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- 08 Mar 2019
Diversity Visit Day
Jointly sponsored by HBS MBA Admissions, the African American Student Union (AASU), Latino American Student Organization (LASO) and the Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP), this event is designed for prospective applicants... View Details
Carl R. Gray
Under Gray’s direction, Union Pacific Railroad became one of the few railroads in the nation to pay dividends on common stock during the Depression. During this time period, Gray also became a pioneer in the introduction of streamlined... View Details
Keywords: Transportation
- 20 Nov 2019
Diverse Perspectives Information Session in Chicago
This event will be co-hosted by HBS MBA Admissions, the African-American Student Union (AASU), the Latino Student Organization (LASO), and HBS Alumni Clubs. This event is designed for prospective students who want to learn more about life... View Details
- 20 Jul 2017
HBS Diverse Perspectives Information Session in New York City
This event will be co-hosted by HBS MBA Admissions, the African-American Student Union (AASU), the Latino Student Organization (LASO), and HBS Alumni Clubs. This event is designed for prospective students who want to learn more about life... View Details
- 17 Oct 2014
Prospective Student Diversity Day
This event is jointly sponsored by HBS MBA Admissions, the African-American Student Union (AASU), the Latino Student Organization (LASO), and the Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP). Throughout the event, prospective... View Details
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Impact on Research & Curriculum | Baker Library
quote from “The Afro-American Student Union of HBS: A Salute to the Past, A Challenge to the Future,” 1994. 1 Over the years, HBS case research has fostered new areas of inquiry in ways that have deepened students’ and faculty... View Details
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Harvard Business School
Archival Collections Bibliography Site Credits Visiting the Exhibit More Baker Library Exhibits Baker Library Special Collections The African–American Student Union (AASU) at HBS emerged from the turbulence of the late 1960s, years marked... View Details
William K. Coors
Under Coors' leadership, the brewery underwent a period of massive growth. Though it was a regional brewery, it held the top market share in 10 of the 11 western states in which its product was distributed, becoming the 4th largest brewer in the United States in the... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
- 05 Feb 2016
Winter Prospective Student Diversity Day
Harvard Business School invites you to attend Prospective Student Diversity day. Jointly sponsored by HBS MBA Admissions, the African-American Student Union (AASU), the Latino Student Organization (LASO), and the Harvard University Native... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Baker’s Man of Steel
A day at the office is a little different for Bobby Delaney. As crane operator for the Baker Library construction project, he uses a combination of levers and foot pedals to swing tons of steel through the air, placing the load in just the right spot with delicate... View Details
Jane Trahey
Trahey was one of the first women to own and manage a major advertising agency in the United States. A prolific copywriter and author, Trahey is credited with the inspiration for the long-running “What becomes a legend most?” campaign for Blackglama mink. Her agency... View Details
Keywords: Services
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Harvard Business School
Films HBS Archival Collections Bibliography Site Credits Visiting the Exhibit More Baker Library Exhibits Baker Library Special Collections The African-American Student Union of HBS: A Salute to the Past a Challenge to the Future, 1994... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- What Do You Think?
How Can We Get Companies to Invest More in Low-Wage Workers?
the lower ranks. One of the causes may well be inequities in the ability of executives and frontline labor to negotiate compensation for their skills. In particular, the declining power of unions and the stickiness of minimum wage laws... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
Whitney Stevens
Having inherited his fathers labor problems, Whitney Stevens’ early years at his family’s company were dominated by struggles with textile unions. Though the family strongly opposed the organizations, Whitney was forced to acquiesce and allow for View Details
Keywords: Fabric & Apparel
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Now Hear This
(August 20, 1999), the voiceover industry currently boasts some eighty thousand union members alone. Reasons for getting into the business vary. David Keane (MBA '70), whose day job is consulting, took it up "to challenge his artsy side,"... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
@Soldiers Field
turnaround. Hilfiger also shared the story of his first company, which went bankrupt in 1977—an experience he referred to as “my MBA.” Some 500 members of the HBS community attended a candlelight vigil on Spangler Lawn organized by the African-American Student View Details
- July 2013 (Revised May 2017)
- Case
European Integration: Meeting the Competitiveness Challenge
By: Michael E. Porter and Christian Ketels
The case discusses the origins and development of the European Integration process from the post-war period up to 2007, focusing particularly on the efforts of the Lisbon-agenda under way since 2000 to enhance Europe's competitiveness. It discusses the different policy... View Details
Keywords: Integration; Globalized Economies and Regions; Competition; Development Economics; Global Range; Policy; Failure; European Union; Europe
Porter, Michael E., and Christian Ketels. "European Integration: Meeting the Competitiveness Challenge." Harvard Business School Case 714-405, July 2013. (Revised May 2017.)
- April 1984 (Revised June 1986)
- Case
Soviet Gas Pipeline
By: David B. Yoffie
Yoffie, David B. "Soviet Gas Pipeline." Harvard Business School Case 384-007, April 1984. (Revised June 1986.)
- February 2021
- Article
Rethinking the Role of the EU in European Competitiveness
By: Christian H.M. Ketels and Michael E. Porter
The aim of this conceptual paper is to delineate the scope and give directives towards higher levels of competitiveness and prosperity for EU members. The EU integration history and challenges are retraced and the EU’s current competitiveness context is presented. In a... View Details
Keywords: Competitiveness; Public Policy; Competitive Advantage; Government Administration; European Union
Ketels, Christian H.M., and Michael E. Porter. "Rethinking the Role of the EU in European Competitiveness." Competitiveness Review 31, no. 2 (February 2021): 189–207.
- June 2021
- Article
Short-Termism, Shareholder Payouts, and Investment in the EU
By: Jesse M. Fried and Charles C.Y. Wang
Investor-driven "short-termism" is said to harm EU public firms' ability to invest for the long term, prompting calls for the EU to better insulate managers from shareholder pressure. But the evidence offered—rising levels of repurchases and dividends—is incomplete and... View Details
Keywords: Short-termism; EU; Payout Policy; Innovation; Investment; Corporate Governance; Investment Return; Acquisition; European Union
Fried, Jesse M., and Charles C.Y. Wang. "Short-Termism, Shareholder Payouts, and Investment in the EU." European Financial Management 27, no. 3 (June 2021): 389–413.