Henry - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Nov 2015
Blog Post

What is an HBS MyTake?

Henry Spear (MBA 2015), a former member of the JCD, who oversaw much of last year’s programming. What is a MyTake? A MyTake is a student-run event that allows two to four students to share personal stories that you may not hear about in... View Details

12 Apr 2022
Book

Racism, Colonialism, and Britain's Legacy of Violence

Britain’s 20th century empire was the largest in human history, with a quarter of the world’s land and nearly 700 million people. Yet the empire drew its strength from violence. That’s the conclusion Harvard Business School Professor Caroline Elkins draws in her new... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

Research Summary

Principal Research Interests

My research is principally focused on nineteenth- and twentieth-century subjects, with an emphasis on economic and especially financial history. I am interested in the role of banks and capital markets in the process of economic development as well as in the political... View Details

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General Merchants to Commodities Brokers | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Library Search Search Search Lehman Brothers: 1850 - 2008 Exhibition General Merchants to Commodities Brokers The story of the Lehman brothers in America dates to 1844, when twenty-three-year-old Henry Lehman, born to Jewish parents in... View Details

07 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

Why Companies Fail—and How Their Founders Can Bounce Back

entrepreneurs whose companies are succeeding. Ghosh says boards of successful companies often seek out the founders and CEOs of failed companies because they value experience over a clean slate. After all, Henry Ford, Steve Jobs, and Desh... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Faculty & Research - Entrepreneurship

Ranjay Gulati Paul R. Lawrence MBA Class of 1942 Professor of Business Administration Henry W. McGee Senior Lecturer of Business Administration Christopher T. Stanton Marvin Bower Associate Professor Lindsay N. Hyde Senior Lecturer of... View Details

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Executive Education - Global

a leadership point of view, but there is also a lot of opportunity." Henry Njoroge Managing Executive Vodacom Mozambique, Africa 10K Annual participants in Executive Education programs 63 % Participants with international citizenship View Details

June 2015 (Revised October 2015)
Case

High Liner Foods, 2015

By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin

In 2015, Canadian-based High Liner Foods Ltd was one of North America's largest frozen fish processors with extensive shares of both the food service and retail channels in Canada, the USA and Mexico. With over C$1 billion in revenues, the company had grown four fold... View Details

Keywords: Strategic Analysis; Strategic Decision Making; Family Business; Commodities; Strategic Planning; Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; North America; Canada

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General Management Faculty - Faculty & Research

Practice Leonard A. Schlesinger Baker Foundation Professor Chair, Practice Faculty Amy W. Schulman Senior Lecturer of Business Administration Sandra J. Sucher MBA Class of 1966 Professor of Management Practice Brian L. Trelstad William View Details

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Faculty & Research | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Family Senior Lecturer of Business Administration F. Warren McFarlan Albert H. Gordon Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus Henry W. McGee Senior Lecturer of Business Administration Lakshmi Ramarajan Diane Doerge Wilson Professor... View Details

01 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness

kindness is one of the most essential soft skills for good leadership. But in these times, it might be the most crucial one. To paraphrase Henry David Thoreau, kindness is an investment that never fails. About the authors Boris Groysberg... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Susan Seligson

08 Mar 2021
In Practice

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?

A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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dollarDEX (1998-2007)

Retired chief executive, non-executive chairman

One of world's top 30 in online finance (Institutional Investor, March 2003). Wealth management firm in Asia, and has... View Details

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My One Case: MBA Class of 2023 Looks Back - MBA

I read this case as part of an independent project with Senior Lecturer Henry McGee about distribution and marketing in Hollywood. How do you see yourself applying the lessons from this case in your future endeavors? Before coming to HBS,... View Details

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Entrepreneurial Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research

listed under Marketing and General Management) Rohit Deshpande , Henry McGee Spring 2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Field Course: Climate Solutions Lab Jim Matheson Spring 2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Field Course: Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (Application Only)... View Details

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Past Programs - Crossover Into Business

early to get ready for life outside basketball. ” Lance Thomas NBA Player Apply Past Participants Steven Adams NBA Kristie Ahn WTA Kayla Alexander WNBA Al-Farouq Aminu NBA Calvin Anderson NFL Henry Anderson NFL Ciara Andrews Basketball... View Details

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HBS - The year in Review

recognized 125 staff members, with a special focus on those whose tenure began 25 years ago. Collectively, this group of retirees and colleagues represents 2,463 years of work for the University. IN MEMORIAM William (Bill) J. Bruns Jr., View Details

18 Jul 2023
Research & Ideas

Will Global Demand for Oil Peak This Decade?

Is the globe’s thirst for oil finally topping out? A major international energy watcher says yes, predicting last month that demand for global oil for transport will peak around 2026, plateau for all uses by 2028, and possibly hit a zenith by the end of the decade.... View Details

Keywords: by Alvin Powell, Harvard Gazette; Energy; Industrial Products; Auto; Green Technology

15 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

Shaky Business: How Handshakes Win Negotiations

the table.” A possible future area to study, the researchers suggest, is whether hugs, high-fives, or fist bumps elicit the same amount of cooperation. Related Reading: The Role of Emotions in Effective Negotiations Henry Kissinger's... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Mar 2019
News

The Burden Legacy

incoming MBA Class of 2004 to restore confidence in America’s free enterprise system after public trust in business had been shaken by the Enron and WorldCom scandals. And in the wake of the global financial crisis, former Treasury Secretary View Details

Keywords: Linda Kush

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