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20 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

Lessons of Successful Entrepreneurs

acquisition activities, he said. "That's nuts." Steve Hafner, founder and CEO of Kayak.com, an online travel information site, said an alternative to growing your own customers is to secure distribution through partnerships,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

21 Feb 2024
Blog Post

Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Bridges Fund Management

Foundation and the ESG Initiative at the Wharton School and attracts graduate student teams from around the world, including students from Harvard University. Teams compete to pitch their selected ventures with a chance to secure up to... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity

10 Mar 2022
Blog Post

How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Vika Wasyliw

greater variety of backgrounds makes the classroom experience better for everyone. Knowing with certainty what comes next is an amazing opportunity not often afforded in adulthood. The 2+2 program enables you to take risks and try new things, View Details

18 Jan 2019
Blog Post

Exploring the Tech World Through WesTrek

chats, and social events. When I first heard about WesTrek, I immediately knew I had to attend. It would also be a fantastic way for me to determine whether I could really picture myself moving there this summer, so I secured myself a... View Details

01 Jun 2012
News

Good as Our Word

to interact with financial markets, even indirectly.” It’s still too early to evaluate KBRA’s results, although in 2011 the firm came in third place in the first market where it chose to compete (commercial-backed securities with a single... View Details

Keywords: Maggie Starvish; Bond rating; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

01 Oct 1996
News

An Atypical Case — Robin G. Berglund (MBA 1971)

opting instead for HBS and an executive career. Ten years later, he again aborted plans to attend medical school when his wife's health suddenly deteriorated, leaving him with primary responsibility for raising his young son and daughter. "Their needs and View Details

Keywords: Thomas Frick

01 Mar 2006
News

The Real Conflict

$18 billion per year. And because Wal-Mart forces its competitors to charge lower prices as well, this figure is a fraction of the company’s real impact. These kinds of savings to customers far exceed the costs that Wal-Mart allegedly imposes on society by View Details

Keywords: Pankaj Ghemawat; Ken A. Mark; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

Howard D. Johnson

After securing a secret ice cream recipe for $300 in 1925, Johnson began preparing ice cream in his basement and selling it in his pharmacy. The success of the ice cream gave way to the closure of the pharmacy and the start of the... View Details

Keywords: Restaurants & Lodging

February 2000 (Revised October 2000)
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Kendle International Inc.

By: Dwight B. Crane, Paul W. Marshall and Indra Reinbergs

Candace Kendle and Christopher Bergen, the CEO and COO of Kendle International, Inc., are reviewing ways to finance the growth of their privately-owned company. Kendle is a contract research organization that conducts clinical drug trials for pharmaceutical and... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Financing and Loans; Venture Capital; Stock Options; Banks and Banking; Debt Securities; International Finance; Financial Strategy; Management Skills; Private Ownership; Initial Public Offering; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry

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about web design, implementation, management, and support at HBS. Data, Reporting, & Analytics Explore IT supported reporting and analytics platforms for HBS community information assets. Deliver We ensure the availability and security of... View Details

24 Mar 2017
News

Alumni New Venture Competition Finalists Named

Extending the lives of the companions we love! Alumnus: Daniel Oliver, MBA 2013 Region: New England Secure Code Warrior: Welcome to the era of secure software development. Alumnus: John Fitzgerald, MBA 1997... View Details

01 Dec 1998
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Faculty Retirements

interface with the securities markets, he is the coauthor or editor of seven books, including Wall Street and Regulation; Managing Financial Institutions; and Islamic Law and Finance. He has written numerous working papers and articles in... View Details

30 Jan 2017
News

HBS Deans' Message on White House Travel Ban

The following set of emails were sent to all Harvard Business School alumni today: Dear HBS alumni/ae, We are writing to share with you emails that have gone out to the HBS (below) and Harvard (see here) campus communities concerning President Trump's executive order... View Details

Ernesta G. Procope

Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) legislation which has been adopted by 26 states. Over the years, Procope dramatically expanded her business to include commercial lines of coverage and in the process secured business from over... View Details

Keywords: Finance

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Plymouth Motor Corporation Photograph Collection - Photography Collections - Historical Collections

Motor Co. United Fruit Co. Smaller Collections Yousuf Karsh Portraits Margaret Bourke-White Farm Security Administration 1934 Art and Industry Exhibition Early Aviation Electric Railway Jones & Laughlin Steel 19th-Century Boston Portrait... View Details

02 Jul 2015
Op-Ed

The Future of the Greek Economy

the private—sector, a way out should be easier to arrange even at the cost of bending the rules somewhat once again. But as long as European leaders look at the next local election and their own domestic political interest rather than the big picture, no answer will be... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Alfaro, Dante Roscini & George Serafeim; Banking

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Sovereign debt ratings

Where can I find sovereign (national) debt ratings? Bloomberg give current ratings by Standard & Poor's, Moody's and Fitch. Hit the yellow GOVT key, type TK, then hit GO. Select desired country from the menu, then hit GO. Select desired View Details

23 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

How Relationships are Building Biotech

wrote. Higgins and Gulati discovered that the top executives' connections established in their previous jobs had a large, and positive, effect on biotech companies in terms of securing resources. Together Higgins and Gulati gathered the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Mallory Stark

05 May 2003
Research & Ideas

What It Takes to Restore Trust in Business

professionalism. Those are missing now, and those are exactly the qualities that are needed before we'll see any significant change in the prevailing lack of trust, he said. Our securities industry is broken. It's in terrible shape.— D.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

15 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

Apple Pay’s Technology Adoption Problem

wireless carriers, has seen little traction with its mobile wallet for similar reasons. Pitching Security One marketing pitch Apple is sure to try out with potential users is security, especially after notable breaches at Home Depot and... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Technology; Retail

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