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- 27 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
What South Korea Teaches the World About Fighting COVID
be taken. The briefings were led mainly by health and epidemiology experts who had limited political affiliation. THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS More Business-Related Pandemic Coverage from Around Harvard and Beyond COVID-19 Business Impact Center (Harvard Business School)... View Details
- 28 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 28, 2015
capital allocation decisions over a 10-year period from 2004 to 2013, during which IBM returned more than $140B to shareholders through a combination of dividends and share repurchases. During this time, CEO Sam Palmisano created,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 04 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 4
Advantage, he received an offer to become non-founding CEO of a much bigger nonprofit and is grappling with whether to take the job. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/812024-PDF-ENG View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Caves, Clusters, and Weak Ties: The Six Degrees World of Inventors
flows across these links—that that's the lifeblood of research and creativity. At the other extreme, we found two CEO managers in Silicon Valley who were vehemently opposed to these ideas and complained about how they hired their... View Details
- 06 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Leadership Groups for Staying on Track
collaborate to serve customers will consistently outperform hierarchical organizations. Top-down leaders may achieve near-term results, but only authentic leaders can galvanize the entire organization to sustain long-term performance. IBM's View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 10 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 10
http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/210027-PDF-ENG VIZIO, Inc. Krishna G. Palepu and Liz KindHarvard Business School Case 110-024 William Wang, CEO of VIZIO, Inc., was proud of his company's success in providing affordable flat screen... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 20, 2007
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807018 Goodyear and the Threat of Government Tire Grading Harvard Business School Case 707-494 In the spring of 1977, Goodyear CEO Charles J. Pilliod Jr. was looking at an... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Nov 2024
- In Practice
Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times
stations,” the Journal reported. “Doing a layoff for the right reason is not just smart strategically, it’s smart organizationally.” Two months earlier, in July, Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi published a note in the financial software firm’s... View Details
- 09 Feb 2018
- Research & Ideas
Big Hits: The Best of the 2018 Super Bowl Ads
Internet, Amazon invested heavily in its Super Bowl spot. It not only spent $5 million to acquire the 30-second slot but also paid for the participation of high-priced talent like chef Gordon Ramsey, actor Anthony Hopkins, and other celebrities. Even Amazon founder and... View Details
- 04 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
Why dot.coms Will Rise Again
success and failure. Mentor capitalists put their own money into a startup and try to provide coaching and expertise. "They want to give back," Leonard said, "but mostly they're people who don't want to live the 24/7 CEO... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 24 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 24, 2007
by calling attention to Home Depot CEO Robert Nardelli's compensation package and the company's poor performance. The AFL-CIO Office of Investments advocates for improved corporate governance at public companies, focusing on the problems... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 19, 2009
the significance levels are lower. Cases & Course MaterialsAdnexus Therapeutics, Inc.: Considering the Exit Harvard Business School Case 609-015 Dr. John Mendlein, CEO of Adnexus Therapeutics Inc. (Adnexus), a private biotechnology... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Retail Execs Underplay Current Performance to Investors--but Why?
the paper says. With some evidence that “a few are behaving badly,” Froot says the findings might prompt the US Securities and Exchange Commission to scrutinize weaknesses in the announcement process. “We definitely think this merits further research and perhaps some... View Details
- 20 Oct 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Workshop Encourages Corporate Reporting on Environmental and Social Sustainability
rolling," said workshop co-organizer Beiting Cheng, an HBS doctoral student. Short of government mandates, how can corporations be motivated to adopt integrated reporting? Will shareholders be a driving force? What about outside agencies such as NGOs? Can View Details
- 13 May 2002
- Op-Ed
A Cure for Enron-Style Audit Failures
also hold the position of chief executive officer. Where the CEO and the chairman are the same person, a lead director should be chosen from the non-executive directors. The chairman of the audit committee must also be an effective... View Details
- 18 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
5 Principles for Scaling Change from IBM’s High School Innovation
Chicago, I told him: “We're going to need other companies involved, and you're going to have to reach out to them. They have to hear it from you.” He agreed to aggressively pursue new corporate partners. When he called the CEOs and said,... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 12 Jan 2018
- Cold Call Podcast
Leadership Lessons from a Young Martin Luther King, Jr.
Paul Polman, the CEO of Unilever, was attacked by the Brazilian firm 3G--tried to take him over. He has been the great advocate for sustainability. I read his posts every day, he has not backed off one bit because he knows how important... View Details
- 19 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/618024-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 517-115 Predicting Consumer Tastes with Big Data at Gap CEO Art Peck was eliminating his creative directors for The Gap, Old Navy, and Banana Republic... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 09 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 9, 2016
Transforming Verizon 2015: Going Above the Network n 2015, the Chairman and CEO of Verizon Communications reflects on his four years leading the company and considers strategic repositioning for the future. Meanwhile, a rising leader... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Dedication to Creation: India's Ad Man Ranjan Kapur
Martin Sorrell, who is the CEO of [advertising giant] WPP, has a famous saying: “We’ve moved from the Mad Men era to the Math Men era.” Kapur came in with a right-brain aptitude, much more of the creative guy, but now companies are... View Details