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- 27 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 27, 2009
increasingly hostile board of directors. At that meeting, he is very tempted to resign so he can move on to his next project and regain the thrill of being an entrepreneur. Purchase the case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
William H. Donaldson, MBA 1958
72, he was considering some “new directions” when President George W. Bush (MBA ’75) asked him to head the SEC, which was reeling from the resignation of its chairman and criticisms about its effectiveness... View Details
- 18 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Want to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part I]
funding—to terminate the experiment if it appears unpromising, and to cut their losses. This model—organizing a business so it is "scheduled to run out of capital periodically," as Sahlman has... View Details
Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Trouble in Mouse Land
crash coincided with a decline in WDC profits, and its board was consistently ranked as one of the worst in corporate America. In December 2003, nearly twenty years after lobbying to hire Eisner, Gold and... View Details
- 09 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership
Few industries have had the competitive challenges—the literal ups and downs—experienced by the U.S. airline industry since its formation in the 1920s. Consider that its early pioneers had the unenviable task of selling tickets to people... View Details
- Fast Answer
Bloomberg: keyboard
How does the Bloomberg keyboard work? In Bloomberg type BPS and hit GO for the Bloomberg Resource Center where you will find cheat sheets by topic. Select 'Getting Started' on the left side menu and... View Details
- 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
- 30 Apr 2020
- News
Coronavirus Career Limbo
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Turning Point: On the Line
Leonard Dick (MBA 1990) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Leonard Dick (MBA 1990) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Day 116 was bizarrely poetic. Or poetically bizarre. And not just because I was an HBS grad participating in his second strike. To that point in last year’s... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Untold Story of the US Auto Bailout
simplistically said, ‘Well, if we just get a new manager, we’ll solve the problem.’ ” —HBS professor Clay Christensen, on the forced resignation of Rick Wagoner (MBA 1977) as chairman and CEO of General... View Details
- 19 Jan 2022
- In Practice
7 Trends to Watch in 2022
bodies, with the power to accept or reject strategic decisions. In 2022, innovative business practices meant to empower employees and give them a real say in their companies’ decision-making process will need to be supported View Details
Keywords: by HBS News
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 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
- 08 Aug 2019
- News
Cloudflare Pulls the Plug on Hate Site
In the wake of the mass shooting in El Paso, Cloudflare’s CEO Matthew Prince (MBA 2009) announced that his web performance and security company was terminating service for the 8chan message board—an online... View Details
- Fast Answer
Bloomberg: Investment Management course tips
- 15 Nov 2018
- News
Don’t Be Afraid of AI
the basic premise is this: Computers get smart, become self-aware, take over, sometimes take on the shape of Arnold Schwarzenegger, and try to eradicate humanity. Here's a refresher, courtesy of Terminator... View Details
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Workplace Diversity: Data Sources
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) data via the Bloomberg terminal in the Stamps Reading Room. Information is available for public companies only, but includes % of minority View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Exploring the Galápagos
and ten minutes later Marty, with life vest on, is aboard a panga (dinghy) approaching Darwin Bay for a “wet landing.” Last summer, HBS Alumni Travel took a group of nineteen, ages 14–87, on a trip that can only be described as fantastic.... View Details
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Changing Permissions on the HBSGrid - Research Computing Services
Technical How-To’s & Notes Technical How-To’s & Notes Changing Permissions on the HBSGrid Background In a project space, there is a default set of permissions for directories and files. This is usually: rwx rwx --- This means r ead/ w... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Coming Full Circle
dissertation focused on organizational mutiny. “Mutiny happens, but it’s hard to study,” says Merryman, noting that her interest in the topic was sparked by the 2006 resignation of Harvard President Larry Summers in the wake of a... View Details