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- 16 May 2024
- News
On the Job
Shamrock factory on Lake Erie. I also worked with her on Bonnie Bell, which is a cosmetics company, and a marketing plan for this new startup called Leggs, which did pantyhose. Then I worked for International Harvester doing tractor sales... View Details
Keywords: first job; leadership; life experience; career lessons; Finance; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Retail Trade
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Remix
dissatisfaction with an employer’s response. In both cases, the decision comes with a price: from the material losses of firm-specific human capital—which is linked to earnings—to severed access to professional networks, financial strain,... View Details
- Web
Dean Nitin Nohria | About
course and the introduction of online courses; expansion of the School’s intellectual agenda through research projects, new initiatives, and Global Research Centers; creating a more inclusive community with the establishment of the Race, Gender & Equity Initiative, a... View Details
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
in engineering and infrastructure construction, its challenges in planning and innovation, and the special things that a firm must do to compete successfully in the Chinese market. We conclude with China's approach to the global economy... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 15 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 15, 2009
Publication:Review of Financial Studies 22, no. 10 (2009): 4129-4156 Abstract Many investors purchase their mutual funds through intermediated channels, engaging and paying brokers or financial advisors for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 10
with data about the relative importance of courses and (2) to provide faculty with information about how to improve the curriculum and best advise students. The most salient result is that students were strongly advised to study accounting and View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
clear; 4) Taking the wrong approach to performance assessment. Milestones relevant to each stage of an initiative's development should be established, and key assumptions in the business plan should be linked to the View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 12 Oct 2022
- Blog Post
11 Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day
responsibilities – like being a good son or having a financially stable career for instance – deserved the sunlight. For 26 years, this meant putting a lock on my self-expression. I only applied to colleges on the East Coast far from... View Details
- 15 Dec 2023
- News
Like-Minded
working for Morgan Stanley and leading the Japan office of Clay Finlay, a New York–based asset management company. Matsui was the vice chair for Goldman Sachs Japan and the chief Japan equity strategist. On these evenings, they kicked around the notion that something... View Details
- 10 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
High Commitment, High Performance Management
Merrill Lynch can in part be explained by the pursuit of profits for their own sake. HCHP firms, by contrast, grow by using their distinctive capabilities to move into adjacent markets, products and services, and geographies. Risk: HCHP firms avoid undue View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 12 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 12
marketers to communicate with consumers in a format that enhances their lives and offers long-term value. Paper: http://hbr.org/2013/03/for-mobile-devices-think-apps-not-ads/ar/1 The Mobile Banking Payment Revolution Authors:Gupta, Sunil Publication:The European View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership
power Creation of IMF and World Bank Marshall Plan Cold war begins Influence: Medium-High 50 1950 s 19 Cold war escalates Korean War forces another mobilization effort Influence: High 60 1960 s 19 Cold war continues to build Bay of Pigs... View Details
- Web
Richard P. Melnick | About
Harvard Business Publishing entity. Rick works directly with the HBS Dean on strategic financial planning including multi-year financial planning, capital budgeting and reserve... View Details
- 14 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
A Strategy For Steady Leadership in an Unsteady World
external circumstances, without altering strategic course. This is not a time for continuing the financial engineering so prevalent in the past decade. Rather, leaders need multiple contingency plans while... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- Web
Donor-Advised Fund - Alumni
income and principal. You can add to your donor-advised fund at any time. Expert Financial Management Harvard Management Company (HMC) manages the investment of Harvard donor-advised funds. HMC has significant expertise handling complex... View Details
- 06 Oct 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters
business administration. STRATEGY Tip: Confront unknown unknowns in your strategic planning The term VUCA originated in the US War College to describe situations that are volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous. In this world,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 4
Vikram Sunderam Publication:Journal of Financial Economics (forthcoming) Abstract We present a model that helps explain several past collapses of securitization markets. Originators issue too many informationally insensitive securities in... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- September 2023 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
AB InBev: Brewing Up Forecasts during COVID-19
By: Mark Egan, C. Fritz Foley, Esel Cekin and Emilie Billaud
In July 2021, the CEO of AB InBev's European operations and his team strategized to position the company for success post-pandemic. As the world's largest beer company, boasting over 500 brands, revenue of $46 billion, and a workforce of 160,000 in 2020, AB InBev... View Details
Keywords: Beer; Forecasting; COVID-19; Decision; Forecasting and Prediction; Analytics and Data Science; Crisis Management; Decisions; Financing and Loans; Investment Return; Resource Allocation; Distribution; Production; Business Processes; Strategic Planning; Health Pandemics; Digital Transformation; Markets; Food and Beverage Industry; Belgium; Europe; Latin America; North and Central America
Egan, Mark, C. Fritz Foley, Esel Cekin, and Emilie Billaud. "AB InBev: Brewing Up Forecasts during COVID-19." Harvard Business School Case 224-020, September 2023. (Revised January 2024.)
- 26 Sep 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Lady Gaga
their plans for "Fame Kills." Sure enough, a media attack ensued. West pulled out of the painstakingly planned tour. And Carter had to mull a decision that would have major implications for Lady... View Details
- 07 Feb 2008
- Working Paper Summaries