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- 31 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 31, 2007
Asian Currency Crisis led to the collapse of agreements Indonesia had negotiated for private electric power only a few years earlier. The ensuing struggle meant bad publicity and several hundred million dollars in View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Oct 2007
- What Do You Think?
Has Managerial Capitalism Peaked?
to take into account the cost of capital employed during the term of the option. The severance payment arrangements to which they agree are too lavish, regardless of the reasons for severance. Jensen and Murphy's antidote is View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Dream Job: Higher Ed’s New Hire
The daughter of teenage parents, Kim Lew (MBA 1992) grew up in public housing in Harlem and the Bronx. Her father, a Chinese immigrant, worked in the mailroom of AT&T, where the CEO was a graduate of Penn’s Wharton School of Business. Lew... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Reza Satchu (MBA 1996)
president of the bank. They wanted to run the bank. They didn't just want to write a book. They wanted to win the Pulitzer Prize. When Asif and I were working on our first business, SupplierMarket, we were funded by Sequoia, KKR, all these folks. My brother was a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
An Authentic Leader
professional and private lives. And he served as an example. “One of the things I’m proudest of is that I coached youth soccer for thirteen years,” says George, who recalls that he often left meetings at 5:00 or 5:30 p.m. to be on time to... View Details
- 20 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: December 20
teams are exacerbated when teams are leaderless, undermining performance. A longitudinal study of multicultural MBA study teams found that in the early stage of team formation, teams with a low average level of, but moderate degree of... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- Profile
Marla Malcolm Beck
and with Macy’s financial support, Beck foresees an opportunity to grow to 350 stores, a number she targeted prior to the sale. “It’s a great time to start a business,” Beck said. “It reminds me of 1999, when I started Bluemercury. There is plenty of... View Details
- 14 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Big Money for Big Projects
Although involving the private sector has worked very well in many countries, one fact remains. Large projects, those costing $500 million or more, are extremely difficult to build successfully. In fact, one... View Details
- 30 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 30, 2015
(Channelside) LP, a private company. In the early years the cost of water would be almost double the average unit cost the Authority pays at the time of the decision. Is this... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- Web
Fall 2013 Reunion Photo Galleries - Alumni
casual surfing. The cost of purchase for photos is based on processing and shipping costs. Harvard Business School does not benefit from the sale of any photographs. Continue to the HBS Alumni SmugMug photo... View Details
- 05 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 5
SchmidtHarvard Business School Brief Case No. 4208 TScientific Glassware is a fast-growing, privately held company that provides specialized glassware for laboratory and research facilities. Excess inventory... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 May 2016
- Op-Ed
World Health Organization Lacks Leadership to Combat Pandemics
When it comes to emergency preparedness for pandemics, the World Health Organization is falling short. It has not provided prompt and clear leadership to the world in combating either the Ebola or Zika viruses. Its leadership has been low... View Details
- 15 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 15
private practice tradition while remaining effective and competitive in a healthcare industry demanding increasing integration between physicians and hospitals? This is the decision facing Newton-Wellesley Hospital president Mike Jellinek... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Dec 2016
- Op-Ed
The Small Business Administration is a Model for How to Drive Economic Growth
critical (but often neglected) part of the economy, all at a low cost to taxpayers. Gallup and other surveys show high support for small businesses. However, programs that support small businesses are not... View Details
Keywords: by Karen Mills
- 16 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 16
Toughest Challenges Author:Andrew McAfee Publication:Harvard Business School Press, forthcoming Abstract Web 2.0 is the portion of the Internet that's interactively produced by many people; it includes Wikipedia, Facebook, Twitter,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Dec 2014
- News
Fashion's Retail Revolution
entrepreneur, e-commerce offers low cost of entry, wide reach, rapid scalability, and the opportunity for an MBA to start as CEO. When Senior Lecturer José Alvarez started teaching the MBA Retailing elective... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Redefining Health Care
value for patients, as measured by health outcomes per dollar expended. Porter recently talked about the book. The American model of health-care delivery is largely private and competitive. Yet costs are... View Details
- 11 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
U.S. Tops Business Competitiveness Index 2006
low quality of management education. "Overall it is clear that euphoria about China is moderating as the realities of its competitiveness become more apparent," the report concludes. India moved up four rankings to 27, aided by... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 19 May 2023
- Blog Post
Choosing To Be Optimistic about Climate Change
When I arrived at Klarman Hall, the buzz was much like an ordinary convening. People were checking in at the registration desk, pouring coffee, and catching up with colleagues. But this was not an ordinary convening. I was on the Harvard Business View Details
- 20 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 20
Brazil, and then finally India. We also show that autonomous government schools (i.e., government funded but with substantial independence like UK academies and U.S. charters) have significantly higher management scores than regular... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne