by David Amis - Publications - Faculty & Research

June 2008 (Revised April 2013)
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Bernd Beetz: Creating the New Coty

Considers the creation of the world's largest fragrance company by Bernd Beetz, appointed chief executive of Coty Inc. in 2001. In 1990 the German consumer goods company Benkiser began acquiring fragrance and cosmetics brands with the intent of developing a beauty... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Entrepreneurship; Globalized Firms and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Germany; United States

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The Caring Company

Research Research The Caring Company: How Employers Can Cut Costs And Boost Productivity By Helping Employees Manage Caregiving Needs By: By: Joseph B. Fuller Joseph B. Fuller & & Manjari Raman Manjari Raman View Details

27 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement

of dollars every year. I estimate that liquidation is frequently chosen when a reorganization would have maximized total creditor recovery. I estimate that courts could dramatically improve creditor recovery by assigning liquidations... View Details

01 Sep 2023
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Preparing Global Leaders

Illustration by Davide Bonazzi The importance HBS places on fostering a global perspective among its students, program participants, and faculty members is evident when one looks at the numbers: During the... View Details

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Business, Government & the International Economy Curriculum - Faculty & Research

about the broad economic and political context in which business operates. Throughout their careers, business leaders are asked to formulate and lead their firm's responses to the external environment. They may also have the chance to shape that environment View Details

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Online Leadership and Management Courses | HBS Online

Mayo Elevate your leadership skills to drive organizational success and effectively implement transformative change. 7 weeks, 6-8 hrs/week Enroll by January 9 $1,850 Certificate Management Essentials Professors Joseph Fuller & View Details

2024
Working Paper

Does Pension Automatic Enrollment Increase Debt? Evidence from a Large-Scale Natural Experiment

By: John Beshears, Matthew Blakstad, James J. Choi, Christopher Firth, John Gathergood, David Laibson, Richard Notley, Jesal D. Sheth, Will Sandbrook and Neil Stewart

Does automatic enrollment into retirement saving increase household debt? We study the randomized roll-out of automatic enrollment pensions to ~160,000 employers in the United Kingdom with 2-29 employees. We find that the additional savings generated through automatic... View Details

Keywords: Retirement; Saving; Personal Finance; Borrowing and Debt; Credit; Compensation and Benefits

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Leadership Fellows | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

The Leadership Fellows program offers nonprofit and public sector organizations the opportunity to leverage the experience, energy, and analytical skills of MBAs for one year. In addition to the salary provided by the organization, HBS... View Details

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Knowing Your Students - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Teaching by the Case Method Knowing Your Students Preparing to Teach Getting Started Developing Instructor Style Shaping the Learning Environment Knowing Your Students Planning a Class Session Leading in the Classroom Providing Assessment... View Details

21 Jun 2017
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Agricultural Investing: Where Boots Meet Suits

HBS Career & Professional Development (CPD) asked students to describe their career interests and what they are up to this summer. I hope to invest in assets that will be impacted by climate change, and subsequently, mitigate climate... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

01 Mar 2019
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The Burden Legacy

incoming MBA Class of 2004 to restore confidence in America’s free enterprise system after public trust in business had been shaken by the Enron and WorldCom scandals. And in the wake of the global financial crisis, former Treasury... View Details

Keywords: Linda Kush

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Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship | About

Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship Arthur Rock (MBA 1951) Rock Center was made possible by and named in honor of pioneering venture capitalist Arthur Rock (MBA 1951). The present-day home of the Arthur Rock Center for... View Details

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Student Research - Doctoral

Student Research Student Research Examining critical issues in management Featured Research A National Analysis of General Pediatric Inpatient Unit Closures and Openings, 2011–2018 By: Carolyn San Soucie, Nancy D. Beaulieu, Jason D. Buxbaum, View Details

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Business History - Faculty & Research

Business History Business History 2014 Book Business History By: Walter A. Friedman and Geoffrey Jones This volume contains a selection of 42 foundational articles on the discipline of business history written between 1934 and the present day View Details

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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

full-size products. Palliative Care of America David Matly Michael Matly Business Track Runner-Up Palliative Care of America provides the best quality of life for seriously and terminally ill patients by... View Details

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Entrepreneurial Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research

managers at all types of organizations (e.g., small companies, large companies, non-profits, and public servants) become more effective at enhancing the value of those organizations. HBS professor Ken Andrews described three roles for the general manager: [1] Setting... View Details

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Events - Business History

Seminar Shaping Computers and the Computing Industry in the United States, 1940-2010 Lars Heide, HBS (Visiting Fellow) and Copenhagen Business School Oct 27 27 Oct 2016 Conference Varieties of Big Business: Business Groups in the West Organized View Details

Jun 07 2017
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Getting Started - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

teaching. Advice for New Case Teachers David Garvin Case method teaching requires practice. Professor Garvin offers a systematic approach to improving your teaching skills. Transcript Advice for First-time Teachers Tom DeLong Professor... View Details

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Planning a Class Session - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

allow for a natural flow of ideas during a classroom discussion. Transcript Preparing to Teach Other's Cases Ashish Nanda Professor Nanda discusses how to go about teaching a case that was written by someone else. Transcript Teaching Plan... View Details

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