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- 20 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 20, 2015
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/714027-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 316-015 Finalizing a Deal Between Riva Corporation and Charlton Corporation: Charlton's Internal Deliberation (A)—Charlton CEO No abstract available....
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Cynthia Carroll
although we set the standard in South Africa and everywhere else we operate, we’ve got to do better. The second area that needed improvement was government relations. Starting first in South Africa, we’ve worked to upgrade that relationship substantially. Black...
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- 29 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 29
the CEO of the African Capital Alliance (ACA), a private equity firm based in Nigeria. ACA has spent more than a year arranging a $500 million consortium bid to acquire and recapitalize Union Bank, Nigeria's sixth largest bank. Several weeks before the View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Apr 2005
- What Do You Think?
Can an Organization’s “Deep Smarts” Be Preserved?
"presumes two things about corporate life today: That enough corporate executives can be 'deep.' That it pays to be 'smart' in today's corporation." If the presumptions are not correct, as she implies, how do we deal with the...
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by James Heskett
- Portrait Project
Hysam Galal
Liar, is who I'll be if I answered this question!! I joined HBS crazy about consulting... I am graduating more confused than ever before, with no clue what I want or what I am passionate about. But I do know what I don't want to be, and what I don't want to do with my...
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- 19 Sep 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Say Again? Uncommon Advice for Common Business Problems
management by walking around. Decreasing workplace transparency can increase worker productivity. Dealing with the ‘Irrational’ Negotiator What to do when the other party's behavior does not make sense. Why Most Leaders (Even Thomas...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Patrick Connolly
thereafter. More than mere functional expertise and ability, however, HBS has imbued me with a more finely honed ability to see the big picture in the face of a great deal of disparate (and often conflicting) information and uncertainty....
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- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Breakthrough International Negotiation
negotiation, not the least of which is the corporate arena. "Brokering a deal requires the same ability to assess complex situations and craft breakthrough strategies as brokering a peace agreement," says Watkins. "Leaders of companies...
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- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Karen Gordon Mills
with a group of other investment professionals, has $250 million under management and specializes in later-stage invest-ments in companies that could use a boost in capital to grow substantially. “Our operating philosophy is to invest about $15–20 million in each View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Late Start, Dramatic Finish
bold new strategy for dealing with the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa,” team member Lyn Baranowski wrote in the Harbus. Noting that the case encompassed ethics and leadership issues as well as marketing challenges, she added, “When the GSK...
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- 9 AM – 10 AM EDT, 07 Aug 2019
- HBS Online
HBS Online Negotiation Mastery
Hone your negotiation skills with analytical tools, interpersonal techniques, and real-world practice to secure maximum value for yourself and your organization. Program Dates: August 7, 2019 - October 2, 2019
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- 16 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
European Private Equity—Still a Teenager?
make companies more efficient when public markets are largely flat, they said. According to Nikos Stathopoulos (HBS MBA '95), a partner in Apax Partners, which was founded thirty years ago, "If you look at what drives the sources of View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Wide Angle
deal about globalization and the global economy. How do you think globalization as a movement will ultimately be impacted by the pandemic? And are there other useful historical precedents there? I think you have to go back to the early...
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- 23 May 2019
- News
Michael R. Bloomberg, MBA 1966
Bloomberg during an unparalleled career as an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and three-term mayor of New York City. “I’ve always believed a good deal is where both parties walk away thinking that they didn’t get everything they want, but...
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Susan Young
- 25 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
To Pay or Not to Pay: Argentina and the International Debt Market
managers who trade in foreign debt as well as for emerging market countries. "The cost of funds will go up," naysayers may cry. "We won't get any money; no one will invest in us." “If you lend to Argentina, you are View Details
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by Laura Alfaro
- 28 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: The Good Struggle: Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World
suited to a world in which leaders are immersed in a stream of possibilities, surprises, opportunities, and deals in the active, fluid markets that surround and pervade their organizations. Commitments require data, analysis, and...
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by Joseph L. Badaracco
- 06 Sep 2004
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Prepare for a World Without Cheap Oil?
Summing Up Is the end of cheap oil a challenge to the world? Yes. Will it affect our standard of living adversely? Not likely. At least that is the verdict of most of the large number of respondents to this month's column who rely on assumed human ingenuity combined...
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by James Heskett
- 29 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
Star Power! How to Win in Professional Services
to question, debate, and even oppose initiatives with which they disagree—and often do so. Corporate CEOs also tend to deal with their shareholders periodically and at a distance. True, they have to talk with analysts at least quarterly,...
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by Jay W. Lorsch & Thomas J. Tierney
- 09 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Manager’s Guide to Communicating with Customers Collection
Are you reaching your customers? The key is knowing who they are and what they want To appeal to retail customers you need to understand what makes them tick. What better way to do that than by studying actual consumer behavior? A great View Details
- 15 Feb 2022
- News
Charlotte Club Hosts Webinar to Mark 100 Years of the Case Method
analyze, deal with changing assumptions, and defend my views in front of my peers in a graded environment. That’s how students see the case method. Faculty see the case as a source of education, innovation, and change. It’s the heart of...
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Margie Kelley