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Laying Down the Principles: Management - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School/title>

& Lowell and Nashua & Lowell Railroad Companies . Nashua: Albin Beard, 1857, title page. Richard White, Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America . New York: Norton View Details

23 Jul 2024
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Leveraging the HBS Network Now

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Selecting and breaking fresh eggs - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

1933 Kraft-Phenix Cheese Corporation Photographer unknown Gelatin Silver Print, 13.25 × 14.5 inches Industrial Life Photograph Collection, Mss:1412 :414 N277 Baker Library | Historical Collections | Site Credits | Digital Accessibility... View Details

June 1995
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Banc One Corporation (A)

As Banc One's use of derivatives had proliferated, investors and analysts had expressed increasing concern about the size of derivative portfolios, the potential sensitivity of their value to interest rate swings, and the lack of standardized reporting on their use.... View Details

Keywords: Credit Derivatives and Swaps; Investment Banking; Financial Reporting; Annual Reports; Banking Industry

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Laura Mackay

argument, and to influence and persuade others-critical capabilities for effective leaders. Furthermore, I wanted to be at a place at the forefront of healthcare innovation where I would have View Details

Keywords: Health Care; Technology

31 Aug 2020
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Hollis Search

June 2023
Supplement

Clash of Two Giants Simulation Exercise

By: Feng Zhu and Marco Iansiti

Many markets are organized around platforms that connect consumers with complementary applications and services. These platforms are two-sided because both sides - consumers and those providing applications or services - need access to the same platform to interact. A... View Details

Keywords: Customer Acquisition; Platform Strategy; Technology Platform; Digital Platforms; Competitive Strategy; Network Effects

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By: Paul M. Healy

My current research examines the role that boards of directors and senior management play in governing an organization. My interests focus on two areas. First, I examine factors that increase the effectiveness of board governance. And second, I explore how leadership... View Details

November 2021 (Revised January 2022)
Case

Scott Tucker (A): Race to the Top

By: Aiyesha Dey and Amram Migdal

The case tells the story of the rise and fall of Scott Tucker, an entrepreneur, businessman, passionate race car driver, competitor, and owner of a professional racing team. From 1997 to 2012, Tucker built a nationwide network of payday lending businesses, becoming a... View Details

Keywords: Business Ventures; Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Fairness; Financing and Loans; Personal Finance; Governance; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Governance Compliance; Governance Controls; Financial Services Industry; United States

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Filling and labeling cocoa cans - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

Photographer unknown Gelatin Silver Print, 8 × 10 inches Industrial Life Photograph Collection, Mss:1412 :42 H569 Baker Library | Historical Collections | Site Credits | Digital Accessibility Contact Email: histcollref@hbs.edu © President... View Details

September 2017 (Revised July 2023)
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Adaptive Platform Trials: The Clinical Trial of the Future?

By: Ariel D. Stern and Sarah Mehta

In July 2017, Dr. Brian M. Alexander, president and CEO of the AGILE Research Foundation, was preparing to launch a new type of clinical trial—an adaptive platform trial—to study potential therapies for glioblastoma (GBM), an aggressive form of brain cancer.... View Details

Keywords: Clinical Trials; Cancer; Adaptive Platform Trials; Platform Trials; Adaptive Trials; Glioblastoma; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Health Testing and Trials; Business Strategy; Innovation Strategy; Health Industry; United States

Oct 03 2018
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02 Sep 2014
Research & Ideas

Food Stamp Entrepreneurs: How Public Assistance Enables Business Bootstrapping

startup funds—and what allowed them to take the risk of launching a company." Curiosity eventually led to his doctoral dissertation: a series of studies showing a definitive link between the social safety net and entrepreneurship. In... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

September 1996 (Revised October 1996)
Case

Clarkson Lumber Company

By: Thomas R. Piper

The owner of a rapidly growing retail lumber company is considering the financial implications of continued rapid growth. The magnitude of the company's future financing requirements must be assessed in the context of the company's access to bank finance and/or equity... View Details

Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Financial Reporting; Forecasting and Prediction; Business Strategy; Financial Strategy; Commercial Banking; Borrowing and Debt; Equity; Corporate Finance

2023
Working Paper

Nailing Prediction: Experimental Evidence on the Value of Tools in Predictive Model Development

By: Daniel Yue, Paul Hamilton and Iavor Bojinov

Predictive model development is understudied despite its centrality in modern artificial intelligence and machine learning business applications. Although prior discussions highlight advances in methods (along the dimensions of data, computing power, and algorithms)... View Details

Keywords: Analytics and Data Science