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We’ve all read stories about those rare individuals who saw the financial crisis coming and profited handsomely from their contrarian insights. Add to that list of contrarians hedge fund manager Bill Ackman (MBA ’92), whose six-year crusade to expose the financial... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; subprime mortgages; Finance; Real Estate

01 Dec 2019
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Remix

Instead of joining the other parents in a competition for weak Wi-Fi in a crowded waiting room, Dixon camped out in her car. She used the time to strategize her startup; news radio kept her company. In all likelihood she was in her car,... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Chris Sorensen; #MeToo; DefJam; Arts, Entertainment

01 Feb 1999
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Too Much of a Good Thing?

layoffs and lost revenues, for example - weak companies are artificially supported," he explains. "Other firms won't or can't restructure themselves or exit unprofitable businesses because they are too set in their ways, lack sound... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Apr 2007
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Leadership Team - Complementary Strengths or Competing Agendas

Keywords: Stephen A. Miles, Michael D. Watkins

01 Jun 1998
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New Releases

creative departure from the current wisdom, Bradach focuses on a powerful organizational arrangement he identifies as the "plural form"; that is, chains composed of both company-owned and franchise units. Plural form chains, Bradach says, leverage the strengths and... View Details

01 Dec 2012
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Faculty Books

professionals must make a critical shift in their mindset: from hours worked to results produced. (See page 18 for a Q&A with Pozen.) Strength in Numbers: The Political Power of Weak Interests by Gunnar Trumbull (Harvard University Press)... View Details

01 Mar 2005
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Gaining Currency

REYNOLDS: Weak dollar cuts both ways. To illustrate the global impact of fluctuating exchange rates, the New York Times (December 11, 2004) focused on two small, family-owned manufacturers, one located in Germany and the other in the... View Details

Keywords: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

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Help Your Employees Who Are Anxious About Returning to the Office

Women More Likely Than Men To Lead In Times Of Crisis

Good Business Needs Bad Lobbyists

Practicing Moral Humility

U.S. firms globally competitive, U.S. workers aren’t: Harvard Biz

Newspapers Are Social Media

Business Can Do a Better Job Supporting Public Education

Cautious capitalism

Social-Impact Efforts That Create Real Value

If Democrats Want to Challenge Trump, They Need a New Strategy

A Glimpse Into the World's First Italian-Food Theme Park

Another Year Has Passed, but the List of Massive Global Problems Has Stayed the Same

Envy, the Happiness Killer

A Lonely Crusader