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- 30 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Market Makers Bid for Success
languages in many countries. We've been building that infrastructure ever since. Since we started, we've added a lot of technology to the marketplace over time and utilized the World Wide Web. And we've... View Details
- 05 Nov 2007
- What Do You Think?
Why Is Succession So Badly Managed?
many corporate boards are not willing to do the work," suggesting that unless this is made grounds for dismissal, directors are not likely to apply themselves to the task. Edward Hare added that "one needs to get to know an... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 06 Dec 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Popular Stock Metric That Can Lead Investors Astray
investors identify value stocks,” Wang says. Why the metric isn’t working One reason the metric became less reliable over time? The transition to a knowledge-based economy, the researchers say. Corporate investments in intangible... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 13 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 13
is the impact of foreign bank entry on the pricing and availability of credit in developing economies? The Mexican banking system provides a quasi-experiment to address this question because in 1997 the Mexican government radically View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Profile
Lara Hodgson
Lara O’Connor Hodgson thought she’d found the entrepreneurial dream while running Nourish, the successful startup she launched in 2009. But it was Nourish’s very success that triggered Hodgson’s next and even more successful venture,... View Details
- 22 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Hedge Fund as Activist
institutional investors as a whole have been effective activists, from the perspective of being able to institute changes that increase shareholder value. Often the reason can be traced to conflicts of interest between institutions View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 1
selective disclosure, constrained the use of direct access to senior management. We find a large effect: pre-Reg FD the return premium from school ties was 9.36% per year, while post-Reg FD the return premium was nearly zero and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Alumni Career Journey: Margot Zuckerman (MBA 2024) – Integrating Climate into Business (and Government) Priorities - Blog - Business & Environment
college would be in a corporate sustainability role in the food industry. While I didn’t manage to land a sustainability-specific role, I joined procurement at Kraft Heinz, seeking to learn more about food... View Details
- 16 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Faculty Books Published in 2020
process, and the economy. One explores changes in the ability of the US to attract talented foreign workers and the role of sponsoring institutions in shaping immigration... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
A Juicy Story
In the context of the computer industry at large, Professor David Yoffie explores the ups and downs of a company that’s always been a bit different in “Apple Computer, 2006.” The case poses this question: Given its 2 percent computer... View Details
- 08 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 8, 2010
development in more than 20 countries in 1900 and 1913. The evidence presented does not yield robust results that can sustain the hypothesis of persistence effects of legal origin, but it is not powerful... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Shabana Azmi: Leveraging Bollywood Fame into Social Good
fighting intolerance and religious extremism. All of which makes her seemingly an unusual interview subject for Harvard Business School's Creating Emerging Markets series, sponsored by the HBS Business History Initiative, which has... View Details
- 18 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Career Advice: Transforming the Energy Industry
career shaped my view of climate change and the energy transition because it showed me that technology alone isn’t enough and that several stars must align to make real impact.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Turning Point: In Good Company
sleep, and my family didn’t have the medical vocabulary then to understand why I was convinced that meeting future global CEOs at HBS would help me change the world—just one amongst many other grandiose... View Details
- 02 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Where Does Apple Go From Here?
sustain that business model. The next generation operating system, the one that will ultimately replace OS X and XP, is probably going to cost $1.5 billion to $2 billion dollars. So, Apple's underlying... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Alumni News | Book Briefs
to provide the resources needed to change the world. Boards That Lead: When to Take Charge, When to Partner, and When to Stay Out of the Way by Ram Charan (MBA 1965, DBA 1967), Dennis Carey, View Details
- 27 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Build Winning Streaks
Schulmeyer sought the natural leaders to be Siemens-Nixdorf's change agents, and gave them responsibilities that cut across existing hierarchical titles. At Invensys, Rick Haythornthwaite put 90 people on... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- Blog
Inside the Learning: The Impact of a Personal Case
foundation for making a significant, concrete impact on the organization and the executive's growth as a leader. PARTICIPANT PERSPECTIVE For more insight into the Personal Case, view our short video featuring AMP alumna Yulia Chekunaeva,... View Details
- 30 Jun 2008
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking Retirement Planning
claim." When the global stock market and interest rates began to decline in 2000, many corporations faced a double whammy when returns on pension assets were well below expectations View Details
- 06 Dec 2017
- Blog Post
The 23rd Annual Harvard Business School Tech Conference
inspire and educate the HBS community, but who are leading organizations that will likely dominate the next decade in technology. Our group of 70 speakers (largest ever) included Corporate Executives (CXOs),... View Details
Keywords: Technology