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- 01 Sep 2005
- News
The Dark Side
Sun for five years, Yelland learned what his readers wanted, including fare such as scandalous pols and topless royals. “The Sun is probably more plugged into British consumers than almost any other business in the country,” said Yelland.... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Gold Mettle
City bidders interested in landing the Games, and to make matters worse, the local organizing committee was in financial and organizational disarray. The scandalous situation made news around the world. Searching for a savior, the Salt... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Downtime
have a “guilty pleasure” author? James Michener. For some reason he captured my imagination years ago. Another guilty pleasure is Sports Illustrated. Nancy Koehn is the James E. Robison Professor of Business Administration and a business historian. What’s on your list?... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Rival Visions
addition, a scandalous love affair had ruined Hamilton's chances to be President (which, despite being foreign-born, he was eligible to become by law at the time). Hamilton remained in office until early 1795, implementing the legislation... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Rescue & Recovery
need humanitarian aid by the end of this year, an increase of 40 percent over 2020. Meanwhile, much closer to home, Mercy Corps is still recovering from a crisis of its own, after an abuse scandal in 2019 that led to the ouster of its... View Details
- 30 Jul 2019
- News
Turning Around Tesco
The British-based grocery chain Tesco—the third-largest retailer in the world—recently marked its 100th anniversary with a record-setting, 30-hour dance relay in Wembley Stadium. There were other reasons to celebrate, too: The chain is back in the black after surviving... View Details
- 04 Oct 2019
- News
Changing of the Guard at Tesco
Photo via Tesco Photo via Tesco In July, the British retailer Tesco marked its 100th birthday with a 30-hour dance session in Wembley Stadium. Historic milestones aside, the company could also celebrate its recovery from an accounting View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
HBS Global Forum Set for June
THE BUILDING MUSEUM: Site of a GLF "State Dinner" Upcoming midterm elections and ongoing political scandals provide a timely backdrop to the 2006 HBS Global Leadership Forum, titled The Private Sector and the Public Interest, slated for... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao Advises New MBA Students on Business Values
of United Way of America a decade ago after financial scandals and executive wrongdoing had shaken public trust in the charity taught her valuable leadership lessons. “Restoring financial integrity to the organization's basic business... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Charlie Rose Interviews Goldman CEO Paulson
2001 and 2002 and asked what he’d learned from that period. “Nothing is ever as good as it seems or as bad as it seems,” replied Paulson, adding a second important lesson from the corporate scandals that have unfolded: “You can’t have too... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Alumni Author
9/11, the corporate accounting scandals — made me question what I wanted to do with my life. During this crisis of faith, I found the personal stories and advice that my professors delivered at the end of the term to be very... View Details
- 20 Feb 2019
- News
Dean Nohria: Business Schools have a Vital Role in Teaching Trust
curriculum. We should prioritize trustworthiness, because ultimately, that is how we will make a real contribution to society.” Nohria goes on to note his fears that trust in corporations and their leaders could be damaged by recent View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
One-on-One with William H. Donaldson
Donaldson Illustration by Joe Ciardiello When William Donaldson (MBA ’58) was sworn in as the 27th chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 18, 2003, Wall Street and the commission itself were in turmoil. A wave of corporate View Details
- 29 Feb 2016
- News
In the ‘Spotlight’
which was a critical flop. But the tide turned Sunday night when Singer joined director Tom McCarthy in accepting the Academy Award for best original screenplay for their work on Spotlight, the best-picture winner about the journalistic effort to expose the clergy sex... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Alumni Luminaries Discuss Careers, Values with HBS Students
77abe8cba3eedbccfb190e7c02022d30 The headlines scream of scandal and crisis in corporate governance. It’s no wonder, then, that HBS students are concerned about responding properly to ethical and leadership issues during their business... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: W. Mitt Romney
Do you believe in miracles? Some say that's what it will take for the Olympic movement to recover from the scandal surrounding the awarding of the 2002 Winter Games to Salt Lake City. Or maybe all that's needed, as the Salt Lake... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Winning Legally
outside counsel do so at their companies’ peril. To avoid the kinds of recent blunders that have brought scandal and financial disaster to some of the country’s best-known corporations, Bagley believes that general managers need to raise... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Reforming Company Boards
Senior executives have taken most of the heat for the headline-grabbing scandals that have rocked corporate America over the past few years. Scott C. Newquist (MBA ’75), president of Board Governance Services, wants to shift some of that... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Services
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
M.I.A. Boards
His 2002 letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, for example, asked, “Why have intelligent and decent directors failed so miserably?” No doubt he had the spectacular collapses at Enron and WorldCom in mind. After every scandal there... View Details