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- 01 Nov 2012
- News
First and Goal
on an undefeated team that earned a #5 national ranking, Swearengin ended his playing career as part of a thrilling 38-31 victory over the Washington Huskies in the 1993 Rose Bowl.) Football, Swearengin says, gave him self-confidence, taught him personal... View Details
- August 1986 (Revised May 2005)
- Case
Mike Finkelstein (B)
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin, Charles Bryan and Ken Leet
Following his successful turnaround of WTXX, Waterbury, Mike Finkelstein joined Odyssey Partners with a mandate to build a communications company. From 1982-1985, he acquired three more stations, financing each as an independent partnership. However, increasing... View Details
Keywords: Business Exit or Shutdown; Cash; Business or Company Management; Bonds; Cost vs Benefits; SWOT Analysis; Alignment; Acquisition; Financial Strategy; Corporate Finance; Communications Industry
Baldwin, Carliss Y., Charles Bryan, and Ken Leet. "Mike Finkelstein (B)." Harvard Business School Case 287-021, August 1986. (Revised May 2005.)
- 10 Jan 2020
- Blog Post
PRIDE in the HBS Community
tone for the whole first semester. As we discussed our coming out stories and unique journeys to HBS, I realized that this was more than just a business school club, it was a community and a family, a community and family that I’ve been leaning on and View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Educating, Connecting, and Mobilizing Around Climate Change
reports, the relationship between ESG disclosure and performance, and how green bonds provide institutional oversight that helps bring credibility to firms’ environmental commitments. Key takeaway: “Standardized and comparable measures... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 13 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 13
Business School Case 213-008 High yield bond fund Proventus Capital Partners (PCP) has invested in underwater bonds issued by Preem, a large oil refinery. As maturity approaches, in the midst of financial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
March 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
that are shaping the world of the future and offers guidance on how to avoid being eaten alive. The Wind Blew Innocent: A Memoir by Donna Arp Weitzman (OPM 37 2008) (Howard Bond Media Group LLC) Claustrophobia. I didn't know the meaning... View Details
- 21 May 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
CORe: HBS Powers Up Online Program on Business Fundamentals
of their classmates by posting requests for help with concepts they don't understand. Their peers are given credit for reaching out to answer the call. The course will further bonding between students through required group projects that... View Details
- 30 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Measuring the Efficacy of the World’s Managers
effective bond between the interviewer and the manager, which sometimes led to answers that were both thoughtful and entertaining. (Responding to a question about staff retention, for instance, one manager said, "I spend most of my... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 25 May 2021
- Blog Post
The Surprising Power of Nostalgia at Work
to the world in a way that matters. Nostalgia serves these existential endeavors. Here are three reasons for managers to bring this adaptive feature of human psychology into their organizations — and ways to do it. 1. Nostalgia can help build strong relationships and... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 02 Jul 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Story #19: Nicole Neeman Brady (MBA 2008): The Critical Role of Business in Tackling Water Challenges
place, or to community – than water. We hope these stories showcase a range of ways in which some alumni have connected their bond with water to action in the business world. Thank you for reading, and please share your stories with us at... View Details
- 16 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 16, 2016
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51481 The Value of Trading Relationships in Turbulent Times By: Di Maggio, Marco, Amir Kermani, and Zhaogang Song Abstract—This paper investigates how dealers’ trading relationships shape their trading behavior in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 May 2019
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2019
Bonds across 27 countries, mobilizing half a billion dollars to tackle our biggest social challenges.” Purpose-driven: “I love this work because it has the potential to transform the way we finance social change. We’re forging a new... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Clark Bids Farewell to HBS
their bonds grows out of the first-year experience, that crucible of learning. But the School can’t take those personal ties for granted. To an extent that is not true of most graduate schools, we depend on our alumni for financial... View Details
- 29 Apr 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
Use Personal Experience to Pick Winning Stocks
they felt was inadequately represented in the bond market. "We could see this macroeconomic storm on the horizon," says Higgins, whose previous experience at a global macro hedge fund proved valuable to the team. "But there... View Details
- 01 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
Companies, Cultures and the Transformation to the Transnational
achieved largely through the bond of family membership or the personal loyalty of appointees. The family patriarch might take an annual voyage to visit key foreign holdings, and would perhaps also correspond with the appointed heads of... View Details
- 26 Oct 2017
- News
Can Farming Save the Planet?
consequence,” he says. “Our yields are comparable to conventional crop yields. We can prove it. These guys have done this for seven to eight years.” Wiviott and his partners plan on doing a series of partnerships and funds, and are hoping to launch a View Details
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Evolving for Success [Part Two]
needs for flexibility if they have families—and help them bond with each other. The third is meaning. People want to do work that's meaningful, that they feel has a purpose. The company should be meaningful, and the company's... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 10 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis
and face the dire condition of the US government's finances. In fact, it's time to press snooze. First, the fiscal stress on the United States is not imminent. Borrowing costs for the government are at historic lows. Bond markets, which... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 29 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
Pride Goeth Before a Profit
advice, and I do recognize and reward people who are doing a good job." Pride In Numbers As Unocal's Thompson and Aetna's Schlichting show, a strong bond between manager and employee is an essential element in pride building.... View Details
Keywords: by Theodore Kinni
- 01 Feb 2018
- News
HBS Professor Emeritus Hugo Uyterhoeven Dies at 86
Boveri (now ABB) and Ciba-Geigy (now Novartis) in Switzerland; Degussa-Hüls in Germany; Bombardier in Canada; and Bendix, Bond International Gold, Carter Hawley Hale, Ecolab, General Cinema, Growth Fund of America, Harcourt General, the... View Details