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- 16 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
The Rise of The Sixes: Interview with CEO and Founder Franci Girard
Way Millions Shop, and I had the opportunity to interview Alexandra. Learning more about what she gained from her experience at HBS inspired me to give business school a real look.” Once Girard landed at HBS, she experienced what so many students do. “It was like... View Details
- 14 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 14
Rhodes-Kropf, and Soojin Yim Abstract—We study how corporate governance affects firm value through the decision of whether to fire or retain the CEO. We present a model in which weak governance-which prevents shareholders from controlling... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients
remember that: It’s not a fire sale. Don’t let impulsiveness or exuberance get the best of you. We’ve witnessed unwise behavior, from both a legal and strategic perspective, when a NewCo becomes too eager to bring on a hot-ticket team.... View Details
- 30 Jun 2020
- Book
Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever
of a fire bell in the night—and provide a road map and additional examples for companies to follow. Lagace: Why do you think capitalism is at risk? Bower and Paine: In Chapter 4 we lay out the pre-conditions or foundations for a thriving... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 13 Mar 2018
- News
Leadership Lessons from the “Lone Survivor” Mission
critical decisions. First, the other helicopter on scene was not only taking fire from an emboldened local militia, but the SEALs on board, having just seen what happened to the fellow soldiers on the other helicopter, were demanding... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Taxi Wars of Jakarta
satisfy finicky customers. It was a baptism by fire that gave Makarim the confidence to turn to Go-Jek full-time and reimagine the company as an app-based service similar to Uber. Uber, which launched in San Francisco in 2010 but had not... View Details
- 14 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2006
albeit unfortunate, pattern of behavior common in many organizations. The foam strike is a prime example of what the authors call an ambiguous threat—a signal that may or may not portend future harm. Ambiguous threats differ from threats with obvious causes—say, a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS
confidence for entrepreneurs, a group that had sometimes been considered quirky or marginal. These individuals reported to be more satisfied, wealthy, and energized by their jobs than their classmates who worked for others - and no more likely to have been View Details
- 01 Sep 2022
- News
Your Family, Your Work, Your Way
fires before they spark up. So if you have a really early morning on Thursday and can’t do daycare drop off, or I’m not going to have time to make dinner on Wednesday and, you know, are we going to order in, what are we going to do? If... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017
via a variety of literary, cinematic, and historical references. His unexpected insight, humor, and irony offer a new perspective on the true moral foundation of finance. Managing Risk in Reinsurance: From City Fires to Global Warming... View Details
- 14 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 14
four months later, Sturzenegger was already facing the 45th day of a labor conflict sparked by union representatives on account of having fired six employees. The showdown raised several questions. First and foremost: Who owned Banco... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
resource-management issues, the author argues, water, electricity, and transit deserve the greatest focus. Every other service a competitive city provides-functional housing, schools, hospitals, stores, police and fire departments,... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 29 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 29
a new everyday low pricing policy that aimed to fit with a radical repositioning of the J.C. Penney business model and brand. However, with sales continuing to decline, the board fired Johnson in April 2013 and appointed Johnson's... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Manly Men, Oil Platforms, and Breaking Stereotypes
environment? A: The sociological literature contains a number of wonderful ethnographies—vivid descriptive accounts—of men doing dangerous work in such settings as coal mines, fire departments, and the military. Invulnerability looms... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
I know, John and I are in my car, sliding around the streets of Cambridge looking for a gas station that sold diesel on Christmas Eve. We ended up buying a quart of the stuff, and coming back, and firing that little steam engine up. It... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Hard Choices
agree, from sound values. No one in the investment business wants to be fired for poor performance (what Jeremy Grantham calls “career risk”). No money manager wants to lose their clients. No corporate CEO wants to be terminated. And as a... View Details
Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Keepers of the Flame
getting to a point where we can pass the ball to another person. "If something's running smoothly, and it's ho-hum," Wallace says of her work preferences, "then let somebody else do it. If it's a turnaround, startup, or fire fighting, I'm... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 04 Apr 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Can Mark Zuckerberg Rebuild Trust in Facebook?
through until you acknowledge your own culpability. If you fire me from my job, I have to look myself in the mirror and ask, "What role did I have in getting fired?" In a CNN interview that I showed in class, Mark puts all the... View Details
- 12 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 12
advantage of the other. The case shows how each is faced to restructure as its competitive advantage erodes. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/910410-PDF-ENG Playing with Fire at Sittercity (A) Noam Wasserman and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance
ever fired a manager for unethical conduct and how whistle-blowers fared at the prior company. Q: You've suggested that companies use your decision tree to provide ethical guidance. Can you provide an example of when such a decision tree... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler