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- 26 Feb 2021
- News
Latinx on Boards; High-Tech Reforestation
that bring diversity, equity, and inclusion to systemically significant institutions at the highest levels. “As an institutionally young club, one of our main goals is to connect with and tap the talent and experience of earlier Latinx... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 25 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 25, 2016
growing component of many firms' retailing strategies, particularly in the fashion industry. Outlet stores offer attractive prices in locations far from central shopping districts. The main perspectives on why outlet stores exist can be... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Reducing Risk with Online Advertising
merchants? What should they know before signing a contract? A: The main insight in my paper is that default contract terms—obvious contract terms—are not the only possible terms. It may be that you pay most of your suppliers on standard... View Details
- 08 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Who Is the Chief Sustainability Officer?
efforts often look to address bigger problems in society, including climate change, water management, and obesity. Study findings imply that in this stage ultimate responsibility for sustainability shifts from CEO to CSO. The CSO's main... View Details
- 07 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Whatever Happened to Caveat Emptor?
protections: Consumers were, as caveat emptor suggests, on their own. What caused the rapid rise in modern consumer protections? Gunnar Trumbull: The main driver has been affluence. As an increasing percentage of homes began to have... View Details
- 25 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 25
central path to job creation, economic growth, and prosperity. In the earliest stages of start-up business creation, the matching of entrepreneurial ventures to investors is critically important. The entrepreneur's business proposition and previous experience are... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Philip Hendrickson | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Skip to Main Content HBS Entrepreneurs Collection Profiles About This Collection Contact Us Special Collections Search Paul Baier PurchasingCenter.com/Excara Frank Batten Weather Channel Steven B. Belkin Trans National Group (TNG) Hakeem... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The Innovation Imperative
made the School great even as we have the courage to change,” he noted. (He elaborates on this commitment to tradition in the Q&A.) In short, Nohria sees two main objectives on the path ahead: innovate to thrive and prosper while... View Details
- 21 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Lessons for Retailers from the Rebirth of Indie Bookstores
down to three main points: Community, Curation, and Convening. Community: As longtime community stalwarts, bookstores have been at the vanguard of the “buy local” movement, pioneering events such as Small-Business Saturday, and making... View Details
- 21 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Are We Thinking Too Little, or Too Much?
While all good managers should be able to make snap decisions in high-pressure situations, they may miss out on good opportunities—and fall into ruts—when they make quick decisions strictly out of habit. Too often, "We always do it that way" is the View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Oct 2009
- What Do You Think?
Can the “Masks of Command” Coexist with Authentic Leadership?
cultural norms." Then there were those who asked just what functions "masks" serve? David Broderick said, "The main reason masks exist is for leaders to hide their flaws from their followers." Srini commented that... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 22 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Hedge Fund as Activist
activist SEC filings between 1993 and 2006, focusing on instances where the target of the activism is a U.S. firm. In total, our database contains almost 1,000 events. Our main result is that targets of investor activism earn high returns... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
An Rx for Small Business Recovery
COVID-19’s impact on the sector makes 2009 look like a teeny blip.” There are over 30 million small businesses in the United States, accounting for half of the nation’s private sector employment and the majority of job creation. Many of them—from “mom-and-pop” shops on... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
Barbara Hackman Franklin, MBA 1964
President & Chief Executive Officer, Barbara Franklin Enterprises Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EDUCATION The Pennsylvania State University, 1962 B.A., Arts and Letters LIFELONG... View Details
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
William H. Donaldson, MBA 1958
Cofounder & Former Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Former Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EUDUCATION Yale University, 1953 B.A., American... View Details
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Hansjörg Wyss, MBA 1965
Chairman, Synthes, Inc. Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EDUCATION Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 1959 M.S., Civil & Structural Engineering LIFELONG LESSON FROM HBS "I learned so much in C. Roland... View Details
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
A. Malachi Mixon, III, MBA 1968
Chairman & CEO, Invacare Corporation Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EUDUCATION Harvard College, 1962 A.B., Physical Sciences LIFELONG LESSON FROM HBS "At HBS I learned about all the functional parts of a business... View Details
- 04 Oct 2018
- News
“A Shout Through Time”
movement up the main streets in this town, from the town center, to about half a kilometer away where there is a church. To describe the procession, I'd say it was both somber but also celebrant. And by somber, I mean there was a bit of... View Details
- 27 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Customer Loyalty Programs That Work
failing, and the numbers bear this out. Less than half of loyalty memberships across all US sectors are in active use. This is due to multiple problems, including privacy concerns and poor ease of use, but Alvarez argues the main issue is... View Details
- 24 Mar 2023
- News
Exploring Talent Markets; Aid for Turkey
Clubs News Clubs News Toronto Alumni Explore Shift in Talent Markets On February 9, the HBS Club of Toronto held an in-person fireside chat and Q&A with Ethan Bernstein, Edward W. Conrad Association Professor of Business Administration, to explore the post-pandemic... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley