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Joan Cheng
hadn't actually tried my hardest. At HBS we're taught to play to our strengths. But in my life I've found humor in being a horrible skier (ask my friends!), a lesson in my failed bid for a promotion, and peace in being unable to make that... View Details
- 14 Feb 2007
- Op-Ed
Tata-Corus: India’s New Steel Giant
industry, also had a sorry ending. So, it is perhaps worth reflecting why Tata-Corus might be different. I believe it will be. Here's why. First, CNOOC's bid collapsed amid Washington intrigue. The Chinese proved to be babes-in-the-wood... View Details
Keywords: by Tarun Khanna
- Portrait Project
Emad Nadim
I leave people behind. “Hey, I am leaving Dubai. But I’ll be back.” “Dude, I am leaving Lahore. See you when I’m back.” “Mate, I am taking a break from London. Be back in a bit.” I was only nineteen days old when I first moved from one country to another. I... View Details
- 06 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 6, 2008
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=708480 Cadbury Schweppes: Capturing Confectionery (A) Harvard Business School Case 708-453 In late 2002, global confectionery and beverage maker Cadbury Schweppes needed to decide whether or not to make an... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Making a Difference in the World
Officer Wim Elfrink, as quoted by Eccles, Edmondson, et al. “Sustainable Cities: Oxymoron or the Shape of the Future?” p. 37 “ $20--$40 billion project ’ “Gravity Defying: Whither Korea’s bid to build a world-class city entirely from... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Alumni Books
threaten to shatter their marriage. Fueled by her determination to liberate herself from an unfulfilling union, Amy bids farewell to her position at a prestigious St. Louis law firm and redirects her passion toward social justice,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Passing the Torch
Jeffrey Immelt In the closest thing to a royal succession business has had in many a year, last September Chairman Jack doffed his crown, bid farewell to his subjects, and ceded rulership of the kingdom of GE to his handpicked successor,... View Details
- 08 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 8, 2008
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=608080 Bidding on Martha's Vineyard (A) Harvard Business School Case 908-044 To buy a desirable Martha's Vineyard property, Robert and Sally Franklin must craft a View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 18, 2008
religious norms. We report on a field experiment that examines when auction participants will respond to an appeal to continue bidding for secular charitable causes. The results reveal that religious individuals are more likely than... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Class of 2004 Gives Fellowship
When members of the Class of 2004 earned their MBAs and bid adieu to Soldiers Field, they left behind a gift for their successors. With 52 percent of the class participating (455 students), the class raised $19,130 to create a fellowship... View Details
- 19 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016
the chicken-and-egg challenge of how companies can attract their first customers. Donald Trump’s Winning Marketing Manual Donald Trump's upset election win offers six lessons for marketing professionals, says John A. Quelch. When Negotiating a Price, Never View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 02 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 2, 2007
America Harvard Business School Case 908-004 Describes the auction of Cable & Wireless America (CWA), a bankrupt subsidiary of the British telecommunications company Cable & Wireless. While an initial "stalking-horse" View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 8
case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/811034-PDF-ENG Investcorp and the Moneybookers Bid Matthew Rhodes-Kropf and Carin-Isabel KnoopHarvard Business School Case 811-013 In January 2007, Hazem Ben-Gacem, managing director and co-head... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Dec 2017
- News
Harvard Business Grads Are Putting Politics Above Profits
expected to announce a bid for lieutenant governor in Georgia; and Mitt Romney (MBA 1974), who is anticipated to announce a run for the US Senate in Utah. “The interest really built on itself as people started to see that they could be... View Details
Keywords: politics
- 11 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research, July 11
enter the market for financial products using its exchange model. Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/717517-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 717-518 Betfair (C) Prompted by a takeover bid from CVC, Betfair... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
The World at a Click
hotel room, or car rental. The suppliers of such services then decide whether or not they can meet that price. Priceline currently holds several patents on demand collection technology and has expanded to offer customers a chance to bid... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelly
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Meditations on the Bottom Line
about Kripalu's search for an executive director, she jumped at the opportunity - and not a moment too soon. "The search process was almost over," she says. Despite her eleventh-hour bid for the job and a blizzard that nearly prevented... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Action Plan: Horse Sense
In Thoroughbred racing, no one knows for sure how to pick a champion. But after decades in the business, Terry Finley (OPM 45, 2014) is probably a better guesser than most. As president and CEO of West Point Thoroughbreds in Saratoga Springs, New York, Finley finds... View Details
- 20 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 20, 2007
example of cutting-edge practice in private equity. The first of a two-part series on the Hertz LBO, adopts the perspective of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, the leader of a private equity consortium bidding to buy Hertz from Ford in an... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 15
case concerns the negotiations of a deal by HgCapital, a UK-based private equity firm, to buy Visma, ASA, a Norwegian software company. Visma has received an offer from Sage Group, a strategic acquirer. HgCapital must determine if it wants to View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel