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- 01 Jun 2006
- News
One-on-One with Tom Oreck
Oreck’s guidance, New Orleans–based Oreck Corporation had steadily grown into a national brand known for its lightweight, powerful vacuums. As it prospered, the company acquired a manufacturing plant eighty miles east in coastal Long... View Details
- 24 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
Managing Alignment as a Process
corporate synergies should be defined at the top and realized in the business units. Just as the CFO coordinates the budgeting process, a senior executive should coordinate the alignment process—a responsibility for the Office of Strategy... View Details
- 20 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
When CEOs Become Activists
Business, Aaron Chatterji, call “CEO activism,” in which corporate executives speak out about social or environmental issues not obviously related to their core businesses. “What prompted this research is that we kept observing instances... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Action Plan: Fired Up
pegged Traeger as a lifestyle company: “When people say your grills changed their lives, show you their Traeger tattoos, and name their kids after your company, you’d better listen,” says Andrus, who has created a corporate culture around... View Details
- 01 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
Companies, Cultures and the Transformation to the Transnational
power in a small socio-economic class. Such an environment was less tolerant of the elitism and paternalism found in large, family-dominated companies in Britain. A corporate meritocracy emerged that fostered the development of a new... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
MBAs on a Mission
be living there. That’s very rewarding.” Since her arrival at Habitat’s Atlanta headquarters three years ago, Song has expanded the lending program she oversees from an $8 million annual fund supported by pro bono services and two... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
State of the Unions
A McDonald’s employee takes part in a March protest calling for unionization and higher minimum wages for fast-food workers. (© David Eulitt/TNS/ZUMA Wire) In May, thousands of McDonald’s employees swarmed the company’s Oak Brook, Illinois, View Details
- 24 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 24
country-level factors that, by intensifying scrutiny on firms and diffusing global norms to their headquarters countries, limit firms' use of selective disclosure. We test our hypotheses using a novel panel dataset of 4,750 public... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 02 Dec 2019
- What Do You Think?
How Does a Company like Boeing Respond to Intense Competitive Pressure?
So you really watched your step and were careful about what you said.” Can’t you just imagine it? Headquarters vs. the engineers, engineering vs. manufacturing, manufacturing vs. sales, etc. leading to Boeing vs. customers and the public.... View Details
- 27 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 27
and repay CPP funds early. Collectively, the results provide new evidence on the realized consequences of the CPP for bank SEOs. The tests suggest the CPP's indirect costs of restrictions on corporate policies and actions as the most... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 3
the size and role of corporate headquarters in the company he had reshaped as a "premium conglomerate." During his tenure, Andersen had divided what had previously been operated as almost a single... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Marjorie M.T. Yang (MBA '76)
Brooks Brothers, Marks & Spencer, and Nordstrom. What isn't known to consumers is the name behind all these labels-a family-owned textile and apparel manufacturer headquartered in Hong Kong called The Esquel Group. With seventeen plants... View Details
- 13 Jul 2016
- Blog Post
How To Hire A Millennial
work arrangements, meaningful mentorship programs, and sense of mission. General Electric isn’t moving to Boston’s waterfront for the views, however breathtaking they may be. In the increasingly fierce battle for millennial talent, GE’s decision to uproot its long-time... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 12 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 12
proximity to headquarters and corporate siblings are associated with superior performance trends following information disclosure. We also find that regional density moderates effect of establishment size on... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 19 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 19
economic welfare. Paper: http://pubs.aeaweb.org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/doi/pdfplus/10.1257/jep.27.1.45 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting in China: Symbol or Substance? Authors:Marquis, Christopher, and Cuili Qian... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 7
innovative projects. Using unique data on travel, employment, and patenting for 1,315 inventors at the Indian R&D center of a Fortune 50 multinational, I find that intra-firm mobility in the form of short-duration business trips from a distant R&D location to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jun 2017
- News
Finding Common Ground
When he took some skeptical conservationists to a meeting at agribusiness giant Monsanto’s headquarters not long ago, Richard Crespin (TGMP 4, 1999) says it seemed the only thing missing was ominous John Williams theme music playing in... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Q & A: A Conversation with IRS Chief Charles Rossotti
headquarters in Washington. You chose to become head of one of America's least popular institutions. Why? A number of factors had coalesced -- public discontent, mounting congressional criticism, technological advances, to name a few.... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 03 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 3
Centers and corporate GM. If they did the former, they might be faced with the perception that GMTCI was limited to back-office analysis for GM's products. But when Nanua put on his headquarters... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2014
low-income youth and companies needing skilled labor. His yearlong training program offers 18 through 24-year-olds the technical, professional, and communications skills needed to transition into careers and college. The award-winning nonprofit has partnered with 250... View Details