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  • 19 Oct 2010
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First Look: October 19, 2010

U.S. "productivity miracle" is due to a natural advantage of being located in the U.S., then we would not expect to see any evidence of it for U.S. establishments located abroad. This paper shows in fact that U.S. multinationals... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Nov 2011
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First Look: November 15

in achieving greater energy efficiency and reduced carbon emissions, the firm is looking for other ways to expand its sustainability initiatives, such as in its supply chain and incorporating sustainability into its due View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Leadership, Ethics, and Corporate Accountability Course | HBS Online

due diligence and how fiduciary duties influence leadership responsibilities. Unpack the tensions leaders face when balancing value creation for investors with accountability to other constituencies.... View Details
  • 29 Mar 2023
  • News

Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria

university students who lost their homes and/or families in the earthquake zone. "Next up," says Sirali, "is the third phase, focused on rehabilitation." The Group, she notes, is diligently formulating its high-impact social investments.... View Details
  • 12 Apr 2011
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First Look: April 12

control rights and cash-flow rights in the borrowing firms exacerbates potential tunneling and other moral hazard activities by large shareholders, thereby increasing credit risk and monitoring needs. Consequently, lenders form syndicates with structures that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Jul 2008
  • Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Reforming New Orleans Schools After Katrina

school system—and to take action to improve it. There has been much work to do, as Harvard Business School's Stacey Childress details in two case studies. According to Childress, "The New Orleans public school district was already in crisis before Katrina View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Education
  • 19 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 19, 2018

and strategy, including direct and indirect investments, fund manager selection, total returns, sourcing and due diligence of direct investments, and other aspects. The case explores a specific investment... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 07 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 7

Empirical tests of these key theoretical predictions have been relatively sparse due to the lack of appropriate data. The U.S. film industry displays two distinct allocations of property rights, which differentially affect marginal... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 18

War II when the issue became a particular concern. Policy makers considered that existing financial institutions could neither provide the necessary due diligence nor the pool of risk capital that was... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 06 Sep 2016
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September 6, 2016

control this risk, the authors write, but you can and should plan for it. They offer three steps to help you survive a corporate scandal. 1. Be forthright. Transparency and full disclosure are key to overcoming the stigma. Executive recruiters, who do View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 01 Sep 2007
  • News

Riding It Out

Gisholt gave the go-ahead, the recall came off without a hitch and garnered a warm customer response. “Thank you for your diligence in keeping us informed during this stressful time,” read one e-mail. “It reinforces the wisdom of our... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; dog food; pets; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade
  • 14 Nov 2017
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New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017

entrepreneurial hub); pick a stage ("jungle," "dirt road," or "highway"); and pick a winner (do due diligence on the founding team, the market, and the business model). Once you’ve made those choices, you’ll... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 19 Apr 2011
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First Look: April 19

decided to purchase a small business after graduating from the Harvard Business School. The case explores his decision about whether or not he should finalize his deal to purchase Great Eastern Premium Pet Foods, Inc. (GEPP). It gives students the opportunity to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 May 2009
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First Look: May 12, 2009

honor code significantly reduced or eliminated unethical behavior. While dishonest behavior motivated moral leniency and led to strategic forgetting of moral rules, honest behavior motivated moral stringency and diligent recollection of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 31 Jul 2019
  • News

Skydeck Live: The Rise of the FOMO Sapiens

of doing your due diligence and looking carefully at what are the options that I have. And then... This is the critical part, this is the part it's quite interesting. Maximization in and of itself is not a... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2001
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September 11: A Community Reflects

across the river at Harvard College and at other locations throughout the University. Speaking on behalf of Dean Kim B. Clark, who was in New Mexico and unable to return due to airline travel restrictions, longtime faculty member... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young;Deborah Blagg
  • Web

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investments, including search funds, private equity partnerships and individual investors. We will also learn about the due diligence process and legal concerns when buying a smaller company. We will have... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2012
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From Where We Stand

Catherine Bouvier d'Yvoire (MBA 1982), financial advisor to governments, Paris, France Use due diligence in assessing the "people" environment in which you will work: the culture of the company, the team you... View Details