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  • March 2013 (Revised March 2014)
  • Case

Brazos Partners and the Tri-Northern Exit

By: Matthew Rhodes-Kropf and Nathaniel Burbank
Randall Fojtasek, a partner at the Dallas-based Brazos Private Equity Partners, must decide whether now is the time to sell his firm's investment in Tri-Northern Distribution. Brazos, a middle-market leveraged buyout group, created the company two years earlier through... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity Exit; LBO; Leveraged Buyout Transaction; Texas; Security; Brazos; Tri-Northern; Tri-Ed; Northern Video; Private Equity; Partners and Partnerships; Distribution; Leveraged Buyouts; Decision Choices and Conditions; Investment Funds; Financial Services Industry; Distribution Industry; Texas
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  • June 2014
  • Case

The Kursk Submarine Rescue Mission — Short Film

By: Anette Mikes and Tom Ryder
During a military exercise in August 2000, a state-of-the-art Russian nuclear submarine, the Kursk, sank in the Barents Sea, triggering global media attention and an international rescue effort.
In addition to Russia's Northern Fleet, two other organizations got... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Groups and Teams; Crisis Management
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  • June 2014
  • Case

The Kursk Submarine Rescue Mission (Multimedia)

By: Anette Mikes and Tom Ryder
During a military exercise in August 2000, a state-of-the-art Russian nuclear submarine, the Kursk, sank in the Barents Sea, triggering global media attention and an international rescue effort.
In addition to Russia's Northern Fleet, two other organizations got... View Details
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  • 07 Mar 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Video: Harvard Business School at the Kumbh Mela

Every 12 years Hindu pilgrims gather at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers in northern India to bathe in the sacred waters. The gathering, known as the Kumbh Mela, is the world's largest religious festival, drawing millions of... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner; Construction; Real Estate

    Tarun Khanna

    Tarun Khanna is the Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at the Harvard Business School. For almost three decades, he has studied entrepreneurship as a means to social and economic development in emerging markets. At HBS since 1993, after obtaining degrees from Princeton... View Details

    • Web

    Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership

    Corporation, 1975–2000 Edward G. Budd E. G. Budd Company, 1912–1946 Ralph Budd Great Northern Railroad, 1919–1932 Herbert P. Buetow Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, 1953–1963 Warren E. Buffett Berkshire Hathaway, 1969–Present Morgan G.... View Details
    • Fall 2020
    • Article

    Christo and Jeanne‐Claude: The Negotiation of Art and Vice Versa

    By: Michael A. Wheeler
    Over the past two decades the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School (PON) has named thirteen people as Great Negotiators. The project, directed by my colleague Jim Sebenius, has given us the opportunity to commend our honorees’ outstanding work and to learn from... View Details
    Keywords: Art; Negotiation; Arts
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    Online Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

    business owner and tech entrepreneur from Arizona Programming & System Analysis, Biomedical Engineering, Estrella Mountain Community College Small Business Administration, Northern Arizona University Apply tools and frameworks to... View Details
    • Web

    Regional Winners - Alumni

    Hermione NY: Regional Winner: Katie Lefkowitz– Harken (Global Runner-up) Boston: Regional Winner: Yinka Ogunbiyi– Halo Braid Northern California: Regional Winner: Elenor Mak– Jilly Bing Southern California: Regional Winner: Esther Park–... View Details
    • 23 Mar 2022
    • Blog Post

    Learning Curve: The Brother-and-Sister Team Behind a New Edtech Nonprofit

    As the children of civil servants living in northern India, siblings Azeez Gupta (MBA 2019) and Namya Mahajan (MBA 2022) enjoyed educational advantages that millions of their lower-income peers did not—advantages such as high-quality... View Details
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    Organizational Leadership Course | HBS Online

    organization. Highlights Setting Direction Motivating Others Through a Setback Show Hide Details Concepts Setting Direction Communicating Direction Types of Communication Featured Exercises Video upload: Record yourself communicating... View Details
    • 17 Jun 2011
    • HBS Case

    KFC’s Explosive Growth in China

    for Western companies to see," says Shelman. Younger employees, for example, are encouraged to socialize over company-provided video games on their breaks. This practice serves several purposes: It eases the minds of parents anxious... View Details
    Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Food & Beverage
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    Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

    course, and consider your personal leadership development plan Various video uploads to practice what you’ve learned throughout the course Term 2 Course Elective (Term 2) CLIMB features two electives: one finance elective (any course in... View Details
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    The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership

    as African-Americans relocate from rural South to northern cities Influence: Medium-High 20 1920 s 19 Population of urban centers overtakes that of rural communities Tight immigration restrictions Increase in divorce rates Influence:... View Details
    • 23 Jun 2008
    • Research & Ideas

    Innovative Ways to Encourage Personal Savings

    generated strong interest in South Africa, the United Kingdom, northern European countries, Middle Eastern countries, developing countries, and Central and Latin America. Given all those experiences as well as our market research, I'd be... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services
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    Charts & Statistics - Leadership

    routes added Influence: Medium 10 1910 s 19 Anti-immigration sentiment peaks during WWI Great Migration begins as African-Americans relocate from rural South to northern cities Influence: Medium-High 20 1920 s 19 Population of urban... View Details
    • 09 Aug 2021
    • Research & Ideas

    OneTen: Creating a New Pathway for Black Talent

    Last year, it took a teenager's 10-minute video of a Black man's murder to shine a light on the raw hostility that Black people face daily in America. George Floyd's death at the hands of a white police officer forced many to acknowledge... View Details
    Keywords: by Rawi E. Abdelal, Katherine Connolly Baden, and Boris Groysberg
    • 27 Sep 2019
    • Blog Post

    HBS Alumni and Students Take On the Climate Crisis

    intersection of business, government, and international policy. View Video Alumni Tackling Climate Change In recognition of Climate Week NYC, check out these stories of seven HBS alumni who are dedicating their careers to environmental... View Details
    • 01 Dec 2008
    • News

    NYC Club Hosts Nonprofits

    Northern California Events in conjunction with students Madrid and Barcelona Northern California Video conferences with faculty Pakistan Philippines Topics addressed at the... View Details
    • 01 Dec 2014
    • News

    Innovation: The Fish-Farming Fix

    Video Embed Cryoocyte’s home lab in action With ocean fisheries increasingly failing to meet global demands—about 85 percent of them are classified as depleted or worse, according to the World Bank—the future of the food supply will... View Details
    Keywords: Francis Storrs; aquaculture; Fishing, Hunting and Trapping; Agriculture