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  • 02 Dec 2010
  • News

Ten Rules for Entrepreneurs

entrepreneurs from the late 1990s and winnowed the lot down to three: Marla Malcolm Beck, Chris Michel, and Marc Cenedella. From their stories, he derived key lessons learned, often the hard way, as they built successful businesses, created hundreds of jobs, and... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • 01 Dec 2008
  • News

A Force for Good

was an absolutely key pillar in the Business School, both in the mission sense — of getting our thoughts out and having an impact in the world — and in a financial sense,” says the School’s current Dean, Jay Light. “He also understood the... View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Wood Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Rail Transportation; Transportation
  • 01 Dec 2000
  • News

Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management

Philippe de Montebello, a 37-year veteran of the Met. "We have a strong, diverse, unpredictable revenue base, and the financial demands of running an institution this size are considerable," says Winshel. "We have a not-for-profit revenue... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young; museums; marketing; management; nonprofits; education; facilities; Internet; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services
  • July 2013 (Revised September 2013)
  • Case

New York City: Bloomberg's Strategy for Economic Development

By: Michael E. Porter, Christian H.M. Ketels and Jorge Ramirez-Vallejo
Traces the economic development of New York City from its founding in the 17th century through 2012. Focuses on the decisions made by New York City officials, past and present, highlighting the challenges of economic development at the city level. Enables deep... View Details
Keywords: History; Development Economics; Industry Clusters; Policy; Government Administration; Financial Crisis; Growth and Development Strategy
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  • 07 Nov 2017
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017

Fall 2017 Business History Review The Alternative Business History: Business in Emerging Markets By: Austin, Gareth, Carlos Davila, and Geoffrey Jones Abstract—This article suggests that the business history... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • December 2019 (Revised June 2024)
  • Supplement

The Dutch East India Company in 1612 (B)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci
The case relates the decision made in the A case and what happened in the aftermath. View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Globalized Firms and Management; Organizational Structure; Laws and Statutes; Financial Markets; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Government Relations; Business History; Shipping Industry; Netherlands
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  • December 2019 (Revised June 2024)
  • Case

The Dutch East India Company in 1612 (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci
The Dutch East India Company’s board of directors must decide what to do about an impending legal requirement to liquidate the company’s assets and return to shareholders their capital and any profits earned during a ten-year lock-up period. The charter granted to the... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Globalized Firms and Management; Organizational Structure; Laws and Statutes; Financial Markets; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Government Relations; Business History; Shipping Industry; Netherlands
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  • 26 Mar 2013
  • First Look

First Look: March 26

through its development bank (BNDES), we find a positive effect of those stakes on firms' return on assets and on the capital expenditures of financially constrained firms with investment opportunities. However, these positive effects are... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Apr 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 3, 2018

Despite all these efforts to gain new global historical visions, however, the debates surrounding this movement have remained rather provincial in scope. Global History, Globally addresses this lacuna by surveying the state of global View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 1992
  • Article

Public Policy and British Multinational Banks 1914-1982

By: G. Jones
Keywords: Business History; Multinational Firms and Management; Policy; Banks and Banking; United Kingdom
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  • 22 Jan 2013
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 22

imprinting. This theory provides a distinct lens for organizational research that takes history seriously. Rituals Alleviate Grieving for Loved Ones, Lovers, and Lotteries Authors:Norton, Michael I., and F. Gino Publication:Journal of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Mar 2023
  • News

March 2023 Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books Invisible Trillions: How Financial Secrecy Is Imperiling Capitalism and Democracy—and the Way to Renew Our Broken System By Raymond W. Baker (MBA 1960) Berrett-Koehler Publishers Over the last half... View Details
Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
  • 22 Feb 2022
  • News

Q&A: The Post-Pandemic Path

associate dean for Faculty Development and Research and faculty director of the Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability Project. “The national unemployment rate early in the pandemic had jumped to over 13 percent; the standard prediction... View Details
Keywords: April White
  • 27 Jan 2016
  • Research & Ideas

A Politician's Investment Portfolio Might Tip Off Corruption Potential

Politicians, Minor analyzes whether risk preference is a good predictor of misconduct, using members of Congress as his subjects. He delved into the politicians’ financial records, determining what percentage of their portfolios was... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
  • 03 May 2004
  • What Do You Think?

How Much Is Enough?

respondents helped frame the challenge of "just enough." For example, Saurabh Dwivedy commented, "So long as there is humankind, there will be unfulfilled desires and broken dreams and a longing for 'being there.'" Pointing out the distinction... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 01 Jun 2016
  • News

Prima Datarina

think about the ballets we’re presenting as part of a portfolio,” says Hodges, who joined the organization in 2014. “Taking that approach makes it possible to balance our mission of developing new works while meeting financial... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
  • 01 Jun 2009
  • News

Letters to the Editor

Praise for March Cover Congratulations on cracking the mold of a one-subject cover for the March issue. I found the four of your financial crisis articles extremely interesting, especially Niall Ferguson’s book excerpt on “Chimerica”!... View Details
Keywords: News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information
  • Profile

Lauren Booker

"I've always been a 'save-the-worlder,'" Lauren Booker says about herself with a laugh. She grew up in a family with "a long, sustained history of service and civil-rights activity." Her grandfather, the late Carl... View Details
  • 26 Jun 2012
  • First Look

First Look: June 26

  PublicationsBanks as Multinationals Author:Geoffrey Jones Publication:New York: Routledge, 2012 Abstract This is a revised edition of a comparative, international study which looks at the history of multinational banks. Researchers from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Dec 2019
  • News

The 19 Musts of 2019

deconstructs music hits. (The Fleetwood Mac one was so inspired.)” —Roben Farzad (MBA 2005), host of Full Disclosure on NPR member station VPM and author of Hotel Scarface (2017) MUST LISTEN Revisionist History “If you aren’t listening to... View Details
Keywords: podcast; Arts, Entertainment