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Seminars & Conferences - Faculty & Research

seminar will take place in the Cotting Lounge, room 102. Dec 04 04 Dec 2024 Entrepreneurial Management Seminar Matthew Bidwell, The Wharton School, The University of Pennsylvania EM Unit Seminar Time: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Location: Baker... View Details

• February 1999 (Revised February 2001)
• Case

CAMPFIRE Program, The: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe

By: Robert E. Kennedy and Karen Beth Kaufman

Examines an innovative, village-based management program in Zimbabwe. While the program has been quite successful, executive director Steven Kasere is concerned about the future. The program has become quite controversial in the environmental community, and the U.S.... View Details

Keywords: Programs; Financing and Loans; Environmental Sustainability; Conflict and Resolution; United States; Zimbabwe

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Kennedy, Robert E., and Karen Beth Kaufman. "CAMPFIRE Program, The: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe." Harvard Business School Case 799-085, February 1999. (Revised February 2001.)

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Senior Executive Leadership Program—Middle East

who can deliver value in a global context, drive new levels of innovation, and build accountable, high-performance organizations. Key Benefits The Senior Executive Leadership Program—Middle East prepares you to make the bold market moves and View Details

• February 2011
• Module Note

Business Cycles and the New Challenges of Globalization

By: Diego A. Comin

Business Cycles and the New Challenges of Globalization is one of the core modules in Business Government and the International Economy (BGIE), a course for the required curriculum of the Harvard Business School. BGIE teaches the economic, political and historical... View Details

Keywords: Fluctuation; Business Cycles; Trade; Business Education; Curriculum and Courses; Capital; Cash Flow; Globalization; Problems and Challenges; China

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Comin, Diego A. "Business Cycles and the New Challenges of Globalization." Harvard Business School Module Note 711-064, February 2011.

• 2015
• Working Paper

Business Groups Exist in Developed Markets Also: Britain Since 1850

By: Geoffrey Jones

Diversified business groups are well-known phenomena in emerging markets, both today and historically. This is often explained by the prevalence of institutional voids or the nature of government-business relations. It is typically assumed that such groups were much... View Details

Keywords: Business Groups; Business History; Economic History; Conglomerates; Entrepreneurship; Globalization; Management; Organizations; United Kingdom

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Jones, Geoffrey. "Business Groups Exist in Developed Markets Also: Britain Since 1850." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-066, November 2015.

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Positions - Faculty & Research

July 2026 should check back again at a later date. Entrepreneurial Management The deadline for applications for July 2025 openings has passed. Interested applicants for positions starting July 2026 should check back again at a later date.... View Details

• September 2004
• Case

Valhalla Partners Due Diligence

By: William A. Sahlman and Dan Heath

The Valhalla Partners venture capitial firm introduced a new approach to the due-diligence process. An internal due-diligence report analyzes Telco Exchange, a startup company in the IT software space. An extended excerpt examines the trade-offs involved in the new... View Details

Keywords: Communication Technology; Risk Management; Venture Capital; Business Plan; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Investment; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Corporate Finance; Financial Services Industry; Telecommunications Industry

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Sahlman, William A., and Dan Heath. "Valhalla Partners Due Diligence." Harvard Business School Case 805-033, September 2004.

• July 1990 (Revised October 1992)
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Consolidated Equipment Co.

By: Samuel L. Hayes III

A mature company seeks to rejuvenate itself with internal R&D and external acquisitions. It has developed a DCK model for analyzing the value of a proposed acquisition. A rewritten version of an earlier case by J.K. Butters. View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Valuation; Business Growth and Maturation; Research and Development; Acquisition; Capital Budgeting

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Hayes, Samuel L., III. "Consolidated Equipment Co." Harvard Business School Case 291-007, July 1990. (Revised October 1992.)

• 17 Jul 2023
• Research & Ideas

Money Isn’t Everything: The Dos and Don’ts of Motivating Employees

play in these internal markets, Hall argues. “If you try to put water into a hose, it’s going to squirt out somewhere. No matter what decision you make, there will be something that needs to be controlled,” Hall says. “Every kink creates... View Details

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Clayton S. Rose

Clayton Rose is Baker Foundation Professor of Management Practice. He currently teaches the course Accountability in the Advanced Management Program. His research is focused on the how leaders can manage the challenges created by the intense, varied and often... View Details

Keywords: financial services

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Curriculum - MBA

distributed innovation networks. Read More Entrepreneurial Finance The goal of Entrepreneurial Finance is to help managers make better investment... View Details

• June 2004 (Revised April 2005)
• Background Note

Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Law in Real Estate

By: Arthur I Segel, Jeff Mandelbaum and Armen Panossian

Begins with a brief overview of the bankruptcy process, discussing key debtor protections and the administration of claims against the estate. Discusses the treatment of bankruptcies filed by property owners. Also summarizes the tenant's bankruptcy protections and... View Details

Keywords: Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Real Estate Industry

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Segel, Arthur I., Jeff Mandelbaum, and Armen Panossian. "Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Law in Real Estate." Harvard Business School Background Note 804-194, June 2004. (Revised April 2005.)

• April 2022 (Revised August 2022)
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Conflicts of Interest at Uptown Bank

By: Jonas Heese

In 2013, two employees debated whether to blow the whistle on their employer, Bell Bank, after completing an internal review that revealed undisclosed conflicts of interest. Bell Bank’s Asset Management business disproportionately invested clients’ money in Bell Bank’s... View Details

Keywords: Whistleblower; Whistleblowing; Mutual Funds; Conflicts Of Interest; Decision Making; Decisions; Judgments; Ethics; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Finance; Financial Institutions; Banks and Banking; Financial Management; Investment; Investment Funds; Governance; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Governance Compliance; Governance Controls; Policy; Law; Legal Liability; Social Psychology; Motivation and Incentives; Perception; Perspective; Trust; Financial Services Industry; North and Central America; United States

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Heese, Jonas. "Conflicts of Interest at Uptown Bank." Harvard Business School Case 122-022, April 2022. (Revised August 2022.)

• January 1998 (Revised June 1998)
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Li & Fung: Beyond "Filling in the Mosaic," 1995-1998

By: Michael Y. Yoshino, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Anthony St. George

In early 1998, William and Victor Fung had to review their business, the Li & Fung Group, to plan for the next three years. Examines strategic and organizational issues including company culture, international expansion, and venture capital projects. A rewritten... View Details

Keywords: Management Teams; Venture Capital; Organizational Culture; Global Strategy; Opportunities; Problems and Challenges; Strategic Planning; Asia

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Yoshino, Michael Y., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Anthony St. George. Li & Fung: Beyond "Filling in the Mosaic," 1995-1998. Harvard Business School Case 398-092, January 1998. (Revised June 1998.)