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George C. Lodge

Professor Lodge had been a member of the Harvard Business School faculty since 1963. Before his retirement in 1997, he taught a number of courses in the MBA Master's Program and in various HBS executive programs. in the MBA program these included: Business,... View Details

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By: Rohit Deshpande

Rohit Deshpandé is Sebastian S. Kresge Professor of Marketing at Harvard Business Schoolwhere he currently teaches in the Owner/President Management Program and in other executive education offerings. He has also taught global branding, international marketing, and... View Details

2014
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Delaware's Choice

By: Guhan Subramanian

This article first documents the shift to annual elections of all directors at most U.S. corporations and argues that the alternative of "ineffective" staggered boards would have been more desirable, as a policy matter, but is now a missed opportunity. Using this... View Details

Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Laws and Statutes; Policy; Delaware

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25 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 25

also higher in the presence of shareholder activism. We also find that director election results matter for director retention: directors are... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Faculty & Advisors | MBA

Faculty & Advisors MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Faculty Amitabh Chandra, Ph.D. Henry and Allison McCance Professor of Business Administration at HBS, Ethel Zimmerman Winer Professor of Public Policy and Director of Health Policy... View Details

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Organizational Behavior - Doctoral

coursework in organizational behavior at HBS, and complete two MBA elective curriculum courses. Students are required to teach for one full academic term in order to gain valuable teaching experience, and to work as an apprentice to a... View Details

Stephen A. Greyser

Stephen A. Greyser is Richard P. Chapman Professor (Marketing/Communications) Emeritus, of the Harvard Business School, specializes in brand marketing, advertising, corporate communications, the business of sports, and nonprofit management. A... View Details

Keywords: sports

May 2018 (Revised October 2018)
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Argentina Power—Don't Cry for Me Argentina

By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Sayiddah Fatima McCree

In 2016, Bruce Wayne, Managing Director of Energy Finance Corporation (“EFC”), was refining the Investment/Credit Committee materials for the development of up to 10 power generating plants in Argentina. As a subsidiary of the much larger International Conglomerate... View Details

Keywords: Cross Border; Energy Markets; Infrastructure Finance; Infrastructure Development; Business Subsidiaries; Business Cycles; Macroeconomics; Energy Generation; International Finance; Project Finance; Government and Politics; Demand and Consumers; Infrastructure; Utilities Industry; Energy Industry; Financial Services Industry; Argentina; Latin America

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18 Feb 2021
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SIPs in 2021

one of 13 SIPs offered during winter break. Now in their fourth year, SIPs are no-credit, no-fee elective courses, offering MBA students an opportunity to engage deeply in a single subject with professors, practitioners, and experts in... View Details

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Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni

democracy are increasing, both in France and in other countries: declining voter turnout, the rise of populist voting and polarization, distrust toward institutions and elected officials, and the proliferation of protest movements. This... View Details

05 Jul 2023
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What Kind of Leader Are You? How Three Action Orientations Can Help You Meet the Moment

several case studies to highlight the challenges leaders face when attempting to apply the right orientation. Consider the Boston Ballet under the tenure of Executive Director Max Hodges. HBS Senior Lecturer David Fubini and Raffaelli... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand

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South Asia - Global

Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net Zero,’ a full-credit elective course in the MBA curriculum. For the visit, 38 MBA students traveled to India. During the visit, Professor Gandhi taught the HBS case ‘Tata Power and India’s Energy... View Details

14 Jul 2015
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First Look: July 14, 2015

risk of adverse effects that arise from taking a single approach. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49334 Working Papers Selling to a Moving Target: Dynamic Marketing Effects in U.S. Presidential Elections... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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About - Business & Environment

Jim Matheson on the MBA Elective Curriculum course Tough Tech Ventures, which will include supporting climate related topics. Richard Vieira (MBA 1995), Managing Director and Co-Head, Cowen Technology Media... View Details

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About | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Finance courses and second-year elective courses on Business at the Base of the Pyramid and impact investing. He also teaches in various executive education courses and in the PhD development sequence in the department of Economics. Much... View Details

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Europe - Global

topics in management and education. Prior to his appointment at the Europe Research Center, he was Senior Director of Corporate Relationships at INSEAD in Fontainebleau and elected as the representative of... View Details

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MBA Experience - Leadership

(FIELD) Field 1: Communication, Voice, Self-Awareness Field 1: Communication, Voice, Self-Awareness Field 2: Into the Field Field 2: Into the Field Second Year (Elective Curriculum) During the second year, students choose from an unparalleled range of View Details

10 Jan 2007
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The Challenge of Managing National Security

Associate Professor Jan Rivkin joined the HBS faculty in 1997 as a member of the Strategy Unit. His special area of interest is examining the interactions that occur between and across the various functional and product boundaries of the firm, which is the subject of... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Service

30 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

All Eyes on Slovakia’s Flat Tax

foreign direct investment and for sustainable economic growth? These questions and more are explored in a forthcoming business case coauthored by Alfaro along with HBS professor Rafael M. Di Tella, Executive Director of the HBS Europe... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

December 2022 (Revised February 2023)
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Marfrig's Quest for Sustainable Beef

By: Jose B. Alvarez, Pedro Levindo and Ruth Costas

Marfrig, one of the world’s leading meatpackers, strived to comply with its commitment to have a deforestation-free value chain in Brazil by 2030. The company also pledged to reduce its emissions of greenhouse gases in accordance with the guidelines set by the... View Details