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- 17 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Lessons of Business History: A Handbook
leading journal in the field, the Business History Review, and regularly attend conferences of the flourishing business history societies in the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
More Than a Business
When you call Black Enterprise's corporate offices in Manhattan and ask for Earl G. Graves, you have to specify which one. There's Earl Senior, the chairman, editor, and publisher, who, since founding the... View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey Lazar
- 08 Jun 2015
- News
Leading a family business
After Phyllis Papani Godwin (HRPBA 1949) inherited the family electrical supply business, she quickly learned the ropes, developed a collaborative leadership style, and expanded the company into 28 locations. (Published June 2015) View Details
- 22 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
How Businesses Can Respond to AIDS
Much like how disruptive technologies can threaten established businesses, the growing epidemic of AIDS has the power to blindside and possibly topple companies who choose to ignore the threat, participants concluded at a Harvard View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 09 Feb 2015
- News
Good Business Needs Bad Lobbyists
- 01 Feb 2012
- What Do You Think?
Is Support for Small Business Misplaced?
In fact, job creation appeared not to be a major concern of most respondents. For example, Jade Chang Sheppard said "Small business is where society's culture, motivation and inspiration come from. It... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Ink: Big News for Small Business
- 21 Jun 2017
- Book
Meet the Oddball Entrepreneurs Who Invented Green Businesses
- 20 Nov 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Entrepreneurship and Business Groups: An Evolutionary Perspective on the Growth of the Koç Group in Turkey
Keywords: by Asli M. Coplan & Geoffrey Jones
- May 2015
- Teaching Note
Walmart: Segmenting Social Impact
By: Michael E. Porter, Mark R. Kramer and Pamela Sud
This case provides a sample of Walmart's social engagement activities and asks students to categorize each as philanthropy, corporate social responsibility, or creating shared value. View Details
- 9 AM – 10 AM EDT, 20 Mar 2019
- HBS Online
HBS Online Business Analytics
Develop a data mindset and the analytical skills to interpret and communicate data. This course will demystify data analysis and equip you with concrete skills to apply in your work or further studies.
Program Dates: March 20, 2019 - May 15, 2019 View Details
- 14 Nov 2005
- Conference Presentation
Character, Competence, and Corporate Accountability: Developing Business Leaders for a New Era
By: Lynn Paine
- Research Summary
The Talent at the Table: Business Expertise and Share Ownership in Fortune 500 Boardrooms
This paper examines the relationship between corporate value and "vestige" directors, defined as directors who own sizeable shareholdings but lack salient business experience relative to their peers on Fortune 500 boards. These people come to serve on... View Details
- March 2013
- Article
From Social Control to Financial Economics: The Linked Ecologies of Economics and Business in Twentieth Century America
By: Marion Fourcade and Rakesh Khurana
This article draws on historical material to examine the co-evolution of economic science and business education over the course of the twentieth century, showing that fields evolve not only through internal struggles but also through struggles taking place in adjacent... View Details
Keywords: Professions; Disciplines; Neo-Liberalism; Education; Economics; Finance; Society; United States
Fourcade, Marion, and Rakesh Khurana. "From Social Control to Financial Economics: The Linked Ecologies of Economics and Business in Twentieth Century America." Theory and Society 42, no. 2 (March 2013): 121–159.
- July 2003 (Revised April 2005)
- Case
Branding Citigroup's Consumer Business
By: Rohit Deshpande and Carin-Isabel Knoop
In Spring 1998, Citicorp and Travelers merged to create a financial powerhouse that united the bank with Travelers' consumer finance and brokerage businesses, including Salomon Smith Barney and Primerica. It was the first U.S. financial services company to combine... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Relationship Management; Decisions; Asset Management; Investment Banking; Management Teams; Brands and Branding; Relationships; Business and Shareholder Relations; Banking Industry; United States
Deshpande, Rohit, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Branding Citigroup's Consumer Business." Harvard Business School Case 504-023, July 2003. (Revised April 2005.)
- 06 Aug 2015
- News
Women in Business — Sreedhari Desai
- July 2012 (Revised August 2012)
- Case
Friend Bank: The Time for Hope (Abridged)
By: Clayton Rose and Aldo Sesia
In 2010, Friend Bank was entering the fifth year of Hope Harris Johnson's ambitious 20-year growth plan to transform her family's one-branch community bank into an institution with a substantial presence in southeastern Alabama. Harris Johnson was pleased, so far, with... View Details
Keywords: Banking; Family Business; Strategy And Execution; Banks and Banking; Family Ownership; Financial Institutions; Strategy; Banking Industry; United States; Alabama
Rose, Clayton, and Aldo Sesia. "Friend Bank: The Time for Hope (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 313-010, July 2012. (Revised August 2012.)
- December 2011
- Article
Identity Work in Business Schools: From Don Quixote, to Dons and Divas
By: Rakesh Khurana and Scott A. Snook
Khurana, Rakesh, and Scott A. Snook. "Identity Work in Business Schools: From Don Quixote, to Dons and Divas." Special Anniversary Issue Journal of Management Inquiry 20, no. 4 (December 2011): 358–361. (Commentary on The Scholar's Quest, an essay by James March.)
- September 8, 2015
- Article
Making Better Decisions in Your Family Business
By: Josh Baron, Rob Lachenauer and Sebastian Ehrensberger
Family businesses face complex decisions, from CEO succession to business strategies. A "four-room" model helps structure decision-making in these businesses: Owner Room (ownership goals and board election), Board Room (performance monitoring and CEO appointment),... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Decisions; Business Strategy; Goals and Objectives; Management Succession; Talent and Talent Management
Baron, Josh, Rob Lachenauer, and Sebastian Ehrensberger. "Making Better Decisions in Your Family Business." Harvard Business Review (website) (September 8, 2015).