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- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Letters to the Editor
Doriot’s Impact on Europe The article about General Georges Doriot in the June issue is quite informative about his great accomplishments. Left without mention, however, was the first venture capital firm in Europe, called European... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Merton Named University Professor
Harvard's most distinguished professorial posts. "Bob Merton has done seminal work in enlarging our theoretical and practical understanding of financial markets and how to manage risk," said Harvard President Neil L. Rudenstine in... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Q&A: Camille Tang Yeh of the Asia-Pacific Research Office
include whether high-performance Asian companies can provide a business model for success in the region, the role of accounting infrastructure in transitional economies, restructuring diversified businesses in emerging markets, and exploring the Asian View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Ed Tian: Boardroom Revolutionary
Shanghai municipal government, Netcom is putting up a stiff challenge to three other government-controlled telecom network operators. Tian, who holds a doctorate in environmental management from Texas Tech University, is bringing a new... View Details
- 25 Sep 2009
- News
HBS’s Oldest Class Secretary
percent from the petroleum industry. Charlie was among the last group, for he was manager of Standard Oil’s Everett, Massachusetts, refinery when he attended HBS. He worked a total of 36 years for affiliates of Standard Oil and the last... View Details
Keywords: Keith Larson
- October 2018
- Case
Zenefits Board of Directors (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
In early 2018, the time seemed right for Zenefits investor and director Lars Dalgaard to reflect on whether Zenefits had the right board of directors to shepherd the company through its next stages of growth. For the company whose name combined the words “benefits,”... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Business Model; Corporate Accountability; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Governance; Crisis Management; Entrepreneurship; Human Resources; Leadership; Risk Management; Venture Capital; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; United States; California
Paine, Lynn S., and Will Hurwitz. "Zenefits Board of Directors (A)." Harvard Business School Case 319-034, October 2018.
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
HBS Honored for Addressing Business and Societal Issues
1993, the HBS Initiative on Social Enterprise, supported by the John C. Whitehead (MBA 11/ '47) Fund for Not-for-Profit Management and other resources, has engaged in a wide range of activities. Among the results of these efforts are more... View Details
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Faculty Focus Their Research on COVID-19 Issues
health care management and policy, leading through crisis, adapting your business, leveraging technology, and work life. Faculty members have shared their ideas and offered practical solutions through working papers, articles, op-eds,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
New Program for Science-Based Businesses
scientific discoveries from the lab to the market. The program is designed for executives with strong science backgrounds as well as nontechnical managers with key business responsibilities. HBS faculty will lead sessions on topics such... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Finishing Touches
On a steamy day last July, workers replacing books in the restored Stamps Reading Room of Baker Library experienced an unfamiliar sensation: air-conditioning. Climate control is just one improvement to come out of a comprehensive renovation and expansion that will... View Details
- 01 Feb 2017
- News
New Regional Offices Broaden HBS’s Intellectual Reach
Geoffrey Jones (photo by Susan Young) Professor Geoffrey Jones (photo by Susan Young) Two decades ago, HBS launched the Global Initiative to strengthen the School's engagement with businesses and business leaders around the world and to deepen the faculty's... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Dean Clark Reflects on the School’s Key Initiatives
and academia on issues including executive compensation, limits to board effectiveness, capital market intermediaries, and the role of management education. These highly informative sessions stimulated new... View Details
- 1978
- Book
Public Management: Text and Cases
By: Joseph L. Bower
Bower, Joseph L. Public Management: Text and Cases. Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, 1978.
- 1975
- Text Book
Operations Management: Text and Cases
By: Paul Marshall, William Abernathy, Jeffrey G. Miller, Richard P. Olsen, Richard S. Rosenbloom and D. Daryl Wyckoff
Marshall, Paul, William Abernathy, Jeffrey G. Miller, Richard P. Olsen, Richard S. Rosenbloom, and D. Daryl Wyckoff. Operations Management: Text and Cases. Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, 1975.
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Predictable Surprises
completely off guard. Drawing on social science theory, he developed a tentative notion that “there are negative events out there waiting to happen, which people have sufficient information to predict or prevent, but for various reasons... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
HBS Launches Unique Deferred-Admission Program
the new program — before arriving on campus. “No other business school offers anything similar,” says Dee Leopold (MBA ’80), managing director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid. “This is a bold program that is trying to do three things:... View Details
- 31 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Scholarly Crowd Explores Crowdsourcing
initial research on various crowdsourcing problems: Can crowdsourced resources be biased? This is an important question for anyone turning to open innovation for problem solving. To help begin to answer the question, Shane Greenstein (of the Kellogg School of View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- August 1986 (Revised June 1987)
- Case
Lotus Development Corporation: Entering International Markets
By: David B. Yoffie and John J. Coleman
Lotus 1-2-3 exploded on the American market in the spring of 1983. Nine months later Jim Manzi, vice president of marketing, hired Chuck Digate to develop an international strategy for Lotus. Case explores Lotus' rapid rise to the top of the software market in the... View Details
Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Applications and Software; Global Strategy; Management Teams; Information Technology Industry; United States
Yoffie, David B., and John J. Coleman. "Lotus Development Corporation: Entering International Markets." Harvard Business School Case 387-034, August 1986. (Revised June 1987.)
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
will come as no surprise that some of the broader issues addressed last year have carried over; these may well be with us as we head into the 21st century! Committee assignments have been made around three broad issues: Information... View Details