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  • 15 Oct 2019
  • News

Examining Climate Change From a Business Perspective

multilateral negotiations, and tedious wordsmithing that led up to the Paris Agreement. It also examines the consequences of President Donald J. Trump’s 2017 withdrawal from the accord; the emerging leadership of the European Union and... View Details
  • 01 Dec 1999
  • News

Now Hear This

(August 20, 1999), the voiceover industry currently boasts some eighty thousand union members alone. Reasons for getting into the business vary. David Keane (MBA '70), whose day job is consulting, took it up "to challenge his artsy side,"... View Details
  • 01 Mar 2015
  • News

@Soldiers Field

turnaround. Hilfiger also shared the story of his first company, which went bankrupt in 1977—an experience he referred to as “my MBA.” Some 500 members of the HBS community attended a candlelight vigil on Spangler Lawn organized by the African-American Student View Details
  • 22 Oct 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Not Your Father’s State-Run Capitalism

state-owned enterprises (SOEs) such as those in the Soviet Union and China, which were tightly controlled by government, packed with party apparatchiks, and stifled honest competition by introducing all kinds of inefficiencies into the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 03 Mar 2003
  • Research & Ideas

The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster

was U.S.-owned, it had a history of stable lifetime employment and a union that enjoyed close relations with management. However, when the plant's first U.S. manager instigated downsizing to enhance returns—even though the plant was... View Details
Keywords: by Ron S. Fortgang, David A. Lax & James K. Sebenius
  • August 5, 2016
  • Article

A Definitive Guide to the Brexit Negotiations

By: Deepak Malhotra
In this article I offer an analysis of the negotiation landscape facing UK and EU negotiators, along with advice on how they might navigate the "Brexit" process more effectively. For the record, I have not (at the time of this writing) been asked by either side to... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Economics; United Kingdom; European Union
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  • Web

Manuscript Collections - Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School

receivership after the Panic of 1837. Materials include stockholders’ and directors’ reports, bills, accounts, and incoming letters. Collection Guide Papers relating to the Ames Family and Union Pacific Railroad, 1861 Baker Library... View Details
  • 01 Oct 2001
  • News

Peter W. Olson: By the Book

says of his twelve-year stint in Japan and Germany. "My first marriage was to a Russian woman, so I also got to know the Soviet Union very well." He returned to the United States in 1989, when the eldest of their three children was 11... View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
  • February 2025
  • Case

Abiomed: A Change of Heart

By: Satish Tadikonda, Faith Robertson and William Marks
After acquiring Impella CardioSystems AG in May 2005, Abiomed Inc., a company focused on cardiac care, ran into a dilemma. Its Impella 2.5 device was approved for use in the European Union, but CEO Michael Minogue had seemingly bet the company's future on the ability... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Health Care and Treatment; Business and Government Relations; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; European Union; United States
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  • April 2012
  • Case

Credit Rating Agency Reform in the US and EU

By: Robert C. Pozen and Brian Conroy
The purpose of this note is to explore reform options for the credit rating industry. The note examines the ways in which credit rating agencies contributed to the recent financial crisis, particularly through ratings of securitized products and sovereign debt. It... View Details
Keywords: Debt Securities; Financial Condition; Standards; Financial Crisis; Corporate Finance; Financial Services Industry; United States; European Union
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  • July 2013 (Revised May 2017)
  • Case

European Integration: Meeting the Competitiveness Challenge

By: Michael E. Porter and Christian Ketels
The case discusses the origins and development of the European Integration process from the post-war period up to 2007, focusing particularly on the efforts of the Lisbon-agenda under way since 2000 to enhance Europe's competitiveness. It discusses the different policy... View Details
Keywords: Integration; Globalized Economies and Regions; Competition; Development Economics; Global Range; Policy; Failure; European Union; Europe
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  • 01 Jun 2000
  • News

Going Public: Herman I. Safin

Unlike the culture-shocked Russian who defected to America in the movie Moscow on the Hudson, Lithuanian-born Herman Safin arrived at HBS already familiar with the ways of the West. Beginning with his high-school years in the former Soviet View Details
Keywords: Amy E. Dean
  • Web

Site Credits - Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School

Harvard Law School Library Union Pacific Museum The Washington Post Mary Lee Kennedy, Executive Director, Knowledge and Library Services Laura Linard, Director, Baker Library Collections, Knowledge and Library Services Supported by the de... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2012
  • News

Kiwi Star

ones,” the New Zealand Herald (January 16, 2012) reported. “Mum only had one coat but we were always clean and tidy,” he recalled. From those modest beginnings, Whineray went on to star on his country’s legendary All Blacks national rugby View Details
  • 18 Mar 2014
  • First Look

First Look: March 18

around corporate tax reform in the U.S. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/legislative-choices-for-u-s-corporate-tax-reform/an/314090-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 914-020 Paul Levy: Confronting a 'Corporate Campaign' Hospital CEO Paul Levy confronts an... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Dec 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Power to the People: The Unexpected Influence of Small Coalitions

organizations that formed outside the French government were widely considered "suspect" and not allowed to speak in the public interest. But by the late 1970s, "numerous, dynamic, and increasingly well-funded consumer groups emerged," Trumbull says. By 1980, France... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
  • 2007
  • Case

Continuous Process Improvement at Deere & Company

By: Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble
After decades of tense relationships with the United Auto Workers, Deere & Company broke through with a landmark agreement that built an expectation of continuous improvement into the compensation plan. The company then built a set of management forums and processes to... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Machinery and Machining; Agreements and Arrangements; Management Practices and Processes; Labor Unions; Compensation and Benefits; Auto Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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  • Mar 2012
  • Report

A Jobs Compact for America's Future

human capital; how exceptional companies such as Southwest and Kaiser Permanente buck the "maximizing shareholder value" trend with what researchers call "high-road" human resources strategies; and how labor unions and... View Details
  • Profile

Lauryn Hale

to take on leadership roles in extracurricular clubs and activities," she says. In her first year, Lauryn co-chaired a committee for the African American Student Union (AASU), helping assemble a panel for Prospective Students' Day;... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2007
  • News

Faculty Books

in the Media Age by Steven Rosefielde & D. Quinn Mills (Cambridge University Press) Professor Mills and his coauthor assert that the United States will confront a series of fundamental challenges posed by terrorism, Russia, China, and the European View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services