by William Mahoney - Publications - Faculty & Research

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... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

01 Jan 2009
News

William K. Bowes Jr., MBA 1952

Silicon Valley’s burgeoning venture capital industry. Founding U.S. Venture Partners in 1981 provided Bowes the opportunity to help create, rather than merely finance, initiatives at their earliest stages. The firm has shaped the software, health-care, e-commerce, and... View Details

11 May 2020
Op-Ed

Immigration Policies Threaten American Competitiveness

It is no secret that immigration has reshaped American innovation. Immigrants are the backbone of America’s most innovative industries, provide a quarter of our patent applications, and are numerous among our science and engineering superstars. Taken from World... View Details

Keywords: by William R. Kerr

01 Apr 2001
News

William Fung: E-Commerce and Efficiency

Internet to improve efficiency and cater to new customers is a clear winner. Group managing director William K.L. Fung (MBA ’72) understands that e-commerce is revolutionary. “But it won’t change what our business is,” he insists. “We’re... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

30 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

How Your Employees and Customers Drive a New Value Profit Chain

customers. If the organization does not create superior value for its employees, it is very difficult for the employees to produce superior value for customers. By leveraging value to both employees and customers relative to its costs, an... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Mahoney

18 Jun 2021
News

William Watson: When not knowing pays

25 Feb 2020
News

Q&A: William Kerr and Joseph Fuller

William Kerr and Joseph Fuller at podcast studio in Klarman Hall on HBS campus (photo by Susan Young) HBS launched the Managing the Future of Work project in 2017 to advance research that business and policy... View Details

01 Feb 2000
News

William Jones: Builder with a Mission

At an early age, William D. Jones (MBA '89) learned about the fragility of a stable urban community. From their home in the Skyline Hills section of San Diego, he and his family watched their neighborhood gradually decline as businesses... View Details

Keywords: Thomas Frick

December 2005 (Revised March 2010)
Case

William Levitt, Levittown and the Creation of American Suburbia

By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony Mayo and Mark Benson

Demand for low-cost housing after World War II far exceeded supply. Was this a profitable new market? New York developer William Levitt had to decide. During World War II, Levitt was eager to build basic housing for the working class—otherwise, Levitt & Sons would have... View Details

Keywords: Demographics; Construction; Business History; Housing; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Development; Business and Government Relations; Construction Industry; Real Estate Industry; United States; New York (state, US)

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Book Review

Book Review of Headhunters: Matchmaking in the Labor Market by William Finlay and James E. Coverdill, Cornell University Press, 2002

By: Rakesh Khurana

Keywords: Relationships

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23 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

China’s 60-Year Road from Revolution to World Power

from around the world. The resulting book includes several of the papers and lectures that were presented at the conference, providing a wide range of views about China's past, present, and future. In this excerpt, editor William C.... View Details

Keywords: by William C. Kirby

14 Aug 2008
Working Paper Summaries

The Agglomeration of U.S. Ethnic Inventors

Keywords: by William R. Kerr; Technology

07 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

4+2 = Sustained Business Success

research effort in which we carefully examined more than 200 well-established management practices as they were employed over a ten-year period by 160 companies. Our findings took us quite by surprise. Most... View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria, William Joyce & Bruce Roberson

22 Feb 2010
Op-Ed

Tragedy at Toyota: How Not to Lead in Crisis

inquiry this week.) Meanwhile, he let serious product quality issues spiral out of control by understating safety risks and product problems. This left the media, politicians, and consumers to dictate the conversation, while Toyota... View Details

Keywords: by William George; Auto

20 Jan 2012
Working Paper Summaries

Income Inequality and Social Preferences for Redistribution and Compensation Differentials

Keywords: by William R. Kerr

30 Sep 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Breakthrough Inventions and Migrating Clusters of Innovation

Keywords: by William R. Kerr; Technology

19 Nov 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Management and the Financial Crisis (We Have Met the Enemy and He is Us …)

Keywords: by William A. Sahlman

01 Jun 2013
News

Brick by Brick

Case Study Illustration by Corbis/Matthias Kulka Sometimes, a company's history contains more drama than a Russian novel. A recent case, "LEGO," explores how the toy maker grew to global dominance from humble beginnings, the mistakes that... View Details

Keywords: toys; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade