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- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Rival Visions
in European financial markets of any country in the world. Hamilton endured enormous personal abuse during these years, but he also had the satisfaction of seeing most of "my commercial system" put into place. What Hamilton's policies had... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
No Easy Fix for the Financial Crisis
commercial and investment banking had been torn down, and banks, investment banks, and insurance companies were in each others’ businesses. “As a result of deregulation, the derivatives market and the market... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Trillion-Dollar Fixer-Upper
changes that took root after the last crash. “Everything we do today grew out of the dark days of the early ’90s,” says Slaughter, managing director and head of North American real estate investment banking for Morgan Stanley. Some refer... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
The Future Is Now: 21st-Century Business Pondered at HBS Forum
much more connected, pervasive, and easy to use. Greater customization will result, and the consumer will call the shots. "Companies that return power to the consumer will be the ones that thrive," Ballmer said, mentioning online banking... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Ink: The Habit of Innovation
Habit Inside Your Organization. The book, co-authored by Innosight partners Andy Parker and Natalie Painchaud, as well as Paul Cobban of DBS Bank in Singapore, suggests there is a better way. The authors present a roadmap for making... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Crash Pad
When 4753 North Broadway opened in 1924, the neoclassical tower represented the height of American architectural design, a terra-cotta temple of capitalism at the heart of Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. Over the next century, a series of banks occupied the spacious... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2014
gain perspective; and reframe the question to open up new possibilities. Molly Waldo! A Young Man's First Voyage to the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, Adapted from the Stories of Marblehead Fishermen of the 1800s by Priscilla L. Moulton and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
‘Green’ Trailblazers
commercial solar power systems William Rogers (MBA 1985) The Trust for Public Land Multiple US locations Land conservation nonprofit organization Roger Sant (MBA 1960) Sant Associates Co-founder and chairman Emeritus of AES Corporation;... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Four Promoted to Full Professor
environment. He has written on a broad range of restructuring topics, including corporate bankruptcy and debt workouts, tracking stock, equity spin-offs, corporate downsizing, bank mergers, and employee buyouts. Currently, he is studying... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Buddy, Can You Spare a Trillion
seize up, and that the interest rates charged to issuers of short-term commercial paper and corporate bonds would leap upwards, leading to a painful squeeze for all kinds of private-sector borrowers. Not many people foresaw that this... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Additional alumni books for your consideration.
Resisting the impulse for drastic change, Bhidé offers a blueprint for correcting the historic misalignment between the numbers-driven financial sector and the innovation-driven “real economy.” He advocates tough, straightforward limits on the activities of View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Security Chief
arena, where he was president and CEO of GE Commercial Insurance, and into something with strong growth prospects. Four months later, Parker’s wish came true: He became president and CEO of GE’s new Homeland Protection unit. In July 2005... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Street Singer
apparent, however, is her passion and drive, whether she’s describing a recent IPO, her work with the Food Bank for New York City, or her relationship with God. Whatever the topic, her words come thick and fast, demonstrating the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015
Loews Corp., Michigan State University, Cornell University’s Hotel School, Bank of Hawaii, HR Spinner, the NCAA, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles illustrate how effective teams drive progress in business, associations, and education. The six... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Alumni Books
Thomas J. Bolam (MBA ’64) (McFarland & Co.) The Bolams examine 407 commercial films that include an American president as a character. They summarize each president’s administration and discuss its films, giving plot summaries, credits,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Inside the Partnership
Two Great Men of Goldman Sachs In his book The Partnership: The Making of Goldman Sachs (Penguin Press, 2008), Charles D. Ellis (MBA ’63) explores the growth of Wall Street’s most celebrated firm, from its humble origins in 1869 as a dealer in View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Producers
“Tentpole” productions (so named because they would “hold up” the smaller, less commercial movies made by studios) and the odd dark horse can still rake it in at the box office, but these days it’s less of a given that consumers will ante... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Your Taxi Is Waiting
less than 10,000 pounds, VLJs typically have a range of about 1,200 nautical miles before refueling, accommodate three or four passengers, cruise at about the same altitudes as commercial airliners, and have the capacity to land on... View Details
- 13 Jul 2017
- News
Making Friends with Mother Nature
University before heading to HBS. His business thinking was influenced by faculty giants such as Georges Doriot, who taught industrial management and is widely considered the father of venture capital, and commercial View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 10 Oct 2018
- News
Building Paths to Success
because traditional sources wanted a commercial return, and they all had different objectives,” says Traill, who now serves as chair of Goodstart Early Learning, as the acquiring syndicate was named. “We acquired the business for $95... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken