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- 01 Jun 2018
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June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
authors argue that meticulous integration management is the key to success in M&A transactions, half of which are unsuccessful because this key factor is neglected. This practical manual helps managers optimize and streamline their growth View Details
- 1989
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Planning and Power in Iran: Ebtehaj and Economic Development under the Shah
By: Geoffrey Jones
This book provides a biography of Abol Hassan Ebtehaj, who headed Iran's central bank and Plan Organization during the 1940s and 1950s. It provides a wide-ranging survey of the problems of modernization and economic planning in Iran. Ebtehaj was at the center of... View Details
Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Decision Making; Economics; Central Banking; Policy; Political History; Resignation and Termination; Biography; Books; Surveys; Growth and Development Strategy; Planning; Iran
Jones, Geoffrey. Planning and Power in Iran: Ebtehaj and Economic Development under the Shah. London: Frank Cass, 1989.
- 28 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 28
the paper: http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0042673 Mandatory IFRS Adoption and Financial Statement Comparability Authors: Francois Brochet, Alan Jagolinzer, and Edward J. Riedl Publication: Contemporary Accounting Research... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Sep 2014
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First Look: September 2
well-defined financial criteria. We suggest that this dynamic may have important implications for our understanding of the role of management in the modern, knowledge-based firm, and for the potential revival of manufacturing in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2019
- News
City on a Hill
and cultural heritage of eastern Kentucky. By the turn of the millennium, however, financial instability, lack of a strategic plan, and leadership churn had begun to eat away at what had once been a vibrant institution with deep ties to... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Spirit at Work
practices to lead some 150 consultants and employees in the building of the aquarium against almost impossible financial odds. "I started the early design meetings with a nondenominational prayer," says Stuart, an Episcopalian who also... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 21 Nov 2006
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First Look: November 21, 2006
high tax costs when repatriating earnings. Estimates indicate that a one standard deviation increase in the tax burden from repatriating foreign income is associated with a 7.9% increase in the ratio of cash to net assets. In addition, certain firms, specifically those... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jan 2025
- News
Tracking Modern Air Travel’s Takeoff
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Frank Lorenzo (MBA 1963) grew up in Rego Park, Queens, the son of Spanish immigrants. As a boy in the 1940s, he would watch the airplanes fly over his backyard and into LaGuardia Airport,... View Details
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Leadership, Ethics, and Corporate Accountability Course | HBS Online
business in society and why an organizational approach focusing on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues can—and should—be financially viable. Highlights Causality and Complicity The Tazreen Fire Purpose of the Firm Show Hide... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015
perfect set of slides to convince investors to back you and your venture. The authors, veterans of the startup world, show you how to create a compelling pitch deck and how to plan and execute a fundraising road show to garner financial... View Details
- 03 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa
tomorrow are going to be of the unsavory variety, 30 years of experience dealing with Iran shows that neglect and isolation are ineffective strategies for managing conflict. Second, diplomacy is about identifying what makes this situation... View Details
- 04 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business
versus customer B. My experience on boards of directors and in work with leadership teams is that “vision” discussions are fun, and quarterly financial results are tracked closely. But despite much talk about big data, the customer... View Details
Keywords: by Frank V. Cespedes
- 05 Nov 2007
- What Do You Think?
Why Is Succession So Badly Managed?
with a good track record but an "outsider" with limited knowledge of the business. The cycle is begun again. Sound familiar? It should. It's unfolding in two of the largest financial institutions in the world, Merrill Lynch and... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 20 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Changing the Face of Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital at Harlem Capital
education). That’s something we do at every stage of the process.” Networking for hiring and finding new investment opportunities does still remain an important part of their business strategy at Harlem Capital, but in a different way “We... View Details
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Early Years at HBS - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
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Educating, Connecting, and Mobilizing Around Climate Change
with practitioners. BEI-affiliated faculty explore topics ranging from regenerative agriculture, resilient infrastructure, and sustainable electricity, to transportation modes, waste reduction, and the risks and opportunities in the global View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 21 May 2019
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Confronting the Future of Climate Change in the Midwest
by climate change by managing resources more efficiently, pursuing new strategies in the wake of climate change, and bringing climate-ready products to market. On May 15, over 100 Harvard Business School alumni and local and regional... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Can Business Smarts Save the Charter School Revolution?
his staff's recommendations to approve new schools, let current charters expand, or close those plagued by low performance or financial mismanagement. "We give them many years of warnings, and we publish a report every year that shows... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
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Conducting Business
In 2015 I moved from New York City to Madison, Connecticut, where I met, quite by chance, Ginny Vancil and her brother, Richard. I thought, How many Vancils can there be in the world? I asked if they knew Richard “Dick” Vancil, who was my first professor for my first... View Details
- 01 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 1
Authors:Andrei Hagiu and Robin S. Lee Publication:Journal of Economics and Management Strategy (forthcoming) Abstract We analyze platform competition for content in the presence of strategic interactions between content distributors and... View Details