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May 1991 (Revised December 1994)
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State of Connecticut Municipal Swap

The state of Connecticut wants to raise $325 million of long-term fixed-rate debt. One alternative is to do this synthetically--issue long-term variable rate debt and enter into an interest rate swap. The case is a vehicle for analyzing various floating rate structures... View Details

Keywords: Borrowing and Debt; Credit Derivatives and Swaps; Interest Rates; Taxation; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Risk and Uncertainty; New England

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01 Dec 2000
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A London Lodging Landmark

At London's storied Ritz Hotel, where Charlie Chaplin once tossed carnations out his window to adoring fans below and where Tallulah Bankhead drank champagne from her slipper, managing director Giles Shepard (14th PMD) is overseeing extensive renovations. Amid basic... View Details

Keywords: Hospitality

01 Dec 2007
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Fall Reunions

See more Reunion photography The vibrant colors of a classic New England fall greeted more than 1,600 alumni and guests who traveled to campus in late September to attend reunion celebrations for the MBA... View Details

Keywords: reunions; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Feb 1997
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Case Method Experts Share Their Wisdom

Professor Emeritus C. Roland Christensen (standing, right) offers some thoughts on "The Art and Craft of Discussion Leadership" at a November seminar that attracted 41 professors of business from seven New View Details

01 Apr 2001
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The Natural Advantage

After a long career in marketing and management with top U.K. and international companies, Alan Heeks (MBA 1976) turned over a new leaf in 1990. He set up the Wessex Foundation, an educational charity whose centerpiece is Magdalen Farm,... View Details

Keywords: Crop Production; Agriculture; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

30 Jul 2019
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Turning Around Tesco

£6.4 billion in losses, the largest ever experienced by a British retailer. David Lewis (AMP 161, 2001) arrived on the scene as Tesco’s new CEO in the wake of that dark moment; many now credit him for returning the company to... View Details

Keywords: Tesco; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

17 Sep 2014
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpen Your Negotiation Skills

Knowledge for a decade-and-a-half. Here are a number of articles and working papers you might find beneficial in upping your negotiation game. Negotiators Should Remain Cool And Collected. Right? The Role of Emotions in Effective Negotiations Andy Wasynczuk, a former... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2004
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High Brow

You could be forgiven for not knowing it by the look of the average bloke on the street, but American men annually drop $19.5 billion on “hair services” and $5 billion on grooming products, the New York Times (December 25, 2003) reported.... View Details

Keywords: men's grooming; Health and Personal Care Stores; Retail Trade

01 Jun 2018
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Case Study: Tip the Scale

photos courtesy of Walden Local Meat In 2014, Walden Local Meat founder and CEO Charley Cummings (MBA 2011) crisscrossed New England in a company truck to personally deliver orders of chicken, pork, lamb,... View Details

01 Sep 2011
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Whale Wars

their citizens’ long-term interests. So I decided to go over to the dark side and act. I joined up as a ship’s engineer on the 200-foot vessel Steve Irwin, which set sail out of Hobart, Tasmania, toward Antarctica. On a stunning, sunny View Details

Keywords: Marybeth I. Thoren; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

25 Apr 2014
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Sustaining a commitment to the environment

also established the New England Forest Exhibition at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, and an environmental scholarship at Harvard College. (Published April 2014) View Details

Portrait Project

Jessica Gelman

looked past age 30. Today I am the Director of New Business Development for the New England Patriots, and a key strategic and operational advisor to the franchise's Executive... View Details

June 1989 (Revised May 1993)
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Rossin Greenberg Seronick & Hill, Inc. (C)

By: John A. Quelch

Teaching objectives: 1) to consider legal and other obligations advertising agencies owe to their clients, 2) to show how aggressive marketing can lead to allegations of misconduct, 3) to explore conflicts of interest which may arise for professional service companies... View Details

Keywords: Conflict of Interests; Ethics; Lawsuits and Litigation; Marketing; Advertising; Advertising Industry; New England

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Armed Forces Alumni Association | MBA

Ball Military Visit Day Campaign for the New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans Panels and Mentorship Opportunities for Interview, Resume and Career Preparation Club Website http://www.afaahbsclub.com... View Details

12 Sep 2018
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Game-Changing Analytics

the NBA’s Philadelphia ’76ers benefit from the analytic approach and technology platform Gelman helped develop to build the Kraft organization’s enviable connection with New England Patriots’ fans. “We help... View Details

01 Mar 2009
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Deep Discovery

The British luxury liner RMS Lusitania was torpedoed by a German submarine on its New York-to-Liverpool run in 1915. The ship sank in 300 feet of water off the coast of Ireland; 1,198 (including 128 Americans) of 1,959 passengers and crew... View Details

Keywords: Water Transportation; Transportation

01 Dec 2009
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Rolling on the River

New England is known for more than its apples and pumpkins. In early October, a bumper crop of over 2,000 alumni and guests popped up on the HBS campus to attend reunion celebrations for the MBA Classes of... View Details

01 Mar 2015
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@Soldiers Field

Twenty-five students from Brighton High School toured the Chao Center construction site as part of the Urban Neighborhood Design Alliance’s City/Build project, which teaches students about design and engineering. On campus to kick off the University-wide Deans’... View Details

13 Mar 2020
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Expanding Cancer Care

cancer can be treated with the same first line of treatment, the same second line of treatment. And that's something that our hospital developed over many years. For me, what I thought about is, why should people that live in the New... View Details

February 2016 (Revised September 2017)
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Scaling Well by Doing Good: Motivating Talent at b.good

By: Francesca Gino, Paul Green Jr. and Bradley Staats

Boston-based fast-casual chain b.good was founded on the idea of healthy food, sourced locally, and prepared in-store. The founders had built a value-based business and worked hard to cultivate a sense of family—among employees, customers, and suppliers. In 2015, they... View Details