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06 Aug 2024
Op-Ed

What the World Could Learn from America's Immigration Backlash—100 Years Ago

businesses and economies. Lessons from history for the US You might be questioning the relevance of these studies; they focus on immigration... View Details

Keywords: by Marco Tabellini

February 2019 (Revised January 2020)
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Pierre Foods Acquisition of Advance Foods (A)

By: Guhan Subramanian and Mike Harmon

This case (A), and its related cases (B-E), establish a setting to discuss an M&A transaction and some of the key legal contracts that are associated with it. In 2010, private equity backed food manufacturer Pierre Foods is contemplating the acquisition of a key... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Contracts; Agreements and Arrangements; Negotiation; Complexity

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2020
Working Paper

How ESG Issues Become Financially Material to Corporations and Their Investors

By: George Serafeim

Management and disclosure of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues have received substantial interest over the last decade. In this paper, we outline a framework of how ESG issues become financially material, affecting corporate profitability and valuation.... View Details

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08 Mar 2017
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Op-Ed: Can the Proposed American Health Care Act Improve on 'Obamacare'?

it passes in Congress. About the Authors John A. Quelch is the Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch, Dr. Gordon Moore, and Emily Boudreau

17 Sep 2015
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Seattle and Cleveland Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS

Joan P. Schaefer (MBA 1997) delivered remarks at The HBS Campaign Cleveland Regional Event, September 17, 2015. Alumni and friends of Harvard View Details

2018
Working Paper

After the Carnival: Key Factors to Enhance Olympic Legacy and Prevent Olympic Sites from Becoming White Elephants

By: Isao Okada and Stephen A. Greyser

In recent years, the total spending on hosting the Olympic Games has snowballed. The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games spent $40 billion on infrastructure development, and the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics reached $50 billion. Even when the glorious but costly Olympic Games come... View Details

Keywords: Olympic Venue; Effective Reuse; White Elephant; Sustainability; Buildings and Facilities; Sports

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03 Dec 2010
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7.9% of U.S. consumers bought item on smart phone

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Energy & Environment Club’s Icelandic Adventure! - Blog - Business & Environment

Hallgrímskirkja Church, and found great food in the Icelandic capital city, Reykjavik. Tyler & Sydney in front of Hallgrímskirkja Church Our first scheduled stop was an overview with our group’s host, Jesper... View Details

21 Jul 2016
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Women More Likely Than Men To Lead In Times Of Crisis

18 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers Can Stop It by Asking the Right Questions

in a recent article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Harvard Business School professors Eva Ascarza and Ayelet Israeli suggest... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

12 Oct 2016
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A Brief Defense of Paul Ryan's Torturous Relationship With Donald Trump

11 Oct 2021
News

Tapping into Our Inner Captain in Times of Crisis

24 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Is the MBA Worth It? Hear What Recent HBS Grads Have to Say (Part 2)

We asked recent HBS alumni to reflect on their time at—and after—HBS to answer the question “Is the MBA worth it?” Here are their thoughts on the View Details

2018
Working Paper

Quantile Forecasts of Product Life Cycles Using Exponential Smoothing.

By: Xiaojia Guo, Kenneth C. Lichtendahl Jr. and Yael Grushka-Cockayne

We introduce an exponential smoothing model that a manager can use to forecast the demand of a new product or service. The model has five features that make it suitable for accurately forecasting product life cycles at scale. First, the trend in our model follows the... View Details

Keywords: New Product Development; Demand Forecasting; Product Adoption; Innovation Diffusion; Product Development; Demand and Consumers; Forecasting and Prediction; Adoption

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01 Oct 1999
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Q & A: Jeanne P. Jackson: A New Regime at Banana Republic

President and CEO of Banana Republic since 1995, Jeanne Jackson (MBA '78) has been credited with transforming the faltering safari clothing brand into one of View Details

28 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: The Good Struggle: Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World

making has to be as fluid as the markets around an organization. Related Article Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World Read The Article Instead of periodic big... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph L. Badaracco

04 Oct 2024
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On the Vineyard, Black Alumni Reconnect With Friends and HBS

at the Harbor View Hotel in Edgartown was one in series of alumni events this year leading up to and commemorating the HBSAAA’s 50th Anniversary... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

May 2020 (Revised June 2020)
Case

TransDigm's Acquisition and Integration of Arkwin Industries

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel W. Fisher

In May 2013, TransDigm, a company that manufactured a wide range of highly engineered aerospace parts for both military and civilian aircraft, announced it was buying Arkwin Industries for $286 million in cash (3 times Arkwin’s sales of $91 million). Having acquired... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Value Creation; Strategy; Acquisition; Integration; Talent and Talent Management; Aerospace Industry

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