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- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Research Brief: So Many Sites, So Little Time
paper by Professor Shane Greenstein with Andre Boik of UC Davis and Jeffrey Prince of Indiana University offers surprising—and helpful—insights for advertisers or anyone else hoping to win online attention. Greenstein and his coauthors analyzed View Details
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Dean Srikant Datar’s 2023 Commencement Remarks | About
play a part in addressing them. As you begin the next phase in your leadership journey, I ask you to join me in reflecting on three behaviors that I hope might be helpful to you as you go about this great task. They are Active Listening ,... View Details
- 19 Oct 2018
- Blog Post
Moving to the U.S. With a Family
activities and provides the flexibility to switch gears very quickly with such a rigorous schedule. We have also benefitted from activity days with the Graduate Commons Program (GCP), which builds community... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
end, the School has started several new outreach initiatives, beginning with an effort to supply more information about the Alumni Association, the activities of the 110 worldwide HBS clubs, and the HBS Global Electronic Network to MBA... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many
Call them the class's Designated Eight. The Bulletin has picked a small group from the Class of '74 whose activities and achieve-ments are intended to represent - however unscientifically - the variety of job and life experiences of the... 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.)
- 18 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Time to Rethink the Corporate Tax System?
activities. These activities, and the secrecy they demanded, became the cover for activities that were not in shareholders' best interests. Oversight of tax planning, much like accounting, can no longer be relegated to specialists within... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
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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
- 2002
- Book
Searching for a Corporate Savior: The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs
By: Rakesh Khurana
Corporate CEOs are headline news. Stock prices rise and fall at word of their hiring and firing. Business media debate their merits and defects as if individual leaders determined the health of the economy. Yet we know surprisingly little about how CEOs are selected... View Details
Keywords: Managerial Roles; Selection and Staffing; Personal Characteristics; Experience and Expertise; Investment Activism; Corporate Strategy
Khurana, Rakesh. Searching for a Corporate Savior: The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2002.
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Women in Investing Club | MBA
York, Boston, and San Francisco Fireside chats Enrichment seminars Small group dinners and other social activities Club Website http://www.wiihbsclub.com/ Club Email Address wii@studentclubs.hbs.edu Club Co-Presidents Catherine Ding Brynn... View Details
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4.4 Harvard University Identification Cards Policy | MBA
4.4 Harvard University Identification Cards Policy 4.0 General Policies Harvard University provides its students, faculty, and staff with a Harvard identification card that affords access to numerous activities and locations on campus.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Silver Lining
Energy International, a company formed to manage its physical assets, which, as it happens, are actively being sought after by private-equity groups from around the world. Said Bhatnagar, who has since founded THOT Capital Group, an... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Innovation Lab to Open in ’11
access to Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, and a program of related activities to deepen their understanding of entrepreneurship and innovation. “Our goal is to drive innovation by connecting entrepreneurial teams, not only across the Charles... View Details
- 24 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
What’s Government’s Role in Regulating Home Purchase Financing?
private mortgage credit dries up. "In that case, a government-owned corporation could guarantee newly issued, high-quality mortgage-backed securities to keep credit flowing," says Scharfstein. "This entity could have a small footprint in normal times to ensure that it... View Details
- November 2007 (Revised October 2009)
- Case
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
In an activist role, the hedge fund Third Point LLC has three board seats and an ownership stake of 9.5% in Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company. Third Point believed that Ligand had a strong drug portfolio and pipeline but that it was... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Investment Activism; Investment Funds; Governing and Advisory Boards; Bids and Bidding; Ownership Stake; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
El-Hage, Nabil N., and Michael Gorzynski. "Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated." Harvard Business School Case 208-019, November 2007. (Revised October 2009.)
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CB Insights | Baker Library
CB Insights Tracks global venture capital, angel investment, private equity, M&A, and IPO activity related to private companies. Read More CB Insights offers industry financing and exit (M&A/IPO) trends for over 160 industries including... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Engine Charlie
WILSON: Decades in the auto business. Charles Wilson (MBA 1936) came into this world back when Henry Ford was cranking out Model Ts. Unlike those now retired roadsters, Wilson, at 100 years old, is still active in the car business,... View Details
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Scaling Technology Ventures - Course Catalog
Students will learn how leadership teams address the challenges and opportunities ventures face after achieving product-market fit – and how to activate and manage exponential growth. The course reflects the recent shift in market... View Details
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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
- 22 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Hedge Fund as Activist
share of most public firms, mutual fund companies have been reluctant to engage in any form of activism (the same firms that are performing poorly may also be mutual fund clients). The Activist Arena Unlike mutual funds, the sole... View Details