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- 01 Dec 2020
- News
HBS Fund Chairs Reflect on the Past Five Years
difference resonates with us more powerfully than ever. The longer we have been out of HBS, the more impressed we are with the impact that the School and its alums have had all over the globe. GARRETT: We admire and appreciate the School’s relentless pursuit of... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Ann M. Fudge
gender and racial barriers (“crashing through the glass ceiling and the ‘concrete wall,'” as the New York Times put it) when she was named president of Maxwell House in 1994. Three years later, she became president of Kraft Foods' $5 billion Beverages, Desserts, and... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stewards of the Seventh Generation
widely used would reduce the amount of fossil fuel we ultimately burn. Taken together, these developments perhaps serve as a snapshot of the environmental landscape today. On the one hand, scientific indicators continue to warn of the... View Details
- 26 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Clear Eye for Innovation
innovations while also making steady improvements to an existing business is so commonplace—and so fascinating—that it has become a battleground of management thought. For decades, scholars have spun theories to explain the puzzle and... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Christensen and Vernon Remembered
formally retired in 1990, he continued to write, teach, and offer seminars on case-method teaching until the last months of his life. Thousands of his students, including HBS professor Michael E. Porter, have never forgotten the impact he... View Details
- 22 Nov 2022
- News
Alumni Summit Explores Leadership for a Sustainable Future
to create value, either by lower costs, additional sales, or improved strategic value. What was the takeaway? “Top leadership needs to fully embrace this effort, set clear objectives, and engage their entire organization,” he says.... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 18 Mar 2009
- Research & Ideas
Marketing After the Recession
the result will be continuing downward pressure on prices. Economic recovery will not allow producers to let up on tightening cost controls and improving productivity. Know your lead indicators. Every good... View Details
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Professors Introduce Valuation Software
the synergies and performance improvements I anticipate being able to generate? Q: There are other analysis/valuation tools and books on the market. How does yours differ? A: Our tool has several features. First, it allows users to adjust... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Jackie Burgos
League Baseball, a summer analyst role with Goldman Sachs where she improved her quantitative skills, and most importantly, a position at Home Box Office (HBO) where she “found what makes me come alive: media and entertainment.” She... View Details
- Profile
Jackie Burgos
Major League Baseball; a summer analyst role with Goldman Sachs where she improved her quantitative skills; and most importantly, a position at Home Box Office (HBO), where she “found what makes me come alive: media and entertainment.”... View Details
- 08 Aug 2013
- News
Cause Marketing Gets Personal
different departments. "NABCO was instrumental in changing the course of breast cancer screening, treatment, and care," she says. "Our physician and corporate partnerships to educate women replaced fear with facts. We helped craft and implement laws and regulations,... View Details
- 17 Apr 2017
- HBS Case
This Turkish Debt Collector Is Customer-friendly
relationship with money. The company, Turkasset, has been successful with its heterodox techniques, giving it a competitive advantage over rival debt collection firms. What’s more, it has also provided a boon for companies who held the debt in the first place, by View Details
- 27 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
HBS Summer Fellows Respond to COVID-19
State of São Paulo during the COVID crisis. WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR THE SUMMER? Scott Cara: We are testing the viability of making service a central pillar of the MBA experience. We want to see if the outburst of volunteerism from COVID-19 can be harnessed into View Details
- 10 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 10, 2015
Don't Learn: Our Traditional Obsessions—Success, Taking Action, Fitting In, and Relying on Experts—Undermine Continuous Improvement By: Gino, F., and B. Staats Abstract—For any enterprise to be competitive,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
continue as planned. San Francisco, Chicago, and New York City recently hosted launch events for The Campaign for Harvard Business School. Each event included a powerful multimedia presentation showcasing the tremendous impact HBS alumni... View Details
- 20 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018
economists, but many issues regarding intergenerational conflicts and their impact on the continuity of these organizations remain unclear. We examine 717 private equity partnerships and show that (a) the allocation of fund economics to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 13
productivity improvement plus growth strategy? While they consider these options in September 2008, the credit markets are about to clamp shut as a global financial crisis is around the corner. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Counting Up the Effects of Sarbanes-Oxley
was to improve corporate governance and restore the faith of investors, but many in the business world spoke out against SOX, viewing it as a politically motivated overcorrection that would lead to a loss of risk-taking and... View Details
- 30 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Computer Security is For Managers, Too
the security bulletin? Because there was a problem in the distribution process. Toyota has found that the answers to the final questions almost always have to do with inadequacies in the design of a process, not with specific people, machines, or technologies. Using... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Drive-In Nation
pressured to move quickly to improve its products and attract more buyers. Snow adds that in their factories, the Japanese often prefer to customize existing systems and equipment rather than installing the latest fancy technology. “Their... View Details