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- 30 Mar 2015
- News
Meeting the needs of children and families in Texas
Corrine M. Walijarvi (MBA 1979) works as director of strategic planning at DePelchin Children’s Center in Houston, which provides mental health, foster care, and adoption services in Texas. (Published March... View Details
- November 1999 (Revised November 2000)
- Case
Cortlandt Town Center
By: William J. Poorvu and Arthur I Segel
CBL & Associates is trying to decide whether to go ahead with the development of a 790,000 square-foot power center with retailers such as Home Depot and Barnes & Noble. The costs are such that the developer needs to renegotiate its land acquisition price. Then the... View Details
Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Decision Making; Entrepreneurship; Cost; Negotiation; Projects; Strategy; Construction Industry; Retail Industry
Poorvu, William J., and Arthur I Segel. "Cortlandt Town Center." Harvard Business School Case 800-232, November 1999. (Revised November 2000.)
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Looking for a Leader: The Role of Executive Search Firms
At a recent gathering of chief executives in New York City, the heads of two companies shared pleasant dinner conversation. The first led a large, successful corporation; the second also happened to serve as... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Class of 1949 Gift Supports HBS Faculty Development
Harvard Business School's mission to bring cutting-edge business practice to the classroom." According to Dwight B. Crane, senior associate dean, director of Faculty Development, a number View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 13 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 13
how management and corporate boards of directors can best manage investor relations with activist stockholders such as hedge funds who are demanding major changes within a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
The Route of the Exhibition - The High Art of Photographic Advertising - Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
camera clubs, salons, and art organizations in the 1920s and ’30s. Eager to elevate the industry’s reputation, advertisers also supported and promoted exhibitions like those produced by the Art Directors Club View Details
- August 2016
- Case
CEO Succession at Cisco (A): From John Chambers to Chuck Robbins
By: Boris Groysberg, J. Yo-Jud Cheng and Annelena Lobb
A smooth transition from former CEO John Chambers to new CEO Chuck Robbins had put Cisco in a position of strength. Looking back, the board reflected on what they had done well and what they might have done differently, and pondered whether another company might be... View Details
Groysberg, Boris, J. Yo-Jud Cheng, and Annelena Lobb. "CEO Succession at Cisco (A): From John Chambers to Chuck Robbins." Harvard Business School Case 417-031, August 2016.
- 06 Jul 2021
- Blog Post
The MS/MBA Technology Showcase: A Celebration of Our Startups
Undergraduate Technology Innovation Fellows program. This year, we (virtually) enjoyed sessions that ranged from the Dean’s welcome to breakout sessions with the various incredible startups that students are pursuing. The showcase serves as both a reminder View Details
- 23 Jan 2020
- News
Managing the Trickiest Parts of a Family Business
- December 1997
- Case
American Cyanamid (A) & (B) (Combined)
American Home Products' (AHP) $9 billion hostile takeover of American Cyanamid (Cyanamid) was the largest merger-and-acquistion transaction in 1994, and made AHP the fourth largest pharmaceutical firm in the United States. At the time of AHP's offer, Cyanamid had... View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Conflict and Resolution; Pharmaceutical Industry
Wruck, Karen, and Sherry P. Roper. "American Cyanamid (A) & (B) (Combined)." Harvard Business School Case 898-120, December 1997.
- June 1995
- Case
Northern Telecom and Tong Guang Electronics (A1): Getting to Know Each Other
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Pamela A. Yatsko
In its second year of operation, the joint venture between Northern Telecom (Nortel) of Canada and Tong Guang Electronics of China to manufacture telecommunications equipment in China has hit a crisis. The Chinese partner has asked Northern Telecom to replace its... View Details
Keywords: Mobile and Wireless Technology; Joint Ventures; Change Management; Organizational Culture; Crisis Management; Financial Crisis; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Leadership; Telecommunications Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Canada; China
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Pamela A. Yatsko. "Northern Telecom and Tong Guang Electronics (A1): Getting to Know Each Other." Harvard Business School Case 395-081, June 1995.
- 18 Aug 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Business Plan Contest: 15 Years of Building Better Entrepreneurs
the power to impact the health of millions rallied the team, recalls Jon Puz (MBA '08), a director of account management at the health-care consultancy Carol Corp. (Puz... View Details
- 03 Dec 2019
- News
Two Tales of Connection: Over Meals and Mentoring
evolve over time, and it has.” Furman and co-founder Omar Lodhi (MBA 2001), chairman of the club’s board and past club president, established a solid foundation for a successful program by reaching out to... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- October 1996 (Revised December 1997)
- Case
American Cyanamid (A): Boardroom Response to a Hostile Takeover Offer
American Home Products' (AHP) $9 billion hostile takeover of American Cyanamid (Cyanamid) was the largest mergers and-acquistions transaction in 1994, and made AHP the fourth largest pharmaceutical firm in the United States. At the time of AHP's offer, Cyanamid had... View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
Wruck, Karen, and Sherry P. Roper. "American Cyanamid (A): Boardroom Response to a Hostile Takeover Offer." Harvard Business School Case 897-048, October 1996. (Revised December 1997.)
Leemore S. Dafny
Leemore Dafny is the Bruce V. Rauner Professor of Business Administration and the Mary Ellen Jay and Jeffrey Jay Fellow at the Harvard Business School, and Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. Dafny is an applied microeconomist whose... View Details
Keywords: health care
- 08 May 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
Bank Boards: What Has Changed Since the Financial Crisis?
- 08 Jul 2002
- What Do You Think?
Have We Carried the Concept of Alignment Too Far?
on my face, especially considering that during the last five years the U.S. has lectured Asia on ending collusion and cronyism." There is a general tone in responses to this month's column that there are few antidotes, including alignment, to greedy leaders and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Career Transitions, Continuing Education Focus of Washington, D.C., Club
I haven't made it to the cover of Forbes yet,' then run and hide. That's the last thing that should happen," says Loughran, a former director of research at a local investment... View Details
- 17 Mar 2017
- News
Schwarzman on Blackstone and the Value of an MBA
(via Poets & Quants) (via Poets & Quants) Many b-school students covet a career like the one Steve Schwarzman (MBA 1972) has had. He became a managing director at Lehman Brothers when he was 31. Seven years later, he cofounded Blackstone,... View Details
Rohit Deshpande
Rohit Deshpandé is a Baker Foundation Professor and Sebastian S. Kresge Professor of Marketing, Emeritus at Harvard Business School, where he has been teaching in the Advanced Management Program,... View Details