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- 24 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018
case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/118054-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 318-108 Hikma Pharmaceuticals Governance Journey The case opens with Said Darwazah, chairman and CEO of Hikma Pharmaceuticals, the multinational generics... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Back in Business
especially affected. In the wake of the attack, there are two central questions: What should be done with the site where the twin towers once stood? How will those decisions be made? Empowered to address those questions is John C. Whitehead (MBA 11/ '47), named View Details
- 21 May 2018
- News
Community Partners Delivers “Expert Goodness” to the Bay Area
opportunity to learn brand-building and strategies from four top brand leaders. This year’s panel featured: Bahram Akradi, CEO, chairman, and founder of Life Time, a chain of fitness clubs focused on total wellness with a resort experience; Mitchell Gold, cofounder and... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Knowledge Coach
Chizen) and out (a former supervisor from her days at Hewlett-Packard). And Chizen himself taps Intuit chairman Bill Campbell for advice and support.2 All along the ladder of experience, people can coach those who are less experienced. So... View Details
Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap
- 15 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Lessons of New-Market Disruption
general manager was granted autonomy, capital, and freedom to recruit star engineers from other divisions. D'Arbeloff presided as chairman of Aurora's board of directors, believing that, "with things... View Details
- 22 Feb 2018
- News
My First Job
college, in the summer, I decided to become a waitress up in Ogunquit, Maine. And I was able to get room and board near the beach and mostly serve lobster dinners. I was taking the orders and I was putting them into the kitchen and my... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
what would make people join our clubs and buy our products. Plus, it became fashionable to promote women, and there I was with my HBS MBA. Cathy Benko (MBA 1989), vice chairman and chief talent officer, Deloitte Consulting, Foster City,... View Details
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Past Issues - Alumni
shadowy corners, Raymond Baker is on a mission to curtail corruption and bring the world’s illegally hidden wealth to light. M.I.A. Boards Pervasive negligence by boards of directors is ruining American... View Details
- 09 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
(1776). Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55548 Harvard Business School Case 719-456 OTE: Managing in Times of National Crisis (A) In late 2010, Michael Tsamaz was appointed CEO and Chairman of Greek... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
Built for Speed
conversation that would eventually lead to Rogers meeting with Comstock and GE CEO and Chairman Jeff Immelt (MBA 1982) at GE’s headquarters in New York. In the meeting, Jay recalls Immelt laying out his frustrations with production costs.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
E Ink’s Wild Ride
that required a massive amount of investment before it could take off,” says Yoffie, who served on E Ink’s board from 1999 to 2004. “The truism is that getting to that point takes longer and costs more money than the most pessimistic... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Covering the Issues
of all professions." A few years later, in 1929, General Electric chairman Owen D. Young ad-dressed the complexities of achieving that goal: "[I]f you ask me to apply the golden rule to a bank rate, I find it amazingly difficult to do."... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Inside Intel
GROVE Born in Hungary in 1936, András István Gróf survived Nazi and Communist regimes before fleeing to the United States at the age of twenty. In 1997, as chairman and CEO of Intel, Andrew Stephen Grove was named Time magazine’s Man of... View Details
- 28 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 28, 2009
is set at the close of the annual meeting in May 2008, when shareholders have voted against all incumbent board members. Steel Partners must act quickly. The case serves as an overview of corporate governance issues in Japan, as well as... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Market Makers Bid for Success
did what we did. And it's hard, because you need to move. Your board and your investors and everybody in the company need to face up to it. We made a big bet and we just ran with it. As CEO, you can't be scared of making bold decisions.... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS
advanced cellular and molecular biology, Amgen was in its second year in 1982 when Binder came on board as CFO after gaining top-level managerial experience in a variety of companies. Over the next several years, he helped raise hundreds... View Details
- 06 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success
1988), appeared. Stung by the description in the book, Xerox chairman David Kearns established a task force with the mandate of preventing the repetition of such a failure to capitalize on Xerox innovations. The task force reviewed... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Gompers & Josh Lerner
- 15 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 15, 2009
first outsider Chairman and CEO in Gillette history, Jim Kilts led a remarkable turnaround. But by late 2004 he had to make a difficult decision. To better position the 104-year-old, Boston-based company, he opted to sell it to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Mission Possible
approach. But we were very successful there, and the board said, ‘Let’s take it worldwide.’” Ko has helped to do just that. Endeavor already has assisted nearly 300 entrepreneurs in nine countries. Ko is now charged with scoping out new... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
A Piece of the Action
Alumni Association Executive Council, as a member of the HBS Visiting Committee, and (currently) as a member of the HBS Publishing Corporation's board of directors. A Research Bonanza The Center is still new, but it has already taken on a... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young