Local Economic Development - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Jun 2023
Blog Post

The Road to Impact

Library (NYPL) and the education initiative accelerator America Achieves, and he currently serves as president and CEO of Education Development Center (EDC), a nonprofit based in Waltham, Mass., that for more than 60 years has View Details

21 Feb 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: February 21

histories spanning generations, we combine induction and deduction to propose reputation as a meta-resource that allows firms to activate their conventional resources. We conceptualize reputation as consisting of prominence, perceived quality, and resilience and View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

January 2018
Case

Ak Gıda: IPO or Strategic Sale

By: Suraj Srinivasan and Eren Kuzucu

In 2015, Yıldiz Holding, one of the world’s largest producer of confections, biscuits and crackers, was at the end of its divestiture process from Ak Gida, one of the leading dairy companies in Turkey. The company had adopted a dual track process, pursuing an initial... View Details

Keywords: Valuation; Private Sector; For-Profit Firms; Business Model; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Growth and Development Strategy; Value Creation; Decision Making; Growth Management; Mergers and Acquisitions; Initial Public Offering; Business Conglomerates; Business Exit or Shutdown; Family Business; Joint Ventures; Food and Beverage Industry; Turkey

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01 Jun 2017
News

Six Receive 2017 HBS Alumni Achievement Award

with his thoughts at 30,000 feet because all the existential fears set in. I realized, ‘I’m never going to be a US senator.’ Then it struck me. If I can’t be in politics, I can be near it. I’ll go into media.” Turnaround: “The Atlantic was in View Details

09 Sep 2014
First Look

First Look: September 9

seeking to make their business socially acceptable and a range of non-governmental groups working to promote public welfare, labor, and minority rights. In France, where a similar coalition did not emerge, consumer credit continued to be perceived as View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Jan 2022
News

HBS Alumni Mentor Students; Shanghai Club Hosts Entrepreneurship Conference

Clubs News Clubs News Atlanta Alumni Step Up to Mentor Undergrads at Morris Brown The HBS Club of Atlanta is partnering with Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia on a new mentorship program that matches local MBA professionals from... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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AI Enhanced Learning: HBS IT and Faculty Collaborate on Research Navigator Bot | Information Technology

use case that could be thoughtfully incorporated into the course. Synthesizing Research The FIELD CAP RC course is a cornerstone of the first-year MBA experience at HBS. Designed to help students develop the ability to understand and... View Details

01 Feb 1999
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

themselves, and develop a communal approach to software platforms to support office operations. In addition, the committee will conduct a survey of clubs to improve its understanding of their successes and challenges. The ultimate goal of... View Details

01 Apr 2015
Research & Ideas

The Slow, Steady Battle to Fix Cancer Care

Developed in 2006, the Value-Based Health Care Delivery strategy includes a seven-part agenda to restructure health care. Part one calls for creating "integrated practice units," each organized around a particular medical... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

24 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

How Kayak Users Built a New Industry

The sport of rodeo kayaking—the use of specialized kayaks to perform acrobatic tricks and maneuvers in rough white water—began around 1968 when an avid sportsman by the name of Walt Blackader developed techniques for entering waves... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Entertainment & Recreation

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Dean Srikant Datar’s 2024 Commencement Remarks | About

disturbing acts of antisemitism globally in the months since. Some of you have been deeply affected by the war between Israel and Hamas and the humanitarian crisis and death toll in Gaza that has ensued. At a time when our campus could have been badly divided, you... View Details

20 Jun 2019
News

Reframing Modern Art

content of the work, the context in which I worked, the issues that I was dealing with, the unfolding of the global financial markets, as well as the political and economic situation that shaped especially the emerging markets of Latin... View Details

01 Jun 1999
News

Sheila Lirio Marcelo

majoring in economics and international relations, and shortly thereafter met her future husband, Ron Marcelo (MBA '98), at a Filipino student conference he had organized at Yale. The subsequent birth of their son, Ryan (now seven), did... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

01 Oct 2000
News

Lydia M. Marshall: Gumption and Grace

Lydia Marshall is more comfortable talking about the impact that CARE -- the international relief and development organization -- has had on her than what she has done for it. If pressed, however, Marshall, a CARE board member for... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

23 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

Financial Reporting Goes Global

their time considering the implications of a set of global standards. My work, and that of others in the area, shows that global differences in accounting have important economic impacts. For example, in my peer-reviewed research I have... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell; Accounting; Financial Services

11 Sep 2015
Blog Post

What is the JD/MBA Program at HBS?

into the 1L curriculum, and HBS is looking to develop a program that resembles law school clinics. What do you plan to do after graduation? Zach: One truly remarkable aspect of the JD/MBA program is the diversity of careers that students... View Details

05 May 2022
News

Like-Minded

continued to connect with one another along the way. Murakami was with OECD Tokyo Center, leading discussions on economic policy issues with government and business leaders in Asia, after 20 years in finance, with stints at Goldman Sachs... View Details

01 Apr 1997
News

Facing the Music

says Bond, who, prior to her Motown career, served as a financial analyst for several corporations and investment firms. "The songs are as fresh today as they were 25 years ago." Candace Bond, vice president of catalog development and... View Details