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March 1998 (Revised June 1998)
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Coming to Grips with Deregulation: Bay State Gas

In 1995, CEO Roger Young made a surprising decision to bring in Joel Singer, an outsider with an MBA, to lead Bay State through the upcoming turmoil of deregulation. Singer was convinced that in this situation where the boundaries of the industry were being defined,... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Corporate Strategy; Emerging Markets; Energy Industry; Massachusetts

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April 1985 (Revised November 1987)
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Lou Gerstner

By: John J. Kao

Describes Lou Gerstner and his approach to managing entrepreneurship and organizational change at American Express Travel Related Services Company. Mr. Gerstner is chairman and CEO of the firm. View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Financial Services Industry; Travel Industry

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01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Stuart Gilson

Harvard Business School professor Stuart Gilson fielded some questions regarding his new book in an email interview with HBS Working Knowledge editor Sean SilverthorneSilverthorne: When should a company consider a major restructuring? Are there tell-tale signs? Gilson:... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Rachel Silverstein

of it. "I had eight years of experience in corporate finance," Rachel says, "a bit on the high side among female students." Upon reflection, she realized both concerns were probably misplaced. "School readiness is... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services; Retail/Hospitality; CPG

11 Feb 2014
First Look

First Look: February 11

Multinational Corporations, Global Justice and Corporate Responsibility: A Question of Purpose By: Hsieh, Nien-hê Abstract—Do multinational corporations (MNCs) have a responsibility to address unjust... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Bank Summary Sheets - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

Banking System Bank Summary Sheets JPMorgan Chase & CO. JPMorgan Chase & CO. Bank of America Corporation Wells Fargo & Co. Citigroup Inc. 5 6 7 8 9 10 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Balance Sheet Risk & Return View Details

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Program Policies - HBS Online

For Participants engaged in a Corporate Learning Program Participants in a Corporate Learning Program means any participant who is enrolled in a company-sponsored Program and enrolled in a Program through... View Details

16 Apr 2013
First Look

First Look: April 16

& Private Equity: A Casebook, 5th edition provides an understanding of the ways in which private equity groups work. The casebook builds an understanding of the key distinctions in the industry and reviews and applies key ideas of View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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DEC - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Equipment Corporation (DEC) that would change the course of computer technology. DEC was the brainchild of Kenneth H. Olsen and Harlan Anderson. A US Navy veteran, Olsen was getting his master's degree at MIT and working with Anderson at... View Details

Stanley C. Allyn

As leader of National Cash Register, Allyn was an ardent supporter of first-class working conditions for employees and a strong believer in corporate citizenship for his company. By 1947, Allyn had tripled National Cash Register’s sales... View Details

Keywords: Computers & Electronics

20 Mar 2013
Research & Ideas

How CEOs Sustain Higher-Ambition Goals

could not afford them. The executives were far from naive, however, about how tough it can be to create the corporate conditions that also foster social good. When a CEO tries to extend the company mission beyond short-term quarterly... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

30 Jul 2013
First Look

First Look: July 30

Boeing, the differences between hedging with FX options versus FX futures, counterparty risk, and hedge accounting, among other considerations. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/213080-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 113-003 Transport View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

17 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - The Future of Green Building

sustainable development, but how they also represent wise business decisions. Christoph Schiess is Chairman of TANICA, a Chilean business group founded in 1954 with diversified activities that include real estate and tourism. Schiess discusses how TANICA’s View Details

01 Dec 1999
News

Buffett Preaches Investment Discipline

rates have remained low and corporate profits high - a situation, he warned, that is not likely to go on indefinitely. Underlining the transitory and cyclical nature of business, America's most successful investor advised his audience... View Details

02 Jul 2008
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No Pulp Fiction Allowed

(Princeton Press, 2007). Khurana charts the origins and development of MBA programs, beginning with Harvard in 1908. The narrative plot thickens as he describes in compelling detail how corporate managers in the 1970s and 1980s went from... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

04 Feb 2014
Blog Post

VCPE Club prepares for their annual conference…20 years and running!

Carlyle Group; Joe Baratta, Global Head of Private Equity for Blackstone; and Chamath Palihapitiya, Founder of Social Capital and Former Vice President of Facebook. This year introduces several new exciting panel topics, including Investing in Africa, Family Offices,... View Details

14 May 2013
Blog Post

Alumni: Where are they now? Featuring Matt…

evidence-based government, and innovation teams in governments around the world. But surely my most important project is raising our one-year-old daughter! How has having an MBA impacted your career?My interest in general management led directly to my work with mayors.... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

01 Dec 2018
News

Averting Crisis

beliefs play a central role. I have worked on projects that study beliefs and important economic decisions, in the context of corporate investment in general, and banking and the financial crisis in particular.” —Yueran Ma (PhDBE 2018),... View Details

01 Dec 2004
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Wyss Gift Supports HBS Doctoral Programs

with distinction in 1965. Following nine years working for large multinational corporations, Wyss struck out on his own as an entrepreneur and established Synthes USA. He has taken on leadership roles in both this country and Switzerland and grown Synthes into a major... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Dec 1996
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Organizations and Markets: A Challenging View of the World

psychology, and neuroscience are integrated and applied to problems in human resource management, labor economics, organizational behavior, finance, governance, and corporate control. Jensen taught the first version of the course at HBS... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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