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- January 2017 (Revised January 2019)
- Case
The Rise and Fall of Lehman Brothers
By: Stuart C. Gilson, Kristin Mugford and Sarah L. Abbott
With nearly $700 billion in assets, Lehman was the largest U.S. bankruptcy in history. In 2007, Lehman achieved record earnings of over $4 billion on revenues of $60 billion. By September 2008 the fourth largest investment bank in the world was bankrupt. How had a... View Details
Keywords: Bankruptcy; Financial Distress; Accounting Policies; Business Ethics; Financial Reporting; Volatility; Judgments; Financial Crisis; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Financial Liquidity; Investment Banking; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Crisis Management; Risk Management; Failure; Business and Government Relations; Ethics; Banking Industry; New York (city, NY)
- September 2008 (Revised May 2010)
- Supplement
GE's Imagination Breakthrough: The EVO Project
By: Christopher A. Bartlett, Brian J. Hall and Nicole Bennett
This video features interviews with case protagonists John Dineen, Brett Begole, and Pierre Compte expressing their views on the decision framed by the case. In a second part of the tape the protagonists describe what they decided to do. A third segment features John... View Details
Rethinking the MBA
For decades, MBA graduates from top-tier schools set the standard for cutting-edge business knowledge and skills. Now the business... View Details
- May–June 2021
- Article
Why Start-ups Fail
If you’re launching a business, the odds are against you: Two-thirds of start-ups never show a positive return. Unnerved by that statistic, a professor of entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School set out to discover why. Based on interviews and surveys with hundreds... View Details
- Comment
Nothing to See Here: Richard Tedlow Explains Why So Many CEOs Refuse to Confront the Truth
The article presents an interview with business historian Richard Tedlow on the topic of why chief executive officers (CEOs) sometimes refuse to acknowledge data or information that indicate they need to shift their strategy. He notes that denial is a typical response... View Details
Keywords: Management
- 11 Mar 2011
- News
Harvard's Linda Hill Shatters Myths About Leadership
- 22 Mar 2022
- News
Frank from Harvard Talks Sales
- 26 Jul 2020
- News
What's the backup plan if there's no COVID-19 vaccine?
- 01 Jul 2013
- News
Directions for Directors
- June 2013
- Case
Ron Ventura at Mitchell Memorial Hospital
By: Frank V. Cespedes and Heide Abelli
Mitchell Memorial Hospital is a 750-bed regional academic medical center in Ohio. Andy Prescott, Chief of the Cardiovascular Center, is reviewing the performance evaluations of his star vascular surgeon Ron Ventura. The evaluations, the result of a 360-degree... View Details
- 2007
- Report
From Insight to Action: New Directions in Foundation Evaluation
By: Mark R. Kramer, Rebecca W. Graves, Jason Hirschhorn and Leigh Fiske
The field of philanthropy is undergoing a fundamental transition and is moving toward more performance-centered and forward-looking evaluation approaches that provide foundations and grantees with timely information and actionable insights. Based on nearly 100... View Details
- 22 Dec 2015
- News
Bringing ‘Presence’ To Your Life
- Website
Creating Emerging Markets
By: Geoffrey Jones
Harvard Business School has an on-going program to conduct in-depth interviews with top business leaders who have created and managed businesses in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America over the last four decades. These interviews, many lasting several... View Details
- February 1987 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
Polysar Limited
By: Robert L. Simons
Canada's largest chemical company produces and markets butyl rubber in two divisions, each treated as a profit center. The new plant in the North American Division operates below capacity resulting in a significant volume variance and an operating loss. The European... View Details
- 19 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
Celebrating our Student Fathers
families as well. In honor of Father’s Day, we interviewed four HBS fathers – three students and one recent graduate—to learn more about what it is like to be (or become!) a father at HBS. Zach McNally Graduation Year: 2023 Dad of:... View Details