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2022 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

sector can play a major role in building a more sustainable economy, focusing particularly on the relationships between organizational purpose and innovation and productivity. She teaches “Reimagining Capitalism: Business & the Big Problems”, and her book “Reimagining... View Details

01 Jun 2018
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June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

Phillips Sawyer Cambridge University Press This book explores the contested political and legal meanings of the term “fair trade” from the late 19th century through the New Deal era. This history of American capitalism argues that... View Details

September 1994 (Revised September 1994)
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Acer Group, The: Vision for the Year 2000

By: D. Quinn Mills and Richard C. Wei

In the early 1990s, Acer, Inc. set two goals: to be a top-five PC company worldwide in 1995 and to be a global consortium of companies by the year 2000. The company identified potential obstacles concerning capital, image, number of experienced international managers,... View Details

Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Goals and Objectives; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Organizational Structure; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Experience and Expertise; Marketing Strategy; Production; Rank and Position; Business Strategy; Capital; Computer Industry; Japan

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December 2020 (Revised June 2021)
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France Télécom (A): A Challenging Restructuring

By: Cynthia A. Montgomery and Ashley V. Whillans

These cases explore the impacts of industry shocks, resulting corporate actions that had a devastating impact on employees, and the legal conviction of corporate leaders for “institutional harassment."

This case series follows the evolution of France... View Details

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19 Dec 2016
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The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016

coffee. Preparing the Self for Team Entry: How Relational Affirmation Improves Team Performance Despite their potential to perform at high levels and make decisions that are better than those of individual members, teams are often unable to View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

19 Sep 2012
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Book Excerpt: “The Architecture of Innovation”

period, the corporate venture capitalists received 15 percent of the profits they generated, as well as a bonus based on less-tangible benefits to the corporation, which could run as high as another 5 percent of the fund's capital gains.... View Details

Keywords: by Josh Lerner; Financial Services

08 Apr 2002
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How to Negotiate “Yes” Across Cultural Boundaries

when the U.S. executives tried to dissolve the venture, they discovered they couldn't recover their capital because Chinese law dictates that both sides need to approve a dissolution. A foreign law firm, hired at great expense, made no... View Details

Keywords: by James K. Sebenius

25 Apr 2000
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Adjusting the Fit for Government

productivity revolution due to the loss of skills in society. "The other key underpinning is education," he continued. "In South Africa in particular, the legacy of apartheid was extremely destructive, and human capital... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month | Baker Library

Quick Research Resources Use Capital IQ to explore key professionals, financial operating metrics, M&A/private placement, and more in the Latin America and Caribbean market. Go to: Markets > Geographies > Latin America and Caribbean Learn... View Details

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Creating Brand Value - Course Catalog

consultants engaged in stewarding brand strategy; and Venture capital or private equity investors seeking to identify brand asset potential. Educational Objectives: In the consumer/retail space, brands are often companies’ most valuable... View Details

01 Apr 1999
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Q & A: Confronting New Technologies: When Doing Right Is Wrong

corporate radar. Interestingly, some venture capital firms have revisited their prior investments and confirmed that those involving disruptive rather than sustaining technologies proved far more profitable for them. Peter K. Jacobs, a... View Details

01 Sep 2003
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Dean Clark Reflects on the School’s Key Initiatives

and academia on issues including executive compensation, limits to board effectiveness, capital market intermediaries, and the role of management education. These highly informative sessions stimulated new thinking and will form a basis... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

16 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 16, 2008

807-057 Describes a set of financing issues confronting a rapidly growing company that uses "Word-of-Mouth" marketing techniques in promoting research, new products, or services. The company proposes to set the terms for a new round of venture View Details

17 Jan 2017
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Can China Maintain Its Economic Power?

business leaders you talk with offer opinions about what should be done to reverse the current downturn? A: There’s a lot of interest in finding ways to develop internal consumer consumption. Another big topic of concern is access to View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg

23 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 23, 2015

firms that report more information about the different forms of capital or follow more closely the guiding principles as described in the IR Framework of the IIRC exhibit a more long-term oriented investor base. Publisher's link:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Jul 2015
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The Faculty Reader: Who is Reading What This Summer?

features racial violence and the quest for justice in the South. I also recommend Transaction Man: The Rise of the Deal and the Decline of the American Dream by Nicholas Lemann, which provides insight into how American capitalism got into... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Information; Publishing

22 Sep 2020
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Recessions Push Some Entrepreneurs to Launch Too Soon

Knowledge. [Image: alvarez] Related Reading Small Businesses Are Worse Off Than We Thought Research Paper: Financial Distancing: How Venture Capital Follows the Economy Down and Curtails Innovation Your Customers Have Changed. Here's How... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

07 Nov 2005
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Is Less Becoming More?

want to capitalize on the first-movers' research and development. . . . Regardless of the type of complexity, whether product- or choice-related, the consumer is ultimately overwhelmed." Addressing the issue of product complexity, K.... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Consumer Products

02 Feb 2004
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Mapping Your Corporate Strategy

deliver a different value proposition than competitors or the same value proposition better. The strategy map framework allows companies to identify and link together the critical internal processes and human, information, and organization View Details