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  • 27 Jan 2015
  • First Look

First Look: January 27

management of public schools, demonstrates the challenges and opportunities related to private sector involvement in the delivery of a public... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Nov 2011
  • Lessons from the Classroom

The New Challenge of Leading Financial Firms

A worldwide economic crisis. Intense scrutiny from board members, customers, and government regulators. Expanding global markets. Public protests aimed squarely at your industry. Running a financial... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services
  • 19 Jan 2021
  • In Practice

Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm

explained how running the Public Option through private insurance firms can break even while increasing coverage of the uninsured. In terms of his leadership, Joseph Biden’s soothing persona View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 01 Oct 2015
  • Blog Post

Why We Recruit: Goldman Sachs

Organization:Annie McMullen, Harvard Business School Recruiter, University Relations Team, Goldman Sachs Describe your organization in three to five sentences.Goldman Sachs is a leading global investment banking, securities View Details
  • 24 May 2004
  • Research & Ideas

The Watsons: IBM’s Troubled Legacy

humor in the idea of the man they labeled "a dirty Talmud Jew," lodged a protest with the State Department, and refused to participate in the festivities. The IBM is not merely an organization of... View Details
Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow
  • 01 Mar 2005
  • News

Campaign Passes Goal, Continues

each recipient. This amount is a small fraction of the overall cost associated with attending HBS, which is $125,000 for a single student. “Decreasing our students’ debt load will open up more career choices in both the public View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
  • Profile

Katie Laidlaw

and career path? HBS introduced me to more industries, jobs, companies, and roles than I thought possible. It helped me understand how private sector frameworks View Details
Keywords: Consulting
  • 30 Apr 2012
  • Research & Ideas

India’s Ambitious National Identification Program

and people in the bureaucracy and government sometimes look askance at the private sector, believing them to be pursuing purely private... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 19 Jun 2007
  • First Look

First Look: June 19, 2007

technology enablement for emergency preparedness and response have taken on increased significance. Public health organizations like ADHS play a critical role in any statewide... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 11 Dec 2007
  • First Look

First Look: December 11, 2007

  Working PapersThe Seer of Wellesley Hills: Roger Babson and the Babson Statistical Organization Author:Walter A. Friedman Abstract Roger Babson was a pioneer of the business-forecasting industry in the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • January 2006 (Revised May 2007)
  • Case

Endo Pharmaceuticals (A): From LBO to...?

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Brian DeLacey
Endo Pharmaceuticals was formed in 1997 as a leveraged buyout spin-off from DuPont Merck. In 1999, it must decide whether to do an IPO or merge with a smaller company. View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Initial Public Offering; Leveraged Buyouts; Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Care and Treatment; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
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  • November 2005 (Revised July 2009)
  • Case

Cutter & Buck (A)

By: William A. Sahlman and Victoria Winston
Only three short months into her new position as CEO of publicly traded golf apparel manufacturer Cutter & Buck, Fran Conley discovers accounting irregularities that call into question the reliability of this company's financial statements. Working closely with her... View Details
Keywords: Financial Statements; Crime and Corruption; Corporate Disclosure; Governing and Advisory Boards; Lawsuits and Litigation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Going Public
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  • 01 Dec 2006
  • News

New on the Web at Alumni Career Services

point of readiness, the Alumni Career Services Web site provides a range of useful resources and programs. Men and women interested in serving on public or View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
  • 02 Sep 2015
  • News

Voting for Optimism in Baltimore

Baltimore? At NYU, I learned that being a mechanical engineer is about taking things that wouldn’t normally be able to do something and putting them together in a way that makes them work. HBS taught me strategy View Details
Keywords: April White; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities
  • 01 Oct 2013
  • First Look

First Look: October 1

  Publications August 2013 Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Religion, Politician Identity and Development Outcomes: Evidence from India By: Bhalotra, Sonia,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Jul 2019
  • Blog Post

Advancing a More Sustainable World with an MBA/MPA-ID

of sustainability rested first and foremost on the financial benefits and cost savings.    As a result, I decided to apply to Harvard Business School through the 2+2 admissions process as well as for the... View Details
  • 17 Jun 2020
  • Blog Post

Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 2/5

a congested public streetcar. The inequity was further exacerbated by government-supported redlining that prevented Black Americans from subsidies and underwriting that effectively prohibited them from... View Details
  • 03 Dec 2015
  • Op-Ed

How "New Nuclear" Power Could Save the Planet—If Regulators Would Allow It

alternatives to coal-fired power to the developing world, particularly Asia. We need an energy source that is cheaper than and as deployable as coal. That energy source needs to be available and acceptable... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph Lassiter; Energy
  • 01 Aug 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Retail Execs Underplay Current Performance to Investors--but Why?

information and studied three ways that managers disclose information: discretionary accruals, management forecasts, and conference call tone. In addition, they took a peek at managers’ View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Financial Services
  • March 2023
  • Teaching Note

Sustainability Reporting at Dollar Tree, Inc.

By: Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan Ni
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 122-044. The case discusses the ESG strategy of Dollar Tree Inc., a U.S. Fortune 500 company in the deep discount retail industry and the shareholder pressure faced by the company. In 2022, the company faced a shareholder resolution from... View Details
Keywords: ESG; Sustainability; Shareholder Activism; Dollar Tree; Sustainability Reporting; ESG Reporting; Board Of Directors; Shareholder Engagement; GHG; Environmental Accounting; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Trends; Communication; Announcements; Voting; Environmental Management; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Values and Beliefs; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Reports; Business or Company Management; Risk Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Outcome or Result; Strategic Planning; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Situation or Environment; Opportunities; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Public Opinion; Strategy; Adaptation; Alignment; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Value Creation; Retail Industry; United States; Virginia
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