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- 28 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 28, 2008
purpose of management. There are two deeply divided schools of thought. One school argues that management's aim should simply be to maximize shareholder wealth; the other argues that management's purpose is... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Unlocking Your Investment Capital
a powerful tool for value creation. For senior management neither to understand the risks being taken by the firm nor to understand how the risks that were selected not to be taken are being eliminated is to delegate a crucial part of... View Details
- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
and the environment while still creating value for their shareholders. How to Become a Sustainable Company Authors: Robert G. Eccles, Kathleen Miller Perkins, and George Serafeim Publication: MIT Sloan Management Review 53, no. 4 (2012)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
John Rogers
daily basis. It is in the moment when you recognize that an MBA from HBS is not just a degree, but a responsibility to create value in the world beyond what is expected of most. When I arrived at HBS, I wanted to serve society in a... View Details
- Web
What Happens When Company Tweets Get Political | Working Knowledge
this. BlackRock is the world’s largest asset manager so there was a lot of news reporting that this had kicked off a lot of discussion in the business world. Also in 2019, the Business Roundtable [a CEO lobbying association] came out saying View Details
- 16 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 16
financial environment, and possibly for firms in industries with highly liquid assets as well. This result sheds light on the link between financial and economic development. Estimating the Effects of Large Shareholders Using a Geographic... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Transportation - Business & Environment
business leaders that recognize shareholder value is irrelevant if the planet cannot be sustained long enough to realize financial gains. Every day, I rely on HBS frameworks for analysis and disruption... View Details
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Wendell P. Weeks, MBA 1987
razor-sharp focus on the future. Although the products have changed over the years—from the glass bulbs for Thomas Edison’s electric light to the cover glass in Apple’s iPhones—Weeks sees a steady pattern of innovation paired with an old-fashioned commitment to values.... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Case Study: Citizen Buffett
trigger a crippling default on an amended loan agreement, Morton has to take a hard look at the numbers, industry trends, strategy considerations, shareholder interests, and several other financing options and come up with a plan to save... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Stuart Gilson
restructuring as the process through which a company radically changes the contractual relationships that exist among its creditors, shareholders, employees, and other stakeholders. The goal of restructuring is to increase the overall market View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 20
Snack Foods, located in Austin, Texas, manufactures, markets, and distributes snack foods and frozen treats. The CEO is passionate about maximizing shareholder value and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 20, 2008
such as stable value funds, balanced funds, and life-cycle (or target date) funds. We find that life-cycle funds designed to match the risk tolerance and investment horizon of investors have small welfare costs. All other choices,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 21
with a low level of disclosure. Second, competition ensures that services with a high level of disclosure subsidize consumers. Third, firms maximize profits at the extensive rather than the intensive margin, outperforming competitors by... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Database Best Practices - Research Computing Services
potential security restrictions, including who will have access to the data and editing permissions. Planning your database Knowing your data well is a crucial first step. Ensure that you are familiar with datatypes, value ranges, missing... View Details
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Privatization and the New European Economy
"the average amount of global privatization was valued at between US$70 to $80 billion. Experts predict that the potential for privatization in Europe in the decade ahead will have a value of between... View Details
- 16 Jul 2018
- Blog Post
3 Key Take-a-Ways From My Summer at Zalando
the workforce are women) they know that it’s not enough. Zalando wants to maximize diversity across all levels of the organization’s hierarchy and in all business functions. Supported by the highest levels of the organization, a diversity... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
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Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems - Course Catalog
presentation is made to a component of the private equity firm investment committee. Project work is designed to be of mutual value to students and the PE partner. Students can list the projects and the PE firm on their resumes upon the... View Details
- 21 Mar 2019
- News
Helping Veterans Build Careers
designated more than $28 million to high-performing, nonprofit grantee partners across the United States and the United Kingdom, helping to place more than 50,000 vets in high-quality jobs since 2009. “But veterans often struggle to translate their time in the military... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 04 Oct 2016
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: CVS Health
prescriptions annually, and has supported 28 million patient visits through MinuteClinic since its inception. Ultimately, this one-of-a-kind, integrated business model is focused on creating superior value for patients, payers and... View Details
Keywords: Health Care
- 07 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 7, 2007
studying markets with tendencies toward "early" hiring. Our data make clear that the movement of the clerkship market back to the third year of law school is highly valued by judges, but we also find that a strong majority of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace