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  • 17 Feb 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Building Communities as Well as Companies

who was terminally ill, asked Wright when he was going to go into business for himself. "That was the catalyst—after my dad died, I walked in and quit my job." In 1989 Wright began establishing... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
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Oxford Business Group Country Reports

How do I access Oxford Business Group (OBG) reports?  Oxford Business Group (OBG) provides in-depth reports on frontier market countries and sectors. READ ONLY: The Oxford online platform is read-only access.  DOWNLOADABLE... View Details
  • 15 Dec 2015
  • First Look

December 15, 2015

clause and a reverse termination fee, the potential damages if Hexion/Apollo breached the agreement were uncapped. As the credit markets deteriorated in late 2007 and into 2008... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • August 2001
  • Case

Charmed Technology

By: Youngme E. Moon
Charmed Technology, a California start-up known primarily for its high-profile fashion shows featuring "wearable" computers, has just released its first product. The "CharmIT" is being billed as the world's first affordable, wearable computer for consumers. The key... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Resignation and Termination; Technological Innovation; Marketing Strategy; Product Development; Luxury; Information Infrastructure; Value Creation; Computer Industry; Fashion Industry
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  • 01 Mar 2007
  • News

LBS Picks New Dean

London-based management consultant Robin Buchanan (MBA ’79), senior partner in the UK of Bain & Company. Buchanan replaces Laura Tyson (who once taught at HBS). Tyson resigned to return to teach at the Haas School of Business at the... View Details
Keywords: dean appointment; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
  • 06 Jan 2012
  • Op-Ed

Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail

News Corporation—a multinational media conglomerate that includes BSKYB, Dow Jones, Fox News, 20th Century Fox and Star, among other units—announced earlier this year that it has become climate neutral, meaning that its operations have no... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler; Information; Publishing
  • 19 May 2015
  • First Look

First Look: May 19

  Publications May 2015 Cambridge University Press Land Bargains and Chinese Capitalism: The Politics of Property Rights under Reform By: Rithmire, Meg Abstract—Land reforms have been critical to the development of Chinese capitalism over... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 30 Mar 2010
  • First Look

First Look: March 30

serving over 100 destinations; Nakheel, the property developer that built a trilogy of man-made islands; and DP World, a leader in international marine terminal operations. Despite being surrounded by... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Apr 2001
  • News

Khoo Teng Chye: Technology Turnaround in Singapore

At the PSA Corporation’s Pasir Panjang container terminal in Singapore, the cranes operate automatically: no drivers, just operators remotely controlling up to six of the lifting machines with a single joystick. Welcome to the most... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes; Transportation
  • 06 Sep 2017
  • What Do You Think?

Summing Up: What Are the Limits of CEO Activism?

suggesting that “both sides”—one group that included neo-Nazis and the KKK and another group of counter-protesters—were to blame for the violence, injuries, and deaths on or... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 12 Sep 2006
  • First Look

First Look: September 12, 2006

organizational culture, alignment, leadership style/fit, and change management. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=406111 The Board of Directors at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (A) Harvard... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Feb 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times

because of aggressive discounting by its chief competitor. Revenue in one of Dreyer's new product lines began to drop. And one of its customers threatened to terminate its long-term distribution contract.... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 10 Sep 2013
  • First Look

First Look: September 10

those created by well-designed policy (the PPF). Specifically, this note analyzes how differences in governance structure, termination capabilities, funding mechanisms, and asset management policies created... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

    Michael R. Bloomberg

    Through the development of a proprietary computer system, Bloomberg built one of the most successful financial news, information and analysis services in the country. Competing against stalwarts like Dow Jones View Details
    Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media
    • 01 Jun 2001
    • News

    But It's All Right Now (In Fact, It's a Gas)

    In 1978, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal in Boston Harbor was unceremoniously shut down because of contract disputes with its Algerian suppliers. In 1987, the terminal’s owner, Cabot Corp., tapped Gordon Shearer (MBA... View Details
    Keywords: Natural Gas Distribution; Utilities
    • 28 Nov 2011
    • Research & Ideas

    Rethinking the Fairness of Organ Transplants

    assistant professor in the Technology and Operations Management Unit. "If you're one of them and you're not getting a kidney, you should be able to understand why and what... View Details
    Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Health
    • 23 Dec 2008
    • First Look

    First Look: December 23, 2008

      Working PapersIf You Are So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich? The Effects of Education, Financial Literacy and Cognitive Ability on Financial Market Participation Authors:Shawn A. Cole and Gauri Kartini Shastry... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 14 Dec 2010
    • First Look

    First Look: Dec. 14

    year long recall crisis that had subjected the firm to criticism from Congress and regulators, resulted in the resignation of one of the firm's most senior officers, and cost... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 20 Dec 2011
    • First Look

    First Look: December 20

      PublicationsUnconscious Thought Works Bottom-up and Conscious Thought Works Top-down When Forming an Impression Authors:Maarten W. Bos and Ap Dijksterhuis Publication:Social Cognition 29, no. 6 (2011)... View Details
    Keywords: Carmen Nobel
    • Web

    Alternatives to Bloomberg | Baker Library

    Help Center Alternatives to Bloomberg What databases can I use that have much of the same data and functionality as the Bloomberg terminal? When data download limits on the Bloomberg terminals have been... View Details