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01 Aug 2012
What Do You Think?

Should CEOs Worry About ‘Too Big to Succeed?’

for systematically divesting assets or businesses? Does this suggest an entirely different approach to bigness on the part of regulators, academics, and others? Instead of "too big to fail" should we be worried about "too... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing; Financial Services

25 Aug 2009
First Look

First Look: August 25

physically and organizationally divided into autonomous operations. Many organizations—from airlines to hospitals to department stores—have since adopted the model, in the form of focused units that share people, equipment, and other View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

The Reputation Risks of Sharing Fake News

sharing accurate information,” says Jordan. You Might Also Like: Is It Even Possible to Dam the Flow of Misleading Content Online? Do Social Movements Sway Voters? Not Really, Except for One Election 2024: Why Demographics Won't Predict the Next President Feedback or... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

15 Aug 2024
Op-Ed

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

Updates—Even After CrowdStrike's Flaw How Workplace Wellness Programs Can Give Employees the Energy Boost They Need Digital Transformation: A New Roadmap for Success Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: Image by HBSWK... View Details

Keywords: by Hise Gibson and Anita Lynch

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Digital Exhibits | Baker Library

by the top artistic and commercial photographers of the day, with a focus on advertising and industrial images. Bubbles, Panics & Crashes: A Century of Financial Crises, 1830s-1930s In 1837, 1873, 1907, and 1929, asset price bubbles... View Details

01 Dec 2011
News

Alumni Book Briefs

Business) Put Your Mindset to Work: The One Asset You Really Need to Win and Keep the Job You Love by James Reed (MBA ’90) and Paul G. Stoltz (Portfolio Trade) Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters by Richard... View Details

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Finance; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Manufacturing

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Navigating a Career in Education | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

After my Fellowship ended, I stayed on as a permanent hire and shifted to our human assets team, focusing on an overhaul of our performance evaluation system and the way we think about leadership development. Now I'm working in... View Details

24 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

Charting the US-China Trade War: What Does 'Made in Vietnam' Mean?

Voters? Not Really, Except for One Election 2024: Why Demographics Won't Predict the Next President Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image credit: HBSWK, with assets from AdobeStock/moofushi... View Details

Keywords: by Ana Elena Azpúrua; Manufacturing; Shipping

01 Dec 1999
News

New Jakurski Chair Supports Research in Global Finance

topics in international finance, including securitization of insurance risks (particularly those linked to catastrophes), risk management for corporations and financial institutions, and asset allocation for investors. He is a founding... View Details

01 Jun 2000
News

World Bank's Wolfensohn Highlights Challenges, Increased Role for Private Sector

twenty-five million kids don't go to school. There are too many people dying due to lack of vaccines, and the world is showing an increasing inequity in terms of the distribution of assets and income. The rich are getting richer, and the... View Details

11 Apr 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, April 11

theoretical and empirical investigation of the risks of globally diversified portfolios of stocks and bonds and of optimal intertemporal global portfolio choice for long horizon investors in the presence of permanent cash flow shocks and transitory discount rate shocks... View Details

08 Mar 2016
Research & Ideas

Solving an Economic Mystery Surrounding Argentina and Chile

late 1980s. The business class is relatively cohesive and very inter-connected, and again increasingly so since the 1980s. This concentration was assisted by privatization of state assets which involved the transfer of a considerable... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Nov 2011
First Look

First Look: Nov. 1

Case 112-025 The case details the conflict between Mike Mayo, an influential banking analyst, and Citigroup about what Mayo considers aggressive accounting policies. Mike Mayo questions Citigroup's lack of a valuation allowance against its Deferred Tax View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

January 2021 (Revised October 2021)
Case

Ken Talbot—Cautionary Tale in Estate Planning

By: Christina R. Wing and Faith Lyons

In 2010, Ken Talbot, a self-made Australian billionaire, was traveling throughout Africa to bring his innovative coal technology to the continent when he perished in a plane crash. His will was originally created years prior when his estate worth was estimated to be AU... View Details

Keywords: Estate Planning; Entrepreneurship; Assets; Agreements and Arrangements; Lawsuits and Litigation; Valuation; Family and Family Relationships; Conflict Management; Australia; Africa

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06 Dec 2022
Blog Post

Meet the Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Club

Acquisition (ETA) is a great career path. Club Mission The Club’s mission is two-fold. First, we intend to provide potential searchers with the network and resources needed to succeed. A key success factor in the ETA career path is having a strong network, as it has... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

01 Dec 2001
News

BOOK: Creating Value through Corporate Restructuring

proceeded when faced with multiple options. Those options — from mergers and acquisitions to leveraged buyouts and asset divestitures to "vulture" investing and tracking stock — are also explored. Gilson reminds readers that the devil is... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

30 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

COVID Not Slowing VC Investment

equity managers from firms overseeing more than $1.9 trillion in assets during July and early August. They found that 92 percent of private-equity managers were interacting with portfolio companies every week during the pandemic, compared... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Financial Services; Banking

23 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

Forgiving Medical Debt Won't Make Everyone Happier

Bundle’ of Health Insurance Cure Coverage Gaps and Spur Innovation? Can Insurance Technology Solve the Uninsured Driver Problem? Why Cutting Jobless Aid Isn't the Answer to Worker Shortages Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu.... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health

22 Apr 2021
News

Leading for a Better World in Boston; Virtual Event Showcases Japan Fellowship

Tierney (MBA 1980) from The Bridgespan Group, which provides leadership development consulting services to nonprofits. The panel, The Quest for Racial Justice: Making This a Movement, Not a Moment, moderator Ivy Jack (MBA 2004), Head of Equity Research at NorthStar... View Details