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- 05 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 5, 2017
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/517129-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 118-009 Sales Misconduct at Wells Fargo Community Bank Set in early 2017, this case examines widespread sales misconduct... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
No Easy Fix for the Financial Crisis
diagnose the problem and treat it. The rescue bill calls for the government to auction banks’ distressed mortgage assets to “try to restore the price discovery process so we can figure out what these things are actually worth.” Light... View Details
- 12 Feb 2016
- Op-Ed
The Real Jobs Tragedy in the US: We've Lost the Skills
managers to technical sales managers –and that many of those jobs remain open well longer than average, suggesting that employers are struggling to fill them. The extent of the skills shortage becomes clearer when one looks at the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?
Linda Katz (both MBA 1994) considered thirty different companies before buying Molded Dimensions, Inc., a manufacturer of rubber and polyurethane products located outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Since purchasing the company in April 2001, the Katzes have concentrated on... View Details
- 03 Apr 2019
- Book
Fintech's Game-Changing Opportunities for Small Business
that draws on sales systems, supply chain systems, and manufacturing and product data. A similar system for small businesses would combine at least four key activities: banking and payments, loans and credit, accounting, and tax. The key... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
History’s Lessons
immediately became a bestseller, with total sales exceeding 1 million copies by mid-1964. Often credited with kick-starting a range of governmental actions in the United States and abroad, including the Clean Water Act and the founding of... View Details
- 20 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers Value Global Brands
conduct business. In fact, consumers vote with their checkbooks if they feel that transnational companies aren't acting as stewards of public health, worker rights, and the environment. As infamous cases have filled the airwaves—Nestlé's infant-formula View Details
- 18 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 18, 2009
Chairman and CEO of KPMG, the firm made a number of changes in compensation, governance, and culture in order to address the underlying reasons for actions that occurred prior to him becoming CEO that led to the accounting giant paying $456 million to the federal View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Jan 2003
- What Do You Think?
China: The Next Big Market Opportunity or the Next Big Bubble?
opportunity or bubble] will happen at the national level at once is a big question mark." Warren Ching comments, "The Chinese government wants nothing but [to save] face. They will not allow this kind of economic meltdown."... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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All relevant policies, rules, and guidelines governing events should be reviewed in advance, and must be observed while using HBS facilities. This is for the benefit of all community members, to maintain security and safety, and to ensure... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Security Chief
acquisitions. Today, the company Parker leads from its headquarters in Bradenton, Florida, offers a wide range of products to protect people and property, has 6,500 employees, operates in 35 countries, and generates annual sales... View Details
- 03 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 3
the role of government regulators, particularly the FDIC, during times of crisis. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/910006-PDF-ENG Collaborating to Improve Richard Bohmer and Ingrid M. NembhardHarvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017
Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53461 2017 Making Research Matter: A Psychologist's Guide to Public Engagement Government and Organizations: Transforming Institutions Using Behavioral Insights By: Dalton,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 May 2016
- First Look
May 17, 2016
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/consumers-corporations-and-public-health-9780190235123?facet_narrowbytype_facet=Books%20for%20Courses&lang=3n&cc=us# 2016 Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance Antonio Serra and the Economics of Good View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Globalization Hasn’t Killed the Manufacturing Cluster
staying ahead of the market. That has helped the lead firm in this case grow from sales of 20 million euros in 1997 to 500 million euros today. "They drove the innovation. They weren't waiting around to be told," Pisano says. Another... View Details
- 06 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?
for Linux to take over Windows. The questions that we address are: Is Linux's superior demand-side learning sufficient to win out? What is the effect of forced procurement by governments and some large corporations on the long-run... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
Jennifer Rottenberg (MBA '96) Down on the Farm: Frank Burke (MBA '87) A Player's View: Gord Kluzak (MBA '98) As in any business, the sports industry's mounting costs are eventually passed on to the consumer - at the stadium, via television, or through the View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- April 2002
- Teaching Note
Anagene, Inc. TN
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Teaching Note for (9-102-030). View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 15, 2015
grounded in the competitive dynamics that may otherwise drive a race-to-the-bottom. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50203 forthcoming Journal of Business Ethics Corporate Governance and Executive... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 25 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 25, 2018
annual revenues. Hidrovias was founded by the Brazilian private equity firm, Pátria Investments, who had built the business from the ground up, forging and nurturing relationships with customers, investors, government entities, and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman