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- 13 Apr 2022
- News
New School
could have the biggest positive impact in education. When Waldron joined Curriculum Associates, the company had already been doing just that for almost 40 years. The owner asked Waldron to make a long-term commitment to those same ideals... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Case Study: Growing the Family Business
(Zoonar RF/Thinkstock; iStock) Sweet Kiddles is a new concept in center-based childcare. Unlike traditional centers where parents must commit to fixed full- or part-time schedules, Sweet Kiddles’ flexible scheduling allows families to use... View Details
- 24 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 24
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/515054-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 915-401 Peter Guber: The 'Me' vs. 'We' Brand Well-known film producer Peter Guber must decide whether to commit to a time-consuming personal project. He... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 13, 2010
to each strategy. By "inviting in the lions" to critique your idea—and being prepared for them—you'll capture busy people's attention, help them grasp your proposal's value, and secure their commitment to implementing the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 27, 2009
Carbonell-Nicolau and Diego Comin Publication:Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports (forthcoming) Abstract This paper designs and implements an empirical test to discern whether the parties to a contract are able to View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Creating Value Through Corporate Restructuring - Course Catalog
companies and their corporate customers, suppliers, and competitors. Restructuring is the process by which companies renegotiate the financial contracts and commitments they have entered into with their... View Details
- 19 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 19, 2016
link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50837 Covenant-Light Contracts and Creditor Coordination By: Becker, Bo, and Victoria Ivashina Abstract—In 2015, 70% of newly issued leveraged loans had weaker enforcement features,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Aug 2024
- HBS Case
How a Mission to Cut Food Waste Launched a Multimillion-Dollar Venture
On a hectic Friday in October 2016, Josh Domingues wondered if he had made a mistake quitting the security of a well-paying job managing contracts for professional hockey players to start a new venture selling nearly expired groceries at... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Renewing Baker: Tom Michalak, Executive Director of Baker Library
its relevance to HBS alumni. What is Baker best known for in library circles? Baker is regarded foremost for having the richest collections in business and business history in the country, if not the world. It is also known for its View Details
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Middle East & North Africa - Global Activities 2021
contracts required the payment of bribes, something Abi Chaker refused to do. “We took a firm decision that under no circumstances would we engage in any kind of corruption,” Abi Chaker told Hsieh. “This is a core value that is central to... View Details
- 19 Jun 2017
- News
How Women's Basketball Conquered Europe
contract-- and I just started this without thinking in the very first contract I did, but I've kept it ever since. Every player who got sent overseas with one of my contracts has the club View Details
- 21 May 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: From Trash to Treasure: Inside a Waste Management Site in Mumbai
its role in the crisis, bringing forward investments, commitments, and partnerships that steer the industry toward a greener future. Among these include a $1 million early commitment to help build Dalmia Polypro’s material recovery... View Details
- 02 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Networked Incubators: Hothouses of the New Economy
technology experts, one of whom was able to help them. Gustafson and Yacovone obtained the advice they needed without having to conduct a time-consuming search and without having to negotiate a contract up front. (Reach had already View Details
- 11 Aug 2014
- HBS Case
The Business of Behavioral Economics
Behavioral Economics. Here's how StickK works. The user selects a goal—like losing weight—and pledges a certain amount of money toward achieving it. Then a referee—often a friend—is chosen and a contract signed. If the goal is achieved,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President’s Report
four committees is particularly relevant to you, let me start with an update on the recommendations made by each committee, representing a year’s work by these very committed volunteers. The Alumni Communications Committee, under the... View Details
- 20 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Mobilizing Private Sector Action For Racial Equity in Milwaukee: SE Summer Fellow Zach Komes (MBA 2022)
institutions to leverage their procurement power to support entrepreneurs of color. As part of our work, we were able to triple our private institutions’ annual spend with local Black and Brown-owned companies, shifting over $15 million in new View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Why Layoffs are a Losing Strategy
off 2,300 employees and costing the jobs of another 2,000 temporary, contract suppliers’ workers. That action cost the company 700 million euros in sales and 100 million euros in profit in the German market—and at 80,000 euros per... View Details
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Group Therapy
undertake coordinated action despite the fact that they are often composed of very diverse units; and the role families play in these organizations. Court systems, contract law, stock markets, accounting standards, and other elements that... View Details
Keywords: by Peter Jacobs
- 02 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 2
of the Contract: How Contract Structure Shapes Inter-Firm Dispute Resolution Authors:Fabrice Lumineau and Deepak Malhotra Publication:Strategic Management Journal (in press) Abstract This paper investigates how View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
The Hard Way
Centre. “It was time to cash in on my public profile and cement the connection in people’s minds between training and job placement and Sarina Russo,” she explains. To fill the center’s nine vacant floors, Russo won government contracts... View Details