Jonathan Rose Companies - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Aug 2016
First Look

August 23, 2016

methods. Myth Number 1: Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) programs reduce returns on capital and long-run shareholder value. Reality: Companies committed to ESG are finding competitive advantages in product, labor, and capital... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Nov 2010
First Look

First Look: November 9, 2010

belief is sound, but the authors' analysis of the performance of 45 companies led by CEOs with military experience revealed differences in how the branches (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps) prepare leaders for business. Those... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

Info Amidst calls to increase consumerism in health care, large tech companies and retailers are making bold moves into the industry. These health care “entrants” aim to leverage their general skills in serving consumers to address... View Details

12 Nov 2019
Research & Ideas

Corporate Innovation Increasingly Benefits from Government Research

Business Administration and co-head of the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School. Consider that between the 1950s and 1980s, Uncle Sam’s spending on research and development (R&D) rose fivefold from less than $20 billion to more... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

08 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

Knowing What Your Boss Earns Can Make You Work Harder

percent fewer hours, the researchers found. In a global environment where companies are scrambling to find qualified workers to fill vacancies, another important finding emerged. When an employee learned a co-worker’s salary was 1 percent... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

09 Feb 2009
Research & Ideas

Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times

companies). Most CEOs rose in their company but a few came from outside. If they came from outside it was generally because the firm was in trouble and needed a turnaround. For example, Allan Leighton took... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

04 Jun 2001
What Do You Think?

What’s the Future of the Subscription Model?

Jonathan Robertson, who went on to say, "The model isn't working for phone and cable companies, not because the model is bad, and not because they aren't providing value ... but ... the implementation at the phone View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Oct 1997
News

L.E. Simmons

who has achieved lofty financial success in his professional career while remaining firmly grounded in solid business wisdom. The second oldest of four brothers who grew up in rural Kaysville, Utah - all of whom went on to earn MBAs at Harvard - Simmons credits his... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

01 Jun 2015
Research & Ideas

The Surprising Benefits of Oversharing

conclusions about the costs of hiding information carry implications for individuals and companies alike. It turns out that who benefits from disclosing information has everything to do with how they reveal it. Match Game In What Hiding... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

June 2004 (Revised September 2005)
Case

Cox Communications, Inc.

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Jonathan Gibbons

Cox Communications, the third largest U.S. cable television system operator, is confronting strategy decisions in mid-2004. Cox managers must decide whether to speed its deployment of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), which offers capital and operating costs savings... View Details

Keywords: Customers; Information Technology; Competition; Product Development; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Telecommunications Industry; United States

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11 Apr 2023
Blog Post

BTG Bioliquids: Creating Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil from Biomass Residue Streams

headquarters BTG Bioliquids company profile BTG Bioliquids has developed a fast pyrolysis technology that enables its customers to convert biomass residues into fast pyrolysis bio-oil (FPBO), which has lower carbon intensity than... View Details

10 Apr 2023
News

Leading the Way

Kennedy School, and receiving multiple honors for his leadership, Trejo quickly rose through the ranks at Bank of America. He then spent nearly a decade traveling around the world and working on billion-dollar transactions in the... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Oct 2002
News

Michael F. Cronin

The real deal: Up from the streets of Boston, a venture capitalist helps companies and people flourish. Photo courtesy Michael Cronin On the 50th floor of the John Hancock Tower, the east side of Michael Cronin's corner office offers... View Details

04 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Maersk’s Journey to Decarbonize Shipping

production, our group visited Maersk, one of the world’s largest shipping companies with 707 vessels and Denmark’s largest company ($81.5B in revenue in 2022), 206th on the Fortune global 500 rankings.... View Details

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ARD - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

33 In 1946, Doriot became president of American Research and Development Corporation (ARD), the first publicly funded venture capital firm and one of the first modern venture capital companies established after the war. Located in Boston,... View Details

01 Nov 2019
What Do You Think?

Should Non-Compete Clauses Be Abolished?

by Jonathan Pollard. “The time has come for all employee non-compete agreements to be abolished,” he wrote. “If tech giants can operate in California without non-compete agreements, then so can everyone else.” He went on to say,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Events - Private Capital Project

Cycles September 9, 2024, “Private Capital through Political Cycles” with John Coates (John F. Cogan, Jr. Professor of Law and Economics, Harvard Law School) and Jonathan Lavine (Chair, Bain Capital), moderated by Professor Victoria... View Details

19 Apr 2024
News

Alumni Host Energy CEO Summit in Houston; Austin Club Co-Hosts SXSW Reception

the Harvard Innovation Labs, they offered the mic to any founders who wanted to give a 30-second pitch. “We had about 8 founders step up to talk about their companies or projects and a current need,” says Bishop. “That was fun, and... View Details