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  • 01 Dec 1996
  • News

Starting Up and Starting Over

number of developments during the School's history that have helped create and stimulate a climate favorable to entrepreneurship at Soldiers Field. The Business School's first Dean, Edwin F. Gay, while a student of economic history in... View Details
  • August 1995 (Revised August 1995)
  • Case

CIGNA Property and Casualty Reengineering (A)

By: Richard L. Nolan, Donna B. Stoddard, Chiara Francalanci and Elise C Martin
Reengineering was introduced at CIGNA Corp. in 1988. CIGNA entered a second wave reengineering effort through a major project at CIGNA P&C, one of CIGNA's larger businesses. P&C was in financial crisis and as a result brought in a new executive team in 1991 to head the... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Cost vs Benefits; Design; Growth and Development; Analytics and Data Science; Growth and Development Strategy; Balanced Scorecard; Financial Crisis; Crisis Management; Projects; Information Technology; Insurance Industry
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  • 01 Dec 2008
  • Lessons from the Classroom

How Many U.S. Jobs Are ‘Offshorable’?

brought home to many students that offshoring could affect them personally." Nearly 900 members of the MBA Class of 2009 participated in the exercise, with students divided into learning teams of five or six individuals. The exercise was conducted via an intranet site... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
  • 16 Mar 2023
  • Blog Post

HySynergy and Crossbridge Energy

assets if their technology investments prove economically uncompetitive compared to alternative “green” solutions. The newly finished Hysynergy Power-to-Hydrogen facility. Inside, large alkaline electrolyzers convert excess energy to... View Details
  • December 1989 (Revised April 1997)
  • Case

Destin Brass Products Co.

By: William J. Bruns Jr.
A specialized manufacturer of brass valves, pumps, and flow controllers is troubled by competitive pricing in pumps and higher than expected margins for flow controllers. Managers suspect that cost accounting and cost allocations to products may be to blame. Two... View Details
Keywords: Cost Accounting; Activity Based Costing and Management; Five Forces Framework; Customer Value and Value Chain; Competition; Business Strategy; Design; Inflation and Deflation; Asset Pricing; Governance Controls; Manufacturing Industry
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  • 17 Mar 2023
  • News

Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in New York

interdisciplinary research enterprise that will position HBS as an intellectual hub for examining the most critical issues and opportunities of our times—from climate change and environmental sustainability to racial equity and social and View Details
  • 01 Jun 2013
  • News

Minding The Gap

Focused and pragmatic, she is deeply committed to across-the-board success at a school where 93 percent of students are African American, and 65 percent are from economic backgrounds that qualify them for free or reduced school lunches.... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Blagg, Deborah; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Educational Support Services; Educational Services; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services
  • 20 Dec 2016
  • First Look

December 20, 2016

School Case 117-107 Management Control Systems Module 7: Designing Asset Allocation Systems This module provides tools for acquiring and allocating resources. Analytic techniques related to cash flow analysis and rate of return analysis... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 06 Jun 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017

forthcoming American Economic Journal: Economic Policy Selection and Market Reallocation: Productivity Gains from Multinational Production By: Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie X. Chen Abstract—Assessing the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Apr 2013
  • First Look

First Look: April 23

financial crisis of 2008 laid bare the hidden network of relationships in corporate governance: who owes what to whom, who will stand by whom in times of crisis, what governs the provision of credit when no one seems to have credit. This book maps the influence of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Feb 2023
  • News

Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in Palm Beach

Society (BiGS), which he described as an interdisciplinary research enterprise that will position HBS as an intellectual hub for examining the most critical issues and opportunities of our times—from climate change and environmental sustainability to racial equity and... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2001
  • News

Navigating Success in Volatile Times

grappled with whether we should cancel," said HBSAAA president Ken Powell (MBA '74). "We decided to go ahead because we wanted to contribute to New York's economic recovery as well as unite to support one another in difficult times,"... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner; Finance
  • Web

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and build market share.” Business of the Arts (BOTA) is designed to introduce students to the key issues faced by leaders in this important economic sector. Career Focus: This course is intended both for... View Details
  • 19 Jan 2021
  • In Practice

Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm

said: Julie Battilana: Put people and the planet at economy's core My hope is that President Biden and his team will help all of us rebuild strong democratic foundations, and place human beings and the planet back at the core of our View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 24 Apr 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018

Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54405 forthcoming Latin American Economic Review Some Elements of Peronist Beliefs and Tastes By: Di Tella, Rafael, and Juan Dubra Abstract—We study the beliefs and values... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Jun 2016
  • First Look

June 14, 2016

and the design and construction of leading-edge buildings. I have identified the leadership practices that make successful cross-industry teams work: fostering an adaptable vision, promoting psychological safety, enabling knowledge... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 30 Aug 2016
  • First Look

August 30, 2016

viable business out of their groundbreaking technology. The case raises issues in entrepreneurship and B2B marketing such as analyzing economic value to the customer, designing optimal price metrics,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 22 Mar 2023
  • News

Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in Los Angeles

(BiGS), which he described as an interdisciplinary research enterprise that will position HBS as an intellectual hub for examining the most critical issues and opportunities of our times—from climate change and environmental sustainability to racial equity and social... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2015
  • News

How Do I Get Your Job?

postcollege when I was working at Lotus Development, creating interactive marketing demos for various products. I really liked the experience of getting my hands dirty working with designers and producers. And I got lucky, because I met a... View Details
  • 03 Jun 2021
  • Blog Post

HBS Pilots First Impact Investing Fund

racial disparities in the US. Racial injustice has historically presented itself in many forms—including practices such as slavery, redlining, white-only or white-preferred employment quotas—and has led to stark economic inequity and... View Details