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- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
Americas. Among the top players in the U.S. toy market, LEGO stands out because it is a privately held company that has been owned by the same Danish family since it was founded in 1932. Unlike most in this highly competitive group of toy... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Dean Nohria Looks Ahead
by his example. He grew up in a very small village in India and was one of the first people in his family to attend college, where he studied engineering. He then went to England to get a diploma in management from Manchester Business... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 20 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 20
clients may be served by separate organizational units that are under common control and/or ownership. Second, a family of hybrid conflict polices has evolved that feature elements of the split account system long practiced in Japan,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 6
debt choice is more pronounced for firms with high financial distress risk, firms that are informationally opaque, and firms that are family controlled. Moreover, this effect is weakened by the presence of multiple large owners and in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 9, 2008
before (as Apple did with its iPod and iTunes electronic entertainment delivery system), or serve an entirely unaddressed customer base (as Tata Motors is doing with its Nano—the $2,500 car aimed at Indian families who can't afford any... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Seen and Unseen | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
side so that empire can make its way. The Native family is not only cast aside but aligned with a felled tree, signifying an obstruction cleared. Such depictions, however, ignore the Native resistance to westward expansion in the US,... View Details
- 10 Mar 2017
- News
The Business of Lego Batman
fly and see what that looked like. That sent chills down my spine. And Star Wars, my best friend at the time was named Danny Andrews. I remember going to see Star Wars with him and his family and his brothers, and then how we went to see... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Who Are We?
course, pay bills. Kourouma also notes that eliminating cash removes the security issues that go with it, especially for families overseas trying to send money back home—an increasingly large part of his company's business. "Now you can... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
New Horizons for Iraq
many four-person trailers installed there. We had AC most of the time, showers, and good food. It gave me tremendous respect for our soldiers, men and women who have left their families and jobs behind and who enjoy very few comforts.... View Details
- 02 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 2, 2016
families and in the asset management industry in general, as well as decline in capital of issuers borrowing from money funds. Incentives for Prosocial Behavior: The Role of Reputations By: Exley, Christine L. Abstract—Do monetary... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 1
http://hbr.org/search/612033-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 413-086 Learning Resources: A Hands-On Toy Company Deals with New Challenges and Opportunities Learning Resources is a family owned educational toy company that, by late... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership
higher operations costs. Employees also more routinely accepted payroll deductions to help the families of fellow workers suffering from terminal illnesses. Southwest's operational approach to the airline industry was a curious niche... View Details
- 19 Nov 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching The Moral Leader
on the grounds that the immunity of the Catholic Church in England was granted in the Magna Carta and even in Henry's own coronation oath. A family man, More enjoyed his life and was a loving father and devoted husband. Finally, of... View Details
- 25 Oct 2024
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Announces Latest RISE Fellows
in which they live and work,” said Susan Gilbert, Robert K. Kraft Family Director, MBA Financial Aid. “Embodying the School’s mission to create leaders who make a difference in the world, their contributions to serving those in need make... View Details
- 13 Jan 2021
- News
Silicon Valley’s “Detroit Moment”
Haryopratomo: I don't think it's just Silicon Valley against the world or frontier markets. I actually think every country has a slightly different culture and you have to embrace what is strong about their culture. Indonesia has always been a very communal-type market... View Details
- 02 Aug 2018
- News
Can Marketing Help Halt the Heroin Epidemic?
it. I just left him laying there. I turned it into a horrible person, I guess. My name is Devin. I started doing meth when I was 10 years old. Meth affected my friendship with him pretty bad. He won't talk to me any more. Me and my brothers don't talk. Me and my... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Model Patient
for low-income individuals and families may be workable and politically acceptable at the national level.” MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Lynne Gassiraro, who recently had thyroid cancer surgery and other ailments requiring the care of specialists,... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stewards of the Seventh Generation
plopped down on his white-suited bottom and coaxed the store owner to drag him several yards by the ankles. When the audacious Johnson jumped up to proudly display a pristine backside, the owner declared, "I'll buy some!" Samuel C. Johnson, the fourth generation member... View Details
- 28 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 28, 2008
well-to-do families was no lower, and in some cases was higher than for more well-to-do filers. Also, more than 63% of the treatment group savers were individuals who could be deemed to be "asset poor." Bond buyers were more... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
thus fulfilling the last quarter of life, plus recommendations for dealing with and realizing a healthy lifestyle in the process. Ranchin’ and Rodeoin’ (1940-2000) By Sue Hemphill (PMD 47, 1984), Danny Hemphill, and Holly Attick Bowker The Hemphill View Details