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08 May 2012
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former investment banker, Apkon found the ideal focus for his passion for film by forming a nonprofit group in 1998 to purchase the defunct Rome Theater, a 1925 historic landmark located near his home in downtown Pleasantville, New York.... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Sports, Language, Driving, and Other Schools; Educational Services; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

August 2012
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A Darker Side to Decentralized Banks: Market Power and Credit Rationing in SME Lending

By: Rodrigo Canales and Ramana Nanda

We use loan-level data to study how the organizational structure of banks impacts small business lending. We find that decentralized banks-where branch managers have greater autonomy over lending decisions-give larger loans to small firms and those with "soft... View Details

Keywords: Geographic Location; Customers; Financing and Loans; Credit; Organizational Structure; Banks and Banking; Governance Compliance; Competitive Strategy

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Accessibility | Commencement 2025

for courtesy loans to HBS students who reserve a wheelchair in advance. To request a wheelchair, graduates should fill out the “Guest Wheelchair and Accessible Seating Request” required form (login required) on myHBS. The pick-up/drop-off View Details

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Patent search: a given number search

search box to locate the patent document. In this case, the actual patent number shown in the patent document via Google Patent is "JP4021865B2". Notice the last two characters "B2". That is called "Kind... View Details

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SAS/CONNECT - Research Computing Services

following locations: filename rlink "C:\Program Files\SASHome\SASFoundation\9.3\connect\saslink\sasconnect.scr"; filename rlink "C:\Program Files\SASHome2\SASFoundation\9.4\connect\saslink\tcpunix.scr"; Once you have located the script... View Details

28 Apr 2020
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A Crash Course in Saving a Family Business

brother, Jacob, immigrated to Queens in 2000. They later established Bean&Bean, located in Manhattan near the Wall Street subway station, right before the financial crisis hit in 2008. The family eventually grew the company to four... View Details

20 Nov 2012
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costs of peer comparison. Download the paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=43633 Highway to Success: The Impact of the Golden Quadrilateral Project for the Location and Performance of Indian Manufacturing Authors:Ejaz Ghani, Arti... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Mar 2021
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3 Key Steps for Crafting Your Retirement with Intention: Advice from Career Coach, Lauren Murphy

restrictions of the past year, Murphy has seen family and location questions going hand and in hand in the assessment process. Retirement offers an opportunity to reassess where you want to locate yourself... View Details

20 Jul 2015
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My Journey to Working with At Night Management / PRMD Music

world: names like Avicii, Calvin Harris, Skrillex, and Tiesto. After a trip with friends to Stockholm, Sweden last summer, the company that stood out to me was the one supporting Avicii, owner of one of the most-streamed tracks on Spotify ever. Not only is the company... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports

03 Jul 2017
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4 Ways HBS Alumni Utilize Baker Library

to those who are conducting research on their own and who want to go beyond Google. We help with search strategies on any topic, including how to access and use eBaker resources and provide advice on how to best locate the information... View Details

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Driving Social Change | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

the students at have changed—they’re asking themselves more questions. I see more and more students at HBS who are interested in Social Enterprise. Julie Battilana Job Title Associate Professor, Harvard Business School Location Boston,... View Details

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Activating a Legion of People | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Ceccarelli Job Title Executive Vice President, Global Resources, Wildlife Conservation Society Location Bronx, NY, USA Topics Nonprofit Strategy & Governance More Impact Stories A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations Mizuho Kanai 2018 While... View Details

28 May 2019
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Planting the Seeds of Positive Growth

largest open-field tomato farm in the country. For Mehta, the path to these 25 irrigated hectares, located 45 minutes outside Kaduna, Nigeria, began in 2008, when she was working on HIV issues in the country on behalf of the Clinton... View Details

Keywords: April White; Crop Production; Agriculture

01 Jun 1997
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David M. Hughes

offered new students not only social events to help them get acquainted but also a central location where they could obtain information on everything from purchasing computers to buying groceries. Through it all, Hughes proved to be a... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

10 Feb 2014
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King of His Castle

money, second, " he says. Located in Austin, Texas, Sherwood Forest Faire—Appling's recreation of a 16th-century medieval village—has earned great success in its first four years. Renaissance magazine dubbed Sherwood the Best New Festival... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Arts, Entertainment

14 Jan 2019
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"It'll All Work Out": Two Alumni Discuss Balancing Marriage and Markets

really helpful." Charlie agrees. "While we were in school, we looked at so many things. But one of the biggest takeaways we learned was to make one decision that could serve as a basis for making other commitments." With a shared location... View Details

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1.19 Immersive Field Courses (IFC) | MBA

residing in the immersion location may not participate in course activities (e.g., group sessions, field work, cultural excursions, group meals, etc.) nor may they stay in GEO-provided accommodations whether a student has been assigned a... View Details

November 2009
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Organizational Design and Control across Multiple Markets: The Case of Franchising in the Convenience Store Industry

By: Dennis Campbell, Srikant M. Datar and Tatiana Sandino

Many companies operate units that are dispersed across different types of markets, and thus serve significantly diverging customer bases. Such market-type dispersion is likely to compromise the headquarter's ability to control its local managers' behavior and satisfy... View Details

Keywords: Market Dispersion; Decentralization; Incentives; Business Headquarters; Geographic Location; Governance Controls; Distribution; Organizational Design; Franchise Ownership; Retail Industry