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  • 21 Dec 2023
  • Blog Post

Top 10 MBA Voices Blogs of 2023

dabbled in entrepreneurship by working part-time as a real estate agent, and was heavily involved as a second-grade tutor and board member for a non-profit organization focused on the Chicago Public Schools system. My professional and... View Details
  • October 1997 (Revised November 1997)
  • Case

NAACP, The

By: James E. Austin, Paul Barese, Stephanie L. Woerner and Elaine V. Backman
In February 1995, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the largest civil rights organization in the United States, was in the midst of a crisis. The executive director had been fired due to financial improprieties amid charges of... View Details
Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Capital; Governance Controls; Resignation and Termination; Selection and Staffing; Rights; Leadership; Management; United States
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  • September 2024
  • Article

Activist Directors: Determinants and Consequences

By: Ian D. Gow, Sa-Pyung Sean Shin and Suraj Srinivasan
This paper examines determinants and consequences of hedge fund activism, focusing on activist directors, i.e., directors appointed in response to activist demands. Using a sample of 3,259 activism events from 2004 to 2016, we identify 1,623 activist directors.... View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Investment Activism; Business and Shareholder Relations
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  • Career Coach

Jim Warner

Jim (HBS ’80, Yale ‘75) is a board member and advisor to technology and services companies in marketing and media and a veteran of the media and entertainment business. He guides students and... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media; Publishing / Communications / Advertising; Technology
  • November 1999 (Revised November 2000)
  • Case

Cortlandt Town Center

By: William J. Poorvu and Arthur I Segel
CBL & Associates is trying to decide whether to go ahead with the development of a 790,000 square-foot power center with retailers such as Home Depot and Barnes & Noble. The costs are such that the developer needs to renegotiate its land acquisition price. Then the... View Details
Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Decision Making; Entrepreneurship; Cost; Negotiation; Projects; Strategy; Construction Industry; Retail Industry
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    Srikant M. Datar

    Srikant M. Datar became the eleventh dean of Harvard Business School on 1 January 2021. During his tenure as a faculty member, he served as Senior Associate Dean for University Affairs (including Faculty Chair of the Harvard Innovation Lab), for Research, for... View Details

    Keywords: accounting industry; airline; automobiles; banking; biotechnology; communications; consumer products; e-commerce industry; health care; high technology; investment banking industry; management consulting; manufacturing; pharmaceuticals; venture capital industry
    • 01 Dec 2000
    • News

    The Rites of Autumn

    Margaret J. ("Marki") Ware, Lydia M. Marshall, and Margit L. Pearson attended the Class of 1975 Women's Reception. Former Alumni Board president Charles F. ("Monty") Milner... View Details
    Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
    • 12 PM – 1 PM EST, 16 Nov 2021
    • Career Events

    Making a career transition? Connect with HBS

    Are you thinking about making a career move? Or, do you want to work with a coach on some aspect of your leadership? Maybe you want to step back and reflect on your purpose, power up your LinkedIn profile, or practice for an upcoming interview. If these aspects of... View Details

      William A. Sahlman

      William Sahlman is a Baker Foundation Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.

      Mr. Sahlman received an A.B. degree in Economics from Princeton University (1972), an M.B.A. from Harvard University (1975), and a Ph.D. in Business... View Details

      Keywords: airline; beverage; biotechnology; broadcasting; clothing; communications; computer; consumer products; e-commerce industry; education industry; electronics; energy; entertainment; fiber optics; financial services; food processing; furniture; grocery; health care; high technology; hotels ＆ motels; information; information technology industry; internet; investment banking industry; management consulting; manufacturing; marketing industry; medical supplies; motorcycles; nonprofit industry; pharmaceuticals; professional services; publishing industry; real estate; recreation; restaurant; retailing; semiconductor; service industry; soft drink; software; telecommunications; toy; transportation; travel; venture capital industry; video games

        Youngme Moon

        Youngme Moon is the Donald K. David Professor of Business at Harvard Business School. Professor Moon's research sits at the intersection of brand strategy and culture, with a particular focus on the emergent AI economy. She is the author of the bestselling book, View Details

        Keywords: advertising; automobiles; automotive; clothing; communications; computer; consumer products; e-commerce industry; electronics; entertainment; fashion; high technology; home video games; information; information technology industry; internet; marketing industry; music; pharmaceuticals; toy; video games
        • 29 Aug 2011
        • Research & Ideas

        Decoding Insider Information and Other Secrets of Old School Chums

        the paper The Small World of Investing: Board Connections and Mutual Fund Returns, the three scholars found that portfolio managers placed larger bets on firms when there was an View Details
        Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services
        • 25 Jun 2020
        • Blog Post

        Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles

        I have created opportunities for others? HBS shows me that living my values is my true north.” HOME REGION Cambridge, MA & North Carolina UNDERGRAD EDUCATION University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE... View Details
        • 01 Dec 2004
        • News

        A Case of Achievement

        Hundreds of first-year students played a key role in this year’s Alumni Achievement Award ceremonies as they, along with this year’s five award winners, took part in a case discussion in Burden Hall in... View Details
        Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

          Stephen P. Bradley

          Professor Bradley is the William Ziegler Professor of Business Administration Emeritus at the Harvard Business School. In addition to teaching Management and Strategy in the Owner President Management Program and leading an... View Details

          Keywords: e-commerce industry; financial services; health care; high technology; internet; pharmaceuticals; telecommunications

            David B. Yoffie

            Professor David B. Yoffie is a Baker Foundation Professor and the Max and Doris Starr Professor of International Business Administration, Emeritus at Harvard Business School. A member of the HBS faculty since 1981, Professor Yoffie received his... View Details

            Keywords: communications; computer; e-commerce industry; electronics; financial services; information; information technology industry; internet; retail financial services; semiconductor; soft drink; telecommunications; video games
            • 01 Oct 2002
            • News

            The Class of 1977

            Desmond Wong A loyal HBS alumnus who says he “truly bleeds Harvard crimson,” Wong has played a leading role in every '77 reunion since graduation. He has served on the HBS Alumni Association View Details
            Keywords: Desmond Wong
            • 16 Jan 2018
            • News

            Celebrating the Impact of Nonprofits

            Photo courtesy of HBSASNE Clubs News Clubs News The HBS Association of Southeastern New England (HBSASNE) recently held its first-ever reunion of... View Details
            Keywords: Margie Kelley
            • 01 Dec 2015
            • News

            Golden State of Mind

            pitch a room full of VCs, Draper included. Students also test their mettle by breaking boards with their bare hands, building boats, and competing in paintball. The residential program, which has included... View Details
            Keywords: Julia Hanna
            • 09 Jul 2014
            • Working Paper Summaries

            Activist Directors: Determinants and Consequences

            Keywords: by Ian D. Gow, Sa-Pyung Sean Shin & Suraj Srinivasan
            • 30 Nov 2021
            • In Practice

            What's the Role of Business in Confronting Climate Change?

            The 26th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, also known as COP26, ended with a hard-fought pact that called on businesses and governments to meet their climate change goals faster. The event followed an August report by the Intergovernmental... View Details
            Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Dina Gerdeman