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- 25 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 25
2000, the first nonfamily CEO, Fabian Mansson, resigned after only two years at the helm and the company issued a profits warning. In September 2000, H&M's share price closed at $18.68, a fall of nearly... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 23, 2015
resignation and explained why she was leaving the firm by detailing her unsustainable schedule as both a corporate lawyer and a mother to young children. Both memos were leaked... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 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
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Confronting the Challenges that Face Bricks-and-Mortar Stores
tried installing video terminals in one of its restaurants to allow patrons to place their own orders. Younger customers loved them, but older people preferred to talk with human attendants. I recently tested an on-line banking system... View Details
James J. Hill
Hill, a railroad builder and entrepreneur, was a pioneer of the Northwest in a variety of ways. He located his roads and terminal facilities in potentially productive areas, he... View Details
Keywords: Transportation
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Fast Answer
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
- 20 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 20
Working PapersGray Markets and Multinational Transfer Pricing (revised) Authors:Romana Autrey and Francesco Bova Abstract Gray markets arise when a manufacturer's products are sold outside of its... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 15
School Case 411-056 Mark Hurd resigned as the CEO of Hewlett-Packard in 2010 after the board discovered that he had misfiled expense reports and paid an HP contractor for unsubstantiated work. After Hurd... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 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
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
- 04 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 4
business in the context of Nigeria's political culture and the predicament of the JV's alleged manager, Albert "Jack" Stanley, after being terminated in 2004 by Halliburton, parent of the U.S. JV... 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
- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
relationships with customers, the Bansals immediately drafted an apology and terminated the seller's agreement with Flipkart. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/516017-PDF-ENG... 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
- 26 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 26
fraud and other violations by both the U.S. Attorney's office and the SEC. The Board was faced with the resignation of the founder and chairman,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Nov 2008
- News
No More Squawking about the Campus Turkey
Summit, when the press took notice and filed stories, went to her head. If anything, she became more aggressive and finally crossed the line separating irksome from menacing, whereupon her campus privileges... View Details
James H. Clark
basis for the computer-generated characters in Jurassic Park and Terminator 2. Leaving Silicon Graphics in 1994, Clark went on to found Netscape, WebMD, and MyCFO. View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics