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- 14 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2007
retailers, as well as satellite, cable, and telecom operators. The Group had just met its financial targets for 2006 and had achieved organic growth of 6% in the first half of 2007. Yet even as he reflected on these successes, CEO Frank Dangeard knew that much remained...
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Martha Lagace
- 19 Aug 2021
- News
A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues
know is this has hurt the Black community in so many ways. Specifically, it hurt Black banks, because Black banks were not able to prosper from these securities that are extraordinarily profitable in terms of them being mortgages, and we...
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- 03 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Lehman Brothers Plus Five: Have We Learned from Our Mistakes?
share of mortgages through Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Housing Administration, and the Federal Reserve buys most of the securities guaranteed by these entities. Congress has not yet agreed on a system with a better balance of...
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- 26 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 26, 2008
or Politics? Harvard Business School Case 708-053 On March 21, 2008, the U.S. government secured an agreement from two leading sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) to adopt a new set of investment principles to govern the Funds' activities....
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Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Why the Internet Doesn’t Change Everything
Singapore stop its citizens from peeking at Hustler on their laptops? Or the U.S. government prevent American firms from using high-powered security software in their overseas affiliates? Again, they essentially can't. Silently,...
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by Debora L. Spar
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Casey Gerald
abilities. If you think of the Yvon Chouinard quote, it helped me become a secure juvenile delinquent. MBAs Across America wouldn’t exist without Harvard Business School.
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Impact Stories - Business & Environment
component of our national security and, ultimately, our energy independence." Ilya Minevich MBA 2013 | Network Effect "As business leaders, we can directly impact the progress of initiatives and solutions to address environmental needs."...
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- 12 Nov 2019
- News
Seismic Shift
environment. Anddria Clack-Rogers Varnado (MBA 2014) Anddria Clack-Rogers Varnado (MBA 2014) Anddria Clack-Rogers Varnado (MBA 2014) was honored as a Culture Shifter in 2018, shortly after securing Williams-Sonoma Inc.’s largest-ever...
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Maureen Harmon
- 05 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 5, 2008
Cohen and Breno Schmidt Abstract We explore a new channel for attracting inflows using a unique dataset of corporate 401(k) retirement plans and their mutual fund family trustees. Families secure substantial inflows by being named trustee...
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Martha Lagace
- 12 Apr 2023
- News
Step Change
for trade liberalization who worked to reform Egypt's social security and pension systems, among other innovations. Six months after Enan joined the ministry, in early 2011, the Arab Spring swept through Cairo. Many of her friends from...
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Julia Hanna;
entrepreneurship;
women;
venture capital;
Egypt;
developing economies;
Finance
- 27 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement
variable analysis and use the differences in the likelihood of retirement driven by Social Security retirement incentives in the United States to find a sizable increase in purpose in life as an outcome of retirement.” Emotional...
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- 21 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Bio-Piracy: When Western Firms Usurp Eastern Medicine
commercialize it." The researchers analyzed a sample of 17 case studies in which Western firms secured patents for traditional herbal remedies from all over the world. These included Colorado State University's patent for quinoa (the...
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- 07 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 7
ambition of Uribe or his possible like-minded successor was to secure U.S. Congressional approval of a free trade agreement signed in 2006. But would it really help Colombia diversify its economy? Colombia already had access to the U.S....
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Martha Lagace
- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
A Fast Start on Your New Job
school; those early impressions, right or wrong, can really stick. And the stakes are high. Failure to create momentum during the first few months guarantees an uphill battle for the rest of their tenure in the job. Building credibility and View Details
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by Martha Lagace
- 25 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Studying Japan from the Inside
companies can choose from two different governance systems, and it will be interesting to see which system will turn out to be more effective. We are already seeing companies divided into two camps: Sony, Hitachi and Nomura Securities are...
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by Cynthia Churchwell
- Web
Lessons in Economics | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
defense of the free enterprise system against the perceived threats of communism and socialism. The ultimate aim was to secure favorable attitudes from voting citizens and government representatives. Photographs in U.S. Steel corporate...
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- 09 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
How to Create a Psychologically Safe Workplace
psychological safety as “a climate in which people are comfortable expressing and being themselves.” In practice, this looks like creating a work environment in which employees feel secure in speaking their minds without fear of...
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- 18 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018
grapple with the tension between data as "useful" or private within an organization. In this context they explore the ethical issues they will face around data security and data governance in their roles as managers. Purchase this...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 20
when the costs of financing a reorganization are greater than financing costs to a potential acquirer. Consistent with a senior creditor liquidation bias, the greater use of secured debt leads to more sales in bankruptcy-but, this result...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 29, 2008
Firms" presents an overarching framework better suited to such complexity. It identifies the four critical activities for effective PSF leadership: setting strategic direction, securing commitment to this direction, facilitating...
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Martha Lagace