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HBS Cases | Baker Library

respond. Today the vast majority of HBS classes are built on the case method. Our exhibit, From Inquiry to Action: Harvard Business School & the Case Method , provides an in-depth look at the teaching practice. Requesting Cases from the Library Baker Library provides... View Details
  • 14 Jan 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Mapping Polluters, Encouraging Protectors

information themselves. Besides managers, the site's creators hope MapEcos will grab the attention of members of the public, including environmental activists. Users can track factories' pollution activity over time, compare factories in... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Manufacturing; Chemical
  • 29 Sep 2015
  • First Look

September 29, 2015

construct firm-level measures of the upstreamness of integrated and non-integrated inputs by combining information on the production activities of firms operating in more than 100 countries with Input-Output tables. In line with the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 May 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Why We Don’t Study Corporate Responsibility

sometimes, employees. A second concern is misallocation or inefficiency. Engaging in activities deemed "socially responsible," critics argue, entails diverting resources best used for economic purposes to advance purposes for... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
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Islamic Society | MBA

provides an open, inclusive environment to HBS Muslims while actively engaging the larger HBS community on issues related to Islam. Annual Events Friday prayer in the HBS Chapel Thursday evening prayers in the HBS Chapel Open reception... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2009
  • News

Can’t Forget the Motor City

In a flurry of activity in Detroit in March, the acronym “HBS” was almost as much in evidence as “GM.” It wasn’t just the departure of GM chief Rick Wagoner (MBA ’77) and the accession of his replacement, Fritz Henderson (MBA ’84). Also... View Details
Keywords: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers; Retail Trade; Transportation
  • 01 Mar 2006
  • News

Nelson Mandela’s Right-Hand Man

In addition to conducting research, the HBS Leadership Initiative engages in other activities as well. Last November, for example, along with the HBS Africa Business Club, it served as the host for an event featuring African National... View Details
Keywords: Ahmed Kathrada; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
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Hakeem Belo-Osagie | Baker Library

services. He started at a securities trading outfit and soon realized there was little trading activity going on in commercial paper, treasury bills, and bankers acceptances. Together with Nigerian shareholders and international... View Details
  • 12 May 2016
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Cooking Up America’s Food Culture

food-education spaces and food-business incubators, Duda has combined his MBA with the lessons he learned in restaurants. He’s also actively involved with the resurrection of the Redland Farm Life School, near Miami. When it opened in... View Details
  • 12 PM – 1:30 PM EST, 21 Nov 2024
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Considering Retirement

feeling overwhelmed.In this webinar, you will learn:how to know what matters most to you going forward,how to explore options to build the life that works,how other successful graduates have thought about their life and activities in... 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
  • December 2024 (Revised March 2025)
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Strategy and CEO Succession at Starbucks

By: Krishna G. Palepu and David Lane
On August 13, 2024, Starbucks announced that Laxman Narasimhan who was appointed as the CEO only in September 2023, was stepping down as CEO and board director “with immediate effect.” Laxman would be replaced on September 9 by Brian Niccol, CEO since 2018 of Chipotle... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Corporate Governance; Leadership; Management Succession; Cost Management; Labor Unions; Working Conditions; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Service Operations; Investment Activism; Governing and Advisory Boards; Resignation and Termination; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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  • March 2011
  • Supplement

H Partners and Six Flags (B)

By: Robin Greenwood and Michael Gorzynski
Rehan Jaffer, the founder of hedge fund H Partners, is considering what to do with his investment in Six Flags. H Partners had invested a significant amount of the firm's capital in the senior bonds of U.S.-based Six Flags, following that company's bankruptcy filing. View Details
Keywords: Equity; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Business and Shareholder Relations; Price; Acquisition; Decisions; Borrowing and Debt; Investment Funds; Opportunities; Bonds; Investment Activism; Financial Services Industry; United States
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  • March 1987 (Revised July 1996)
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Kansas City Zephyrs Baseball Club, Inc.

By: Kenneth A. Merchant, Krishna G. Palepu and Joseph P. Mulloy
Describes a dispute between the owners of the major league baseball teams and the players' union about the profitability of the baseball teams. The issue is important because of the ongoing collective bargaining negotiations. A consultant is brought in to decide... View Details
Keywords: State Ownership; Compensation and Benefits; Entrepreneurship; For-Profit Firms; Accounting; Activity Based Costing and Management; Resource Allocation; Cost Accounting; Cost Management; Labor and Management Relations; Financial Management; Sports; Sports Industry; Kansas
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HBS - Financials | Consolidated Balance Sheet

2023 Annual Report From The Dean Key Metrics Financials PDF Downloads Financials From the CFO Financial Highlights Statement of Activity & Cash Flows Consolidated Balance Sheet Supplemental Financial Information Financials From the CFO... View Details
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Who Are We Looking For? | MBA

to broaden their perspectives through creative problem solving, active listening, and lively discussion. At HBS you will be surrounded by future leaders from around the world who will make you think more expansively about what impact you... View Details
  • 01 Aug 2001
  • News

Robert B. Stobaugh (DBA '68)

activities have focused on technology, energy, and corporate governance. He has authored, coauthored, or coedited fifteen monographs and books, and he gained considerable renown as director of the HBS Energy Project from 1972 to 1983.... View Details
Keywords: Alumni Achievement Award; Educational Services
  • 01 Jun 2003
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HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

hard work and steady support as we wrestled with these difficult issues. We hope you will plan to join us next year in Shanghai for what promises to be a unique and important event. In spite of global uncertainties, I am pleased to report that View Details
Keywords: Susan Luick Good; HBS Alumni Association; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 01 Mar 2013
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A Conversation with Dean Nohria

full-time MBA Program is providing us with a wonderful series of commemorative and forward-looking events. And all this only hints at the energy and activity unfolding around us every day. What are your thoughts as next year's capital... View Details
  • 30 Jul 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Do Social Movements Sway Voters? Not Really, Except for One

of Economic Research, Pons and Gethin say “protests generate substantial internet activity but have limited effects on political attitudes.” One exception: Black Lives Matter The Black Lives Matter protests in the wake of George Floyd’s... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne