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Field Course: Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (Application Only) - Course Catalog

course is not a case-based course. It will meet weekly and students will be required to complete assignments on topics relevant to buying a small company such as how to screen potential acquisition targets, the likely types, terms and... View Details

15 Feb 2023
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Grand Ambitions in the Great Plains

the demand is insane. But on the other hand, it's also a bit concerning that we have so much to do. It's not an easy problem to solve. DM: The direct-air capture sector has been jump-started. Now the... View Details

01 Mar 2007
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Private Equity under Investigation

capital.” Now modern-day trustbusters have again launched an investigation into collusion in financial services, this time focusing on private-equity firms. The Justice Department is concerned that... View Details

Keywords: Josh Lerner; syndication; antitrust enforcement; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

01 Dec 2001
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Corporate Governance Conference Addresses Global Challenges

emphasis on function reflected conference chair Professor Kenneth A. Froot's decision to bring a different message to the gathering. "With a functional approach, you do less comparison of the institutions for corporate governance and... View Details

Keywords: Laura Singleton; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

04 Feb 2021
Research & Ideas

Inside CEOs' Pandemic Worries: Uncertainty, Employees, and Kids

contact. While some businesses have boomed amid demand for videoconferencing and collaborative technology, the CEOs of other firms will likely face difficult decisions, if they haven’t already. On a personal level, CEOs faced many of the... View Details

Keywords: by Gamze D. Yucaoglu, Robin Abrahams, and Boris Groysberg

12 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Solving COVID'S Mental Health Crisis

iPhoto COVID-19 is having a devastating effect on the emotional, psychological, and social well-being (as well as the physical health) of people around the world. Risk factors for addiction, mental illness, and “deaths of despair” are... View Details

Keywords: by Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence; Health

18 Sep 2000
Research & Ideas

Getting It Done: Improving Nonprofit Performance

limit to the changes they could effect in the sector." To help these organizations do that, Grossman concludes his paper with recommendations centering on three areas: knowledge development and information sharing View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner

01 Sep 2020
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Maintaining a Resilient Democracy

While many in this election year are focused on issues that divide the United States and the damage this discord may be doing to democracy, historian David Moss offers a perspective rooted in American democracy’s resilient past. “There... View Details

Keywords: Deb Blagg

01 Dec 2003
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Alumni Luminaries Discuss Careers, Values with HBS Students

77abe8cba3eedbccfb190e7c02022d30 The headlines scream of scandal and crisis in corporate governance. It’s no wonder, then, that HBS students are concerned about responding properly to ethical and leadership issues during their business... View Details

Business of Emerging Markets

My time as a Newcomen Fellow has greatly strengthened my scholarship, exposing me to new research topics and facilitating networks with scholars around the world. I met experts in my region of interest— Southeast Asia—who have helped refine and advance my doctoral... View Details

03 Dec 2001
What Do You Think?

What Happens When the Sumo Master Learns Judo?

Summing Up Respondents to the latest "What Do You Think?" column expressed a general lack of concern about adverse effects from Microsoft's settlement with the Federal Government for a variety of reasons. Charley Cullinane... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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2.1.4 Classroom Non-Attribution | MBA

respond within fast-moving discussions, and everybody will make mistakes, all as part of the HBS learning process. In training to take on positions of responsibility and make consequential decisions with limited information and time,... View Details

17 Jul 2000
What Do You Think?

Where Is the Microsoft Board?

Summing Up The predominance of opinions expressed a concern about what happened in Microsoft's dispute with the Government and laid the blame at the feet of both the company's leadership and of board members who either supported the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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How to Apply | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Eligibility & Criteria Awards How to Apply Past Projects Application Process Students submit one Social Enterprise Independent Project Reimbursement Grant Application form per team, which includes a detailed program budget that will be... View Details

01 Feb 2008
What Do You Think?

How Sustainable Is Sustainability in a For-Profit Organization?

heavily on the sustainability of everything from energy sources to low-cost sources of products and services to security, it is not particularly surprising that for some of the most interesting thinking View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

22 Nov 2024
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Deep Reading

platform in a wide group, without concerns of poor links and incorrect information. There are two parts of the technology: the retrieval of documents and its ‘logic.’” At the moment, Virtual Havruta increasingly manages to identify and... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

22 Feb 2010
Op-Ed

Tragedy at Toyota: How Not to Lead in Crisis

leader with a strong, cohesive plan. Mr. Toyoda is anything but. His uninspired words of optimism from Davos only unnerved customers and U.S. regulators. Meanwhile, Ford and GM are working hard to regain the market share they lost at Toyota's expense. How can Akio... View Details

Keywords: by William George; Auto

03 Mar 2003
What Do You Think?

Are Conditions Right for the Next Accounting Scandal?

on the books of a company, Zulu Inc., being considered for acquisition. It comes to the attention of the acquirer that for some years Zulu has employed the same accounting firm. Directors at Acme, concerned... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Accounting; Financial Services

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Propose an Independent Project | MBA

Propose an Independent Project Independent Projects allow second-year Harvard Business School (HBS) students to partner with an organization on a real-time challenge of strategic importance. Students are advised by a faculty member and... View Details

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Field Course: Managing Family Wealth: A FIELD Immersion - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Field Course: Managing Family Wealth: A FIELD Immersion Course Number 1412 Professor Lauren Cohen Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits 12 sessions Project “Investment firms of the ultra-wealthy spend as much as 72% of their budgets View Details

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