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- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Looking for a Leader: The Role of Executive Search Firms
firm following a turnover is largely determined by two factors: whether the turnover is forced or natural and whether an internal or external candidate is selected as the successor. To understand better the inner workings of the chief... View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Rahul Bajaj, MBA 1964
you anywhere. In addition, you need courage— courage to make difficult decisions, for example, and courage to oppose something if your conscience tells you that you are right." CURRENT READING A wide range of magazines on politics, the View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Drilling Down
through either internal or external growth," he predicts. The hope, of course, is that consolidation will heighten efficiency and increase a company's ability to locate new sources of oil, resulting in more control over oil supply and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Answering the Call
international students do seem more familiar with it from observing it in their own countries. As it happens, the Lincoln Electric Company is now a thriving multinational — and its Cleveland plant remains as successful as ever.” Good... View Details
- 24 Mar 2022
- News
Well Said
graduated in May 2021. And I was, at HBS, in a very international environment, surrounded by international students who, a lot of them, had only recently moved to the US, and I saw them going through the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
always positioned itself as a fun toy that helps children develop, and it enjoys a healthy relationship with schools and educators throughout the world. About 90 percent of U.S. preschools and kindergartens use LEGO products. Its Learning Institute comprises an View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Short Takes
of internal and external factors have an impact on their pay, and that, in fact, today's CEO compensation packages are tied very closely to company performance.Lorsch began his study by looking at the proxy statements of 72 companies... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Ready for Launch
to do ours as a favor and at a price we could afford.” What comes next: “We have our system up and running and are working on making it more robust so it can scale. We were invited to work as entrepreneurs in residence at Highland Capital... View Details
- 16 May 2017
- News
Facing the Board
Dewey. No, Blank said. “We believe if everything were to work perfectly we would support the acquisition—it is a good price, but the price could also skew our decision,” she said. Gordon questioned the wisdom of killing the deal. “It may... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Sole Mates
disgusted by corruption. They worry about school fees, the price of rice, the cost of fuel, and the crime rate. For me personally, Liberia is an enjoyable place. Health care is a little scary: The X-ray machine at the major hospital... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Start-Ups Make Their Pitch
Krishna Mahesh (MBA ’05) not only traveled the longest distance to arrive on campus for the final round of judging in the inaugural Alumni New Venture Contest, he also figured he had the longest shot at winning. The seven finalists, representing five domestic and two... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Antitrust in Historical Perspective
flaws, antitrust policy over the years has had powerful effects in controlling collusion, stopping cartels, preventing anticompetitive mergers, eliminating resale price maintenance, and encouraging entrepreneurship. Perhaps most... View Details
Keywords: Thomas K. McCraw and Richard S. Tedlow
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Short Takes
internal intranet, "thereby allowing customers to serve themselves through their own computers within their own organizations." Nolan also points to Microsoft founder Bill Gates's strategy of holding computer View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Cynthia Carroll
partner with NGOs like CARE International and Fauna & Flora International. We’ve moved from a paternalistic to a participatory approach to community development and social investment. Despite those efforts, some critics say Anglo has... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Faculty Books
offerings, and fatter profit margins. Featuring case studies from around the world, this book shows how to mine sales data to identify “home-run” products, reinvent forecasting and pricing strategies, and extract maximum value from... View Details
- 05 Mar 2020
- News
Green Light
shipping containers—necessitates a white cap and a lab coat. The units feature a double-door protocol that requires the exterior door to be closed before a second internal door can be opened. In the far corner of the building, a... View Details
- 19 Jun 2014
- News
Turning "Black Gold" to Green
doctorate at the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and on a dissertation entitled "On the Physics and Chemistry of Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage in Terrestrial and Marine Environments." Dawe was the co-president of the HBS Energy Club and had spent his... View Details
- 12 Jan 2015
- News
Good Investments
Internet-enabled, branchless banking model. But Rodríguez doesn’t just hand these companies money and wish them well. He wants them to thrive—to grow and scale. He wants them to do so well, in fact, that they attract competitors, forcing View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Bad Times for Business
relate to your areas of interest and expertise. Then we'll discuss some of the challenges they pose. Brian, what about the issue of top-management compensation? Brian Hall: As you all know, stock options were intended to give executives incentives to get share View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 08 Oct 2013
- News
The Green Giant
international conservation organizations in 2004. "It goes way beyond the stock price of the companies they lead. It means solving the biggest problems that the world faces. And the new generation is... View Details