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- 08 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Immigrants Who Built America’s Financial System
rewarding to deal with issues that were so important and formative of this country. The combination of Hamilton and Gallatin's thought still defines the tensions in American political economy as we know it today." Julia Hanna: How...
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- 19 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 19, 2007
School Case 807-033 Part of a 3-case series in which students get to see the unfolding of due diligence on private equity (buy out) deal. In this, the A case, the deal team has negotiated a letter of intent...
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Martha Lagace
- 23 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017
Fonterra to enhance its competitive position. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/517050-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 717-453 Novartis: A Transformative Deal When Joe Jimenez became CEO of Swiss-based...
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Carmen Nobel
- 10 Apr 2007
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First Look: April 10, 2007
create a partnership to acquire the assets of Parmalat in Uruguay. Focuses on their analysis prior to submitting a bid and their plan for improving the operations once their bid is accepted. In addition to improving operations, they must View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 19 May 2009
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First Look: May 19, 2009
efficiency also had more conventional paths to market based on licensing deals to large seed companies. Alternatively, Arcadia could acquire a seed company and develop and market its seed directly. A different near-term growth area...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Redefining Success: Women & Work.
turned into "a runaway express train." "At least twice a week, after working all day, putting the kids to bed, and having dinner with my husband, I started working again at 9:30 or 10:00 p.m.," Sandford reports. "I was exhausted." Weekends, she and her husband View Details
- 22 Mar 2011
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First Look: March 22
her leadership style and philosophy. It examines her career strategies and rise through the ranks; strategies she used to deal with challenges faced as a woman in the military; how she turned around a troubled military unit; and how she...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 20
long-term contracts based on negotiated "benchmark prices" to contracts based on spot prices, usually forcing mining companies to pay for shipping. Second, for Brazil's charismatic president, Lula, a former union leader, Vale's...
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Martha Lagace
- 16 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 16
book deals with two of the biggest problems in business: Why do sane, smart leaders often refuse to accept the facts that threaten their companies? And how do they find the courage to resist denial when facing new trends, changing...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The One That Got Away
being too dogmatic about how you define your sweet spot as an investor; and (2) seek companies that seem extraordinary on some dimension, even if it is unusual or seems deficient in others. Rob Go (MBA 2007) NextView Ventures For the Birds Here’s what I wrote in my...
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- 01 Dec 2006
- News
MBA vs. MBA
the President a line-item veto to rein in spending, and most recently, to allow controversial electronic surveillance of U.S. citizens to combat terrorism. On the other hand, he voted to override the President’s veto of stem-cell legislation, for ethics and lobbying...
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- 24 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care
we've always tried to do and should do. It's also trying to deal with a corporate tax that's out of whack with the rest of the world. Then finally, it appears to be trying to address some distributional issues, re-distributional issues. I...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Light Years Ahead
management, risk management for global investment, and negotiation and deal structuring. He also served in a variety of leadership roles: as chair of the Finance unit (1986–88); as senior associate dean,...
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- 09 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times
different cultures. In all cases they had to find a way to deal with these circumstances in a way that conformed to their values and high purpose. By and large the CEOs had a diverse career experience. They had cross-functional and...
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by Martha Lagace
- 28 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 28, 2007
Business School Note 808-004 Firms that aspire to develop two-sided platforms face a formidable challenge. Prospective users on each side will not invest in the platform until they are confident there will be enough users on the other side. Traditional strategies for...
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Martha Lagace
- 28 May 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019
Weapons of Peace by Peter D. Johnston (MBA 1990) Goldrook Publishing What If the Nazis developed the Atom Bomb first? Recovering from gunshot wounds and confined to an ancient English castle, America's top negotiator shares the secrets of...
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- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
because of the size and makeup of the audience it attracts." Of Fox's television contract with the NFL, Steve Greyser notes, "While many people thought Fox overpaid for its NFL rights, in reality it was a coup - with one stroke, the deal...
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Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
anger, running on empty, and siblings speak to what it’s really like to be a caregiver. You’ll find ways to ground yourself, sustain yourself day after day, and learn how to deal with slow grief. You aren’t alone. Family Caregivers: An...
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- 01 Mar 2007
- News
The Winning Season
Cooperstown, New York. Despite his deep love of the game, the elder DeWitt stresses the importance of maintaining a degree of emotional distance when it comes to evaluating, and negotiating for, players. “It would be easy to get too...
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- 03 Apr 2007
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First Look: April 3, 2007
"decouple" payments to European farmers. Explores the logic behind agricultural supports, with a focus on the economic, political, and cultural context of French farming. Discusses efforts to reform the CAP in the context of the Doha Round of WTO View Details
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Martha Lagace