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- 01 Jun 2003
- News
New Course on Leadership, Values, and Corporate Accountability
After nearly two years of review and deliberation about the structure and content of the MBA required curriculum, in February Senior Associate Dean and MBA Program Chair W. Carl Kester announced several changes that will be implemented for the Class of 2005. The... View Details
- 20 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Maybe Uber isn't God's Gift to Mankind
own drivers). Uber routinely frustrates regulators as much as it pleases consumers. It has fielded cease and desist orders from governments all over the world, often continuing operation even when ordered to stop. Yet venture capitalists... View Details
- 22 Jul 2021
- News
Mentoring Fashion Startups in Singapore; Rising Star Accolades for Mid-Career Women
partners such as incubators, accelerators, government agencies, and other organizations, the NVSC aims to facilitate connectivity within the ecosystem, and leverage the intellectual, social, and financial capital of alumni. That might be... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 17 Nov 2020
- In Practice
How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other
season and what it will take to win over anxious customers. Here's what they said. Jill J. Avery: Mind the details and focus on customer service Persistent unemployment plagues many families, and people are saving more and spending less... View Details
- 11 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Road Map to Fix America’s Transportation Infrastructure
Any highway commuter who has wasted hours stuck in traffic can see the cracks in the United States' transportation system, as can any airline passenger who has been stranded overnight in an airport. Yet while many agree that the need for infrastructure change is... View Details
- 15 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 15
nature of accounting standards proposed between 1973 and 2007. Among other results, we find that length of service on the board and a prior career in investment banking/investment management are associated with proposing standards... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
cannot be successful unless they show vulnerability, are consistent, take time to be balanced, have a vision, and embrace their role as decision-makers. In the 2010 case “Toby Johnson: Leading After School,” Johnson, with military service... View Details
- 27 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27
relationship between green business and governments. The struggles of entrepreneurial pioneers have rarely proved profitable, as they were forced to compete with conventional businesses that ignored negative environmental externalities and were often subsidized by... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 25
framework for understanding the links between manufacturing and innovation that will enable them to make better outsourcing decisions. They also detail how government must change its support of basic and applied scientific research and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 24
sector and the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for reporting on them would significantly improve the ability of companies to report on their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance. Here's a Tip: Prosocial Gratuities Are... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Wrapping Your Alliances In a World Wide Web
different ordering and return procedures and system interfaces to each distributor and direct manufacturer with whom they trade, causing them to spend valuable resources in back-office operations (50 percent by some estimates), which they could otherwise use to make... View Details
Keywords: by Andrew McAfee
- Web
Investing in Emerging Industries | Baker Library
the most exhaustive investigation, careful thought, and conservatively weighted appraisals.” (1) Lehman Brothers also created an investment advisory service for wealthy individuals and families. During the Great Depression when capital... View Details
- Web
2.14 Policies and Procedures for Access to Student Educational Records | MBA
administrative, academic or research, staff support or other duties. "Harvard officials" include: Faculty Administrators Clerical employees Professional employees Harvard University Health Services staff members Harvard University Police... View Details
- 30 Aug 2018
- News
Sharing a Passion for Art
by his business experience and prior service as board chair of both the Boijmans van Beuningen Museum in Rotterdam and The Hague Municipal Museum. “As a private museum, we don’t get government funding,” he... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
The Exchange: Venture Forth
introduction of Amazon Web Services in early 2006. This was the defining moment when the cost of starting consumer internet businesses really plummeted. That fact was very useful in rationalizing other things we saw happening: VC... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 17 Aug 2015
- News
The Play Alchemist
a system that can allow your product or service to reach as many people as possible in a sustainable way.” So far, it is reaching people quite nicely. As of April, the company has sold 50,000 Socckets, and Pulses are currently sold out.... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- September 2004 (Revised September 2006)
- Case
Harley-Davidson, Inc.: Motorcycle Manufacturer or Financing Company?
Harley-Davidson manufactures and sells motorcycles. It also provides financing for retail purchases and dealer stock. Although Harley's performance has been very strong, analysts and the press have questioned its use of a special-purpose entity to sell securities... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Business or Company Management; Corporate Disclosure; Financial Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry
Miller, Gregory S., and Jacob Cohen. "Harley-Davidson, Inc.: Motorcycle Manufacturer or Financing Company?" Harvard Business School Case 105-027, September 2004. (Revised September 2006.)
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Lords of Strategy
portfolio of businesses, each of which might be grown or harvested, bought or sold, in service to a larger corporate purpose. Most dangerous of all, the prestrategy worldview lacked a rigorous sense of the dynamics of competition — “If we... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services
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Past Issues - Alumni
that has captured the world’s imagination. A Capital Asset With years of stellar service in key government and nonprofit posts, Bonnie Cohen is highly esteemed in Washington and beyond as a manager who gets... View Details