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- 31 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 31, 2007
Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=707019 The History of Credit Agencies in the United States Harvard Business School Note 307-057 Provides a brief background on the history of credit... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Back in Business
affected by the attack (see sidebar). "I wanted to fight back in the best way I could." And Mayor Giuliani's successor, Michael R. Bloomberg (MBA '66), voiced the sentiments of many city residents when he said in his January State of the... View Details
- 12 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Untold Story of ‘Green’ Entrepreneurs
In the 1920s, on pitch black nights in rural eastern Montana, the farmhouse owned by the parents of brothers Marcellus and Joe Jacobs stood out for one reason: it had light, although located far from power lines and gasoline supplies. It was a beacon in the dark that... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Nov 2015
- News
Room to Grow
land trust with a mission to “preserve, for public use and enjoyment, properties of exceptional scenic, historic, and ecological value in Massachusetts.” In Kendall’s 12-year tenure at the organization, he led its largest capital... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 21 Sep 2015
- News
A Sustainable Success Story
Robb Turner (MBA 1990) and his wife, Lydia, were looking for a place to build a family vacation retreat in 2009 when they found 800 acres of pristine hardwood forest in rural Dover Plains, New York. “The land was stunning—completely untouched,” says the cofounder of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Salter New Head of External Relations
corporate, and institutional fronts, and I look forward to working with him.” An immediate priority, says Salter, is to complete the School’s $500 million capital campaign, which continues through 2005. Initially, he will focus on raising... View Details
- 17 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
A Litmus Test for Entrepreneurs
unsuccessful ventures I've studied, many simply burned up their capital by trying to expand too soon. Entrepreneurs should be greedy, but they need to be patient as well. Are You A Closer? Successful entrepreneurs know how to seal deals.... View Details
Keywords: by Walter Kuemmerle
- 18 Aug 2021
- News
Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement
site. “We believe that increasing the availability of capital in underserved areas can contribute to a virtuous cycle of job creation, wealth-building and other new opportunities for economic development, while also providing a return to... View Details
- Web
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Notice”). Any capitalized terms not defined in these Disclosures are defined in the Privacy Notice . In these Disclosures, “Harvard Entity” means a Harvard University school, center, or other Harvard unit or Harvard-controlled entity.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Joint Venture
In this issue of the Bulletin, our focus is on HBS’s “intellectual ambition.” Since its founding in 1908, the School has been committed to creating and disseminating intellectual capital that will help define, strengthen, and improve... View Details
- 21 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 21, 2009
markets for its principal assets? The case also examines how management at State Street responded to the deterioration in its capital ratios generated by "fair value" accounting. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Opening the Door
technologies on the health-care industry. A highly rated teacher, she is also an acclaimed public speaker, board member, and policy adviser whose expertise on health-care management has influenced private- and public-sector decision-makers in the United View Details
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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog
Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits Business and Geopolitics Jeremy Friedman Fall 2024 Q1 1.5 Capitalism and the State (CATS) (also listed under General Management) Debora L. Spar Fall 2024 Q1Q2... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Jay Light Named New HBS Dean
a degree in engineering physics, Light earned a DBA from Harvard’s joint program in decision and control theory in 1970. Light’s research and teaching have focused on capital markets and institutional asset management, including the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Supercharged
connectors. China, which outstrips both Europe and the United States in terms of EV adoption, wants to put 3 to 5 million electric vehicles on its roads by 2020. China’s central government has also opened the state-run power sector to... View Details
- Profile
Andrew Baxter
up personal capital by sharing common experiences. Building common ground improved outcomes significantly!" Finding ways to effect change Andrew began his career in fossil fuels – but he doesn't want it to end there. "As I... View Details
- 11 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
Economic Jitters Push Pandemic Job Seekers to Big Companies, Not Startups
States, began shifting their job searches to larger firms after federal officials declared a national state of emergency on March 13 due to COVID-19. Experienced and higher-quality talent were among those fleeing to large companies,... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 06 Nov 2012
- Op-Ed
Stop Talking About the Weather and Do Something: Three Ways to Finance Sustainable Cities
The wrath of Hurricane Sandy has illuminated a fundamental question: How do we ensure that our cities are resilient in the face of inevitable future disasters? A destroyed city is not a sustainable city. I'm making the case that it's time to stop complaining about... View Details
- 14 Dec 2010
- Op-Ed
Tax US Companies to Spur Spending
individuals who incorporate for business purposes. Implementing such a tax would require measures to prevent some unintended consequences. A large fraction of corporations' excess cash--as much as two-thirds, according to some estimates--is held outside of the United... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir A. Desai
- 29 Jan 2010
- News
Back to Glass-Steagall?
(http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/bulletin/2009/june/toobig.html) is the best way to head off future financial meltdowns and deal with institutions that are too big to fail. Specifically, he advocates: higher capital requirements; leverage... View Details