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- 01 Sep 2018
- News
The True Value of a Tweet
more than seven times. It’s like winning a lottery. So there are issues with the idea of virality, the self-selection involved in liking, and then there’s the contagion aspect that’s also part View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 2015
- Working Paper
The U.S. Experiment with Fair Trade Laws: State Police Powers, Federal Antitrust, and the Politics of 'Fairness,' 1890-1938
By: Laura Phillips Sawyer
Prior to the Great Depression and President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs, considerable pressure for antitrust revision came from trade associations of independent proprietors. A perhaps unlikely leader, Edna Gleason, organized California's retail pharmacists... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Fairness; Laws and Statutes; Supply and Industry; Business and Government Relations
Phillips Sawyer, Laura. "The U.S. Experiment with Fair Trade Laws: State Police Powers, Federal Antitrust, and the Politics of 'Fairness,' 1890-1938." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-060, November 2015.
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between you and Harvard Business School Online. By registering for, accessing or using any Services, you accept and agree to be legally bound by the Agreements, whether or not you are a registered user or... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Meeting the Challenges of Third-World Development
outdated, electricity was sporadic, communication was difficult, basic resources were scarce, institutions were undeveloped, and the need for training was tremendous. Despite these obstacles, Lu was able to make a difference in the lives View Details
- 03 Oct 2005
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Future of Globally Organized Labor?
of 'we're all in the same lifeboat' is a useful one, both for management . . . and for unions . . . " Tim Pinel is more optimistic. He says "Perhaps the lack of legal... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Profile
Kanwaljit Bakshi
It is often said that two years at HBS prepares its graduates to lead a wide range of organizations and endeavors and to find solutions to a host of business and social... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- January 2009
- Supplement
The Tip of the Iceberg: JP Morgan Chase and Bear Stearns (B1)
By: Clayton S. Rose, Daniel Baird Bergstresser and David Lane
Bear Stearns & Co burned through nearly all of its $18 billion in cash reserves during the week of March 10, 2008, and an unprecedented provision of liquidity support from the Federal Reserve on Friday March 13 was insufficient to reverse the decline in Bear's... View Details
Keywords: Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Capital; Financial Liquidity; Banks and Banking; Governance; Crisis Management; Failure; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Balance and Stability; Valuation; New York (state, US)
Rose, Clayton S., Daniel Baird Bergstresser, and David Lane. "The Tip of the Iceberg: JP Morgan Chase and Bear Stearns (B1)." Harvard Business School Supplement 309-070, January 2009.
- February 2013 (Revised September 2013)
- Case
Elasto Therm: The Next Step
By: Jim Sharpe and James Weber
Julia and Nate Burstein were living their dream running their own business and balancing the demands between their work and family obligations while creating a company that was responsive to their employees' and their customers' needs. The Bursteins had joined a large... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurs; Pricing; Pricing Policies; Pricing Strategy; Pricing Structure; Sales Force Management; Acquisitions; Work/family Balance; Family-owned Business; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Expansion; Work-Life Balance; Manufacturing Industry; Rubber Industry; United States
Sharpe, Jim, and James Weber. "Elasto Therm: The Next Step." Harvard Business School Case 813-030, February 2013. (Revised September 2013.)
Making Sense of Past and Present
studies in international relations, my father “strongly recommended” that I study business or engineering instead. According to him, it was more pragmatic and would ensure that I got a job. I rediscovered the immense joy View Details
- 06 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Growth of the Social Enterprise
growth. Why? HBS's Jane Wei-Skillern and Duke-based colleague Beth Battle Anderson discuss their analysis of some 300 social enterprises. Tishler: How do you distinguish between branches and affiliates? Wei-Skillern and Anderson: Branches... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 08 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
A Company’s Evolving View of Gender Equity
1991 and 2009, a period when the growing number of highly educated women in the workforce tested widely held understandings about gender and professional work, write the authors, Harvard Business School... View Details
- 05 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
What’s Law Got to Do with It: A Systems Approach to Management
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Digital Transformation Of Health Care
innovation in health care. HBS faculty, through their research and teaching, are examining all aspects of this digital ecosystem and sharing their findings with students and practitioners around the world.... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Dinh Thi Hoa: Up from the Ashes of War
Today, 25 years later, Hoa is still living in Hanoi and doing her part to help her impoverished country establish a modern, productive economy. As managing director of Galaxy Company, a successful consulting firm, her advice on doing... View Details
Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr. (MBA 1992)
- 09 Jan 2014
- News
Tapping into Opportunity
of some nebulous wish to do good, however. She's doing it because being smart about water will save these organizations a lot of money. "Providing dramatic improvements in how much water we use, and the... View Details
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- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century
survivors, the future of e-commerce and other info tech industries seemed perilous. BusinessWeek.com recently ranked Amazon #6 in its annual list of most innovative companies; four View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Feb 2018
- Research & Ideas
Big Hits: The Best of the 2018 Super Bowl Ads
The Super Bowl isn’t just a mainstage for football’s two best teams. With over 100 million viewers tuned in, and 30-second spots going for more than $5 million, the big game also represents one of the highest stakes advertising events... View Details
- August 2010 (Revised March 2012)
- Supplement
The Dow Acquisition of Rohm and Haas (E)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Melissa Barton
Dow completed the acquisition of Rohm and Haas and escaped a battle in a Delaware courtroom View Details
Lorsch, Jay W., and Melissa Barton. "The Dow Acquisition of Rohm and Haas (E)." Harvard Business School Supplement 411-005, August 2010. (Revised March 2012.)
- 30 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Amager Bakke: A Look into the Future of Waste Incineration
essays posted on the HBS Business and Environment Initiative’s Blog that highlights their reflections. Learn more about this IFC course on Decarbonization and Sustainable Production by watching this five minute video summary. Visit Date:... View Details