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- November 2008 (Revised January 2017)
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Maggie Lena Walker and the Independent Order of St. Luke
By: Anthony Mayo and Shandi Onise Smith
As America struggled to regain its balance in the aftermath of the American Civil War, Maggie Lena Walker did her best to actively effect change by finding solutions to the social and economic problems facing blacks and especially black women. Taking charge of the... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leading Change; Ethnicity; Race; Social Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Welfare; Business and Community Relations; Gender; Banks and Banking
Mayo, Anthony, and Shandi Onise Smith. "Maggie Lena Walker and the Independent Order of St. Luke." Harvard Business School Case 409-057, November 2008. (Revised January 2017.)
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- February 2010
- Teaching Note
The Cleveland Clinic: Growth Strategy 2008 (TN)
By: Michael E. Porter, Elizabeth O. Teisberg, Jennifer F Baron and Carolyn Daly
Teaching Note for 709473. View Details
- September 2021
- Case
Vignettes on Professional Service Firm Governance
By: David G. Fubini, Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan Ni
The two vignettes within “Vignettes on Professional Service Firm Governance” (HBS No. 122-024) present various issues relating to governance in professional service firms (“PSFs”). In the first, the Managing Director of a U.S. consulting firm contemplates whether to... View Details
Keywords: Consulting Firms; Professional Services; Board Of Directors; Professional Service; Global Firm; Executive Leadership; Globalized Firms and Management; Private Equity; Governing and Advisory Boards; Global Strategy; Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Leadership Development; Leading Change; Emerging Markets; Strategic Planning; Partners and Partnerships; Service Industry; United States; India
Fubini, David G., Suraj Srinivasan, and Li-Kuan Ni. "Vignettes on Professional Service Firm Governance." Harvard Business School Case 122-024, September 2021.
- 27 Mar 2014
- News
From Marx to Marketing
Enterprises were over, and was very sorry about that," he recalls. "But that was superseded by my elation that East German people would be freed from the horrible yoke and terror of the Soviet system." For its part, as the world's leading... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Janet Kraus, cofounder of Circles, a leader in concierge services, is HBS’s newest Entrepreneur-in-Residence. Founded in 1997, Circles became a $50 million company with nearly 1,000 people operating in Boston and Burlington, Ontario. After selling Circles in 2007,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
No Dispute Here
Associate Professor Michael D. Watkins has received the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution’s 2002 book award for Breakthrough Business Negotiation: A Toolbox for Managers. He won the 2001 award as well for Breakthrough International Negotiation, co-authored by Susan... View Details
- 9 AM – 10 AM EDT, 20 Mar 2019
- HBS Online
HBS Online Management Essentials
Maximize your managerial effectiveness by shaping and influencing processes in the critically-important treetop level between 50,000 feet (strategy) and ground level (daily tasks and activities). Program Dates: March 20, 2019 - May 15, 2019 View Details
- 10 Jun 2013
- Research & Ideas
How Numbers Talk to People
approaches were really leading to a sale. Megibow commented, "We didn't know we were leaving money on the table." THE EUREKA STORY The Eureka story is similar to the CSI story, except that it typically involves a purposeful... View Details
Michael Kaplan
Michael Kaplan is founder of MKaps LLC, and an investor, entrepreneur and multi company founder. Previously, he was the co-founder and CEO of Fashion to Figure, a leading plus-size fashion company for women sizes 12-26. Kaplan graduated... View Details
- Fast Answer
Market trends, opportunities in advanced technology fields
Where to begin when looking for market trends, opportunities, leading players in certain technology fields? You may begin with the following: BCC Research - Reports on major economic, scientific, and technological developments... View Details
Paul G. Hoffman
Hoffman, the Studebaker company executive, is one of the few auto company presidents to have risen from the sales department. In the first nine-months of his tenure, sales totaled 30,194, which put the company fourth among the independent passenger car producers. By... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
- 28 Aug 2024
Forté Forum: New York
HBS is participating in the Forté MBA Forum in New York. This forum is held annually to empower women — whether you're looking to change careers, a college student planning for the future, or a professional ready for career advancement. Join us to learn about the MBA... View Details
- 26 Aug 2024
Forté Forum: Toronto
HBS is participating in the Forté MBA Forum in Toronto. This forum is held annually to empower women — whether you're looking to change careers, a college student planning for the future, or a professional ready for career advancement. Join us to learn about the MBA... View Details
- 22 Aug 2024
Forté Forum: San Francisco
HBS is participating in the Forté MBA Forum in San Francisco. This forum is held annually to empower women — whether you're looking to change careers, a college student planning for the future, or a professional ready for career advancement. Join us to learn about the... View Details
- 19 Aug 2024
Forté Forum: Los Angeles
HBS is participating in the Forté MBA Forum in Los Angeles. This forum is held annually to empower women — whether you're looking to change careers, a college student planning for the future, or a professional ready for career advancement. Join us to learn about the... View Details
- 15 Aug 2024
Forté Forum: Boston
HBS is participating in the Forté MBA Forum in Boston. This forum is held annually to empower women — whether you're looking to change careers, a college student planning for the future, or a professional ready for career advancement. Join us to learn about the MBA... View Details
- 12 Aug 2024
Forté Forum: Washington D.C.
HBS is participating in the Forté MBA Forum in Washington D.C. This forum is held annually to empower women — whether you're looking to change careers, a college student planning for the future, or a professional ready for career advancement. Join us to learn about the... View Details
Jean Riboud
Riboud is credited with building the world’s leading oilfield testing company. During his tenure, he produced a 19-fold increase in revenue (to $6.4 billion) and a 44-fold increase in earnings (to $1.2 billion), often producing results... View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
Robert N. Noyce
With his long time business partner Gordon Moore, Noyce was a charismatic leader of Fairchild Semiconductor, and later the first CEO of Intel. At Fairchild, Noyce guided the company through many growing pains and technological changes, helping it to become a $150... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics