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Hubert Joly

Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Best Buy
Author of The Heart of Business– Leadership Principles for the Next Era of Capitalism

Hubert Joly is a senior lecturer in the General Management unit and... View Details

20 Jun 2019
Blog Post

What is the MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Program? A Q&A with Bill Anderson, Senior Lecturer on Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology

Boston? Absolutely – there is no better place. Boston is the epicenter for biotech and pharma. Large companies have a major footprint here, and there is extensive experience in the faculty of bench-to-bedside approaches. The breadth of... View Details

22 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

Social Capital Markets: Creating Value in the Nonprofit World

40 years. "These are people entering their retirement years very engaged,"Emerson says. "They are not going to be happy just writing a check andgoing to the annual dinner." Finally, says Grossman, there's growingpressure from the View Details

Keywords: by Anne Kavanagh

08 Nov 2024
Op-Ed

How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis

African people, businesses, and nations are becoming increasingly stressed by climate-related perils like droughts, river flooding, extreme heat, and rising sea levels. This is leading not only to the destruction of assets but also challenges to lives and... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Green Technology; Energy

16 Jan 2007
First Look

First Look: January 16, 2007

Working Papers"Don'ts" And "Do's": Insights from Experience In Mitigating Risks Of Western Investors In Post-Communist Countries Authors:Charalambos A. Vlachoutsicos and Paul R. Lawrence Abstract No abstract available. Download the paper:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Jul 2016
First Look

July 12, 2016

post. For example, euro area governments during the period 1999–2007 assiduously and inaccurately avoided forecasting deficit levels that would exceed the 3% Stability and Growth Pact threshold; meanwhile, private sector forecasters were... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Oct 2017
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 31, 2017

investing in unicorns—highly valued, privately held start-ups—and the consequences of these investments for corporate governance provisions. Larger funds and those with more stable funding are more likely to invest in unicorns. Compared... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

28 Apr 2009
First Look

First Look: April 28, 2009

is set at the close of the annual meeting in May 2008, when shareholders have voted against all incumbent board members. Steel Partners must act quickly. The case serves as an overview of corporate governance issues in Japan, as well as... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

27 Mar 2018
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First Look at New Research, March 27, 2018

assure that state and local governments can appropriately respond to the digital activities that impact physical realities. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54300 August 2017 Journal of Law & Economics... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Gerald Zaltman

*Joined Harvard Faculty: 1991
Prior Faculty Appointments: Northwestern University, 1968-75;
University of Pittsburgh, 1975-91

*Doctoral Degree in Sociology Received from: The John Hopkins University;
MBA Degree Received from: The University of... View Details

Keywords: advertising; apparel; automotive; beverage; biotechnology; consumer products; entertainment; financial services; food; health care; marketing industry; pharmaceuticals; retailing; sports; telecommunications

February 2025 (Revised April 2025)
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Institutional Neutrality, Restraint or Convenience?

By: Clayton S. Rose, Nicole Zelazko and Alexis Lefort

In the fall of 2023 and winter of 2024, college campuses across the U.S. experienced protests and encampments in the aftermath of the October 7, 2023 terrorist attack on Israel by the Islamist militant group Hamas, and Israel’s subsequent invasion of Gaza. These... View Details

Keywords: Distribution; Cost vs Benefits; Ethics; Governance; Leadership; Crisis Management; Risk Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Adaptation; Disruption; Communication Strategy; Higher Education; United States

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Organizational Behavior - Doctoral

field and advancing theoretical understanding in posts at schools of management or in disciplinary departments. The Organizational Behavior program is jointly administered by the faculty of Harvard Business School and the Department of... View Details

Howard H. Stevenson

Howard H. Stevenson is Sarofim-Rock Baker Foundation Professor emeritus, former Senior Associate Dean, Director of Publishing, and Chair of the Harvard Business Publishing Company board. The Sarofim-Rock Chair was established in 1982 to provide a continuing base for... View Details

Keywords: broadcasting; communications; computer; construction; financial services; forest products; health care; high technology; industrial goods; insurance industry; investment banking industry; manufacturing; paper; professional services; real estate; service industry; software; venture capital industry

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Business Economics - Doctoral

Business Economics From corporate finance, industrial organization, and international business, to markets, competition, and government regulation, HBS doctoral students in Business Economics delve into some of the most pressing and... View Details

David B. Yoffie

Professor David B. Yoffie is the Max and Doris Starr Professor of International Business Administration at Harvard Business School. A member of the HBS faculty since 1981, Professor Yoffie received his Bachelor's degree summa cum laude and Phi Beta... View Details

Keywords: communications; computer; e-commerce industry; electronics; financial services; information; information technology industry; internet; retail financial services; semiconductor; soft drink; telecommunications; video games

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Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni

Performance through Accountability and Governance Faculty Moderator: George Serafeim (DBA 2010) , Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration Speakers: Carter Roberts (MBA 1988) , President &... View Details

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Strategy - Doctoral

their particular interests, such as qualitative analysis, designing effective fieldwork, and analysis of survey data. Students in the Strategy doctoral program work closely with faculty in the Strategy Unit. In addition to the doctoral... View Details

Brian J. Hall

Brian J. Hall is the Albert H. Gordon Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He served as the Unit Head for the Negotiation, Organizations and Markets (NOM) Unit for 14 years. Previously, he was an assistant professor of economics in the... View Details

Keywords: accounting industry; consulting; consumer products; executive search; financial services; high technology; investment banking industry; management consulting; private equity (LBO funds); restaurant; sports; venture capital industry

09 Sep 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Perspectives from the Boardroom--2009

Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch, Joseph L. Bower, Clayton S. Rose & Suraj Srinivasan

22 Jun 2009
Research & Ideas

“Too Big To Fail”: Reining In Large Financial Firms

lawmakers make mistakes and sometimes do more harm than good. But government can also make a very positive difference, and we know it has done so in the past. Based on that history, I think that government... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Banking; Financial Services

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