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30 Jan 2009
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What’s It Worth to You?

higher standard than professional athletes, entertainers, and other excessively compensated individuals who are in it just for themselves? Leadership is an honorable calling, not a cash cow. Excessive compensation and ethical,... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

21 Aug 2013
Research & Ideas

To Buy Happiness, Spend Money on Other People

gives some cash to two women in Harvard Square. The catch this time: Each of them must spend the money on someone else. "We've shown in our research that giving money to others actually does make people happier," says Norton, an associate... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Harvard Business School

Building on the Legacy Thought Leadership Andrew F. Brimmer James I. Cash Jr. Linda A. Hill David A. Thomas HBS Faculty Members HBS Doctoral Students Alumni Profiles Research Links Essay on HBS Thought Leadership Early AASU documents... View Details

August 2014 (Revised March 2016)
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Thomas Cook Group on the Brink (A)

By: Benjamin C. Esty, Stuart C. Gilson and Aldo Sesia

Harriett Green, the newly appointed CEO of Thomas Cook Group, faces a daunting set of business and financial challenges at the 171-year old UK travel services company. The company has lost almost £600 million in the last three quarters; has seen its stock price fall... View Details

Keywords: Turnaround; Corporate Restructuring; Change Leadership; Female Ceo; Change Management; Communication Strategy; Borrowing and Debt; Cash Flow; Cost Management; Financial Liquidity; Financial Management; Executive Compensation; Leading Change; Crisis Management; Value Creation; Travel Industry; United Kingdom

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January 2011
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Matrix Capital Management (C)

By: Malcolm P. Baker and David Lane

Ben Balbale, a partner at hedge fund Matrix Capital, must decide whether to exit their investment in Rovi Corporation, a company with a diverse portfolio of patents used primarily for digital interactive guides. Rovi's shares are up over 50% from the time Balbale... View Details

Keywords: Public Ownership; Cash Flow; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Investment Funds; Financial Strategy; Valuation; Partners and Partnerships; Markets; Performance Efficiency; Patents; Stock Shares; Decisions; Financial Services Industry

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04 May 2020
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Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business

cycles The crisis demonstrates, painfully, the importance of cash. In his famous essay "The Yield from Money Held,” the economist William Hutt described cash in your pocket or on the balance sheet as “a fire engine when there are no... View Details

Keywords: by Frank V. Cespedes

02 Jul 2014
What Do You Think?

Are Today’s Business Heroes Challenging Our Ideas About Leadership?

They have followed a long-standing practice of cashing out founders and entrepreneurs at the time of a first or second round of outside funding. The idea is (or was?) that at that stage of development, an organization needs professional... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

31 Oct 2016
Research & Ideas

Quantitative Easing Didn’t Ease the Housing Crisis for the Neediest

restricts Fed QE purchases to conforming mortgages because of their GSE guarantee.” So, while those who refinanced during QE locked in significantly lower interest rates than their original loans, they needed to have excellent credit scores, plenty of home equity, or a... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Social Enterprise Track | New Venture Competition

its potential for social value creation, and the likelihood of achieving success based upon the team’s plan and experience. Prizes & Benefits Descriptions of the cash and in-kind prizes for winning teams. Tools Across Harvard Business... View Details

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Financials | Annual Report 2024

CFO Statement of Activity & Cash Flows Consolidated Balance Sheet Supplemental Financial Information Financial Highlights From the Chief Financial Officer Operating revenues increased 3 percent to $1.1 billion, while operating expenses... View Details

07 Nov 2016
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The Business of Saving Old Buildings

right around Faneuil Hall. “So that’s pretty much what I’ve associated with my success in helping bring the Faneuil Hall Markets into existence in the 1960s. “In the Architecture Heritage Foundation, I was producing a substantial cash... View Details

15 Nov 2016
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Enabling the Dream of Building A Healthy Future for India

working toward being a health care entrepreneur, instead of taking a job with immediate cash rewards,” she says. “The fellowship enables me to move a step closer to having a very real impact on people back in India.” View Details

01 Jun 2014
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Start Me Up

media attention, and more than $10 million of in-kind support. At the conclusion of each program, a panel of startup CEO judges awards $1 million in cash prizes to as many as 20 startups selected for their global-impact potential. To... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

08 May 2006
Research & Ideas

The Cost of Cutting in Line

waiting in line at the airport. Later, he decided to conduct a field experiment to explore the question. He and a team of experimenters equipped with small bills approached 500 people in lines and offered a cash payment of up to $10 to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Venture Competition 23 Feb 2017 In April, Harvard students and alumni will compete for $300,000 in cash prizes to fund their star... The Pitch: Roadblocks in Making the Case for Impact Investing Caitlin Reimers Brumme 16 Feb 2017 Just... View Details

01 Dec 2003
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HBS Releases 2003 Financial Report

Despite a sluggish economy that constrained revenue growth for a second year, HBS finished fiscal year 2003 last June with a balanced budget and double-digit growth in its endowment funds. “Through careful management of our expenses, we were able to meet our target for... View Details

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

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Harvard Business School

Building on the Legacy Thought Leadership Andrew F. Brimmer James I. Cash Jr. Linda A. Hill David A. Thomas HBS Faculty Members HBS Doctoral Students Alumni Profiles Research Links Essay on HBS Thought Leadership Early AASU documents... View Details

01 Jun 2024
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Conducting Business

In 2015 I moved from New York City to Madison, Connecticut, where I met, quite by chance, Ginny Vancil and her brother, Richard. I thought, How many Vancils can there be in the world? I asked if they knew Richard “Dick” Vancil, who was my first professor for my first... View Details

Keywords: Michael Farmer (MBA 1971); illustration by Lucinda Rogers; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

March 1986 (Revised November 1990)
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Valerie Morgan

By: Howard H. Stevenson

Presents interviews and conversations with a woman who recently started a publishing house. Primarily concerns her immediate future regarding harvesting options: IPO, sell out, step up to chairman, venture capital, etc. Also deals with the excitement and thrill of... View Details

Keywords: Interactive Communication; Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Cash; Initial Public Offering; Business or Company Management; Strategic Planning; Publishing Industry

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