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The Rise of Consumer Bankruptcy: Evolution, Revolution, or Both

By: David A. Moss and Gibbs A. Johnson

Keywords: Insolvency and Bankruptcy

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November 2001 (Revised April 2002)
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Taking Charge at Dogus Holding (A)

By: Rakesh Khurana, Gina Carioggia and Simon Johnson

Describes 37-year-old Ferit Sahenk's challenges in taking over his father's traditionally managed $14 billion Turkish conglomerate in a period of economic instability. Leading the large holding company into the 21st century will require the establishment of a more... View Details

Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Trade; Competitive Strategy; Decision Making; Leadership; Performance Effectiveness; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Family Business; Change Management; Turkey

January 1995 (Revised November 2021)
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Portfolio Planning at Ciba-Geigy and the Newport Investment Proposal

By: David J. Collis and Elizabeth Wynne Johnson

Covers the history of portfolio planning at CIBA-GEIGY, a leading Swiss chemical and pharmaceutical company, beginning with the introduction of the process in the mid-1980s. The discussion extends to the application of portfolio planning techniques to a specific... View Details

Keywords: Investment Portfolio; Corporate Strategy; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Chemicals; Chemical Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Switzerland

1998
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The Rise of Consumer Bankruptcy: Evolution, Revolution, or Both?

By: David A. Moss and Gibbs A. Johnson

31 Dec 2012
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Most Popular Stories of 2012

Published: March 5, 2012 The stuffy department store chain has become emboldened under new CEO Ron Johnson, with plans for an innovative store upgrade, simplified prices, and a brand polish. Professor Rajiv Lal discusses whether Johnson... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

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Site Credits - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections MORE EXHIBITS HOME RESEARCH LINKS POLAROID FILMS SITE CREDITS Curator Melissa Banta Exhibition Team Laura Linard Melissa Murphy Sarah D. Westwood Rachel Wise Shelby Wolfe Archival Team Benjamin View Details

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of Four Innovative, New Institutions Cheryl E. Owens-Howard (DBA) 1983 A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Views of the Relationship Between Consumers and Advertising in the Marketplace Donna B. Stoddard (DBA) 1991 Information Technology and Design/Manufacturing... View Details

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2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Shuttle buses to HBS will depart the Hyatt Regency Cambridge and The Charles Hotel 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Registration and Breakfast 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Welcome and Introductions 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM Opening Keynote Rae Johnson , Pacifica Graduate... View Details

July 2024
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Bridging Networks: The Afrodescendant Leadership Alliance's Black Wealth Club

By: Hise O. Gibson, Darryl Rice and Nicholas A.G. Johnson

August 2018 (Revised April 2019)
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Fair Value Accounting at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (A)

By: Jonas Heese, Suraj Srinivasan, Francois Brochet and Christine Johnson

In May 2018, Berkshire Hathaway announced an unprecedented loss of more than $1 billion for the first quarter of 2018. Warren Buffett blamed this loss on the new accounting rules for equity securities which he criticized. In the case ‘Fair Value Accounting at Berkshire... View Details

Keywords: Equity Securities; FASB; Fair Value Accounting; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Financial Services Industry

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2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Tools for Humanity: Rage and Love as Acts of Resistance and Renewal Opening Keynote Rae Johnson presents "Embodied Activism: Cultivating 'Somatic Bandwidth' for Rage and Love" (Keynote) Panel: Fostering Deep Connections Across Racial... View Details

14 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 14

roadmap, in particular, plans to target small and medium-sized police departments. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/817016-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 517-059 Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson In June 2016,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

October 2011 (Revised May 2015)
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The American Repertory Theater

By: Rohit Deshpande, Allen S. Grossman and Ryan Johnson

When Diane Paulus, artistic director and CEO of the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) first started in 2008, she attracted media coverage around an aesthetic that aimed to give the audience more ownership over the theater experience, excited theatergoers by... View Details

Keywords: Advertising Campaigns; Arts; Business Model; Leading Change; Media; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Nonprofit Organizations; Competitive Strategy; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; North and Central America

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Maren Quezada

was a new world,” Maren says. “I learned about organizations that help minorities with coaching and mentoring.” One of these, Sponsorship for Educational Opportunity (SEO), helped place Maren in an internship with Johnson & Johnson,... View Details

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Harvard Business School

increased African American faculty representation. Ulric St. Clair Haynes Jr. served as a visiting professor from 1968 to 1972, and Stuart Taylor and Charles Johnson joined the faculty soon after. Planning and the Business Environment... View Details

02 Dec 2019
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How Does a Company like Boeing Respond to Intense Competitive Pressure?

possibly was another example unfolded. As reader Anna Johnson put it, “When the pressure to meet quarterly performance expectations against best-guess sales targets and a flesh pounding schedule take precedence, it’s not surprising that... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Air Transportation

January 2018 (Revised January 2020)
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STRIVR: Changing the Game in Virtual Reality

By: Rajiv Lal, Matt Denison, Robert Higgins and Scott Johnson

The CEO of a growing virtual reality company that trains athletes must decide whether or not to stay in sports or expand into other areas. View Details