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Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School

the 1920s Research Links Site Credits Introduction Financial crises have happened before, and - if history is any guide - they will happen again. One year after the subprime mortgage crisis, this Baker Library Historical Collections... View Details

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Poor’s Manual: The Rise of Business Analysts - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

Railroads Finance Management Business Analysts Mass Distribution Mergers & Syndicates Research Links Poor’s Manual: The Rise of Business Analysts New systems of accounting facilitated the oversight of complex View Details

28 Nov 2005
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Unilever: Transformation and Tradition

negotiation of safe paths through the complexities of official regulations and government. The easiest way to understand the Unilever organization, observed an article in the U.S. business magazine Fortune in 1947, was "to think of... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products

08 Aug 2005
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A Balanced Scorecard Approach To Measure Customer Profitability

to customers. Many companies, however, have tried ABC at some time during the past twenty years and abandoned it because it did not capture the complexity of their operations, took too long to implement, and was too expensive to build and... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan

01 Feb 1999
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Too Much of a Good Thing?

everything else in business, grown more complex in the age of the global economy. In fact, according to some observers, the implied balance between its two component parts may be tilting increasingly askew, even as the world's economy and... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

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Partners & Fellows | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Coney Island Prep Connecticut Office of the Governor Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Detroit Economic Growth Corporation Dillard University Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Endeavor Global Environmental Defense Fund Equal Justice... View Details

13 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 13

government has outsourced these inspections to the private sector. Analyzing millions of emissions tests, we find empirical support for our hypotheses that particular product portfolios and forms of governance can mitigate moral hazard. Our results have broad... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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John H. McArthur | About

Springs Industries, Inc., Telsat Canada, Bell Canada, and Teradyne Inc. He was a founding board member of the Canada Development Investment Corporation and a member of the Task Force on the Future of the Canadian Financial Services... View Details

07 Jun 2021
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9 Tips from an Expert Fundraiser: Help Donors 'Invest in Their Passion'

Others don’t do it very well.” The cruel reality, however, for many social enterprises, up to 50 percent of the CEO’s time can be devoted to securing financial resources. Without the resources, even the most exciting mission will fall... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

02 Oct 2006
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Negotiating in Three Dimensions

tough, but the complexity is magnified during multiparty negotiations, especially when some of the interested parties are not obvious. How do you advise flagging all key influencers? A: To get the set-up of a negotiation right, you need... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Fast Facts - Health Care

Health Care Initiative Fast Facts Events 1,325 Alumni attended Health Care Initiative events in 2019 MBA Health Care Career Placement 2018 Biotech / Pharma Consulting Devices & Diagnostics Digital Health & Other Services Financial... View Details

06 Oct 2003
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The Problem with Hedge Funds

particularly tough time. During the 1990s small investors lost out to professional financial firms that manipulated the market; this time they're likely to lose out—if they're not careful—to other sophisticated investors as well. The Next... View Details

Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills

25 Sep 2012
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First Look: September 25

showcase several areas of theoretical development that might benefit from revisiting the taboo. I conclude by reviewing key practical implications of such a shift for our profession and by arguing that organizational scholarship could gain a great deal from relaxing... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Oct 1997
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Donald J. Chiofaro

In 1981, one year after starting his own real-estate development company, Don Chiofaro undertook to build the largest office complex in Boston. "I knew just enough about the business to be dangerous," he recalls. "I quickly got into more... View Details

Keywords: Daniel Penrice

12 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 12, 2019

pursuit of financial gain and pay closer attention to their impact on employees, customers, communities, and the environment. But changing an organization’s DNA may require upending the existing business model and lowering profitability,... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Course History - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

distinctive challenges facing first-time chief executives in large, complex enterprises. The focus of the workshop is on defining an agenda as CEO, and preparing for the most challenging issues that a new CEO is likely to face. The... View Details

07 Apr 2015
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Warrior Spirit

passion in life, martial arts. By his own description, Sityodtong lived a blessed childhood, watching his architect father build a real estate business from humble beginnings. But in the years leading up to the Asian financial crisis,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Technical and Trade Schools; Educational Services

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Faculty - Race, Gender & Equity

various... Paul A. Gompers Eugene Holman Professor of Business Administration Paul Gompers, Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, specializes in research on financial issues related to start-up, high growth,... View Details

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Awards | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

with a financial advisor regarding the tax consequences for loan assistance awards. For graduates working in for-profit social enterprises: Awards will be taxed. INITIATIVES focus on societal challenges that are too View Details

24 Nov 2003
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Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach

Board Scorecard, and the Executive Scorecard. These Scorecards clarify goals, priorities, processes, and ownership, and define the linkages between desired financial results and the actions needed to achieve them. Context Professor Palepu... View Details

Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu

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