Tea - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Feb 2020
News

In My Humble Opinion: Mr. Coffee

2018, Keller left his position as global president of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company to become CEO of Peet’s Coffee; in January, he was named CEO of JDE Peet’s, a merger that added a portfolio of coffee and tea brands represented in more... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

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Leading a Family Business (LFB) - Course Catalog

Basket (speaker TBD) Milo’s Tea – Tricia Wallwork, CEO, 3 rd generation family member Pentland Brands – Andy Rubin, Chairman, 3 rd generation family member, HBS grad White Castle – Lisa Ingram, CEO, 4 th generation family member The core... View Details

24 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

Building an IT Governance Committee

speaking, the IT expert serves much the same function as the certified financial expert on an audit committee. A CIO or CTO with solid experience in the management of IT qualifies; for example, the IT oversight committee chairman for the Great Atlantic & Pacific... View Details

Keywords: by Richard Nolan & Warren McFarlan

01 Sep 2020
News

Navigating the Populism Phenomenon

institutions that lead to different translations of changes in attitudes and beliefs. For example, in the United States, there is little space for third parties, so the rise of populism has taken place within the mainstream parties, including the View Details

Keywords: April White

14 Feb 2007
Op-Ed

Tata-Corus: India’s New Steel Giant

this lies within Tata Steel itself, as in its acquisition in Singapore. And the rest lies in the broader ambit of the Tata group through its acquisitions of Daewoo's truck assets in South Korea, Tetley Tea in the U.K. and ritzy hotel... View Details

Keywords: by Tarun Khanna

15 Nov 2013
News

Helping Bright Ideas Shine Again

Africa was to become one of the focal points in Laguë's career and philanthropic activities. He launched his own telecom company, CDR International, there six years later, after Adesemi had been sold. Today, he is an investment partner in Emrok View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

29 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

Star Power! How to Win in Professional Services

acquisition or embark on a major European expansion, for example. While any competent CEO would discuss the initiative with his direct reports and, one hopes, gain their support, most subordinates will read the tea leaves and endorse... View Details

Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch & Thomas J. Tierney

01 Sep 2010
News

Five Honored for Missions Accomplished

billion in assets under management. How did you first become interested in investing? My father had spent time in the Argentine and followed the price of Indian tea shares. As a young boy, it was romantic and exciting to chat with him... View Details

Keywords: awards; Finance; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance; Space Research and Technology; Government; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

23 Jun 2016
Op-Ed

Brexit: Should Britain Stay or Go?

including seemingly irrelevant if not ridiculous ones such as the shape of bananas, the use of children’s balloons, or the recycling of tea bags. With all the noise, it is easy to forget that Europe is the largest economy, the leading... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones & Dante Roscini

07 Feb 2012
First Look

First Look: February 7

to prevent the mishandling of public information, the entire industry was being impacted. Saint-Amand is faced with the challenge of deciding how best to handle this crisis. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/412004-PDF-ENG Sustainable View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Apr 2020
Blog Post

A Crash Course in Saving a Family Business

developing her own startup, Pepperpot Tea Company, as a participant in the i-lab’s Venture Incubation Program. Han reached out to Endline again for guidance after launching Bean&Bean’s e-commerce site, and their Zoom mentoring... View Details

09 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Moving From Bean Counter to Game Changer

"it's a bigger story," Mikes says over tea recently in her immaculate office. "We believe it's not just risk managers who fight these issues but also human resources managers, accountants, finance professionals, internal auditors,... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Banking

09 Sep 2013
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching Climate Change to Skeptics

A few years ago, Joseph B. Lassiter traveled to San Francisco, Houston, and New York to hold discussions with Harvard alumni on the topic of business and the environment. Each time, he surveyed the audience about the touchy subject of climate change and how society... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Timeline - Race, Gender & Equity

slaves for life 1676 Bacon's Rebellion 1677 First recorded prosecution against strikers in New York City 1680 Virginia hypersurveillance law enacted: An act for preventing Negroes Insurrections 1773 Laborers protest royal taxation in the Boston View Details

19 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

Climbing the Great Wall of Trust

bed." After all, every culture has its exclusive cultural rituals. Those who strive to succeed our globalized economy may just be those who can swing a golf club and appreciate a cup of tea with equal ability. View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Sep 2020
News

Righting the Ship

people. And partly by constantly imbuing them with the idea that, well, of course we're going home. For example, the morning after the ship sank in November 1915—when it went through the ice and disappeared completely in 12 hours—he made them View Details

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Photograph Albums - Photography Collections - Historical Collections

Motor Co. United Fruit Co. Smaller Collections Yousuf Karsh Portraits Margaret Bourke-White Farm Security Administration 1934 Art and Industry Exhibition Early Aviation Electric Railway Jones & Laughlin Steel 19th-Century Boston Portrait View Details

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Where Main Street Meets Wall Street

For Boston, whose history is better known for its midnight rides and tea parties with attitude, this was, by comparison, a low-key moment. On a slow July day in 1924 in the Hub's financial district, a new investment product was quietly... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Financial Services

01 May 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 1, 2018

largest organized chai retailer. It has missed its target for retail store openings by approximately 25%, goals that are very important to its investors who are also board members. However, it has developed an exciting new internet-based View Details