Jay O. Light - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel

Harvard Business School faculty members, looking at the U.S. financial crisis from a variety of disciplines, urged caution and prudent analysis in a recent panel discussion. The discussion titled "Turmoil on the Street: Fathoming the Financial Crisis" was... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

02 Dec 2009
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Harvard Business School Dean To Step Down

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Negotiation Analysis and the Structuring of Financial Transactions

Jay O. Light is developing materials that will explore how negotiation analysis and related techniques can be used in structuring financial transactions in the context of entrepreneurial situations, and how they might be used to enhance value in private equity... View Details

01 Jun 1997
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Blockbuster Deals

included in the postmerger integration plan based on the respective firm's quality of IT assets and management." Two Heads Aren't Better Than One All these potential problems become moot if there's resistance at the very top. The worst-case scenario, says Professor... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry

09 Sep 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Perspectives from the Boardroom--2009

Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch, Joseph L. Bower, Clayton S. Rose & Suraj Srinivasan

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Where Main Street Meets Wall Street

funds have made an important contribution to both the democratization and the strengthening of the American economy," says HBS professor Jay O. Light, an expert on the financial services industry. And... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Financial Services

14 Apr 2022
Op-Ed

Let’s Move Forward from COVID—Without Forgetting What We’ve Learned

burned out. The virtual meeting that runs back-to-back has shed light on the need for mini-breaks and recovery time. The result of the remote work environment, in some industries, is that leaders believe that employees are accessible... View Details

Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson

02 Jul 2008
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Harvard University Opens Office In Shanghai

01 Feb 1997
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Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS

field-based cases, notes, and software models have been created for Entrepreneurial Finance. "I started the course to shed light on how individuals and teams identify opportunities, how they marshall the required resources, including... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry and Susan Young; profiles by Garry Emmons

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Investment Decisions and Decision Problems in Professional Investment Management

Jay O. Light is evaluating strategic business decisions in the money management industry as well as problems that arise in the management of very large pools of tax exempt money, particularly pension funds and endowments. From this research he is developing teaching... View Details

30 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

Harvard and HBS: The Next 100 Years

Editor's Note: This is a summary of an HBS Business Summit presentation. View a full summary and video of the event on the HBS Centennial Web site linked below. Date of Event: October 14, 2008 Speakers: Jay View Details

Keywords: Education

24 Sep 2008
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Harvard Business School Examines Crisis on Wall Street

26 May 2009
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Graduating Students Honored for Service to the School and Society

17 May 2010
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Eight HBS Students Honored for Service to the School and Society

29 May 2008
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Six HBS Students Honored for Service to the School and Society

May 2013 (Revised August 2013)
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McKinsey & Company

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kathleen Durante

In early 2013 the leaders of McKinsey & Co., were reflecting, as they did periodically, on the path forward for their firm. Founded in Chicago in 1926 by James O. McKinsey (Mac), with only a small staff in one office, the firm had grown to be a global company with more... View Details

Keywords: CONSULTING Firms; McKinsey; Professional Service Firm; Marvin Bower; Strategy; Governance; Consulting Industry

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HBS Working Knowledge – Harvard Business School Faculty Research

smiling and nodding toward the speaker. Research by Alison Wood Brooks, Hanne Collins, and colleagues reveals just how prone the mind is to wandering, and sheds light on ways to stay tuned in to the conversation. From P.T. Barnum to Mary... View Details

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Finance Faculty - Faculty & Research

Business Administration Joshua D. Coval Jay O. Light Professor of Business Administration (Leave of Absence) Mihir A. Desai Mizuho Financial Group Professor of Finance John D.... View Details

28 Mar 2016
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Culture Is Not the Culprit

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History | About

2013 Harvard Business School Online founded. Deans 2021 to Present Srikant M. Datar 2010 to 2020 Nitin Nohria 2005 to 2010 Jay O. Light PhD 1970 1995 to 2005 Kim B. Clark PhD... View Details

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