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- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Executive Pay: Onward & Upward
1984 To discourage “golden parachutes,” a controversial pay innovation at the time, Congress imposes a special tax on such payments valued at more than three times an executive’s average pay. Rather than curb golden parachutes, the tax View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Trillion-Dollar Fixer-Upper
bust, people wanted real assets they could see and touch and real dividends,” adds Stephen Lebovitz (MBA ’88), president of CBL & Associates Properties based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the fourth-largest mall REIT in North America with a market View Details
- 30 Aug 2018
- News
“No Interest in Being the Only”
of RLJ Lodging Trust, a Bethesda hotel company with a market cap of $3.8 billion. “I am humbled and honored to be the first, but I have no interest in being the only,” Hale told the Washington Post. Hale, who joined RLJ in 2005, has also... View Details
- 04 Mar 2019
- News
The Anti-Shark Tank
cofounder Alexandra Wilkis Wilson (MBA 2004) and Rent the Runway founder Jennifer Fleiss (MBA 2009). “We’re calling it the anti-‘Shark Tank’ because everyone is already a winner,” said Blau. “They’re getting funding from Able, and we’re just trying to bring more female... View Details
- 06 Dec 2017
- News
Puzzle Master
had this advice for those interested in mergers & acquisitions: “...the best thing you can do is to develop an expert-level knowledge or—if applicable—execute one of the many workstreams required for a successful transaction,” she said, citing the value of practicing... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
HBSAAAA Convenes in San Francisco
Kenneth A. Powell (MBA '74) is delighted with the event's success on many levels. "As we break new ground as an organization," he notes, "we appreciate the tremendous support we've received from individuals and corporate sponsors such as The Gap, Kraft Foods, Morgan... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Noted & Quoted
also be a statutory cap on leverage, a maximum speed limit, if you will, that regulators can’t loosen.” — HBS professor David Moss commenting on the need for financial reform legislation to place limits on the amount banks can borrow for... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Down on the Farm: Frank Burke (MBA '87)
keeps two live camels wearing Lookouts baseball caps behind his centerfield fence and finds life just fine far from "The Show." "The minor leagues are everything I love about the sport and its ambiance," Burke explains. "Here, I do... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 30 Jan 2009
- News
What’s It Worth to You?
lead. That’s why De Pree capped his compensation at twenty times what his company’s lowest-paid employee received. Kenneth Feinberg, the 9/11 special master, eventually came to understand that “all lives should be treated the same.”... View Details
- 11 Feb 2021
- News
Retraining for a Post-COVID Workforce
until they reach a cap of $22,500. The hope is that a large share of participants become high enough earners to compensate for those who don’t have to pay—and to generate a modest return for investors.” “This is hopefully a tool to help... View Details
- 21 Jul 2011
- News
Social Investing’s Time Has Come
among low-level criminals. If the program reduces reconviction by 7.5 percent, investors recoup their money plus a graduated return that is capped at 13 percent a year. Sir Ronald Cohen (MBA 1969), Chairman of The Portland Trust and... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
David B. Price, Jr.: Aiming High
To cap his already impressive business career, David Price is unabashed about his final goal. "I want to be the CEO of a Fortune 500 company," he declares, exuding the energy and optimism reminiscent of a newly minted MBA. Price makes... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Rehito “Ray” Hatoyama (MBA 2008)
where anyone can contribute to create a “win-win” business together. When I joined Sanrio in 2008, our market cap was about $500 million. Now it’s closer to $3.5 billion, with $750 million in sales and an operating profit just over $200... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: Peter C. Wendell
Park, California, company boasts an impressive list of multibillion dollar market cap successes, including Healtheon, Intuit, Micromuse, and Strata- Com. Wendell passes his craft on to students enrolled in a popular second-year venture... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Class of 1997 Graduates with Distinction
proceedings was the presentation of the first-ever Dean's Award for service to the HBS community (see sidebar below). In the late afternoon, a ceremony featuring the remarks of John Crowley (MBA '97) and outgoing HBSAA president Catherine A. Connett (MBA '79) was View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Exploring the Galápagos
pup. In addition, each day has an option of kayaking or snorkeling (with sea turtles, penguins, sea lions, or sharks). It is the kind of monotony one could get used to, but never does. Our trip is capped with a dinner hosted by Quito... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The New Rules of E-Commerce
thinking before acting slows the process dangerously. It's better to think to act. "There is no course on speed at Harvard, yet it is a constant theme across many of the topics taught there." Judging by Rakuten's 2012 market cap of $13... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Crucible: Relocation
irreverent in the face of authority. At HBS, I raised pointed questions in class on elitism and unchecked capitalism. At my pandemic-delayed graduation, I refused to buy the required cap and gown to protest what I perceived to be a... View Details
Keywords: Zhang, Qian
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
FIELD 3 Tests Students
In an innovative complement to the case method of instruction, the entire Class of 2013 spent the 15-week Winter Term practicing what they were learning from their required courses as they worked in small teams to build viable microbusinesses. The business-building... View Details
Keywords: FIELD program
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faster, Bigger, Stronger: Supersizing the NFL
teams; the worst-performing franchises have the first picks in the league's annual draft of college players; and salary caps help ensure that wealthier teams can't just buy up all the best players. A congressional partial exemption from... View Details