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- 19 Feb 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
The Evolution of Science-Based Business: Innovating How We Innovate
Keywords: by Gary P. Pisano
- April 2015 (Revised July 2015)
- Case
Proxy Access at Whole Foods
By: Jay Lorsch and Emily McTague
Proxy access grants shareholders meeting certain ownership requirements the right to nominate directors for election to the board without going through a typical proxy contest. In August 2010 the SEC approved a rule granting proxy access for shareholders meeting... View Details
Keywords: Board Of Directors; Proxy Advisor; Shareholder Activism; Shareholder Voting; Shareholder Votes; Proxy Battle; Institutional Change; Institutional Investing; Business and Shareholder Relations; Food and Beverage Industry; North America
Lorsch, Jay, and Emily McTague. "Proxy Access at Whole Foods." Harvard Business School Case 415-073, April 2015. (Revised July 2015.)
- 15 Oct 2019
- News
In Pursuit of Academia
and Doctoral student should come to a close in Aldrich 111, where in May 2019 she defended her doctoral dissertation. Fernandes, who hails from Lisbon, Portugal, began her nine-year journey at HBS in 2010 in that same classroom. It is... View Details
- 08 May 2022
- Blog Post
The Territory of Motherhood: A Reflection in Honor of Mother’s Day
It’s hard to believe our time at Harvard Business School is coming to an end and that an impending move and graduation is creeping into view. When I think about our little family that moved to campus in August 2019, a week before our daughter Adeline’s first birthday... View Details
- 2017
- Article
Affective, Cognitive and Behavioral Trajectories of Change Recipients in Global Organizations
By: B. S. Reiche, T. B. Neeley and N. Overmeyer
Research rarely addresses how change recipients respond to radical change across affective, cognitive, and behavioral dimensions over time. We examined a radical change in a recently acquired subsidiary of a U.S.-based global organization over a two-year period. With... View Details
Keywords: Change; Spoken Communication; Globalized Firms and Management; Behavior; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues
Reiche, B. S., T. B. Neeley, and N. Overmeyer. "Affective, Cognitive and Behavioral Trajectories of Change Recipients in Global Organizations." Academy of Management Proceedings (2017). (Proceedings of the 77th Annual Meeting (2017), edited by Guclu Atinc. Online ISSN: 2151-6561.)
- 2007
- Working Paper
Irving Fisher, Economic Forecasting, and the Myth of the Business Cycle
A premier economist of the twentieth century and a founder of neoclassical thought, Irving Fisher was also an active participant in the field of economic forecasting. Fisher made theoretical contributions to the understanding of economic fluctuations, popularized the... View Details
- 30 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
The Life and Role of a CEO
enough; for any decision to work, CEOs need to have built trust with their internal and external stakeholders in advance of important decisions and show continued commitment after the decisions are made. I had three main questions coming... View Details
- September 2012
- Article
Food Choices of Minority and Low-Income Employees: A Cafeteria Intervention
By: Douglas E. Levy, Jason Riis, Lillian M. Sonnenberg, Susan J. Barraclough and Anne N. Thorndike
Background: Effective strategies are needed to address obesity, particularly among minority and low-income individuals.
Purpose: To test whether a two-phase point-of-purchase intervention improved food choices across racial, socioeconomic (job... View Details
Keywords: Working Conditions; Safety; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Competitive Advantage; Cost
Levy, Douglas E., Jason Riis, Lillian M. Sonnenberg, Susan J. Barraclough, and Anne N. Thorndike. "Food Choices of Minority and Low-Income Employees: A Cafeteria Intervention." American Journal of Preventive Medicine 43, no. 1 (September 2012): 240–248.
Making Sense of Capitalism
organized—“Capitalism and the Senses”— was an invaluable experience for me to develop scholarly networks and to revisit my own research, which examines the sensory experience of food marketing in the early twentieth century. I also... View Details
- 13 May 2013
- News
The Power of Three
Reunion. Demonstrating the leadership skills they honed at HBS, the three women initiated innovations—such as pre-reunion receptions and fundraising “captains” organized by city, rather than by section—that led to record-breaking levels View Details
- Web
A Tradition of Philanthropy - Alumni
first eight women graduate from HBS’s two-year MBA Program in 1965, setting the stage for future generations of female leaders. 1970s-80s Increased support from alumni and friends enables HBS to complete its original campus plan, endow 34... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Paulson Sees World of Opportunity
Paulson Class Day Distinguished Speaker Henry (“Hank”) Paulson (MBA ’70), who only a week earlier had been nominated to be U.S. Treasury Secretary, told the 900 members of the MBA View Details
- 30 Jun 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
The Role of Emotions in Effective Negotiations
intuitive about the process” Emotions such as satisfaction and elation can be quite rare in negotiation, says Andy Wasynczuk, MBA Class of 1953 Senior Lecturer of Business... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
In Service of Others
Armed Services can add to—and gain from—the HBS experience. To encourage more veterans to apply to HBS, he recently funded an MBA pilot program that waives the application fee for anyone who has served in the US military. “Our military students bring a unique set View Details
Business of Emerging Markets
During my fellowship year, I audited and participated in the preparation of two history-based courses—it was extraordinary to see how these classes sparked the imagination of... View Details
- 12 Jul 2019
- News
The Power of Entrepreneurship
opportunity for all citizens. “IGNIA is a venture capital firm. Today we're the largest VC firm in Mexico. We focus on investing in businesses in Mexico that serve the emerging middle class or businesses outside View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 09 Jan 2020
- Book
Rethinking Business Strategy in the Age of AI
John Foley was irritated with his local gym. He was constantly getting elbowed out of his favorite spin classes as other cyclists snapped up spots in sessions led by the most popular instructors. Foley’s... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- January 2001 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
BP Amoco (A): Policy Statement on the Use of Project Finance
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Michael Kane
Following the BP/Amoco merger in December 1998, CFO David Watson asked Bill Young to recommend when and under what circumstances the firm should use external project finance instead of internal corporate funds to finance new capital investments. As part of this... View Details
Esty, Benjamin C., and Michael Kane. "BP Amoco (A): Policy Statement on the Use of Project Finance." Harvard Business School Case 201-054, January 2001. (Revised May 2010.)
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The Prophet of Start-Ups
impeccably turned out in a suit and tie, he required all of his students in his class at HBS to dress accordingly. “Sport coats are for newspaper boys and college boys,” he would chide his pupils. The more I... View Details
- 29 Aug 2018
- News
The Value of Valleys
of experience that you gain by working for a reputable firm and getting training, mentoring that will lower your risk of failure later on. Everyone wants to be Bill Gates and Zuckerberg, but those are the... View Details