security - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

Counting Up the Effects of Sarbanes-Oxley

Widely deemed the most important piece of security legislation since formation of the Securities and Exchange Commission in 1934, the landmark Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was born into a climate still reeling... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Accounting; Banking

15 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

The Right Connections

capital on their ability to secure resources. "In biotech it can take eight to ten years to develop a product and cost hundreds of millions of dollars to bring it to market," says Higgins. "Therefore, funding is... View Details

Keywords: by Judith A. Ross

01 Mar 2009
News

More Alumni Books

Growing Up with Harry: Stories of Character by Sherman Baldwin (MBA ’97) (iUniverse) How You( ) Are Like Shampoo for Job Seekers: The Proven Personal Branding System to Help You Succeed in Any Interview and Secure the Job of Your Dreams... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Jun 2001
News

Virtual Plant Tours and Beer Game Dysfunction

explains Judy Stahl (MBA 1996), executive director of the HBS Information Technology Group. “After completing it, they then uploaded it to a secure site, all without having to come to campus.” Defeating New England weather — now that’s a... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Dec 2013
News

Climate Change as Must-See TV

issue or understand its urgency." Working with fellow executive producers James Cameron, Jerry Weintraub, and 60 Minutes veterans David Gelber and Joel Bach, Abbasi secured backing from HBS alumni Bill Bowes (MBA 1952), Chris Hohn (MBA... View Details

Keywords: videos; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Broadcasting (except Internet); Information; Arts, Entertainment

09 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy

Federal Reserve Bank, succinctly explained the purpose of ARD in an address he gave in November 1945 before the National Association of Securities Commissioners in Chicago. "We have the [greatest] number of possibilities for new... View Details

Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante

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The Spread and Adoption of Option Pricing Models - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections

published. An equally eager audience of financial advisors, portfolio managers and securities traders awaited the option pricing model. In the same year that Merton published his article on option pricing theory (1973), the Chicago Board... View Details

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IT Strategy: Elevating Research Capabilities with a Cloud-Based Platform Built to Meet Evolving Needs | Information Technology

pace, demanding sophisticated tools that foster collaboration, enhance data management, and uphold the highest standards of security and integrity. To equip researchers with the capabilities to drive transformative discoveries, Harvard... View Details

01 Dec 2014
News

These Walls Can Talk

(Javier Larrea/Getty Images) Today: Most smart homes connect basic electronic devices such as lights, locks, smoke detectors, security cameras, and thermostats. Tomorrow: Homes will be fully outfitted with smart appliances, which can make... View Details

Keywords: April White

Profile

Prita Kumar

costs and benefits of various alternatives.” Prita also secured a residency in the Harvard i-lab and has participated in the New Venture Competition, in which she made it to the top ten semi-finals. While Prita, and her HBS colleagues... View Details

15 Aug 2024
Op-Ed

Post-CrowdStrike, Six Questions to Test Your Company's Operational Resilience

updates? People: Train product, technology, and security teams to understand and manage the risks of continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), the kind of automated software update approach that helped the CrowdStrike outage... View Details

Keywords: by Hise Gibson and Anita Lynch

Adolphus Busch

Joining his father-in-law’s company in 1864, Busch, along with Carl Conrad, developed the formula for Budweiser beer, which became the bestselling beer in the country. Taking the helm of the company in 1913, Busch developed a process for pasteurizing beer that enabled... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

Career Coach

Laetitia Tiani Vessah

earnings. Her secret power is finding cool job opportunities across a range of industries & company stages. Her mission is to help you secure your bag! Work Experience: Procter & Gamble. Kapor Startup Fellow (pre-MBA internship), WSC &... View Details

November 1994 (Revised May 2002)
Case

K-III: A Leveraged Build-Up

By: George P. Baker III, Nicola Bamford and Nicolas Greenspan

Explores the strategy, financing, and governance of a new type of organizational form, dubbed the Leveraged Build-Up by its inventor, Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co. The company makes leveraged acquisitions of small publishing companies, managing them in a very... View Details

Keywords: Debt Securities; Financial Management; Leveraged Buyouts; Cash Flow; Organizational Structure; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Financial Strategy; Corporate Finance; Publishing Industry

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Educators

Purchase

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

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MBA 2025 Alumni Technology Transition - Alumni

(cloud service or local storage device). OneDrive benefits include: Store, sync, and share your individual work files Update and share your files from anywhere Work on Office documents with others at the same time Secure and accessible... View Details

01 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 1

believed that the government should play a more active role in the financial system by regulating national securities exchanges. In February 1934, the president urged Congress to enact such legislation, prompting the introduction of a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Nov 2020
News

Expanding Summer Fellowships to Support Students

part of the HBS's Arthur Rock Center Accelerator program last year. ShelfLife is a B2B marketplace that enables small businesses to take advantage of economies of scale in the food and beverage packaging supply chain. “Specialty food and beverage producers join our... View Details

05 Aug 2002
Research & Ideas

Are Consumers the Cure for Broken Health Insurance?

of defined benefit investments not only in the boom period from 1995 through 1998 but also in the down market years of 1990, 1993, and 1994. And, fourth, consumer pressure and intensified competition forced the entire U.S. securities... View Details

Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger

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IFC: Singapore; Shaping a Global Innovation Hub - Course Catalog

secured a strong lineup of speakers, each leaders in their respective fields, to offer students a broad range of perspectives as they engage with the coursework. Educational Objectives Through immersing students in Singapore’s burgeoning... View Details

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