Washington (state, US) - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 May 2008
Research & Ideas

Going Negative in Political Advertising

Editor's Note: Harvard Business School professor John Quelch writes a blog on marketing issues, called Marketing Know: How, for Harvard Business Online. It is reprinted on HBS Working Knowledge.This post is drawn from an article that appeared first in The View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

of the National Retail Federation, the Board of Trustees at the Sidwell Friends School in Washington D.C. the Board of Council for Public Leadership, Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and is an independent director on the... View Details

04 Oct 2019
Blog Post

Finding My Passion in the Startup Space

This post was originally published on the Alumni Careers Blog. When I was 17, I moved to the US to study. Back home in Greece, the country was succumbing to a financial crisis. I questioned whether I would ever be able to move back to my... View Details

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Hamilton Hall | About

80 percent of MBA students live on campus, taking advantage of the proximity to classes, extensive academic and social resources, and opportunities for peer learning. About the Name Hamilton Hall is one of seven buildings named for secretaries of the View Details

January 2009 (Revised April 2009)
Case

The Carlyle Group

By: Robert G. Eccles and Carin-Isabel Knoop

This case describes the investment philosophy, organizational structure, management processes and culture of the largest private equity firm in the world measured in terms of assets under management ($89 billion). The Carlyle Group is distinctive in several ways,... View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Assets; Private Equity; Investment; Global Strategy; Innovation and Invention; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Structure; Information Technology; Asia; Washington (state, US)

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15 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

IT Job Wages Are No Longer 'Exceptional'

have lost their “exceptional” luster. IT wage premiums today have more to do with where a job is practiced than with rewarding specific skills. “While it is a popular hypothesis that returns to IT skills are exceptionally high in the recent decade, which might lead... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Information Technology

07 May 2014
What Do You Think?

How Should Wealth Be Redistributed?

Summing Up Is Wealth Distribution a Problem Cause or Symptom? The passion and thought that went into this month's questions about wealth redistribution suggest that the topic is of more than passing interest. Some cautioned against hasty changes. Many View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

14 Jan 2019
Op-Ed

These 4 CEOs Created a New Standard of Leadership

care at lowest cost. Noseworthy also took the leadership in Washington to ensure ACA gave priority to patient outcomes. Noseworthy’s focus on superior quality and patient outcomes elevated Mayo to No. 1 on View Details

Keywords: by Bill George; Health; Banking; Food & Beverage; Consumer Products

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The Gift of Global Talent

Losing its Ability to Attract Highly Skilled Migrant Workers? Martha Lagace 01 Oct 2018 | HBS Working Knowledge Unpacking the Gift of Global Talent with HBS Professor William Kerr Ryo Takahashi 01 Oct 2018 | The HarBus As Washington... View Details

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Loeb House | About

The updates enhanced and revitalized the building while reducing its environmental impact. Loeb House has been repurposed several times, but has primarily been used for administrative offices since the 1985 renovations. In 2004, it became... View Details

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Patrick Mullane | About

non-degree programs including all online, in-person, and blended programs. Together, HBS Online and Executive Education reach approximately 40,000 participants per year through more than 100 programs using a custom, online learning... View Details

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McCulloch Hall | About

named for secretaries of the US Treasury at the suggestion of George F. Baker, the prominent banker who funded the construction of Harvard Business School's original campus . The building was named for Hugh McCulloch (1808-1895), a... View Details

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Events - Business History

and business leadership in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Dec 15 15 Dec 2023 Conference Using Oral History in Research This conference considered the ways oral history including the interviews undertaken by the Creating... View Details

12 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

When Experts Play It Too Safe: Innovation Lessons from a NASA Experiment

the Dorothy and Michael Hintze Professor of Business Administration at HBS, and LISH research scientist Michael Menietti; as well as George Washington University’s Zoe Szajnfarber and Jason Crusan. “Given that these types of decisions can... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Aerospace

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Video - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

is used in health care delivery organizations around the world. Length: 28 min. January 2018 Presentation The Value-Based Health Care Agenda The Value-Based Health Care Agenda by Michael E. Porter In this video Professor Porter teaches... View Details

04 Apr 2011
HBS Case

Reinventing the National Geographic Society

scientific society with a mission "to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge," the National Geographic Society (NGS) soon launched a scholarly journal, National Geographic Magazine. Using revenues secured from members, the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Publishing

01 Jan 2013
News

Roger W. Sant, MBA 1960

Cofounder and Chairman Emeritus, The AES Corporation Download Sant profile Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1931 Born, Los Angeles, California 1955 Earns BS, Business Management, Brigham Young University 1955 Commissioned Ensign, View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

04 Jan 2022
What Do You Think?

Firing McDonald’s Easterbrook: What Could the Board Have Done Differently?

Competitive Advantage, available in January 2022. References: Hannah Denham, McDonald’s sues fired CEO to recoup severance, alleges he lied about affairs with workers, The Washington Post, August 10, 2020. David Yaffe-Bellany, McDonald’s... View Details