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  • February 2008 (Revised May 2012)
  • Supplement

The Big Easy, Not So Easy: The Letter

By: Nicolas P. Retsinas and Ben Creo
A short, supplemental case to "The Big Easy, Not So Easy" (208-068). Doris Koo must respond to new challenges at Lafitte in New Orleans. View Details
Keywords: Natural Disasters; Housing; Projects; Risk Management; Urban Development; Reputation; New Orleans
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  • 04 Dec 2012
  • First Look

First Look: December 4

find that patents applied for by firms in private equity transactions are more cited (a proxy for economic importance), show no significant shifts in the fundamental nature of the research, and are more concentrated in the most important... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel

    James R. Moffett

    the discovery and exploration of natural resource deposits around the world, especially the Grasberg gold mine in Papua, Indonesia. As CEO, Moffett oversaw a massive growth plan for the combined entities and expanded the firm’s mining... View Details
    Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

      George M. Humphrey

      Through a number of successful mergers and acquisitions, Humphrey dramatically expanded and diversified M. A. Hanna’s production. By the end of his tenure, the company had assets of more than $120 million, three-quarters of which was invested in steel, rayon, copper,... View Details
      Keywords: Agriculture & Mining
      • 15 Nov 2001
      • Research & Ideas

      Five Questions for Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner

      numerous imitators, as often was the problem in the late 1990s, when the funding of "me too" firms became commonplace. Q: Is the nature of the venture capitalist changing? That is, if Arthur Rock and John Doerr each represent... View Details
      Keywords: by Carol Elsen; Financial Services
      • Profile

      Samuel Racana

      more about how tackle these problems as an investor and an entrepreneur. HBS was the natural choice to explore that, build relationships, exchange ideas, and learn before going back out. Coming to HBS is like... ...reaching a plateau ski... View Details
      • 21 Aug 2008
      • News

      Stylin’ at Gallatin

      Council. For example, dual-flush toilets and low-flow shower heads and sink aerators reduce water use by 30 percent when compared to a standard building. Sensors adjust indoor lighting by taking available natural light into account (this... View Details
      Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
      • Web

      New Americans | MBA

      New Americans External Funding Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans Fellowships for up to two years of graduate study in the U.S. for new Americans (defined as a resident alien, a naturalized U.S. Citizen, or the child of... View Details
      • 01 Aug 2006
      • First Look

      First Look: August 1, 2006

      Periodical:North Carolina Law Review 84 (May 2006). We use the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory to explore how changes in the nature of the relationship between law firms and their clients may have implications for the structure of the... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
      • Web

      IFC: Cape Town; Africa Rising - Course Catalog

      IFC Financial Aid for a quick assessment to determine your eligibility and process or contact finaid@hbs.edu for more information. Enrollment: Limited to 45 MBA students (due to the nature of IFCs, auditing is not permitted) Course... View Details
      • 25 Aug 2014
      • News

      The First Five Years: Raymond Hwang (MBA 2010)

      Rather than focusing on how the material at hand might be useful to you in the future, whatever your plans are, participate fully in the experience of understanding that material. Doing so facilitates the kind of deeper learning that allows for a more View Details
      Keywords: Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance
      • 09 Jan 2014
      • News

      Tapping into Opportunity

      of some nebulous wish to do good, however. She's doing it because being smart about water will save these organizations a lot of money. "Providing dramatic improvements in how much water we use, and the natural resources for using water,... View Details
      Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; Business and Environment Initiative; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

        Christopher J. Perry

        city, popular for its editorial nature and active coverage of community news. Perry also used the paper as a vehicle for social change, using his influence to push for better services in the community. By 1930, the paper had boasted a... View Details
        Keywords: Publishing & Print Media
        • December 2012 (Revised November 2014)
        • Case

        W.R. Grace & Co.: Dealing with Asbestos Torts

        By: Stuart C. Gilson and Sarah L. Abbott
        A manufacturer of building products and specialty chemicals, W. R. Grace & Co. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2001 in response to a flood of lawsuits alleging that its products contained asbestos, and had caused hundreds of thousands of people to contract... View Details
        Keywords: Bankruptcy Reorganization; Business Failures; Environmental Regulations; Class Action Lawsuits; Natural Environment; Valuation; Health Disorders; Capital Structure; Restructuring; Lawsuits and Litigation; Chemicals; Crisis Management; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Legal Liability; Construction Industry; Chemical Industry; United States
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        • February 2010 (Revised April 2011)
        • Case

        The Political Economy of Carbon Trading

        By: Forest L. Reinhardt, J. Gunnar Trumbull, Mikell Hyman, Patia McGrath and Nazli Zeynep Uludere
        Global climate change is an increasingly prominent political and business problem. Design of market-based systems to reduce carbon emissions has proven difficult. More broadly, national attempts to comply with the provisions of the Kyoto Protocol present both... View Details
        Keywords: Policy; International Relations; Risk Management; Agreements and Arrangements; Business and Government Relations; Natural Environment; Pollutants; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Public Administration Industry
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        • August 2008
        • Article

        From Clusters to Cluster-Based Economic Development

        By: Christian H.M. Ketels and Olga Memedovic
        Over the last decades, changes in the global economy and the emergence of Global Value Chains (GVCs) have raised the interest in understanding the specific conditions and cross-company interactions within and across locations. For companies, the need to choose the... View Details
        Keywords: Development Economics; Economy; Value; Business Strategy; Competition; Performance Productivity; Cost; Natural Environment; Policy; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Framework; Industry Clusters
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        2016 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

        leadership roles at Microsoft, Kieran created a linguistic services platform for developers, introducing natural language processing capabilities to Windows developers for the first time. She also led a cross-company engineering effort... View Details
        • 11 Feb 2014
        • First Look

        First Look: February 11

        constrained agency through which a particular network action is taken can affect actors' ensuing structural positions and the nature of the constraints they subsequently face. Our conceptualization of constrained agency identifies new... View Details
        Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
        • Web

        1.5 Attendance | MBA

        Hall, certain simulations/exercises, or upon special request by the faculty due to the sensitive nature of a particular class discussion. Consecutive and Prolonged Absences Two or more consecutive days of Excused or Unexcused absences... View Details
        • 01 Jun 2000
        • News

        Students and Business Leaders Look to Africa's Future

        conference examined the business potential inherent in Africa's unparalleled natural resources, awe-inspiring geography, unexplored markets, and population of over seven hundred million. Maurice Templesman, chairman of the Corporate... View Details