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- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Disaster Master
photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images News “Fast” and “unexpected” are two words Adrian Beer (OPM 31, 2002) uses to describe his work as CEO of GrupoBeer, a Madrid-based corporation providing post-disaster services such as building... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
William K.L. Fung
Fung's proposals, and by April 1973, Li & Fung was listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange. This early success was only the beginning of a distinguished business career that has established Fung, now 48, as one of Hong Kong's ablest and most dynamic View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- Web
Impact on Research & Curriculum | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
industry. These cases, used in the “Business Policy” course, helped Andrews to rethink business policy more broadly and formalize the theoretical framework of corporate strategy, the concept of looking at a company’s goals, policies,... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Making a World of Difference
collaborative — mirrors that which he strives to create through his philanthropic activities. "I believe that in today's world, the corporate executive cannot be of major value unless he or she has the... View Details
- 09 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Catching Up With Boards--Jay Lorsch
When most people think of a company's organization chart, they put the chief executive officer at the top of the pyramid. But those with an interest in corporate governance know that's not correct. After all, the CEO reports to the board... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 09 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 9
agreement to give ownership of the Canal back to Panama in the 1970s was not a gesture of magnanimity, but because the strategic and economic value of ownership had since disappeared. In a surprise to those who argued that it was... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Apr 2008
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Brand Management
Marketing executives value entertainment-related endorsements because of the difficulty of reaching a wide group of consumers using traditional advertising. Companies look to hire athletes whose image mirrors their own View Details
- Profile
Arum Kang
help customers find it. I suddenly realized how physical business is, how everything in the value chain, from shelf set-up to visual presentation, have to work together to make the ultimate sale." After Lord & Taylor, Arum moved... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Revitalizing America
help address urgent priorities that the public cares about and bring communities together for the common good. An early slogan for AmeriCorps, the lead program of America's Corporation for National and Community Service, was "getting... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 11 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
The New International Style of Management
they can work together. "In a truly multicultural corporate environment, people strive to strike a balance between their own cultural core and being open to other value systems, communication styles,... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 02 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 2, 2010
of how the topics of nonfinancial information, sustainable development, corporate disclosure, and integrated reporting, among others, overlap. Purchase this note:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/411049-PDF-ENG Belco Global Foods C.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 3, 2008
Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-099WP.pdf Evaluating the Impact of SA 8000 Certification Authors:Michael J. Hiscox, Claire Schwartz, and Michael W. Toffel Abstract SA 8000, along with other types of certification standards and View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Jun 2013
- Op-Ed
How to Do Away with the Dangers of Outsourcing
The recent collapse of the eight-story Rana Plaza garment factory in Bangladesh was a red alert for every company that has embraced the "virtual organization" model and the outsourcing that goes with it. The lure of the model is obvious. Virtual View Details
- June 2016 (Revised May 2017)
- Case
FANUC Corporation: Reassessing the Firm's Governance and Financial Policies
By: Benjamin C. Esty, Nobuo Sato and Akiko Kanno
In February 2015, Daniel Loeb (a U.S.–based activist investor) announced his firm had a large investment in FANUC Corporation, a leading producer of industrial robots and software for machine tools. Loeb was demanding that the Japanese firm change its financial and... View Details
Keywords: Hedge Funds; Economic Policy; Investments; Government Policy; Deregulation; Financial Management; Valuation; Investment Funds; Policy; Corporate Governance; Macroeconomics; Investment Activism; Change Management; Financial Strategy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Japan; United States
Esty, Benjamin C., Nobuo Sato, and Akiko Kanno. "FANUC Corporation: Reassessing the Firm's Governance and Financial Policies." Harvard Business School Case 216-042, June 2016. (Revised May 2017.)
- 07 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics
of the American Marketing Association's 2010 Sports Marketing Lifetime Achievement Award. The power of "The Rings"—the brand power of the Olympics—derives from the global recognition of the five rings (representing the five continents), the wide array of... View Details
- Blog
Understanding the Benefits of Our Virtual Programs
We spoke with four participants of our live online programs to learn more about their experience: Augusto Bassanini, President & CEO, United Grain Corporation Trey Ford, Vice President, Platform Strategy and Trust, Salesforce.com, Inc.... View Details
- 24 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 24, 2007
General Corporation (DG) operates one of the leading chains of extreme value retailers in the United States. 2006 revenues reached $9.2 billion, making DG the 6th largest mass retailer in the country. With... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
New Releases
professor Sumantra Ghoshal. In The Differentiated Network: Organizing Multinational Corporations for Value Creation, Nohria and Ghoshal assert that the traditional, hierarchical "spoke-and-hub" forms of... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- Web
Climate Symposium 2024: Confronting Reality, Celebrating Innovation - Blog - Business & Environment
Blog Blog Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author HBS Faculty Author HBS Staff Author Students Topics Topics Accelerating Climate Solutions Conference 2023 Alumni Alumni Programs Alumni in Climate Networking Series Business & Environment... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Profits and Purpose
second-year MBA course Reimagining Capitalism in 2012, Rebecca Henderson, the John and Natty McArthur University Professor, has been helping students explore the roles that the corporation and its leaders can play in addressing these... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint