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- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Big Companies, Big Opportunities—Big Questions
financial officer of Grupo Elektra, Latin America's leading specialty retailer and consumer finance company. Global banks are decreasing their positions in Latin America. Last year alone, he said, major banks reduced investments in Latin... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
- Profile
Brett Lindsay Laffel
really know my baseball." While many of her peers initiated careers in consulting and banking, Brett kept her eye on the ball. "I sent out tons of inquiries," Brett says. "Then I got my first break — a summer internship with View Details
- 16 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Football Firings Teach Managers About Staying Relevant
Six National Football League head coaches were fired on December 31, or “Black Monday,” as it’s known in the sport. The infamous tradition begins immediately after the conclusion of each NFL regular season and represents efforts by... View Details
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Jackie Burgos
major to take. I heard that accounting was the language of business, so when I got a scholarship to Pace, which has a great accounting program, I went.” There, Jackie distinguished herself, not just by her achievements in business... View Details
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Jackie Burgos
Major League Baseball; a summer analyst role with Goldman Sachs where she improved her quantitative skills; and most importantly, a position at Home Box Office (HBO), where she “found what makes me come... View Details
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Ai Weiwei Strength 2019 | About
where he continued his studies at the Art Students League and the Parsons School of Design in the 1990s. Among his major solo exhibition venues are the Albertina Modern, Vienna, Austria (2022); Kettle’s... View Details
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Corporate Finance: Corporate Financial Operations (CFO) - Course Catalog
Microsoft; Jonathan Mariner, former CFO of Major League Baseball; Peter Baldwin, CEO of birddogs; and numerous other senior executives. We will use part of our time with these guests to discuss their career... View Details
- 05 Jul 2011
- News
The Business of Champions
Last month, more than one million people lined the streets of Boston for a parade in honor of their National Hockey League champion Boston Bruins. Talk about consumer excitement over a product! On that score (or should I say “SCO-ORE!”),... View Details
- 19 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Racist Umpires and Monetary Ministers
As Major League Baseball camps reawaken for spring training over the next few weeks, the same scene will repeat across the country: A pitcher will take the mound. A batter will stare back. And behind him, an... View Details
- 06 Oct 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Will the ‘Moneyball Generation’ Influence Management?
employee loyalty in organizations with large numbers of workers in direct contact with customers. The new movie Moneyball (and the book on which it is based) extol the virtues of employing nontraditional thinking and measurement in major... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Developing Black Talent for Leadership
College, and dozens of majority Black talent development organizations like Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT), have prepared Black professionals to thrive in spite of covert and overt racism for decades. Although I'm a beneficiary... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Screen Grab
guru Ingrid Nilsen and comedic “internetainers” Rhett & Link, in addition to offerings from A&E and Major League Soccer.) When describing the current potential for online video, Kilar cites the early days of... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; HBO; Netflix; Hulu; Vimeo; YouTube; Telecommunications; Information; Arts, Entertainment
- 08 Nov 2024
- News
Latino Alumni Banquet Marks 20th Year, Atlanta Club Celebrates 90 Years of Connection
HBS Latino Alumni Association Banquet Marks 20 Years The HBS Latino Alumni Association (HBSLAA) held its 20th Annual Banquet on October 5, bringing together 80 alumni, guests, and current HBS students for dinner and a panel discussion at the New England Aquarium in... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 08 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
Handgun Waiting Periods Prevent Hundreds of Homicides Each Year
allow people to act on temporary emotions and impulses. (A recent paper by David Card and Gordon Dahl shows a 10 percent spike in domestic violence immediately after a local National Football League team suffers an upset loss,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 25 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 25
culture. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/510091-PDF-ENG Major League Baseball Advanced Media: America's Pastime Goes Digital Anita Elberse and Brett LaffelHarvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Pamela Thomas Graham
inclusive, merit-based society," she recalls. As a Harvard undergraduate, Thomas- Graham majored in economics and briefly considered entering the Ph.D. program, but realized she was most intrigued by law and business issues. The joint... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
The Class of 1974: Timed for a Change
would take a German commodity chemical business to a major position in detergents and perfumes, that Eileen Friars would trade in her jeans and long tresses and take charge of a $20-billion credit-card operation, or that Jeff Seder would,... View Details
Keywords: Charles B. ("Chuck") Mercer
- 24 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 24
content. Mandalay is trying to reinvigorate its core movie and television businesses, maintain growth in the sports business, and be prepared for the opportunity to buy a major league professional sports... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Taking the Fear out of Diversity Policies
Thomas examined whites who plateaued, minorities who plateaued, whites who broke through, and minorities who broke through. He found that the majority of minorities who broke through to the top have had a heterogeneous network of peers... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 02 Jan 2019
- News
Not Waiting for Progress
to Brown University, where he majored in organizational behavior and management. The Ivy League school was “the first place where I really felt like an adult,” he recalls. Now a member of Brown’s board of... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg