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- 10 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Counting Up the Effects of Sarbanes-Oxley
fear that SOX would reduce levels of risk-taking and investment in research and growth. Another concern that the act would shrink the number of IPOs has not been borne out either; in fact, the pricing of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Taking Flight
IN HIS ELEMENT: Peter Thayer has spotted nearly 3,500 species of birds...and counting. Peter Thayer (MBA ’73) didn’t recognize the little bird hopping about in his backyard outside Cincinnati. His parents... View Details
- 11 May 2021
- Blog Post
IPO or M&A? How Venture Capital Shapes a Startup's Future
company to a larger one. In contrast, startups funded by a VC syndicate with less familiar co-investors are most likely to exit through a potentially splashy IPO that could let founders retain more control, says Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity
- 20 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers Value Global Brands
indigenous cultures in other countries. Champions of free trade have countered that people in other nations want to partake of the great American dream, and global brands like... View Details
- Web
Finalists | New Venture Competition
Energy enables EV owners to monetize the excess capacity in their vehicle's battery. Latent Energy also provides the in-home hardware and software to enable bi-directional EV charging and then aggregates this capacity to View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Private Sector and Public Interest Meet at Global Leadership Forum
with a call to the business community that other speakers would echo as well: get involved. “Traditionally the business community in America has been the most powerful consistent voice in favor of openness... View Details
- 20 Jul 2021
- Blog Post
Aisha Fatima Dozie is Igniting Confidence as the Founder of Bossy Cosmetics
that have ignited her confidence over the years. Now she is sharing that confidence boost with others by using 20 years of experience, a lot of grit, and a heart full of passion to build a company and life that she loves. Embracing a Lifetime of Learning Dozie’s story... View Details
- 23 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Businesses Need a 'Catalyst' to Make CSR Practices Stick
who has helped to implement such projects overseas. In Uganda, for example, Palladium helped strengthen a local trading organization so that it could enable a large regional brewing company to replace... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Year 2000 Computer Problem and You: Disaster for Some, Lessons for All
company is doing a good job preparing for Y2K, you may have essential business links to companies that aren't. Is my desktop vulnerable? Yes. A computer is different from most other consumer products. When you buy a new car, you trade... View Details
- 31 Oct 2004
- What Do You Think?
Should the Wisdom of Crowds Influence Our Thinking About Leadership?
outcomes (through, for example, market-mediated trading systems, so-called "decision markets," for predicting the outcomes of things such as presidential elections and even potential success in... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Five Receive 2013 HBS Alumni Achievement Award
Video Embed The mission of Harvard Business School is to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. Every day more than 78,000 HBS graduates strive to make these words a reality in a wide array of... View Details
Keywords: awards; Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade; Retail Trade
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Real World Issues Aired at Student Led Conferences
which panelists discussed the integration of financial markets and collaboration among different players in technology sectors as evidence of the power of globalization. Attendees could then choose one of several panel discussions that... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Understanding Challenges Across the Supply Chain
to port.” Because of world events, the country is also seeing great opportunity. Alvarez explains that Argentina and Brazil have become beneficiaries of the trade war between China and the United States. “China needs soybeans for its pork... View Details
- 09 Dec 2021
- News
Higher Returns
71 percent interest in impact-minded companies. And then Gen Z of course, is reported to take that percentage even higher. So these are the folks that are checking the kite marks on products. Kite marks are those little icons that will... View Details
- 22 Jan 2018
- News
The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition
In this special “First Five Years” post, three alumni recently named to the Forbes 2018 “30 Under 30” list—Jeet Guram (MBA 2015), Meghana Dhar (MBA 2016), and Shiv Gaglani (MBA 2016)—talk careers, HBS, and why a strategy of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
One-on-One with Carter Roberts
sustainable use of resources. Wal-Mart, for example, just committed to buy seafood only from MSC-certified fisheries. This decision has rocked the industry because Wal-Mart is the second-largest buyer of fish in the United States. We’re... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 05 Feb 2001
- What Do You Think?
Do MBA Programs Face “The Innovator’s Dilemma”?
Summing Up The verdict of those responding to the column on the threat of the "disruptive technology" represented by online distance learning for in-class, onsite MBA programs is in. In your opinion, the trend represents an... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 12 May 2022
- News
Turning a Moment into a Movement
banker knew she was eminently qualified, yet such opportunities seemed to evade her. “Everybody wants somebody with previous public board experience or who has been a CEO or CFO at a publicly traded company,” she says. View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Where Are They Now?
The first in a series of occasional articles in which the Bulletin catches up with former HBS faculty members. SCHLESINGER: Now doing business at Limited Brands. Len Schlesinger (DBA ’79) certainly walks the... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Cleveland Global Alumni Conference a Sold-Out Success
announced as the 2001 conference site. After two days packed with dynamic breakout sessions and inspiring keynote addresses by HBS faculty and some of the world's leading business executives, however, no one was laughing. The conference, "Leading View Details