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- 29 Oct 2015
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: Bloom Energy
Harvard Business School and what roles do you hire for? We are thrilled to have kicked off our relationship with Harvard Business School through the recruitment of 2 summer interns this year on our Marketing and Production View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- Profile
Mariama Keita
to bring to market, what prices to set." The Business, Government and International Economy (BGIE) course has been "life changing," says Mariama. "There can be a pessimistic attitude in Africa. But learning about... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Latin American Conference Highlights Region's Diversity
solvent and that a credible monetary policy will emerge, he said. The country also needs international support, but such aid may be hard to come by now. Asked if converting the Argentine money supply into long-term bonds that people don't... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: Capital Architect
command and control of the underlying econ omy frequently follows. Does this current global environment make it harder for Myanmar to achieve its transition? —Jacob Navon (MBA 1984) BRUNELL: To the contrary, Myanmar’s transition is made... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Start-Ups Make Their Pitch
Krishna Mahesh (MBA ’05) not only traveled the longest distance to arrive on campus for the final round of judging in the inaugural Alumni New Venture Contest, he also figured he had the longest shot at winning. The seven finalists, representing five domestic and two... View Details
- 13 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
Following My Dream: Launching a Venture
Initially aiming to recruit 1-2 summer interns to support me in my endeavor, I ended up hiring an amazing and diverse team of six interns who are as excited about the idea as I am. Given my background in... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
- 05 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
If Your Customers Don't Care What You Charge, What Should You Charge?
consumer inertia is a big deal in your market, it could be the case that you are not pricing appropriately,” MacKay says. “You may want to reduce prices to attract repeat customers down the line.” Companies often internalize consumer... View Details
- 30 Jul 2008
- Op-Ed
Why the U.S. Should Encourage FDI
States outperformed the rest of the world in the majority of years. As such, there is something particularly bad about the return experience of foreign investors taking a controlling position in American companies. In short, America is a... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir A. Desai
- Web
Modern Corporate Strategy: Revitalizing the Corporation - Course Catalog
manage a multi-business corporation?" to engender entrepreneurship and adaptability while maintaining control and realizing economies. All companies, whether large, diversified multinationals or small entrepreneurial startups, wrestle... View Details
- 01 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 1, 2007
subjective preferences expressed by the receiving countries themselves. Finally, we use a two-stage least squares methodology to control for measurement error and endogeneity. Exploiting a new comprehensive industry-level data set of 29... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Aug 2002
- What Do You Think?
Is Platform Leadership Old Hat or the Wave of the Future?
however, as interesting as the phenomenon described by Annabelle Gawer and Michael Cusumano in their book, Platform Leadership. They include: Did platform leaders set out to create vehicles by which they might control the direction and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 13 May 2014
- Op-Ed
The Alibaba Effect
Thus, founder Jack Ma and his management team, who own a little over 9 percent of the company, can still retain control of its destiny. (Meanwhile, although Hong Kong stock market authorities are officially pleased to stay true to their... View Details
- Profile
Erika Sanchez
Boeing’s Enterprise Auditor Program “gave me broad exposure to different functions, from finance and program management to quality control and investor relations.” “A whole new level you can’t even imagine.” At Boeing, a mentor encouraged... View Details
- 28 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 28
Working PapersNone this week PublicationsAdverse Selection in Online 'Trust' Certifications Author:Benjamin Edelman Publication:Proceedings of ICEC'09 (forthcoming). ACM International Conference Proceeding Series Abstract Widely used... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Jan 2017
- First Look
January 3, 2017
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/117113-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 117-114 Management Control Systems Module 14: Managing Strategic Risk This module reading provides an overview of the business conduct boundaries,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The $4 Billion Question
says El-Hage. As cofounder of ABRY, a media-focused private equity firm started in 1989, Royce Yudkoff (MBA ’80) has enjoyed a 48 percent net internal rate of return (IRR) for investors over the course of the firm’s first four funds.... View Details
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Thomas A. James, MBA 1966
Chairman, Raymond James Financial, Inc. Download James profile Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page 1942 Born, Sandusky, Ohio 1964 Earns BA, Economics, Harvard College 1966 Earns MBA 1966 Joins Raymond James Financial, Controller... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Audit: War & Peace
QUESTION: “How did you ensure the talks didn’t fail because of internal strife?” —Alexandra Baranowski (MBA 2025) “I had to handle that with a lot of cold blood and not engage the opposition in every argument. I had to maintain the... View Details
- 02 Jun 2011
- Research & Ideas
Signing at the Top: The Key to Preventing Tax Fraud?
the Internal Revenue Service is the federal tax gap, which is the difference between what Americans should pay on their taxes and what they actually do pay. According to the IRS's most recent estimates the gap amounts to around $350... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Truth Be Told
fraud? What kinds of internal control levers, employee training programs, or perhaps even internal (nonfinancial) rewards and recognitions lead to a greater number of View Details