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  • 01 Mar 2015
  • News

An Exceptional Faculty of Scholars and Teachers

ability to attract, develop, and retain a world-class faculty. The School’s vision — and imperative — for ensuring a world-class faculty can be realized with the aid of alumni... View Details
Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
  • October 2013 (Revised September 2014)
  • Case

The TELUS Share Conversion Proposal

By: Lucy White, Benjamin C. Esty and Lisa Mazzanti
On February 21, 2013, TELUS announced a proposal to convert the firm's non-voting shares into voting shares on a one-to-one basis, thereby eliminating the firm's dual class structure. Shareholders were scheduled to vote on the proposal at the firm's annual general... View Details
Keywords: Proxy Contest; Proxy Battle; Proxy Advisor; ISS; Glass Lewis ＆ Co.; Hedge Fund; Short Selling; Share Lending; Telecommunications; Voting Rights; Empty Voting; Equity Decoupling; Share Unification; Dual Class Shares; Canada; Exchange Ratio; Shareholder Activism; Shareholder Votes; Investment Activism; Public Equity; Capital Structure; Investment Return; Corporate Governance; Corporate Finance; Ownership Stake; Business and Shareholder Relations; Valuation; Telecommunications Industry; Canada; British Columbia; United States; New York (city, NY)
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  • 01 Jun 2022
  • Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #6: Climate Change, Peacebuilding, and Business: Lise Grande and Dr. Teagan Blaine, USIP.

1%. “People are already moving across borders for economic opportunities because water is scarce and agriculture is changing. How are we preparing to receive the newcomers?”... View Details
  • 30 Jan 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Vanguard, Trian And The Problem With 'Passive' Index Funds

Vanguard’s index funds have obvious appeal to investors, especially smaller ones. Their passive approach makes these funds less expensive to maintain than active mutual funds, and their operating costs as a... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services
  • September 2016 (Revised October 2018)
  • Case

Springfield Hospital

By: Susanna Gallani and Robert Kaplan
One of the key roles of costing systems is to support the evaluation of performance and facilitate appropriate resource allocations. Through participation in a comparative cost study, management at Springfield Hospital, known for its heavy focus on operational... View Details
Keywords: Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing; Variance Analysis; Activity Based Costing and Management; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry
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  • 20 Sep 2021
  • Blog Post

Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business and Environment

D), Summer Internship: Strategy and Marketing MBA Intern at Agriculture Capital Agriculture Capital is an investment advisor that invests in farmland View Details
  • December 1998
  • Case

Pioneer Hi-Bred: Turning Seeds Into Factories

By: F. Warren McFarlan and Melissa Dailey
The agricultural sector is among the preeminent information technology users in our economy," exclaimed an August 1998 Forbes ASAP survey of the U.S. economy's best and worst users of information technology (IT). The survey designated Pioneer Hi-Bred International,... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Multinational Firms and Management; Information Management; Infrastructure; Business Strategy; Information Technology; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Iowa
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  • 03 Oct 2017
  • First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017

and Julie Battilana Abstract—This paper examines the critical role of gender in the commercialization of social ventures. We argue that cultural beliefs about what is perceived to be appropriate work for... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Oct 2024
  • Blog Post

Trailblazing Success with Global Reach and Impact: Scott Wallinger (AMP 82, 1979)

including a Master of Forestry from Yale. I had some exposure to economics and business through my work, but I knew an HBS program would likely set me on the course for... View Details
  • 16 May 2018
  • News

ALUMNI NVC Finals and Regional Roundup

2015) told an audience of 500 that DynamiCare Health uses a digital platform to monitor and reward addicts for active recovery efforts, eliminating degrading methods of drug... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 13 Jan 2021
  • Research & Ideas

How 'Small C' Change Can Beat Large-Scale Rebuilding

added experience, strong identification, and distinct understanding of the organization to the team to support the young players on the pitch. Two experienced homegrown players became the cornerstones of his... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Sascha L. Schmidt, and Sebastian Flegr; Sports
  • March 2014 (Revised May 2014)
  • Teaching Note

The TELUS Share Conversion Proposal

By: Lucy White and Benjamin C. Esty
On February 21, 2013, TELUS announced a proposal to convert the firm's non-voting shares into voting shares on a one-to-one basis, thereby eliminating the firm's dual class structure. Shareholders were scheduled to vote on the proposal at the firm's annual general... View Details
Keywords: Proxy Contest; Proxy Battle; Proxy Advisor; ISS; Glass Lewis ＆ Co.; Hedge Fund; Short Selling; Share Lending; Telecommunications; Voting Rights; Empty Voting; Equity Decoupling; Share Unification; Dual Class Shares; Canada; Exchange Ratio; Shareholder Activism; Shareholder Votes; Investment Activism; Public Equity; Capital Structure; Investment Return; Corporate Governance; Corporate Finance; Ownership Stake; Business and Shareholder Relations; Valuation; Telecommunications Industry; Canada; British Columbia; United States; New York (city, NY)
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Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month | Baker Library

aim to support the research and curriculum of the Harvard Business School today and into the future. Collection activities focus on the career... View Details
  • 28 Apr 2022
  • Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #4: Erika Myers, World Resources Institute Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

thrilling as that news is, huge challenges remain to make a meaningful dent in the transportation sector’s CO2 emissions. "I have cut the cord with gas guzzlers. I have two electric vehicles!"– Erika MyersErika Myers’ professional glass is half-full. View Details
  • 07 Nov 2017
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017

dampening the incentive to adopt managerial practices; and c) nonpecuniary returns to potentially inefficient but power-preserving practices. The findings presented in the paper provide support View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 22 Feb 2022
  • News

March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

interdisciplinary perspective—contributors are historians, anthropologists, human rights lawyers, sociologists, and political scientists. Many of the authors are both scholars and advocates, View Details
  • 01 Dec 2001
  • News

Reaching Out

early advisor to the program's founders; John Whitehead (MBA 11/'47), provider of initial funding and ongoing support for the Initiative on Social Enterprise (ISE); Robert... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Julia Hanna; Health, Social Assistance
  • 26 Mar 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019

to long-term goals. We integrate our statistical results with qualitative information from interviews, which highlighted the importance of reinforcing the organizational goals’ message and providing support... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 22 Jan 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019

elements that executives need to align and strengthen. This article describes how companies have used the matrix to clarify their relationships with daughter brands, retool their identities to support new... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 05 Dec 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53563 The Use and Misuse of Patent Data: Issues for Corporate Finance and Beyond By: Lerner, Josh, View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne