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- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Drug Imports a Hot Topic at Alumni Health-Care Conference
response to escalating health-care costs, and HBS professor Debora L. Spar on the market realities of adoption and in vitro fertilization (see “The Business of Babies”). For more information about the HBS Health Industry Alumni... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Greed, Gullibility, and Optimism
passing on the risk would mean eliminating it, and of course, we woke up to find that very few people had much of a stake. We had effectively eliminated the down payment, so the borrower had no equity invested in the home. The lender was... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Sixth Annual Cyberposium an SRO Success
sometimes heated discussion of cyber-competition, rivalries, and alliances among traditional media companies and high-tech startups. Twelve afternoon breakout sessions allowed participants to delve into a host of topics, including online View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Case Study: Growing the Family Business
from the office building/landlord. The benefit to the landlord was an additional amenity to retain their existing tenants and to better market vacant space to prospective tenants. The employer and landlord contributions would help defray... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Putting on the Wheels
As head of General Motors's international division - which last year invested $2.45 billion worldwide - Louis Hughes brings a rock-steady philosophy to the auto giant's global operations: "Wherever possible, invest where you sell." Hughes... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Expertise From The Front Lines Of The Eurozone
when they graduate,” says Roscini. “If they go into international business, they will need to ask: Do I go in this market or not? How do I navigate political, eco-nomic, or regulatory risk? How do I think... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
OPM Celebrates 21st Anniversary at Gala Florida Reunion
a towing company in Alabama, a medical services business in Saudi Arabia, a publishing company in Greece, a drilling firm in Canada, and a New York-based broadcasting company, to name a few. Hayes's talk on the second day of the Reunion, "A Global Perspective on New... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Q & A: Jeanne P. Jackson: A New Regime at Banana Republic
before I arrived. The Gap, Inc., our parent company, was struggling to find a niche for Banana Republic. They knew that the original safari theme was no longer working, and they were aware that they needed to make serious changes. When I got here we did some classical... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Too Big To Fail
Capitol Hill. The Case for More Regulation Looking at the historical record, Moss makes a strong case that targeted government regulation of financial markets has worked in the past to lower risk and instill consumer confidence. “From the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Lighten Up
fiercely competitive market for outdoor wear and gear. GoLite’s mission sounds simple and logical enough — give serious trail runners, alpine athletes, fast-packers (backpackers who speed along trails), and even once-discouraged hikers... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Back to the Future
Future has three major premises: The 1970s oil shocks were not anomalies but part of a major transition for energy users and producers; the “externalities” of energy use (its environmental, social, and geopolitical costs) had to be factored in to energy policy; and a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Faculty Books
Global Capital and National Institutions: Crisis and Choice in the International Financial Architecture by Laura Alfaro (World Scientific) This casebook has three main topics: the determinants and effects of View Details
- 06 Jul 2015
- News
Lights! Camera... Market!
an increased awareness of and preference for the brand immediately following the release and premiere of the film at both the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival and 2014 Tribeca Film Festival. “We believe this was the first time a... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Short Takes
A summary of selected new research by HBS faculty. Diversification Best Bet in Emerging Markets In today's era of global competitiveness, companies in the industrialized world have slimmed down their operations in order to focus on doing... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Case Study: Confidence Builder
enrolled in US colleges and universities. The Question: Confi’s online health resource is marketed directly to students, but the go-to-market strategy for its sexual assault prevention program is less clear. How can Confi break into the... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2021
traction the business got in the market but by the number of people we were able to employ. In 2009, while I was working in Senegal with a private equity firm, Ndidi and I noticed that a huge amount of the... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Devtosh Khare
Khare. Indeed, he came to business only after he added to his undergraduate engineering major at the University of Pennsylvania by enrolling in the Wharton School's five-year, dual-degree program in management and technology. "I saw technology, finance, and View Details
Keywords: Orna Feldman photograph by Webb Chappell
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
George C. Lodge
produced twelve books and a host of cases and articles (including two McKinsey Award-winning Harvard Business Review articles); served as a chief architect of the cornerstone Business, Government, and the International Economy (BGIE)... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
China, and others will grow rapidly. The authors predict probable new principles for commercial success, among them that an obsession with return on equity will give way to more broad-based measurements of success, and that Adam Smith’s... View Details
- 05 Apr 2018
- News
A Philanthropic Eye Reframes African American Abstract Art
many of the artists that Joyner and her husband, private equity investor Alfred Giuffrida, collect are enjoying increased visibility. Major museums in the United States (and beyond) are reevaluating the artists’ careers and influence... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken