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- June 2006
- Case
Vignette: Bombay Tyre Manufacturing Ltd.
By: G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
Presents a U.S.-based investor who had taken a minority position in a publicly owned manufacturer in India. The company's controller is not performing and the stock price is suffering because of delayed and disappointing results. Removing the controller, however, is... View Details
Keywords: Investment; Equity; Foreign Direct Investment; Financial Management; Investment Activism; Business Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy
Hardymon, G. Felda, and Ann Leamon. "Vignette: Bombay Tyre Manufacturing Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 806-207, June 2006.
- Web
Marketing - HBS Online
New Credential of Digital Innovation and Strategy Build the skill set and strategic acumen to compete in the digital world through a combination of forward-looking coursework, unique team activities with a diverse global network, and a... View Details
- 19 Aug 2011
- News
i-lab Buzz
The building’s circular flow is echoed by classrooms on the second and third floors known as “hives,” where desks and chairs can be easily moved to facilitate group activities and faculty can teach in the round. Walkways on campus have... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
…and by Comparison
interesting snapshot of a different era. For example, of the class’s 2,173 applicants, 36 percent were admitted; 70 percent were either veterans or on active duty and sent by the military. There were no women and few minorities. In a... View Details
- 10 Oct 2014
HBS LGBT Open House
Jointly sponsored by HBS MBA Admissions and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Student Association (LGBTSA), the LGBT Open House is an opportunity to experience HBS through a day of activities on campus. View Details
- 30 Sep 2023
Access MBA Event in Boston
Join us at the Access MBA in-person event in Boston. Access MBA event activities include MBA profile and resume evaluation, workshops and panel discussions, and the opportunity to meet business school reps and alumni. View Details
- 08 May 2015
- News
An alternative view of the role of the corporation in society
Do corporations do well by doing good? Or do firms that engage in environmental and social initiatives destroy shareholder wealth? George Serafeim, the Jakurski Family Associate Professor of Business Administration, has studied how increasing the concentration of... View Details
- Web
Harvard Business School
Baker Library Special Collections Exhibits More Exhibits Explore the Exhibit Student Pioneers The Value of Business Education The Golden Age of Black Business AASU Early Years & Influence AASU Founders Core Demands & Proposals Early Years & View Details
- June 2010 (Revised December 2010)
- Case
Hôpital de Pontoise
By: Richard M.J. Bohmer, Daniela Beyersdorfer and Simon Harrow
In 2010, Andre Razafindranaly, managing director of a large French public hospital, considers which organizational structure will help them adjust to the changing health sector environment. The move from global budget to activity-based funding has led his and many... View Details
Keywords: Activity Based Costing and Management; Governance Controls; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Health Care and Treatment; Leading Change; Service Delivery; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Health Industry; France
Bohmer, Richard M.J., Daniela Beyersdorfer, and Simon Harrow. "Hôpital de Pontoise." Harvard Business School Case 610-100, June 2010. (Revised December 2010.)
- June 2016 (Revised May 2017)
- Case
FANUC Corporation: Reassessing the Firm's Governance and Financial Policies
By: Benjamin C. Esty, Nobuo Sato and Akiko Kanno
In February 2015, Daniel Loeb (a U.S.–based activist investor) announced his firm had a large investment in FANUC Corporation, a leading producer of industrial robots and software for machine tools. Loeb was demanding that the Japanese firm change its financial and... View Details
Keywords: Hedge Funds; Economic Policy; Investments; Government Policy; Deregulation; Financial Management; Valuation; Investment Funds; Policy; Corporate Governance; Macroeconomics; Investment Activism; Change Management; Financial Strategy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Japan; United States
Esty, Benjamin C., Nobuo Sato, and Akiko Kanno. "FANUC Corporation: Reassessing the Firm's Governance and Financial Policies." Harvard Business School Case 216-042, June 2016. (Revised May 2017.)
- 13 Dec 2018
- Blog Post
Working at the Intersection of Business and Environment
areas of focus to help move the needle on climate action. The initiative is especially active on the curriculum front through facilitating the development of innovative cases, teaching notes, and other materials, both for use in the HBS... View Details
- 07 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Government’s Positive Role in Kick-Starting Entrepreneurship
bungles things when it wades into the private sector. Lerner's book studies where public efforts to spur entrepreneurial activity have gone right and wrong—there are many more of the latter, the author acknowledges—and offers policy... View Details
- September 2003
- Case
Executive Compensation at Reckitt Benckiser plc
By: V.G. Narayanan, Krishna G. Palepu and Lisa Brem
Investors felt betrayed by the increasingly lucrative pay packages awarded to CEOs and other top executives at multinational companies. Yet, board members charged with adequately rewarding executives were forced to compete with rising packages of salaries and stock... View Details
- Profile
Ed Rogers
wine recommendations that take special occasions into account. Once we realized our core differentiating factor, all of our other activities pivoted to communicate our distinction. How do your HBS ambitions fit into the big picture of the... View Details
- Profile
Chao Zeng
communications skills. Finally, HBS is a platform for being more global, not only through classes, but in after-class activities like the Asia Business Conference or going to Brazil in FIELD to do a consulting project. By doing business... View Details
- 30 May 2013
- Blog Post
Launching into “career discovery” mode
Days solidified my desire to pursue a role related to education, I began searching for EC’s who might be able to help. Through a combination of attending panel discussions (and actively seeking out the panelists afterwards), and scouring... View Details
- Profile
Justin Bardin
As a participant in the United States Navy's Immediate Graduate School Program, Justin Bardin is one of only twenty Naval Academy graduates selected for continued graduate studies, even as he maintains active duty status. "I had... View Details
- Web
Harvard Business School
Baker Library Special Collections Exhibits More Exhibits Explore the Exhibit Student Pioneers The Value of Business Education The Golden Age of Black Business AASU Early Years & Influence AASU Founders Core Demands & Proposals Early Years & View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Strategic Networking
difference. Alumni in active job-hunting mode should consider an “outside–in” approach, working their way through a list of contacts to the person who is closest to their area and position of interest. “Talking to other alumni first will... View Details
Keywords: Networking
- Career Coach
Rich Schneider
Rich (HBS’74) has been a Career Coach since 2009 and works with both students and alumni. He retired from a 35 year career in management consulting that year and is presently active in several capacities: Partner in Sage Partners, a... View Details