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27 Feb 2019
Research & Ideas

The Hidden Cost of a Product Recall

Evidence from Medical Device Firms, released in January. Bigger recalls, bigger reactions Using 13 years of US Food and Drug Administration data and a novel set of competitor classification algorithms, the team created a detailed history... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Manufacturing; Consumer Products; Auto; Medical Devices & Supplies

12 Jan 2016
First Look

January 12, 2016

business units—professional tax software, sold to accountants, and the consumer focused TurboTax product. The new product—TurboTax Personal Pro—connects consumers with professional accountants online, allowing them to have their taxes View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

The Gift of Global Talent: How Migration Shapes Business, Economy, & Society . Research Use Purpose to Transform Your Workplace , Harvard Business Review, 2022. With Leena Nair, Nick Dalton, and Patrick Hull. Digital Commerce and Delivery: View Details

14 Mar 2018
Research & Ideas

Feeling Stressed? Try Sniffing Your Romantic Partner's Shirt

professor at UBC. The research team recruited 96 heterosexual couples to participate in the study. The men were instructed to wear a plain white t-shirt for 24 hours, and to refrain from using deodorant, smoking, or eating foods like... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

14 Jul 2014
Research & Ideas

Pay Attention To Your ‘Extreme Consumers’

course for first year MBA students , which immerses them in global research projects to produce a new product or experience, often in an emerging market country. To prepare students for their global immersion and help them practice market... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

September 2008 (Revised October 2008)
Supplement

Shareholder Activists at Friendly Ice Cream (A2)

By: V.G. Narayanan, Fabrizio Ferri and James Weber

The A1 and A2 versions of the “Shareholder Activists at Friendly Ice Cream (A)” split the original A case into two parts. The A1 case ends as activists Sardar Biglari and Phil Cooley prepare to meet with CEO Don Smith at Friendly's headquarters in September 2006. The... View Details

Keywords: Investment Activism; Business and Shareholder Relations; Governing and Advisory Boards; Conflict and Resolution; Lawsuits and Litigation; Business or Company Management; Food and Beverage Industry; United States

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01 Sep 2023
News

Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint

research and an array of programs and activities. Read more about Preparing Global Leaders The Initiative has expanded HBS’s intellectual footprint over the years with the creation of 10 global centers and eight regional offices,... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

03 Jan 2023
What Do You Think?

How Would the Leadership Style of Girl Scouts' Frances Hesselbein Fare Today?

of General Motors because of her skills at turning around a large organization. My colleague Regina Herzlinger, the Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, knowing that I was preparing materials... View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

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Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online

attributes and skills required 6-7 hrs Module 2 Private Debt, Distress Investing, and Secondaries Compare and contrast private equity, private debt, and distress investing, and explore the skills needed to succeed in these investing segments. Highlights From Equity to... View Details

23 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

8 Strategies to Sustain Business Innovation

navigating from DVDs by mail to creating content. The venerable cereal company Kellogg has been shifting from breakfast food to snacks. McDonald says the big question is whether a company can use those moments to chart a path to improved... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

08 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Recalling My First Cold Call: A Conversation with Second-Year Students

of that, due to COVID, I started all of my Required Curriculum (RC) classes virtually—including this one—and I was not in a classroom setting frame of mind. I remember feeling prepared to discuss the case but after I was cold-called and... View Details

20 Jan 2023
News

Free Spirits

explains. It’s another item for Tilden’s to-do list: educate the market. In the short-term, Royle was packing up her home in Cambridge and preparing to move back to California, where she would manage the company’s West Coast retail... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places

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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni

society and our planet. Probable Futures offers frameworks, tools, and storytelling to help people understand, prepare for, and choose between the futures that the climate offers us. Glendon is also a pro bono consultant to many... View Details

12 Mar 2021
News

My Favorite Case

Samurai prior to its US introduction. I was cold-called to open the case, and I still remember how I started my response. I knew I’d nailed it. Professor Fareena Sultan was really tough, so I had to always be prepared to rise to her high... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Mar 2024
News

Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

actionable strategies, this guide is tailor-made for the ambitious young professional who is eager not just to navigate but to conquer today’s workplace. Guide to Foods of México: Discover the Delights of Mexican View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

22 Feb 2024
News

GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit

Clubs News Clubs News Crossroads Forum Explores Future of Gulf Region More than 1,300 public and private leaders convened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on January 30 and 31 for the Crossroads GCC Future Impact Forum, co-hosted by the HBS Club of the Gulf Cooperation Council... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

07 Jan 2002
Research & Ideas

How Marketing Can Reduce Worldwide Poverty

associate Arthur McCaffrey. It's also one they are passionate about and determined to solve. As they write in a new working paper that they're preparing for an academic journal, there are more than three billion people in the world who... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Jan 2011
News

Karen Gordon Mills, MBA 1977

Administrator, US Small Business Administration Download Mills profile (pdf) Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1953 Born, Boston, Massachusetts 1977 Joins General Foods 1981 Joins McKinsey & Company 1983 Joins E.S.... View Details

26 Jul 2011
First Look

First Look: July 26

different sources (e.g., food versus fire safety). Up Close and Personal: Developing Foundations for Leader Development through Personalization of Management Learning Authors:Gianpiero Petriglieri, Jack Wood, and Jennifer L. Petriglieri... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Mar 2017
Lessons from the Classroom

More Than 900 Examples of How Climate Change Affects Business

This word cloud is composed of blog posts by more than 900 students describing how individual organizations are likely to be affected by climate change. Image by Patrick Clapp Last fall, first-year MBA students at Harvard Business School received a new assignment in... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Green Technology

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