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Roy Ben-Dor
of thinking." New roles In previous summers, Roy has interned with the Paul Hastings law firm on bankruptcies and private equity, and in a management training program with Bridgewater Associates. But... View Details
- 08 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
Tell Me What to Do: When Bad News Is a Big Relief
surgery for a genetic condition. “I was lying in the MRI thinking, ‘I hope they find just the shadow of something suspicious and bad because then the decision won’t be up to me,’” she says. “Afterward, I was... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley Borders and the Self By Chinwe Ajena-Sagna (MBA 2003) Masobe Books “Who are you?” Every border tells a story. Every story has its origins. Tracing a cultural lineage from the beginnings of Igbo history in the ninth... View Details
- 02 Dec 2014
- Blog Post
Building a Consumer-Centric Strategy: Highlights from the Marketing & CPG Club’s Conference
featured 3 keynotes, 6 panels, a networking lunch and cocktail hour. As thought leaders in marketing, our keynotes delivered powerful presentations about how their company’s execute a consumer-centric strategy: Michael Moynihan of LEGO... View Details
- 17 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 17
medical/surgical units at two hospitals, shadowed support staff who provided materials, and interviewed employees about their internal supply chain's performance. These activities created a database of 120... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Crisis Leadership - Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School
the 1920s Research Links Site Credits Crisis Leadership: Waltham Watch Company, 1837–1957 Financial crises place extraordinary demands on business leaders. Surges in bankruptcy rates testify to the hazards involved, but these brief... View Details
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Mark Gundersen
power of "mistakes," Mark recalls a case in which the protagonist, CEO Anne Mulcahy of Xerox, spoke to the class for twenty minutes after the case discussion. "The company was on the brink... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Up to the Challenge: Lori Schock - Listen and Learn
into the new system illustrated to Schock the importance of flexibility and of valuing every team member. Her response was to deepen her involvement in the process by listening to the team and watching them... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Brill
- 19 Jan 2023
- Blog Post
11 Ways to Reengage Employees in the New Year
members can shadow another colleague for a day or attend meetings run by other teams. When staff see the “big picture” of what your organization is trying to accomplish, they can identify opportunities for... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
“Speed Trap” Can Snare Companies
Nelson Repenning of MIT draws on firsthand observations of the meteoric rise and ultimate bankruptcy of a disguised Web-based company referred to... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
High Honors
Profiles & photographs by Susan Young Cynthia Carroll, MBA 1989 CARROLL: Discussing safety awards in her London office. Photographs by Susan Young This year's recipients join a distinguished group. Video portrait of this year's honorees.... View Details
- 19 Aug 2010
- News
Catchphrases, Mottos, and Cheers
(sent in by class-notes secretaries) Catchphrases and Mottos 1972B studied an HBO (Human Behavior in the Organization) case in which there were two hourly workers. One of them would steal the other fellow’s banana every day from his... View Details
- 11 Oct 2022
- News
On Balance
Wooldridge’s career in nonprofits and politics, including 13 years in the Parliament of Victoria, with three years as minister for women’s affairs and two years as shadow minister for jobs, innovation, and... View Details
Keywords: April White
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Timeline - Race, Gender & Equity
Allen partner to create Microsoft 1976 Cray Research, Inc. introduces the Cray-1 supercomputer 1978 Mandatory retirement is prohibited except for high-powered decision-making positions that also provide large pensions 1978 Bankruptcy... View Details
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Creating Value Through Corporate Restructuring - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Creating Value Through Corporate Restructuring Course Number 1420 Professor Stuart C. Gilson Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits 28 Sessions Exam Career Focus This course provides students with skills and knowledge that will prepare them for a variety View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Unleashed
Culture carries its guidance to the farthest corners of the organization to places you may never go and people you may never meet. There’s a story about the salvation of FedEx that Michael Basch, one View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Little Ice-Cream Company That Could
the College Avenue facility as a state-of-the-art ice-cream plant. Fifteen years later, the firm was on the verge of bankruptcy when Dreyer’s son, then in charge, sold it to key officers, including Ken Cook,... View Details
- 19 Jan 2017
- News
Finding Purpose in Profit
non-core operations—including the GoLite footwear product line and support of the GoLite brand generally. Despite the couple’s desperate attempts to keep the company afloat, GoLite closed in 2014. “After putting literally everything we... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Embracing Activism for Social Change
In 2020, the city of Detroit logged some 7,000 calls involving mental health emergencies—a critical issue, notes Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, who says, “When the mentally ill turn to the police for a response, the system is broken.” To fix... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
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Field Course: Public Markets Investing Seminar - Course Catalog
time shadowing other functions within the firm to better grasp the investment process. The majority of the work on the projects will be done independently by the students using the resources at HBS and from... View Details