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  • 08 Feb 2010
  • HBS Case

Looking Behind Google’s Stand in China

deliberated what to do. The initial Chinese response came from a mid-level spokesperson at the Foreign Ministry, while the initial response from the United States government... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology
  • December 2007
  • Article

Bankers, Industrialists, and Their Cliques: Elite Networks in Mexico and Brazil during Early Industrialization

By: Aldo Musacchio and Ian Read
The historiographies of Mexico and Brazil have implicitly stated that business networks were crucial for the initial industrialization of these two countries. Recently, differing visions on the importance of business networks have arisen. In the case of Mexico, the... View Details
Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Networks; Business History; Market Entry and Exit; Emerging Markets; Entrepreneurship; Financial Markets; Supply and Industry; Banks and Banking; Brazil; Mexico
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  • 12 Sep 2023
  • Blog Post

Harvard Climate Entrepreneurs Circle: Taking Climate Solutions from Idea to Action, Faster

who joined the Climate Circle one year later, teaches children ages 3-11 about climate in six countries. They were recognized as a UNESCO Green Citizens Initiative for their positive and empowering approach to teaching this complex topic... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2024
  • News

Redefining How Businesses Operate

use the technology to do work better and faster and how do they use the technology to innovate? And what are the ethical and governance issues to consider?” Read more about From Chalkboards to Chatbots Students need to be able to address... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
  • 12 Jul 2011
  • First Look

First Look: July 12

Harmonization Author:Karthik Ramanna Abstract The globalization of accounting standards as seen through the proliferation of IFRS worldwide is one of the most important developments in corporate governance over the last decade. I offer an... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 21 May 2015
  • Blog Post

3 Ways to Fund Your HBS MBA

graduation so that you can take advantage of the initial lower interest rates. Anything Else? The government has limits on how much total money you’re allowed to borrow from them, which includes any loans... View Details
  • Web

Our Mission & Team | Institute for Business in Global Society

taught courses that include Business, Government and International Economy and Managing International Trade and Investment. A prolific writer, Spar's books including Ruling the Waves: Cycles of Discovery, Chaos and Wealth from the Compass... View Details
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A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Workshop using what I learned on previous jobs and at HBS. I hope to get know the organization – the people and what they do – more deeply. And I want to have one project I can own and see to its conclusion.” Mizuho Kanai, MBA 2018 Topics Nonprofit Strategy & View Details
  • Web

HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

governed by three factors: a specified rate increase set by the University, which in fiscal 2022 was 2.5 percent; new gifts to the endowment, which consists of more than 1,000 discrete funds established over the years by individual... View Details
  • 25 Apr 2011
  • Research & Ideas

What CEOs Do, and How They Can Do it Better

are not aligned. "CEOs should be working with both constituencies, insiders and outsiders," says Sadun. "However, if there are governance issues, there might be the possibility that the CEO is in the outside world more for... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 11 Aug 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Strategy Execution and the Balanced Scorecard

organizational and functional units already have primary responsibility for processes such as budgeting, communications, human resources planning and performance management, IT planning, initiative management, and best practice sharing.... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 26 Jul 2016
  • First Look

July 26, 2016

neglecting information about the original intentions leading to those outcomes. In four experiments, we examine interventions aimed at reducing the outcome bias. Contrary to our initial predictions, individuals weighed others' outcomes... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Sep 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018

1910. Black arrivals increased both the effort exerted by immigrants to assimilate and their eventual Americanization. These average effects mask substantial heterogeneity: while initially less integrated groups (i.e., Southern and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 21 Oct 2014
  • First Look

First Look: October 21

sustainability solutions to a range of client organizations. Megaprojects are finite-duration initiatives involving multiple diverse entities in the design and delivery of a large-scale development, such as a brand new ecologically... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Jan 2012
  • First Look

First Look: January 4

tribes and U.S. states often find themselves at the bargaining table, often negotiating "compacts" to govern gaming operations on tribal lands. The operational success of the Pequot gaming operation in Connecticut, Foxwoods, and... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 14 Aug 2012
  • First Look

First Look: August 14

  Working PapersLegislating Stock Prices Authors:Lauren Cohen, Karl Diether, and Christopher Malloy Abstract In this paper we demonstrate that legislation has a simple, yet previously undetected impact on firm stock prices. While it is understood that the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • January 2017
  • Case

The Six CEOs of Tyco International Ltd.

By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
In September 2016, Johnson Controls, Inc. completed the acquisition of Tyco International PLC, a $9.9 billion business with operating profits of $884 million. The purchase consideration was $14.4 billion. Although the deal was billed as a merger, Ireland-based Tyco... View Details
Keywords: Tyco; Dennis Kozlowski; Edward Breen; Fire Safety; Fire Protection; Security; Packaging; Securities And Exchange Commission; Fraud; Accounting; Accounting Audits; Earnings Management; Financial Statements; Goodwill Accounting; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Conglomerates; Business Divisions; Business Exit or Shutdown; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Headquarters; Business Model; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Restructuring; Crime and Corruption; Engineering; Applied Optics; Chemicals; Construction; Metals and Minerals; Ethics; Finance; Cash Flow; Public Equity; Stock Options; Financing and Loans; Initial Public Offering; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Location; Geographic Scope; Global Range; Globalized Firms and Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Health Care and Treatment; Business History; Executive Compensation; Selection and Staffing; Courts and Trials; Lawfulness; Lawsuits and Litigation; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Strategy; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Consolidation; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Horizontal Integration; Value; Chemical Industry; Construction Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Electronics Industry; Energy Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Mining Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Semiconductor Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Utilities Industry; Republic of Ireland; Switzerland; Bermuda; United States; New Hampshire
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  • 15 Jun 2021
  • News

Zone Defense

defense sector in the mid-2010s. Ryan had been persuaded to join the endeavor after hearing the enthusiasm of the scores of potential users Brandon interviewed prior to launch. But the pair did not initially encounter the same positive... View Details
Keywords: April White; drone technology; military; security; entrepreneurship; leadership; Air Transportation; Transportation
  • 13 Jun 2011
  • HBS Case

Mobile Banking for the Unbanked

South Africa; and M-PESA, an initiative launched by the mobile network operator Safaricom (in conjunction with Vodafone) to offer a new type of financial service to the poor residents of Kenya. Ultimately, the more successful of the two,... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking; Communications; Telecommunications
  • 29 Aug 2005
  • Research & Ideas

How Organizations Create Social Value

organizations in Latin America and Spain. For good governance you need some degree of overlap between governance and management.— Ezequiel A. Reficco This research will be published in Harvard's David... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls