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The case traces the events leading up to the acquisition of Merrill Lynch by Bank of America at the height of the recent financial crisis. It examines the interplay of public and private sector actors in this extraordinary time, focusing on the decisions that... View Details

Keywords: Bank Of America; Merrill Lynch; Acquisition; Financial Crisis; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; United States

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23 Jan 2013
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Are Today's Business Leaders Too Afraid of Risk?

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Strategic Disclosure: The Case of Business School Rankings

By: Michael Luca and Jonathan Smith

We empirically analyze disclosure decisions made by 240 MBA programs about which rankings to display on their websites. We present three main findings. First, consistent with theories of countersignaling, top schools are least likely to disclose their rankings, whereas... View Details

Keywords: Voluntary Disclosure; Shrouded Attributes; Information Unraveling; Rankings; Higher Education; Corporate Disclosure; Rank and Position

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Fintech and Washington: Defining the Future of Small Business Lending

Small businesses have often faced gaps in access to credit. An explosion of new online lenders are providing small dollar loans to businesses within days, with easy online applications and innovative credit algorithms. Is this a good development for Americas small... View Details

27 May 2022
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Celebrating the Harvard Business School Class of 2022

27 Apr 2017
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Instead Of Showing Off Wealth, Some Show Off Busy Schedules

09 Oct 2020
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Srikant Datar Named Dean of Harvard Business School

09 May 2016
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Plugged In: Anita Elberse, Harvard Business School

05 May 2021
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Crisis Could Be the Mother of Reinvention for Business Schools

24 Apr 2012
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Harvard Business School Taps Four Alumni Businesses

23 Jan 2020
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Managing the Trickiest Parts of a Family Business

24 Apr 2014
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Making community involvement a part of daily business

Margaret Preston (MBA 1983) talks about being involved in community life throughout her career in investment banking, wealth management, and entrepreneurship. (Published April 2014) View Details

20 Jun 2008
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Winners of 2008 Harvard Business School Business Plan Contest Ring Opening Bell at New York Stock Exchange

30 Jun 2014
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Are global companies wringing all of the innovation out of their businesses in pursuit of profits?

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Business Ethics

By: Joshua D. Margolis

Joshua Margolis is interested in how individuals can exercise leadership in the face of competing ethical and economic responsibilities, and how organizations can enable them to do that. In particular, how can managers and companies simultaneously advance... View Details

13 Oct 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Building a Business in the Context of a Life

When MBAs start the second semester of their second year at Harvard Business School, most have already lined up new jobs--but that doesn't mean they have a clear idea what they want out View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education

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