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  • 2021
  • Chapter

Multinationals' Need for State Protection: The Creation of the Swiss Investment Risk Guarantee in the 1960s

By: Sabine Pitteloud
This chapter focuses on the role of Industrie-Holding, the Federation of Swiss Industrial Multinational Companies, in the introduction of an investment risk guarantee during the 1960s. The chapter therefore contributes to a) the growing body of literature on how... View Details
Keywords: Investments; Multinational Companies; Political Risk; Business ＆ Government Relations; Investment; Multinational Firms and Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Business and Government Relations; Switzerland
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  • 21 May 2019
  • News

Confronting the Future of Climate Change in the Midwest

implications can have local consequences, said panelist Alesha Black, the managing director of the Global Food and Agriculture Program at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. The first panel spent some... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture
  • 22 Feb 2016
  • Research & Ideas

The ‘Mother of Fair Trade’ was an Unabashed Price Protectionist

industries looking for ways to manage markets. Many states in the early 1930s created administrative boards to control competitive practices, wages, and retail prices industry by industry. “The crisis of the... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Retail; Health; Legal Services

    Paul W. Marshall

    MBA Class of 1960 Professor of Management, Paul W. Marshall, is affiliated with the Entrepreneurial Management Unit and teaches The Entrepreneurial Manager in the Turnaround Environment. This Elective Curriculum course focuses on the role of... View Details

    Keywords: aerospace; banking; brokerage; computer; consulting; defense; management consulting; manufacturing; metals; professional services; retail financial services; retailing; steel
    • 16 Dec 2014
    • News

    Laying the foundation for a better understanding of Japan

    Nobuo Sato (MBA 1982) appreciates the importance of cultivating a global awareness in HBS students. As executive director of the HBS Japan Research Center (JRC), he especially... View Details
    • 01 Jun 2002
    • News

    Two Presidents, One Goal: Building on the Club of Chicago

    Since last July, Molly C. Baskin (MBA '77) and Peter M. Mott (111th AMP) have served as copresidents of the HBS Club of Chicago (HBSCC), the third-largest HBS club in the United States. With fast-paced... View Details
    Keywords: Amy Burton

      Myra M. Hart

      Myra Hart's research focus is high potential entrepreneurship.  She has taught MBA and executive programs, co-chaired the entrepreneurship unit, and led several HBS initiatives. As a founding memberView Details

      Keywords: consumer products; e-commerce industry; education industry; real estate; retailing
      • 27 Nov 2000
      • Research & Ideas

      The Dynamics of Standing Still: Firestone Tire & Rubber and the Radial Revolution

      production equipment, and Firestone increased its capital spending in tires in 1968 and 1969, retooling its factories to accommodate belted bias production.9 The records of Firestone's board meetings... View Details
      Keywords: by Donald N. Sull; Manufacturing; Transportation
      • 05 Jul 2006
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Governance and CEO Turnover: Do Something or Do the Right Thing?

      Keywords: by Ray Fisman, Rakesh Khurana & Matthew Rhodes-Kropf
      • 09 Sep 2009
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Perspectives from the Boardroom--2009

      Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch, Joseph L. Bower, Clayton S. Rose & Suraj Srinivasan
      • 25 Jun 2014
      • News

      Giving millions of students a new path to learning

      Sal Khan (MBA 2003) is the founder and CEO of Khan Academy. In this video, he talks about his path from hedge fund analyst to education innovator and the explosive growth of his online learning platform.... View Details
      • 01 Oct 2002
      • News

      HBS Association of Ireland: Connecting at Home and Abroad

      Boston and Dublin, so building and maintaining connections with the School is another top priority. Barry serves on the twelve-member board of the HBS Clubs Advisory Council and says the organization (which... View Details

        Vikram Gandhi

        Vikram S. Gandhi is the Gerald P. Kaminsky Senior Lecturer of Business Administration in the General Management Unit. He has developed and teaches two new courses in the Elective Curriculum of the MBA Program. The first is a finance and investing course, Sustainable... View Details

        Keywords: financial services
        • 01 Feb 2002
        • News

        The Harvard Clubs of Australia: Networking with a Cause

        native of Melbourne who is an associate director at Macquarie Bank Ltd. "The HCA and HCAV offer a great opportunity for Harvard alumni to get together and network, but we like to do that with a good cause in... View Details
        Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

          William C. Kirby

          William C. Kirby is T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard University and Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. He is a Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor. He serves as Chairman of the Harvard... View Details

          Keywords: education industry; wine

            Youngme Moon

            Youngme Moon is the Donald K. David Professor of Business at Harvard Business School. Professor Moon's research sits at the intersection of brand strategy and culture, with a particular focus on the emergent AI economy. She is the author of the bestselling book, View Details

            Keywords: advertising; automobiles; automotive; clothing; communications; computer; consumer products; e-commerce industry; electronics; entertainment; fashion; high technology; home video games; information; information technology industry; internet; marketing industry; music; pharmaceuticals; toy; video games
            • 29 Aug 2011
            • Research & Ideas

            Decoding Insider Information and Other Secrets of Old School Chums

            cover, hypothesizing that analysts gain comparatively good information if they attended the same college as a firm's top executives or board members. In short, the researchers found that the analysts outperformed on their stock... View Details
            Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services
            • 01 Feb 1997
            • News

            Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS

            intellectual content of the field. That same year, under the leadership of Paula Barker Duffy (MBA '77), then administrative director of External... View Details
            Keywords: Nancy O. Perry and Susan Young; profiles by Garry Emmons

              Deborah M. Winshel

              Deborah Winshel is a Senior Lecturer in the General Management Unit of Harvard Business School.  She teaches several MBA required courses: Leadership and Organizational Behavior (LEAD), Leadership and Corporate Accountability and the Field Immersion course (2025 in... View Details

              • 07 Dec 2016
              • Blog Post

              Marketing Reimagined: A Recap of the 2016 Marketing Innovation Conference

              winners and runners-up, followed by a short closing note thanking the organizing team and the attendees for the resounding success of the conference. Everyone left with a bag full of goodies & a positive... View Details
              Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports