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- 01 Aug 2014
- News
Participation Guys
to play the 100 percent game,” says Sternfield. “Section C has always been a close section,” he continues. “With close relationships forged from our incredibly intense first year of business school as our base, and many visits with... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Research Center Opens in Paris
In March, official opening ceremonies were held in Paris for the European Research Center (ERC). The center, which has been operational since spring 2002, is part of the School’s ongoing commitment to create intellectual capital worldwide and to form and strengthen... View Details
- 18 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, July 18, 2017
the network of relationships between brokers and institutional investors shapes the information diffusion in the stock market. We exploit trade-level data to show that central brokers gather information by executing informed trades, which... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 16
Hypothesis Authors:Alan MacCormack, Carliss Baldwin, and John Rusnak Publication:Research Policy 41, no. 8 (October 2012) Abstract A variety of academic studies argue that a relationship exists between the structure of an organization and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Sara Roedner
activities, Sara maintains a relationship with a boyfriend in Chicago. "I'm often told it's difficult to make a long-distance relationship work while getting an MBA," Sara says. They "try to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Learning to Lead
interdependency of the work environment is a challenge for many recent graduates,” says Marquis. “This case illustrates the importance of managing relationships with peers and senior managers. Getting work done is primarily about that,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Negotiating with Wal-Mart
the P&G Relationship with Wal-Mart,” HBS professor Jim Sebenius and Research Associate Ellen Knebel show two very different organizations doing just that. The cases are part of a series that involve hard bargaining situations. “The... View Details
- February 2000 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
Venture Law Group (A)
By: Thomas J. DeLong, Ashish Nanda and Scott D Landry
Craig Johnson, Venture Law Group's (VLG) chairman, founded VLG in 1993 with a goal of "zero voluntary turnover." In late 1998, Johnson faces the departure of three important partners, prompting himself to ask what VLG can do in the midst of an "economic hurricane" that... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Customer Relationship Management; Partners and Partnerships; Retention; Legal Services Industry
DeLong, Thomas J., Ashish Nanda, and Scott D Landry. "Venture Law Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 800-065, February 2000. (Revised March 2004.)
- 13 May 2002
- Op-Ed
A Cure for Enron-Style Audit Failures
If companies and regulators are ever to learn from the collapse of Enron—and prevent similar corporate debacles in the future—they must look more closely at the relationship between auditors, managers and the company audit committee. The... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Right from the Start: Common Traps for the New Leader
relationships and sources of information about what is really going on. As one leader said: "There can be a tendency to say, 'Well, I'll lock myself in the room and I'll come up with a plan.' That is important, but you're not going... View Details
Keywords: by Dan Ciampa & Michael D. Watkins
- 24 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
Charting the US-China Trade War: What Does 'Made in Vietnam' Mean?
measures “could have negative consequences for the Vietnamese economy, undermining the strengthening relationship between Vietnam and the United States,” the authors write. You Might Also Like: The New Rules of Trade with China:... View Details
- Profile
Laura Sandoval
General Mills. There, she worked on two snack brands, Larabar and Food Should Taste Good, before rotating to a sales marketing role in Philadelphia. “My biggest lesson during that time? The critical importance of relationship building,”... View Details
- Profile
Kam Phillips-Sadler
previously had. I thought to myself, ‘This is what an education is supposed to be like.’” “When I came to HBS in the fall,” says Kam, “I expected the academics would be easy and the relationships would be difficult. But it has proved to... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
New Jakurski Chair Supports Research in Global Finance
dinner in honor of André Jakurski and his family at the Dean's House in October celebrated a remarkable relationship with HBS that began in 1971, when Jakurski first arrived at Soldiers Field from Brazil as an MBA student. The special... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
In War-Torn Liberia, Student Gains a Wealth of Experience
receiving illegally mined diamonds in exchange. RUF rebels took U.N. peacekeepers hostage in Sierra Leone, and the United States threatened to impose sanctions over Taylor's relationship with the RUF. Meanwhile, Liberia's northern border... View Details
- July 2003 (Revised April 2005)
- Case
Branding Citigroup's Consumer Business
By: Rohit Deshpande and Carin-Isabel Knoop
In Spring 1998, Citicorp and Travelers merged to create a financial powerhouse that united the bank with Travelers' consumer finance and brokerage businesses, including Salomon Smith Barney and Primerica. It was the first U.S. financial services company to combine... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Relationship Management; Decisions; Asset Management; Investment Banking; Management Teams; Brands and Branding; Relationships; Business and Shareholder Relations; Banking Industry; United States
Deshpande, Rohit, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Branding Citigroup's Consumer Business." Harvard Business School Case 504-023, July 2003. (Revised April 2005.)
- December 2011
- Exercise
What We Carry: Success, Failure, and Happiness in Family Systems
By: Timothy Butler
The purpose of this exercise is to enable participants to identify essential career and life themes. The core task of the exercise is to extract themes, images, metaphors and "dynamic tensions" from a list of exciting careers that have been selected from a larger... View Details
Butler, Timothy. "What We Carry: Success, Failure, and Happiness in Family Systems." Harvard Business School Exercise 812-026, December 2011.
- September 2007
- Exercise
Values Concerning Inheritance Worksheet
By: John A. Davis
Outlines several questions that address core issues in planning for inheritance. Appropriate for all families, no matter what assets they have to pass to heirs. View Details
Keywords: Assets; Management Succession; Family Business; Family and Family Relationships; Planning; Value
Davis, John A. "Values Concerning Inheritance Worksheet." Harvard Business School Exercise 808-071, September 2007.
- October 1980 (Revised October 1981)
- Case
Ready to Regulate Ready to Eat (A1)
By: Thomas K. McCraw and Richard S. Tedlow
McCraw, Thomas K., and Richard S. Tedlow. "Ready to Regulate Ready to Eat (A1)." Harvard Business School Case 381-065, October 1980. (Revised October 1981.)
- March 1979 (Revised November 1980)
- Case
Japan (E1)--1972-77: Recurring Trade Imbalance and Trouble with Trade Partners
By: Bruce R. Scott and Audrey T. Sproat
Scott, Bruce R., and Audrey T. Sproat. "Japan (E1)--1972-77: Recurring Trade Imbalance and Trouble with Trade Partners." Harvard Business School Case 379-162, March 1979. (Revised November 1980.)