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Geography of Care - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

those assurances cannot be made to the organization or the public. Read More in Publications on Systems Integration and Geographic Expansion Steps for Leading Providers Grow areas of excellence across geography: Expand satellite pre- and... View Details

13 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Managing the Family Business: Leadership Roles

governed well, for success. Good governance for any group assures us that plans can be made, problems solved, leaders developed and chosen, and disputes settled in a way that preserves the purpose and unity of the group. Discipline and... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Davis

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Gallatin Hall | About

reinforcing the independence of the Treasury, Gallatin also was responsible for the 1801 law that required the treasury secretary to submit an annual report to Congress documenting debts, expenditures, loans, and revenue. In addition, he helped create the House Ways... View Details

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Career Re-Entry & Flexible Work - Alumni

and/or specific companies or functions. Stay current Address concerns up front about your ability to stay current in both technology and in industry trends and developments. Your up-to-date knowledge and skills not only assure potential... View Details

09 Sep 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Perspectives from the Boardroom--2009

Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch, Joseph L. Bower, Clayton S. Rose & Suraj Srinivasan

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In The Classroom - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

209-093 View Details Assured Guaranty By: Robin Greenwood , Adi Sunderam & Jared Dourdeville FEB 2013 (REVISED FEB 2015) | Harvard Business School Case 213-100 View Details Oaktree and the Restructuring of CIT Group (A) By: Victoria... View Details

01 Jul 2020
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How SVMP Helped Me Take My Next Steps (2+2) and Find Myself

with this decision, I found out I was accepted to HBS. Getting that acceptance gave me the confidence and assurance that I needed to step out on a limb and bet on myself. I now had HBS as a “backup option.” I could explore and build the... View Details

04 Nov 2009
What Do You Think?

What is the Role of Government Vis-à-Vis Capitalism?

Scott, " government by the people is no assurance that it is for the people. For the market frameworks of a capitalist society to best balance societal costs and benefits [p]olitical leaders working through the political institutions... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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Investing in Emerging Industries | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

“private placement” method that facilitated loans between blue-chip borrowers and private lenders with the assurance of lender safety and rate of return. This method of financing, a standard technique today, proved invaluable for... View Details

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Tim Kluska

advice to prospective students, what would it be? It's natural to over-index on that voice inside your head questioning if you'll fit into a new and faraway place. But I assure you, there is a place for you at HBS. Don't be fooled into... View Details

04 Feb 2014
What Do You Think?

Has Listening Become a Lost Art?

because I couldn't understand what the rep was saying. After 30 minutes, it was clear that my time was running out, and I was shunted off the call quickly with little assurance that I had programmed my television set correctly. Several... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

15 Jun 2009
Research & Ideas

GM: What Went Wrong and What’s Next

$50 billion to the company, with no assurances American taxpayers will recoup any of that investment. How should business leaders learn from this latest turning point? HBS faculty weigh in. Daniel Snow, Assistant Professor Of Business... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Auto

30 Jun 2023
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Finding Pride

Someone had written, “Ric, I wish we’d known.” —Virginia Smith (MBA 1982) 1990s “I assured them I was a lesbian, and I wasn’t there to out them. That’s what the climate was like at the time.” By second semester of my first year, I was a... View Details

30 May 2023
News

Finding PRIDE

the group the year before.) As a young alum, I went to the New York gay alumni group’s meetings for quite a few years. In 1982 or 1983, I remember being one of three people carrying an HBS banner in the gay pride parade. We were proud to do it. —Elliot Matz (MBA 1981)... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

15 Nov 2018
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Can the Global Food Industry Overcome Public Distrust?

JamesBrey Food is the largest segment of the global economy. It is also widely recognized as more critical for human health than any pharmaceutical drug on the planet. But significant changes in the industry are making people lose trust in many institutions involved in... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Agriculture & Agribusiness

23 May 2024
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HBS After October 7

On Friday, May 17, 2024, Dean Srikant Datar, HBS Alumni Board President Andreas Stavropoulos (MBA 1997), and members of the School’s leadership held an online forum for alumni to learn more about the School’s activities and actions since October 7, 2023. Stavropoulos... View Details

14 Mar 2023
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How I Spent My 2+2 Deferral: Dyllan Muller

have the opportunity to work remotely indefinitely, but I also had the assurance that I was already accepted into HBS. This gave me the freedom to grow more deeply as a person and seek out experiences that would permanently change the way... View Details

01 May 2020
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Does Remote Work Mix with Organizational Culture?

workers more fully in their work? What has to be done to assure adherence to an organization's values by everyone? Do effective organization cultures and remote work mix? What do you think? Acknowledgement: I am indebted to Dan O'Brien... View Details