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- October 2019 (Revised February 2025)
- Case
A Conversation with Ellen J. Kullman, Chairman & CEO of DuPont, 2009-2015
By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
Ellen J. Kullman, the retired Chairman and CEO of DuPont, describes how she guided the storied science and technology company through a contentious proxy battle with activist investor Trian Partners, which acquired DuPont shares in 2013 and sought to break up the... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Capital Structure; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Institutional Investing; Leadership; Leadership Style; Management; Transformation; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Chemical Industry; United States
Paine, Lynn S., and Will Hurwitz. "A Conversation with Ellen J. Kullman, Chair & CEO of DuPont, 2009-2015." Harvard Business School Case 320-017, October 2019. (Revised February 2025.)
- 02 Oct 2008
- What Do You Think?
Workout vs. Bailout: Should Government Take Advantage of the Buffett Effect?
trying to fix the blame for the problem pointed in several directions. Bottoms-up (mortgage related) as well as top-down (concerning only financial institutions) solutions were favored. Now the definition of those institutions qualifying... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- Article
Do Post-menopausal Women Provide More Care to Their Kin?: Evidence of Grandparental Caregiving from Two Large-scale National Surveys
By: Marlise Hofer, Hanne Collins, Gita D. Mishra and Mark Schaller
Drawing on the logical principles of life-history theory, it may be hypothesized that—compared to pre-menopausal women—post-menopausal women will spend more time caring for grandchildren and other kin. This hypothesis was tested in two studies, on results obtained from... View Details
Hofer, Marlise, Hanne Collins, Gita D. Mishra, and Mark Schaller. "Do Post-menopausal Women Provide More Care to Their Kin?: Evidence of Grandparental Caregiving from Two Large-scale National Surveys." Evolution and Human Behavior 40, no. 4 (July 2019): 355–364.
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Insight: Yenball
off the modern era of Japanese players in the American major leagues—Greyser says team owners have also become acutely aware of how Japanese players can boost their clubs' bottom line. View Details
- 14 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
Deflategate and the Sustained Success of the New England Patriots
of Colts fans. Their initial hypotheses correlated quite a bit with where everybody was from and what teams they liked, but I have to say, at the end of the day, the truth prevailed.” That truth View Details
- 07 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
How an African History Scholar Became a Modern Righter of Wrongs
pre-production stage. This summer, Elkins will be focusing on her latest research project, which will become her next book. It’s a deep dive into the recent history of violence... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- Web
Credential of Digital Innovation and Strategy | HBS Online
digital platforms create and capture value, and discover how to launch, scale, maintain, and compete against platform businesses Engage with a global cohort of like-minded peers and build a network that lasts far beyond the program Who... View Details
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Howard Stevenson on the Lessons of the Internet Era
landscape presents a world of possibility. "We're seeing a world that will open up opportunities in ways unimagined," Stevenson told alumni at the HBS 2001 Global Alumni Conference. In a lively... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
Use the Psychology of Pricing To Keep Customers Returning
the idea that people will use a product or service more right after they pay for it. How can companies make this work for them? A: Sunk costs are a curious bit of psychology. Economists say that attending to... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Mahoney
- 16 Dec 2014
- News
Laying the foundation for a better understanding of Japan
students will be our future leaders. I would like to increase the number of cases on Japanese companies so that they really understand Japan,” explains Sato. Drawing on his experience as a partner in an... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
The Harvard Clubs of Australia: Networking with a Cause
Turning Today's Managers into Tomorrow's Leaders, will take place in Sydney May 26-31. The program is important, Stern notes, because it brings "a bit of Harvard down here"; no small feat considering the... View Details
- 18 Mar 2014
- Blog Post
BaubleBar Brought to Life, and Other Tales of Joining a Start-up
key to be both patient and passionate. You’ll send out a lot of emails and have a lot of coffee chats. As long as you really do your homework for every conversation, know the company, and bang on the door as... View Details
- 27 Jan 2020
Information Session at the University of California Santa Cruz
Join us to learn more about our college programs including 2+2, Peek Weekend, and SVMP. You will have the opportunity to ask questions with a member of the MBA Admissions team. View Details
- 22 Oct 2019
Information Session at Univervisty of North Carolina - Charlotte
Join us to learn more about our college programs including 2+2, Peek Weekend, and SVMP. You will have the opportunity to ask questions with a member of the MBA Admissions team. View Details
- Fast Answer
Finding a Time Series of Stock Prices in CRSP
How do I find a time series of stock prices using CRSP in WRDS? You can search for stock prices in CRSP in View Details
- 2019
- Working Paper
Improving Working Conditions in Global Supply Chains: The Role of Institutional Environments and Monitoring Program Design
By: Jodi L. Short, Michael W. Toffel and Andrea R. Hugill
Activism seeking to improve labor conditions in global supply chains has led transnational corporations to adopt codes of conduct and monitor suppliers for compliance, but it is unclear whether these formal organizational structures raise labor standards. Drawing on... View Details
Keywords: Monitoring; Supplier Relationship; Sustainability; Sustainability Management; Sustainable Operations; Sustainable Supply Chains; NGO; Globalization; Corporate Accountability; Operations; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Labor; Working Conditions; Business Processes; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance Evaluation; Safety; Risk and Uncertainty; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Electronics Industry; China; Indonesia; India; Bangladesh
Short, Jodi L., Michael W. Toffel, and Andrea R. Hugill. "Improving Working Conditions in Global Supply Chains: The Role of Institutional Environments and Monitoring Program Design." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-001, July 2016. (Revised September 2019. Formerly titled "Code Contingencies: Designing Monitoring Regimes to Promote Improvement in Supply Chain Working Conditions" and "Beyond Symbolic Responses to Private Politics.")
- December 2010
- Article
Management and the Financial Crisis (We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us...)
The financial crisis of 2008-2009 has revealed that our broad model of corporate governance is broken, independent of the shortcomings in the regulatory system. Managers and boards of directors in scores of systemically important firms failed to protect employees,... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Human Capital; Ethics; Policy; Corporate Governance; Financial Crisis; Finance; Business and Shareholder Relations
Sahlman, William A. "Management and the Financial Crisis (We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us...)." Economics, Management, and Financial Markets 5, no. 4 (December 2010): 11–53.
- April 2002
- Case
In vivo to in vitro to in silico: Coping with Tidal Waves of Data at Biogen
By: Juan Enriquez-Cabot, Gary P. Pisano and Gaye Bok
Biogen is a successful biotech company facing a critical juncture. CEO John Mullen ponders how technological changes introduced into the research function will shape larger corporate decisions. This world in which biotechnology companies operated had changed... View Details
Keywords: Change; Decisions; Product Development; Research and Development; Expansion; Technology; Biotechnology Industry
Enriquez-Cabot, Juan, Gary P. Pisano, and Gaye Bok. "In vivo to in vitro to in silico: Coping with Tidal Waves of Data at Biogen." Harvard Business School Case 602-122, April 2002.
- 10 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Prospective Students Steer Clear of Schools Rocked by Scandal
10 percent drop in applications the following year. That’s roughly the same impact a university would experience if it fell 10 spots on the U.S. News & World Report college rankings list. “We’re hoping this will help (colleges)... View Details