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29 Jan 2008
First Look

First Look: January 29, 2008

However, most of these investors also trade in public securities. This leads to a controversial question: do institutional investors use private information received in the loan market to trade in public... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Aug 2008
First Look

First Look: August 12, 2008

2001. In 1990 the German consumer goods company Benkiser began acquiring fragrance and cosmetics brands with the intent of developing a beauty business. These included the long-established, but relatively small, U.S. fragrance company... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Open Source Science: A New Model for Innovation

In a perfect world, scientists share problems and work together on solutions for the good of society. In the real world, however, that's usually not the case. The main obstacles: competition for publication... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

15 Jun 2021
News

HBS Addresses Racial Equity

its campus, the School acted quickly to address another critical challenge, one underscored by the murder of George Floyd and other highly publicized incidents of racial injustice in the United States: How does HBS create a culture and an... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Dec 2006
News

MBA vs. MBA

irony Edwards savors with a smile: “At several public meetings at the White House, President Bush has referred to me as ‘my congressman.’” But not for much longer if the Republican Party has its way. The GOP painted a big target on... View Details

Keywords: Kathryn Jones; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

19 Sep 2012
News

On a Sound Track

headquarters, where Skullcandy creates and markets high-quality, boldly designed headphones, earbuds, speaker docks, iPhone/iPod accessories, and clothing. What’s this first year as CEO been like? We went public in July 2011, a few months... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; audio equipment; fashion; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

24 May 2021
Blog Post

Rebekah Emanuel: Host of Season 3 of the Climate Rising Podcast

whole career has been no matter what type of institution I’ve been inside: Whether it's public sector, private sector, or social sector, it’s critical to make sure that the goal and the revenue model are aligned. That is the key,... View Details

17 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

Harvard Business School Faculty Comment on Crisis in Japan

makers are being put to the test once again. Flooding money markets on Sunday (3/13) with ¥15 trillion (about $183 billion) was a sensible first step by the Bank of Japan, but the real challenge lies ahead. Prime Minister Naoko Kan's government, still young and... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

01 Sep 2017
News

City of Dreams

technology, and logistics. Of all the project’s phases, however, transportation is the issue that really gets Mawilmada going, the one that, in his mind, will be a complete game changer. It’s something he’s spent countless hours on, sitting in meetings, speaking in... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Alice Carfrae; Sri Lanka; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

25 Aug 2022
News

September 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

to make good relationships alongside great deals, earn respect while earning multi-million dollar returns, and maintain character even when surrounded by an industry full of characters. Let’s Be Frank began in the final years of Frank... View Details

01 Mar 2007
News

Security Chief

luggage and screen passengers for traces of explosives and narcotics. Public transit systems deploy the company’s surveillance cameras. Homes and offices rely on GE’s security and fire alarm equipment. Exporters install the company’s tiny... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; technology-based security business; Management; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

08 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Building the Bridge from Nonprofit to VC with Joshua Mbanusi (MBA 2021)

“It’s multifaceted.” With this key learning, Mbanusi joined a nonprofit organization, MDC, which equips Southern leaders, institutions, and communities to improve economic mobility and advance equity. The organization focuses on public... View Details

05 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Our Godrej Site Visit

with mangrove conservation expert Hemant Karkhanis. Joshi provided an overview to the Godrej Group, its ESG strategy, and its mangrove conservation and restoration initiatives. Godrej Group, an international business conglomerate with business verticals ranging from... View Details

01 Dec 2016
News

Alumni Books of 2016

that flourished and those that failed, they describe the practices that characterize entrepreneurial individuals, families, and organizations and offer pragmatic advice. The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle... View Details

21 May 2019
Blog Post

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at HBS

further this cause across the private and public sectors. Henry Liu - MBA ‘19 I was born and raised in France, where, as a child, I only thought of myself as French. Despite living in a homogeneous population, I never once questioned my... View Details

01 Sep 2008
News

The Levitt Brand

were looking at an icon.” Photo courtesy Joan Levitt In interviews with Levitt’s HBS marketing colleagues, all brought up his love of a provocative argument and a good discussion, as well as the powerful breadth and depth of his mind. “He... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

05 May 2003
Research & Ideas

Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance

entity is controlled by a fluid disaggregated group of public shareholders. Thus, the Delaware Supreme Court ruled that a proposed merger of Time Incorporated and Warner Communications did not effect a change of control of Time even... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

16 Jun 2009
First Look

First Look: June 16

it's benefiting them. Enterprise 2.0 makes clear that the new technologies are good for much more than just socializing—when properly applied, they help businesses solve pressing problems, capture dispersed and fast-changing knowledge,... View Details