New York (city, NY) - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

The Geography of Corporate Giving

region. In Atlanta, prior commentators have noted that there is a special "spirit" that enables public-private partnerships to form to attract large-scale events that showcase the city, such as the 1996 Olympics and even the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Spreading the Word – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

by Mayo, accounts of the experiments in headlines from New York to Texas, and Fortune magazine’s 1946 feature article praising Mayo’s studies. In keeping with its research mission, Harvard Business School... View Details

01 Mar 2024
News

In My Humble Opinion: Role Model

Theater before moving to New York City in 2012. TV and Off Broadway followed, and in 2022 Qarnain was cast as Mrs. Biology-Kumar and a Muslim cleric, Zaida Khan, in Life of Pi. After opening in October 2022... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; acting; theater; diversity; career path; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

10 Feb 2021
Research & Ideas

Has #MeToo Changed How Hollywood Hires?

Female representation in movies has been consistently low, with women making up only 4.5 percent of directors and 14.4 percent of writers for top-grossing films. Worse, many women have endured sexual harassment and abuse. In October 2017, the View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Media & Broadcasting

26 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

Where is Home for the Global Firm?

to Luxembourg and then to Bermuda. Today, Genpact's only listing is in New York while its managerial talent sits primarily, but not exclusively, in India. With its NYSE listing, is Genpact a U.S.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

05 Apr 2016
First Look

April 5, 2016

structuring. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/216035-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 216-003 Pershing Square 2.0 In June 2015 William A. Ackman, the CEO and founder of New View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne

01 Jun 2011
News

Who Was George F. Baker?

newspaper reporter since 1863,” the year he invested $3,000 to become an original shareholder in the First National Bank of New York (now Citibank) at age 23. Baker believed in action, not words. And his... View Details

Keywords: Finance

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Investors - Entrepreneurship

Hsiao Canvas Venture Fund MBA 2001 Tina Ju KPCB China MBA 1992 Samir Kaul Khosla Ventures MBA 2002 Patrick Kerins New Enterprise Associates MBA 1985 Bong Koh Venrock MBA 2004 Robert Kuhling ONSET Ventures MBA 1980 Ethan Kurzweil Bessemer... View Details

11 Feb 2015
Research & Ideas

Politicians Benefited From Using Toxic Loans

power for more than 20 years). Vallée and Pérignon analyzed how the politicians used the loans—whether they had invested the money in equipment or services for the city, or used the cash to lower taxes for their constituents, or both. It... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

10 May 2016
First Look

May 10, 2016

data sources and illustrate how they can be used to improve the study and function of cities. We first show how Google Street View images can be used to predict income in New York View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

27 Oct 2015
News

Sweet Success

Extension Field Station in Lake Placid, New York. “Mike was already working with grants from the state of New York to expand its maple industry,” Turner explains. “Senator... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

04 May 2023
News

Class of 2024 Embarks on Global Immersion

sessions, and immersive design thinking projects—to help students broaden their global perspective. Through partnerships with small- and medium-sized companies in each immersion city, student-led teams work closely with local businesses... View Details

15 Mar 2017
Blog Post

An Average Day at HBS

your life, so take advantage! Good nearby weekend trip spots include: Cape Cod/Nantucket, Vermont, and New York. Sightseeing: you don’t need to travel to see a cool city, just check out Boston! Boston has... View Details

15 Feb 2011
First Look

First Look: Feb. 15

trades involving similar goods. It draws on archival, interview, and observational data mainly from New York state to analyze market participants' efforts to legitimize commerce and resolve a jurisdictional... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 May 2024
News

Michael Bloomberg (MBA 1966) Awarded Medal of Freedom

transformed how we consume information. He’s changed us. He’s challenged us, as well, to solve the toughest challenges from gun violence to climate change. And as mayor, he rebuilt the city of New York after... View Details

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Alumnae Circles - Alumni

applications during the annual enrollment cycle in the following regions*: Austin Boston Chicago Houston London Los Angeles Paris Philadelphia New York City Raleigh San Francisco Seattle Washington, D.C. *... View Details

10 Feb 2016
HBS Seminar

Hong Luo of Harvard Business School and Julie Mortimer of Boston College, Department of Economics

June 2001
Supplement

GE's Early Dispute Resolution Initiative (B)

By: Michael A. Wheeler and Gillian Morris

Early Dispute Resolution (EDR) has proved successful at GE. Yet, when Michael McIlwrath, new counsel at an Italian subsidiary, attempted to translate it to his company, problems arose. He had to gain internal acceptance, and explain the concept of early mediation to a... View Details

Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Globalization; Lawsuits and Litigation; Organizational Culture; Performance Effectiveness; Problems and Challenges; Conflict of Interests; Complexity; Italy; New York (state, US)

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Case

Lynton V. Harris & Madison "Scare" Garden (A)

By: Michael A. Wheeler and Guhan Subramanian

A young entrepreneur, Lynton V. Harris, who successfully staged family-oriented shows in his native Australia and who had several entertainment ventures in the United States, is on the verge of signing an agreement with Madison Square Garden to jointly produce a new... View Details

Keywords: Negotiation; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; New York (city, NY)