called Endeavor that mentors and supports high-impact... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Cutting Edge
Steve Silk (MBA 1978), shown here with his Smith Brothers actors, is a master at fashioning turnarounds. SILK & HIS BROS: "Iconic brands like Smith Brothers get instantaneous consumer and media respect."... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Alumni Clubs Click with New Web Services
Harris service, the School provided clubs with contact data for local alumni. But if they wanted a Web site, they were on their own, says Beckvold. Not anymore. “We had a Web site before the Harris service, and it was extremely difficult for us to manage,” notes... View Details
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Morse and Polaroid’s Creative Ethos | Baker Library
Morse and Polaroid’s Creative Ethos Photo: Meroe Morse, test photograph by Laurie Seamans, Type 42, ca. 1950s. Polaroid Corporation Records, Photographs of Polaroid Consultant Photographers, b. XI.9, f. 1. In 1968, View Details
- Web
Bibliography - Coin and Conscience – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
printer-friendly Selected Bibliography Alvin, Louis Joseph. Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre des trois frères Jean, Jérôme & Antoine Wierix. Brussels: T.J.I. Arnold, 1866. Antwerp. Commission de la Bourse. Historique de la bourse de fonds... View Details
- 2008
- Article
Diversification of Chinese Companies: An International Comparison
By: Joseph P.H. Fan, Jun Huang, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Troy D. Smith and Mengxin Zhao
The purpose of this paper is to provide a systematic comparison of the level of business diversification in China and eight other large economies for the 2001-2005 period. The reasons why publicly listed Chinese firms are more diversified than companies elsewhere are... View Details
Fan, Joseph P.H., Jun Huang, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Troy D. Smith, and Mengxin Zhao. "Diversification of Chinese Companies: An International Comparison." Chinese Management Studies 2, no. 1 (2008): 3–13.