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- 21 Nov 2006
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First Look: November 21, 2006
Working PapersThe Performance of Reverse Leveraged Buyouts Authors:Jerry Cao and Josh Lerner Abstract Reverse leveraged buyouts (RLBOs) have received increased public scrutiny but attracted little systematic study. We collect a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Harvard’s JD/MBA: Viroopa Volla (JD/MBA 2021) Answers Your Questions
Viroopa Volla is currently a third year in the JD/MBA program at Harvard. Before starting the program, Viroopa worked at McKinsey as a Senior Business Analyst and at Walmart as a Senior Manager. She graduated from Harvard College with a... View Details
- 21 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 21
quality level on both attributes (a Max-Max equilibrium). We discuss the managerial implications of our findings and explain how they enrich and qualify previous results reported in the literature on two-dimensional differentiation models. View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Jun 2022
- Book
The Moral Enterprise: How Two Companies Profit with Purpose
How can government and business work together in this fractious political moment, when finding solutions to pressing problems like inequality and climate change are more urgent than ever? Rebecca Henderson, Harvard University’s John and Natty McArthur University... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 06 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Are You a Level-Six Leader?
was sentenced to 24 years and four months in prison. Level Three: Chameleon At the next level sits Chameleons. These are the "leaders" who bend with the wind and strive to please as many people as possible at all times. In some cases this could be the View Details
Keywords: by Mitch Maidique
- Profile
Jiaojun Wang
Why did you choose this path at this point in time? After seven years of working, I wanted to take a step back, reflect upon my major life decisions, and start afresh. I miss campus so much! Walking on the tree-lined roads, studying in the storied libraries, and View Details
- 14 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
Understaffed and Overworked: What Now?
50 percent bottom-line improvement during the next year. To do this, Andrus knew she would need a focused and dedicated team. What she had was an overburdened one. In fact, a company survey showed that 60 percent of Andrus's 48 reports believed that they were View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Donald J. Chiofaro
he says. What would be right for him, Chiofaro reasoned, would be to work outside a corporate culture (in a milieu, some observers note, where he could indulge his fondness for bruising collisions) and in a business where he could give... View Details
Keywords: Daniel Penrice
- 09 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 9
seeking to make their business socially acceptable and a range of non-governmental groups working to promote public welfare, labor, and minority rights. In France, where a similar coalition did not emerge,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Oct 2010
- Op-Ed
Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic
theoretical nor the empirical work provided unequivocal support for targeting exports, the successful example of the Asian economies with their significant export growth inspired policy makers to look for ways to enhance growth through... View Details
Keywords: by Christian Ketels
- 08 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
A Balanced Scorecard Approach To Measure Customer Profitability
far simpler and much more powerful than traditional ABC. "Time-driven" ABC, introduced in a recent Harvard Business Review,1 requires obtaining information on only two parameters: the cost per hour of each group of resources... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan
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Marketing Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Teaching in recognition of outstanding work in the transition to online and hybrid teaching and learning. Ayelet Israeli : Received the 2020–2021 Robert F. Greenhill Award. Isamar Troncoso : Selected as an AMA-Sheth Foundation Doctoral... View Details
- 15 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why Americans Voted for an Income Tax
benefits we gain from the activities of government required to support it. A rare document: IRS notifies a taxpayer that as aresult of an audit, the taxpayer is due a refund.Source: Whitin Machine Works Records, Baker Library, Harvard... View Details
Keywords: by Matthew C. Weinzierl
- 07 Jan 2016
- Blog Post
Is HBS Too Big?
concerned about feeling like a number rather than a student in the classroom. Once I got to HBS I realized that it feels big in all the right ways and small in allthe right ways. What I mean is that there are inherent benefits to being a part of a big school: an... View Details
- 16 Nov 2015
- Research & Ideas
Does Competition Make Us More Creative?
Competition can bring out the best in salespeople, athletes, and participants in hot dog eating contests—but can it make employees more creative? A recent working paper by Daniel P. Gross finds that competition can motivate creative types... View Details
- 15 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Managing the Family Business: It Takes a Village
ownership support of the business are just too important to ignore or take for granted. We also know that strong performance of the business, the ownership group, and the family depends on the effective leadership of each group. This shouldn't be surprising: good... View Details
- 12 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 12, 2006
Working PapersDo Corporate Social Responsibility Ratings Predict Corporate Social Performance? Authors:Aaron K. Chatterji, David I. Levine, and Michael W. Toffel Abstract Ratings of corporations' environmental activities and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Brian Kenny | About
Brian Kenny Bio Brian Kenny is the Chief Marketing and Communications Officer (CMCO) at Harvard Business School. He has led marketing and communications work for several global institutions. As the School’s first CMCO, Brian has oversight... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
An Engine of Innovation
disciplines and schools working on similar challenges.” In this conversation, Segneri highlights the broadening of the initial i-lab model as an educational collaborative just for students into a three-lab ecosystem that also engages... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- Profile
Charlotte MacDonald
With four years of consulting experience at Boston Consulting Group behind her, Charlotte MacDonald, realized it was time to reflect on the path before her. "I was having a great experience, I loved the View Details
Keywords: Consulting