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- 14 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
New Agenda for Corporate Accountability Reporting
How do you measure corporate accountability? And can you do it credibly? Since the financial crisis of 2008-2009, for-profit corporations are facing greater demand to disclose more than revenues and expenses on annual financial reports. In response, some are pointing... View Details
- 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM EDT, 10 Jun 2020
- Virtual Programming
The Politics Industry: How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy
Katherine Gehl and Professor Michael Porter utilize classic business school tools (Porters Five Forces) to analyze politics as an industry in order to understand how the U.S. political system actually works and provide powerful,... View Details
Floyd L. Carlisle
Carlisle purchased Northern New York Utilities with a group of paper manufacturers, which allowed St. Regis Paper and the other involved paper mills to control their own supply of electric power. Acquiring Hanna Paper Corporation in 1921,... View Details
Keywords: Wood, Paper & Forestry
- 18 Mar 2021
Industry Spotlight Series: From Retail to HBS
Please join us for a virtual panel discussion highlighting Harvard Business School students formerly working in the Retail Industry. Hear what a day in the life of an HBS student is like, how they plan to utilize their MBA, and maybe even... View Details
John R. Simplot
utilized government funding to build a fertilizer empire, gaining 15% of the market in 1968. Simplot’s other achievements included the creation of processes to de-hydrate potatoes and freeze dry french fries, the latter of which earned... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
Albert H. Gordon
Gordon, with the financial assistance of Stone and Webster, acquired the venerable investment firm in 1931 when it was on the brink of collapse. Gordon helped rebuild the firm by focusing on specific niche markets including utility... View Details
Keywords: Finance
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Global Industry Bubble Watch - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
Data Global Industry Bubble Watch Download Data Set in Excel View Sector: Consumer Discretionary Consumer Discretionary Consumer Staples Energy Financials Healthcare Industrials Information Technology Materials Real Estate Telecommunication Services View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Help in the Vicinity
bricks-and-mortar location that offers it. Vicinity's services are currently utilized by more than 250 diverse companies, including Barnes & Noble, McDonald's, and Nike. In an interview with the San Jose Mercury News (January 17, 2000),... View Details
- 23 Aug 2022
From Travel & Hospitality to HBS
Please join us for a virtual panel discussion highlighting Harvard Business School (HBS) students formerly working in the Travel & Hospitality Industry. Hear what a day in the life of an HBS student is like and how they plan to utilize... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Water for Life
attractiveness of a well-structured public-private partnership framework for water distribution in Metro Manila, encouraged us to make this investment. In the process, we were able to change a public utility delivery system that was stuck... View Details
- 25 Mar 2019
- News
Rent The Runway Joins the Unicorn Club
milestone, CEO Jennifer Hyman (MBA 2009), told Forbes that the company “has created a new consumer behavior of dynamic ownership and clothing rental has become an essential utility in our members’ lives.” Hyman goes on to say that RTR is... View Details
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
Anand G. Mahindra, MBA 1981
Harvard College. Instead, he opted for HBS and then a job in Mumbai with his father at Mahindra Ugine Steel (MUSCO). Soon after he arrived, the young Harvard MBA was called on to restructure and diversify MUSCO. That was the preparation he needed to join View Details
- 13 Apr 2016
- Blog Post
3 Reasons Why Company Conversations Might Be Right For Your Organization
to learn more about the current priorities of your organization and where an MBA skill set would be especially useful in assisting with your strategy. Flexibility: Organizations can utilize this time in a format that works best for them.... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- Web
Olivia Staffon Archives | Social Enterprise
of utilizing business practices for land management issues. Scouring... INITIATIVES focus on societal challenges that are too complex for any one discipline or industry to solve alone. View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Rent Out Your Ride
CLARK: A bright idea for utilizing untold idle capacity, America’s privately owned autos. It’s estimated that a privately owned midsize car costs about $8,000 a year to own and operate. In cities, it also spends most of its time parked... View Details
Oscar S. Wyatt, Jr.
Using his Ford automobile as collateral, Wyatt entered the gas distribution and energy pipeline business with $800 in 1955. His tenacity and determination quickly secured gas contracts throughout Texas, and in short order, Wyatt had built one of the largest suppliers... View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
John E. Swearingen
Swearingen took over the inefficient Standard Oil of Indiana in 1960. He streamlined its operations and aligned its business units while expanding Standard’s exploration of both domestic and foreign oil. By the end of his tenure, he had grown Standard Oil of Indiana to... View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
William L. Stewart
Assuming control of Union Oil from his father, William Stewart’s first task was to repair the company’s finances, which had suffered under his father’s huge waves of expansion. Stewart accomplished this without problems and guided Union to profitability, capitalizing... View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
Philip Sporn
Sporn was one of the foremost contributors to the growth in the consumption and dissemination of electric power. A tireless advocate for the industry, Sporn’s efforts were aimed at greater efficiency of operations through technological advances in the fields of... View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
Harry F. Sinclair
After ill-fated attempts to make money by buying and selling oil leases, Sinclair entered the refining business in 1906, acquiring several companies that were eventually consolidated into Sinclair Oil. Once the larger venture was created, Sinclair invested heavily in... View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy