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Kenny Salas
Kenny Salas, MBA 2015, came to HBS with a clear goal: "To work for a big company and gain operational experience." Then a combination of unexpected events changed his mind. After a summer internship at General Mills' headquarters in Minneapolis, "I... View Details
Keywords: Financial Services
- June 2014
- Teaching Note
Steve Carpenter at Cake Financial
After investing $9 million of venture capital, Cake Financial had failed to reach critical mass. In early 2010 Cake's assets were sold and the company was dissolved. Founded in 2006, the San Francisco-based Internet company allowed users to monitor their investments... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards: Honorees and Victories
corporate practices in his country, championing modern concepts of production and manufacturing as well as adherence to the highest standards of governance. Nancy M. Barry (MBA ’75) For fifteen years, Nancy Barry has been president of... View Details
- 13 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
3 Ways Firms Can Profit From Environmental Investments
cannot only rely on immediate, short term returns," Henderson writes in the paper. "Instead it rests on a sophisticated understanding of the risks entailed in doing nothing and on the opportunities inherent in moving early to prepare for a range of plausible futures."... View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Charles O. Rossotti, MBA 1964
Cofounder, Former Chairman & Chief Executive Officer American Management Systems, Inc. Former Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service Senior Advisor, The Carlyle Group Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page ©2003 www.RockyThies.com... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
East to West
Issues surrounding corporate governance are a source of ongoing debate in the boardrooms of companies around the world — not just the United States. A new case, “Governing Sumida Corporation,” takes readers inside a Japanese manufacturer... View Details
- 30 Jun 2020
- Book
Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever
The book Capitalism at Risk first appeared in 2011. The problems it identified with social inequality, global trade strife, and environmental degradation have only accelerated by 2020. The new edition of Capitalism at Risk, subtitled How Business Can Lead, is expanded... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Building a Better MBA
need to think critically about what you are doing every 100 years or so, whether you need to or not,” Dean Jay Light wryly observed in opening remarks to an unprecedented campus gathering last March of business school deans, corporate... View Details
- 19 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Connecting School Ties and Stock Recommendations
individuals' charitable giving in the United States. Further, unlike corporate boards where directors are appointed and leave, school attended is a network that doesn't change over a person's life (after graduation). In addition, a... View Details
- 11 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
Shrinking the Racial Wealth Gap, One Mortgage at a Time
and approved, but when minority loan officers shepherd those applications, approval rates increase significantly, says Adi Sunderam, the Willard Prescott Smith Professor of Corporate Finance at Harvard Business School, in the working... View Details
- 10 May 2016
- First Look
May 10, 2016
Management By: Rigby, Darrell K., Jeff Sutherland, and Hirotaka Takeuchi Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51051 January 2016 Journal of Brand Management The Corporate Brand... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
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Lauren Booker
"I've always been a 'save-the-worlder,'" Lauren Booker says about herself with a laugh. She grew up in a family with "a long, sustained history of service and civil-rights activity." Her grandfather, the late Carl... View Details
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Sustainable investing and ESG resources
Responsible-Investor
News service reporting on responsible investment, ESG (environmental, social, and governance), and sustainable finance. Includes news and analysis targeted to the global institutional investor community. ... View Details
News service reporting on responsible investment, ESG (environmental, social, and governance), and sustainable finance. Includes news and analysis targeted to the global institutional investor community. ... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
three areas to address in committee this year: Alumni continuing education for the new millennium Online services for alumni Positioning clubs for the next century Each of these committees has important implications for you as a graduate... View Details
- 30 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 30
India (B): Choosing the Right Candidate No description available. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/113-131-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 113-132 Transport Corporation of India (C): Dealing with Shortcomings in View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Where Are They Now?
in management control systems through research focused on the various issues related to the design and effects of performance measurement, evaluation and incentive systems, and, more recently, corporate control and governance systems. “In... View Details
- 2024
- Working Paper
Hidden Risk
By: Daniel Barth, Phillip Monin, Emil Siriwardane and Adi Sunderam
Since 2013, large U.S. hedge fund advisers have been required to report risk exposures in their regulatory filings. Using these data, we first establish that managers’ perceptions of risk contain useful information that is not embedded in fund returns. Investor flows... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Disclosure; Investment Funds; Risk and Uncertainty; Investment Return; Communication Strategy; Financial Services Industry
Barth, Daniel, Phillip Monin, Emil Siriwardane, and Adi Sunderam. "Hidden Risk." Working Paper, November 2024.
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Looking for a Leader: The Role of Executive Search Firms
of the personal connection it already enjoyed? Understanding the dynamics of the CEO search process — and the ways in which chief executive turnover influences corporate performance — has been the subject of recent research by HBS... View Details
- November 2012 (Revised July 2013)
- Case
Gerry Pasciucco at AIG Financial Products
By: Gautam Mukunda and Thomas J. DeLong
Gerry Pasciucco was appointed to lead American International Group's Financial Products (AIGFP) group after the government bailout of AIG in 2008 and charged with the task of shutting down the division while minimizing the government's losses. AIGFP's failed trades had... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Accountability; Ethics; Crisis Management; Financial Crisis; Management Teams; Business and Government Relations; Financial Services Industry; United States
Mukunda, Gautam, and Thomas J. DeLong. "Gerry Pasciucco at AIG Financial Products." Harvard Business School Case 413-059, November 2012. (Revised July 2013.)
- September 2000 (Revised November 2000)
- Case
GetConnected.com
By: Rajiv Lal, Nilanjana R. Pal and Jodi L. Prins
Describes the situation faced by GCI.com in April 2000, soon after raising $12 million for their new venture. After hiring an advertising agency, management needs to decide on the nature of the advertising campaign to target the right set of customers with the right... View Details
Keywords: Advertising Campaigns; Business Startups; Business or Company Management; Marketing Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Corporate Strategy; Web Services Industry
Lal, Rajiv, Nilanjana R. Pal, and Jodi L. Prins. "GetConnected.com." Harvard Business School Case 501-025, September 2000. (Revised November 2000.)