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- 11 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Future of Boards
work may not be getting commensurate rewards for the efforts they're putting in. One of the things we're trying to reflect in the book is that there's a healthy skirmish going on among directors themselves as to the appropriate way to... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 10 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 10
regulators and auditing firms to approve its use. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/210058-PDF-ENG Scooter Lindley: The Formation Call Lena G. GoldbergHarvard Business School Case 310-036 Factors affecting decision making about View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 5, 2007
to an orthodoxy of capital controls in 1944 and then back again by 1994? How have such standards of appropriate behavior been codified and transmitted internationally? Contrary to conventional accounts, Abdelal argues that neither the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Competitive Advantage of Global Finance
financial settings? How should I measure exposures arising from international operations? What is the appropriate way to think about the cost of capital for the worldwide operations of a single firm? The CFOs that manage global financial... View Details
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4.2 Student/Faculty Ventures | MBA
who have formally withdrawn from their programs. A faculty member’s involvement with ventures associated with alumni (students who have graduated from HBS) is governed by the School’s Policy on Outside Activities. All faculty members are encouraged to carry out the... View Details
- 17 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 17, 2006
instinct for choosing the right tools—Continental Airlines' Gordon Bethune, General Electric's Jack Welch, and IBM's Lou Gerstner are all examples. Others can use this framework to help select the most appropriate tools for their... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City
will inspire more companies to take advantage of the benefits of investing in urban areas. "The future of our nation really depends on it," she emphasizes. Students and Corporate DNA We try to build up a tool chest of the skills needed to be able to choose View Details
- 14 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 14
model, relying instead on the part-time availability of employees in the parent company. At the time of the case, InterfaceRAISE was grappling to identify the appropriate business model for the type of consulting firm it wants to be, to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 23
The Dow Acquisition of Rohm and Haas (D) Jay W. Lorsch and Melissa BartonHarvard Business School Supplement 411-004 Dow's board and management team worked on arranging appropriate financing to complete the acquisition of Rohm and Haas.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace
"spiritual anchors for the new millennium." Clearly, something of a nonmaterial nature is stirring in the corporate temple. But questions abound. Just what does it mean to bring spirituality into the workplace? Is this an View Details
Keywords: by Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 26 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 26
discreet: improving Bertelsmann's employer brand; managing Bertelsmann talent across the firm's decentralized businesses; and ensuring early identification and appropriate development of Bertelsmann's top 100 high potential managers... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Good Banks, Bad Banks, and Government’s Role as Fixer
incentives at each stage of the process. We need to ensure that mortgages are appropriate for the resources of borrowers, and that mortgage brokers have skin in the game when they sell loans. We need to control the conflicts of interest... View Details
- 23 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 23
focuses on interoperability: vendors should enable products to work together so customers can realize the full benefit of complementary products offered by competing vendors. Following this principle enables products to connect to each other in View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Sep 2003
- Lessons from the Classroom
HBS Cases: Developing the Courage to Act
decisions, often in the face of considerable uncertainty. In keeping with the then-prevailing philosophy of pragmatism, cases should describe real problems and students should be able to practice sizing up situations and deciding on View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin
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1.18 Field Global Capstone | MBA
Code Students are responsible for packing attire that is appropriate for the weather and respectful of cultural norms in the FIELD Global Capstone location. Students are responsible for confirming dress codes directly with their Global... View Details
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Commencement 2012 Address | About
especially aware of gratitude on a day like this one, and it’s appropriate for all of us to make a formal expression of the thanks we owe to those who’ve helped you make it through the last two years. So members of the Class of 2012,... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
A Class Act
and leading to segmentation of the notes in 1991. Thus, for the past eight years, three versions of the notes have been published and sent to the appropriate classes. Technology may soon come to the rescue, however. At present, alumni may... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 20 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 20, 2008
best ideas. The company is now considering the deployment of a prediction market to deepen user involvement and commitment in its innovation; however, it is not sure if it is an appropriate strategy for its community. Purchase this case: View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Europe Wrote the Rules of Global Finance
flows. The hyperbole was striking: The language of religion—orthodoxy, heresy, dogma—seems for some reason to pervade policy discussions of international monetary and financial issues. And the prevailing orthodoxy had been determined in significant part by norms of... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change
such, it is appropriate to reflect on the IRA’s barrier-breaking spending on climate change compared to our defense budget. The IRA budget for climate is just 4 percent of the country’s defense budget on average annually. Together, the... View Details