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- 01 Oct 2002
- News
A Change of Life
The New York Times, never afraid to tackle the Big Questions, recently looked into the matter of Rob Waldron (MBA '92) and pondered thusly: Does his career switch represent a societal change in America, or is it just Rob, doing his thing?... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Honoring HBS’s Organization Men
sole influence was rational self-interest. “We have acquisitive and social instincts. It’s not all or nothing, it’s both — that’s what makes us such interesting creatures.” Related Links A Modern-Day Classic View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Harvest Time
Morgan Stanley and after launching an adventure-tour start-up, Ransom cofounded Wildfire, a social media marketing company acquired last year by Google for a reported $350 million. Discussing her thoughts on leadership View Details
- 23 Apr 2014
- News
A corporate leader’s legacy in India
simple one—that I have always stood up for what I consider to be the right thing,” says Tata, who served as chairman of the Tata Group from 1991 until his retirement in 2012. The Mumbai-based firm now operates in 80 countries and... View Details
- 01 Oct 2013
- News
Banking on Africa's Future
interesting activity, Lawani says, has been Helios's acquisition from multinationals of African businesses that, because of changes in strategy or focus by the parent company, have become "non-core" operations View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Student Conferences, at a Glance
Cash, Jr. Professional Achievement Award: Raymond J. McGuire (MBA 1983/JD 1984), managing director, Mergers & Acquisitions Group, Morgan Stanley This year’s conference — named for one of the School’s first... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Untold Story of the US Auto Bailout
(both MBA 1992) have written, produced, and directed Live Another Day, a documentary in the spirit of Inside Job that delves into the government bailout of General Motors and the Chrysler-Fiat View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
School Ties
When Jan Rivkin talks about what the US educational system must deliver, he lays out the challenge in stark terms. "For young Americans to succeed in today's workforce, they must out-innovate and out-produce the world's best," declares... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Case Study: The Credit Bureau
they see three options: First, they could double down on the D2C side, which helps get the brand out there quickly, although it is subject to more competition and acquisition costs. The second option is to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Case Study: Your Call Is Important to Us
appealing, then boosting the company’s sales and marketing capacity and acquisition tactics to suit each industry. The biggest challenge with this approach, Sambvani explains,... View Details
- 07 Feb 2019
- News
A Course Correction at Chris-Craft
Stephen Heese (MBA 1988), left (photo by mbr/Sarasota Herald-Tribune/Thomas Bender, AP) Stephen Heese (MBA 1988), left (photo by mbr/Sarasota Herald-Tribune/Thomas Bender, AP) A recent article in the Des Moines Register detailed the story of how two alumni—Stephen... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Shareholders' Value?
if one excludes new start-ups, most new capital is provided by debt. Of course, liquidity in the stock market does enable investors to capture gains on their investments, and it also enables mergers View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Historic Gift from HBS to New Radcliffe Institute
Harvard Business School has contributed a six-figure gift to the new Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, which will be established as an integral part of Harvard University as a result of Radcliffe College's merger with the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Vittorio Colao (MBA 1990)
As CEO of the London-based telecom Vodafone Group, Vittorio Colao (MBA 1990) has led a series of headline-grabbing acquisitions and divestitures, from the company’s $1.7 billion purchase of British... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Remembering Dick Spangler
of North Carolina (now Bank of America), where he served as chair during the 1980s and played a key role in the firm’s merger with the North Carolina National Bank Corporation. With a lifelong passion for... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
HBS Global Conference Set for Berlin in June
moderate discussions among prominent business leaders from around the world. The topics to be considered -- such as "The Future of the European Welfare State," "Entrepreneurship in Europe," "Corporate Governance: Converging toward a Global Standard?," View Details
- 10 Jan 2014
- News
Year of the Business Remix
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Q & A: Pat Russo - Focused on the Future at Lucent Technologies
industry is to reduce complexity and simplify ease of use. As communications capabilities and options expand, all of us who provide aspects of communications networks (including devices) must keep reduced... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Winning Legally
Greenspan’s tacit approval, used previously unexploited provisions in the Glass-Steagall and Bank Holding Company acts to push through a merger that ultimately changed the regula-tory environment for the... View Details
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- 26 May 2016
- News
W. James McNerney Jr., MBA 1975
find its way forward after a series of mergers and acquisitions, high-profile ethical missteps, and some tough business challenges. His job was to build on strengths,... View Details