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Financial Accounting Online Course | HBS Online

financial state and strategy of a business 8.5 hrs Module 7 Accounting for the Future Use financial forecasting to predict future revenue, expenses, and cash flow and understand key concepts and metrics in valuation, including time value... View Details

19 Sep 2023
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2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

modeling financial returns of customer DERs, such as behind-the-meter batteries and smart thermostats. Dennis' role prior to HBS was a Strategy Manger, Global Operations at Google. Nabig Chaudhry (MBA 2024, Section J), Summer Internship:... View Details

August 2024 (Revised October 2024)
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Discerene Group: Long-Term Public-Markets Investing

By: Luis M. Viceira and Brent Schwarz

This case discusses active investing based on fundamental valuations and price distortions created by market events, and whether contractual terms between investment managers and their investors can help align incentives between long-term investors and active managers.... View Details

Keywords: Financial Strategy; Investment Funds; Valuation; Financial Markets; Financial Services Industry; Connecticut

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29 Jul 2021
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Exploring the Intersection of Business & Health Care: Summer Fellow Derek Soled (MD/MBA 2022)

Equity Team in the Vaccine Operations Center, whose goals are to achieve maximum vaccination levels in New York City, to close the vaccination gap between different boroughs and ethnic groups, and to tackle structural racism in healthcare through public health View Details

May 2017 (Revised February 2024)
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Battle for the Soul of Capitalism: Unilever and the Kraft Heinz Takeover Bid (A)

By: William W. George and Amram Migdal

This case describes Kraft Heinz Company’s (KHC) February 2017 unsolicited $143 billion takeover offer to acquire Unilever. The offer was made to Unilever CEO Paul Polman by KHC chairman Alexandre Behring, who was also co-founder and CEO of Brazilian-based 3G Capital... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Value Creation; Decision Choices and Conditions

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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

Social Enterprise Social Enterprise April 2013 Article Who Is Governing Whom? Executives, Governance, and the Structure of Generosity in Large U.S. Firms By: Christopher Marquis and Matthew Lee We examine how organizational structure influences View Details

14 Mar 2017
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First Look at New Research, March 14

Cross-Boundary Teaming for Innovation: Integrating Research on Teams and Knowledge in Organizations By: Edmondson, Amy C., and Jean-François Harvey Abstract—Cross-boundary teaming, within and across organizations, is an increasingly popular View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Curriculum - Business & Environment

through sustainability. In Polman's eight years at the helm, Unilever had delivered a 190% return to its shareholders. The case presents Polman's dilemma: a takeover of Unilever by KHC/3G could erode the company's commitment to... View Details

16 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive

However, we also heard that restaurateurs remained steadfastly committed to their goal of nurturing and nourishing people, providing a place of succor and community in a strange new world. Our conversations with the panel and our field... View Details

Keywords: by Michael S. Kaufman, Lena G. Goldberg, and Jill Avery; Food & Beverage

17 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 17

we are committed to see such change continue to happen in the finance of today. Download the paper: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1985594 Is India's Manufacturing Sector Moving Away from Cities? Authors:Ejaz Ghani,... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

16 Feb 2010
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The Outside-In Approach to Customer Service

their lettuce. It's worth noting that the companies and business units in my study were tracked between 2001 and 2007. I picked these firms for no other reason than their genuine commitment and actions toward embracing an outside-in... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Consumer Products

25 Mar 2021
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Meet the Student Academic Services Support Team at HBS!

life transitions as well as HBS-specific concerns including class participation and time-management challenges, navigating relationships, as well as extenuating circumstances that may arise during your time at HBS. Academic Support The SAS staff is View Details

11 Dec 2023
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Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy

knows they stem from financial and strategy decisions, but also decisions the company is making around culture and values. “We're very committed to having a modern, diverse workforce and so we're embracing... View Details

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Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

claim. Our intent is to turn a critical eye toward current ideas about how to eradicate inequality and, in the process, to engender new ones. Even as many activists and academics continue to wrestle with whether and how “master’s tools” can be turned toward liberatory... View Details

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Entrepreneurial Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research

for our second module: Resourcing the Business Model . Leading the firm by: 1) making tough tradeoffs when setting strategy, resolving cross-functional conflict, and making hiring/firing decisions; and 2) communicating a vision that motivates employees and secures... View Details

19 Mar 2013
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First Look: March 19

PublicationsSetting Health Priorities: Strategy versus Tactics Authors:Chu, Michael, David E. Bloom, and Elizabeth Cafiero Publication:Impact: The Magazine of PSI Abstract Health decision makers throughout the world are faced with a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 23, 2007

committed to pioneering all avenues of technology and distributing them to wide audiences. The journey wasn't without its trials for both CEOs. Gates' antitrust lawsuit of the mid-90s and Jobs' separation from Apple in the late 80s... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

24 Apr 2023
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What Does It Take to Build as Much Buzz as Booze? Inside the Epic Challenge of Cannabis-Infused Drinks

which come in flavors ranging from grapefruit rosemary to lemon lavender, as alternatives to alcohol. As queer founders, the duo also committed themselves to inclusive marketing aimed at the LGBTQIA+ community. Initially launched with... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage

19 Jan 2024
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The Values and Virtues of a Quick Fix

example? AM: Yeah, and it was really her partnership with her CEO, Satya Nadella, the two of them together. And there were other people on that team, but they both stood out in how they revealed their commitment to inclusion, led this... View Details

01 Feb 2022
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Innovation Isn’t Just for Startups: How Big Companies Can Succeed

professor at Stanford University. The book examines how the best corporate explorers create new enterprises inside large corporations. The authors explain the challenges explorers face, along with the strategies they need to gather... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

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