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Board Diversity Network: 2024 Fall Events Recap - Blog: RGE Report

It’s good to bring the core financial skills but boards these days are also looking for expertise on how to navigate economic uncertainty, capital allocation, cybersecurity, digital transformation and AI, and all things talent and human... View Details

20 Sep 2016
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September 20, 2016

to Jewish organizational life. Inspired by 30 years of pioneering work by retail giant Leslie Wexner’s philanthropic focus on Jewish leadership, More Than Managing brings together diverse and remarkable thinkers to address challenges facing communal life and the skills... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Oct 2009
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The Vanguard Corporation

They differentiated themseves in the marketplace by centering their strategy around social and environmental responsibility. They said, they don't want to be a "green" bank—they are a for-profit endeavor—but they want to do the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

25 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 25, 2007

been priorities in national initiatives. Conclusions. Our study suggests an underutilized strategy for improving patient safety and staff efficiency: leveraging frontline staff experiences with work systems to identify and remove... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

September 2006 (Revised June 2007)
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3i Group plc: May 2006

By: G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon

Since 2004, Philip Yea, the first outsider ever to lead 3i Group, one of Europe's largest publicly listed private equity firms, has been trying to help the far flung organization become more of a streamlined partnership even as it functions around the globe. As he... View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Globalized Firms and Management; Alignment; Partners and Partnerships; Public Ownership; Employees; Goals and Objectives; Financial Services Industry

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01 Apr 2000
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Marketing Muscle

chairman of Interactive Investor International (iii), Coutu said she relishes the opportunity to do things a little differently. Her Internet financial services company, for example, is located in a renovated building above Smithfields,... View Details

09 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 9, 2008

Schoar, Jialan Wang Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-024.pdf The Contingent Nature of Public Policy and Growth Strategies in the Early Twentieth-Century U.S. Banking Industry Authors:Christopher Marquis, Zhi Huang... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Aug 2007
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First Look: August 7, 2007

Supplements the (A) case. Purchase this supplement: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=107052 BBC Worldwide: Global Strategy Harvard Business School Case 507-034 In January 2007, John Smith, chief executive... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 20

public infrastructure. As the nation and company grow, the firm also grows and embarks on a strategy of rapid expansion, offering a wide new range of financial products and participating in many aspects of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2003
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The Next Big Thing

It's a case of competition and strategy on a global scale, and the stakes could hardly be higher. The prize? Leadership in the realm of life sciences, a field that experts say will shape and dominate 21st-century enterprise. What city or... View Details

Keywords: life sciences; Scientific Research and Development Services

15 May 2019
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Jeremy Grantham on the Battle to Save Society from Climate Change: ‘We’re Not Winning’

In a recent interview with the Financial Times , Jeremy Grantham (MBA 1966) noted his pessimism about the global attitude towards climate change. “My odds are about 50:50 that we will protect society in somewhat the same shape as we’ve... View Details

25 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

An Organization Your Customers Understand

the role of organization in regard to a business unit's success, or in the choice of which structure to use, is intertwined with a large number of other important factors. These include the strategy of the business, the quality of its... View Details

Keywords: by Robert Simons

12 Nov 2019
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Seismic Shift

years ago that the approach to inclusion in business was flawed. As a former marketing expert and growth strategist who helped clients find new business opportunities—largely in nonwhite, affluent markets—she was called in to create View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

24 Apr 2006
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Managing Alignment as a Process

To create synergy, we require more than a concept and a strategy. The enterprise value proposition defines the strategy for value creation through alignment, but it doesn't describe how to achieve it. The alignment View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Consumer Products; Retail

28 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 28, 2008

(0.74%). Even after controlling for filers' demographic factors and self-revealed savings intent, the likelihood of tax-site savings was 5.5 percentage points higher at treatment sites as compared with control sites. In contrast to the take up of many View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

October 2010 (Revised November 2012)
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Shenzhen Capital Group

By: Paul A. Gompers, Shaohui Chen, Jessie Lin and Shelley Ling

Haitao Jin, chairman of Shenzhen Capital Group Co., Ltd. (SCGC), and Wanshou Li, president of SCGC, must decide how to continue to grow their venture capital/private equity firm in China. SCGC is a premier VC/PE fund in China and a pioneer of the Government Sponsored... View Details

Keywords: Government And Business; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Investment Funds; Growth and Development Strategy; Business and Government Relations; Financial Services Industry; China

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Leading Change and Organizational Renewal | HBS Online

thought partner around strategies and best practices in varying scenarios. Raymond Porch Manager of Diversity Programs at Boston Public Schools The course has given me the confidence to know that my suggestions have a solid business... View Details

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HBS Course: Real Estate Private Equity - Research Resources

people, the deals, the funds and the financial trends of the industry. (Individual account required). Private Equity Real Estate (PERE) Provides global information on private real estate investments and deals. (Individual account... View Details

10 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 10, 2009

Combining supermarket scanner data with firm-level financial data, we find evidence that differs from prior literature. Instead of reducing expenditures to boost earnings, soup manufacturers roughly double the frequency of marketing... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

January 1993 (Revised July 2003)
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Texas High-Speed Rail Corporation

By: Timothy A. Luehrman

The finance director of the Texas High-Speed Rail Corp. (THSRC) is considering modifications to the financing program designed to support the development, construction, and operations of THSRC's planned high-speed rail system. The current plan achieves many objectives,... View Details

Keywords: Private Sector; Financial Strategy; Financing and Loans; Taxation; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Strategic Planning; Valuation; Rail Industry; Texas

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