Eastern United States - Publications - Faculty & Research

Francis C. Brown

Schering, a German company, was one of the first to be seized by the United States during World War II under the Alien Property Custodian Act. Accepting what he thought was a temporary post, Brown built... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare

January 2002 (Revised July 2004)
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Renationalization of Railtrack?

Railtrack faces bankruptcy five years after its privatization. Railtrack's performance deteriorated since its privatization in 1996, exhibited by its weakening financial health, unsatisfactory services, poor safety record, and mismanaged investment program. In October... View Details

Keywords: Rail Transportation; Privatization; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; State Ownership; Rail Industry; United Kingdom

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01 Mar 2008
News

One-on-One with Jim Breyer

in many ways, reminiscent of the late ’90s here in the United States for similar types of Internet companies. We have an extraordinary team of partners in China led by Quan Zhou, Hugo Shong (AMP 151, 1996),... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

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Research Links: Secondary Sources - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

Associations in the United States and Prussia," Business and Economic History , Second Series, vol. 19 (1990): 133-142. - Politics and Industrialization: Early Railroads in the View Details

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Fast Facts - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Locations 5 Asia (China, Myanmar, Sri Lanka), Cuba, Los Angeles, Israel, Japan CASES 52.6 % Cases published in FY22 were globally oriented 5.3 m Sold outside the United States in FY21 View Details

01 Dec 2000
News

Vivek Ranadivé

"dream" in conversation more frequently than "market cap," "stock options," or "IPO." A native of Bombay, India, Ranadivé says he feels both international and American. "You can have big dreams here," he remarks. "The United View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Telecommunications; Information; Air Transportation; Transportation

03 Mar 2014
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A Life Transformed

It's a long way—a very long way—from the village of Balidhip, in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, to Cambridge, Massachusetts. When you grow up without roads, electricity, or running water, when light and... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; Finance; Transportation

10 Feb 2016
News

Investing in Sustainability

produced in the United States is never eaten; 3.8 million gallons of fuel are wasted everyday from unnecessary idling. The nonprofit’s investment strategy is far less typical. Sustainable America makes... View Details

01 Sep 2020
News

Maintaining a Resilient Democracy

While many in this election year are focused on issues that divide the United States and the damage this discord may be doing to democracy, historian David Moss offers a perspective rooted in American... View Details

Keywords: Deb Blagg

01 Feb 1997
News

Mexico on the Brink: A Conversation with Juan Enriquez-Cabot (MBA '86)

calamitous for the United States as well. What's been the impact of NAFTA on the current situation? Unquestionably, Mexico must modernize its economy; NAFTA is a vital component of that. But when you force a... View Details

08 Jun 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Twenty-first Century Skill: Trading Carbon Credits

advantage; other options include auctioning permits to the highest bidders, or assessing each firm's operations by size and industry and then estimating benchmark pollution levels; if a firm exceeded those levels, it would need to buy additional permits. Trading In The... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Energy; Utilities

Daniel K. Ludwig

Ludwig created the largest shipping company in the United States (the world’s third largest) and one of the world’s biggest private multinational corporations. His operations spanned 23 countries, employed... View Details

Keywords: Transportation

William F. Kerby

Kerby was responsible for building the Wall Street Journal into the second largest national newspaper in the Unites States with a circulation in excess of 2 million. He championed the company’s... View Details

Keywords: Publishing & Print Media

Sebastian S. Kresge

Kresge built the precursor to K-Mart, one of the first mass discounters. He started with ten-cent stores and developed full-fledged variety stores. By his retirement, his chain had almost 600 United States... View Details

Keywords: Retail

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Research Links - Printed Collections

credit. The collection is strongest in Western Europe and the United States from the fifteenth through1850. Thematic strengths are the history of political economy, economic philosophy, business theory,... View Details

01 Jun 2004
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Teaching and Learning Center Established, Honors Christensen’s Legacy

schools in Latin America, China, Africa, and Central and Eastern Europe, will be included in this area, as will new programs for HBS doctoral students, MBA Ed Reps, and faculty members from other professional schools at Harvard. Center... View Details

Keywords: C. Roland Christensen; Chris Christensen; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

Adolph Zukor

Zukor independently built numerous theatres in major United States cities. Because of the popularity of these theatres, he began to invest heavily in movie production, convinced that big-name actors in large... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media

William E. Corey

Corey presided over a period of re-investment and modernization for United States Steel. During his tenure, he increased earnings over $20 million from $109 million to $131 million with an asset base of over... View Details

Keywords: Metals

01 Oct 2001
News

The Play's the Thing

with his own family." The play, Baron's first, had its off-Broadway premiere in 1997 with Eli Wallach in the title role, and has since been widely produced in the United States and performed in translation... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment

05 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name?

description is generally the antithesis of cadavers made typically available through donations, so the supply is further strained. Not surprisingly, both in the United States and other countries, those who... View Details

Keywords: by Michel Anteby; Health

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