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Faculty & Research | MBA
every hour of class time, an HBS faculty member dedicates many hours of preparation that includes individual case review, writing notes and lessons plans, and collaborative analysis among colleagues. While instructing classes, teaching... View Details
- November 1991 (Revised September 1993)
- Case
Oak Industries Inc.
By: William A. Sahlman and Burton C. Hurlock
Describes Bill Antle's proposed restructuring plans for Oak Industries, a company composed of nine divisions which seem to be experiencing operating difficulties. During the last ten years the company has been involved in a number of acquisitions and divestitures, as... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business or Company Management; Operations; SWOT Analysis; Organizational Structure; Restructuring; Financial Management; Acquisition; Financial Markets
Sahlman, William A., and Burton C. Hurlock. "Oak Industries Inc." Harvard Business School Case 292-086, November 1991. (Revised September 1993.)
- 26 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 26, 2008
Working PapersApplicant and Examiner Citations in U.S. Patents: An Overview and Analysis Authors:Juan Alcacer Abstract Researchers studying innovation increasingly use indicators based on patent citations. However, it is well known that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
Advice from a Career Switcher: The Value of Informational Conversations with Alumni
mid-March, Adam accepted an offer to join Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) as a Portfolio Greenhouse Gas Impact Analysis Intern; BEV invests in entrepreneurs building companies that can have a significant impact on climate change at... View Details
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VBHCD Initiative - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) to measure costs over the full care cycle, and then identify cost savings while maintaining quality of care Facilitate process improvements identified through the TDABC analysis Develop... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Beyond the Numbers
Robinson in 1986 as assistant controller for their international consumer businesses, including bank cards and retail banking. His first task, he recalls, was to "take a look around and advise my boss what his group should be doing differently." His in-depth financial... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
3-Minute Briefing: David Perpich (MBA 2007)
personalized sports page, with the best reporting and analysis from 450 journalists about the teams and players you care about and the biggest and most compelling stories in sports. I’m a Washington Commanders fan, but I also love Duke... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Research Brief: Ending the Legacy of Poverty
rise to the top. And for those in the lowest 20 percent of income distribution, there’s only a 7.5 percent chance they’ll move up to the top and a 35.7 percent chance they’ll remain in the lowest income range. “The crux of our analysis is... View Details
- 2017
- Working Paper
A Historical Approach to Clustering in Emerging Economies
By: Valeria Giacomin
Clusters are defined as geographically concentrated agglomerations of specialized firms in a particular domain. The cluster concept in its broader meaning of industrial agglomeration has been the focus of longstanding debates in the social sciences. This working paper... View Details
Keywords: Industry Clusters; Research; Theory; Developing Countries and Economies; History; Analysis; Globalization
Giacomin, Valeria. "A Historical Approach to Clustering in Emerging Economies." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 18-018, August 2017.
- August 1986 (Revised May 2005)
- Case
Mike Finkelstein (B)
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin, Charles Bryan and Ken Leet
Following his successful turnaround of WTXX, Waterbury, Mike Finkelstein joined Odyssey Partners with a mandate to build a communications company. From 1982-1985, he acquired three more stations, financing each as an independent partnership. However, increasing... View Details
Keywords: Business Exit or Shutdown; Cash; Business or Company Management; Bonds; Cost vs Benefits; SWOT Analysis; Alignment; Acquisition; Financial Strategy; Corporate Finance; Communications Industry
Baldwin, Carliss Y., Charles Bryan, and Ken Leet. "Mike Finkelstein (B)." Harvard Business School Case 287-021, August 1986. (Revised May 2005.)
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How One Center of Innovation Lost its Spark
a historical analysis of the U.S. tire industry from 1900 to 1990 suggest that the firms clustered in Akron initially led the industry in innovation, but later failed to respond effectively to the introduction of radial-tire technology.... View Details
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Filippo Mezzanotti
ability of a firm to finance itself. On the one hand, this analysis wants to provide evidence on how self-interested politicians can leverage their political power to extract personal rents, by favoring the access to credit of politically... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
New Releases
retail sales will pass through a franchise chain; fully 96 percent of the American population has eaten at a McDonald's. Considering the astonishingly rapid growth of chains in recent years, it is not surprising that a comprehensive View Details
- 08 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is it Worth a Pay Cut to Work for a Great Manager (Like Bill Belichick)?
empirically demonstrated that a manager’s ability was a very important factor in converting player performance into team victories in baseball. But it wasn’t just team performance that was enhanced by managerial quality. “Kahn’s additional View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 1
Working PapersWhat Should GAAP Look Like? A Survey and Economic Analysis Authors:S.P. Kothari, Karthik Ramanna, and Douglas J. Skinner Abstract Based on extant literature, we articulate a positive theory of GAAP under the assumption... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Jun 2008
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First Look: June 24, 2008
Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal Incorporating Journal of Global Competitiveness 18, nos. 1/2 (2008): 104-130 Abstract Purpose—The purpose of this paper is to provide an analysis of regional concentration patterns... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 17
capacity. In an unanticipated finding, however, our analysis raises the possibility that the company's most prolific publishers begin to migrate to the periphery of the intra-firm social network, which may occur because these individuals'... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Profile
Arjun Goyal
and business responsibilities, including the review of scientific literature and therapeutic guidelines, the analysis of compound licensing opportunities, the structuring of efficient clinical trials, and the creation of viable financial... View Details
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Richard Jenrette | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Full Transcript (PDF) Richard “Dick” Jenrette, HBS 1957, was a cofounder of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (DLJ). Dick brought skills in journalism and analysis to the partnership and helped establish a structure for the reports that soon... View Details
- 11 Oct 2012
- News
Answering the Doctor's Call
Downing: From business analysis to bedside diagnosis. Photo courtesy Bill Downing When Bill Downing (MBA 1995) started his first semester as a medical student in August, he finally closed the loop on a dream he’s had since childhood. “If... View Details