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- 21 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
It Matters That Your CEO Doesn't Know Much About Sales
investing in projects that earn more than their cost of capital; increasing profits from existing capital investments; reducing assets in activities that earn less than the cost of capital; and reducing the firm’s cost of capital itself....
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by Michael Blanding
- 10 Nov 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Making Lincoln Center Cool Again
is knowing how to structure organizations" —Allen Grossman But controversy over the massive project persisted—an early dome-style design by Frank Gehry for the plaza was front-page fodder for critics. The New York City Opera...
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- 08 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
“There’s no quick shortcut to success:” Zorpads takes off
shoes, or C) make her shoes tighter due to the inserts," Smith explains. "She came up with the problem for us." Wiegele, who has a background in air and water filtration thanks to his engineering work at SpaceX, used his...
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- 10 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis
lawmakers need to be open to asking the tough questions, engaging in real debate, searching for solutions, and making compromises. Pledges to rule in or rule out various policy options are likely to preclude sensible solutions. This is an historic leadership moment....
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- 01 Mar 2008
- News
One-on-One with Jim Breyer
almost implies a consumer Internet bubble, with a number of me-too projects that will continue to get funded. We simply do not ever want to be chasing hot sectors. As we think about Internet opportunities, Web 2.0 would no longer...
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Bibliography - The Art of American Advertising
Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership...
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- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Roads to Recovery
lights in working order? Maybe not. The state of the nation's highways, bridges, airports, dams, seaports, and tunnels collectively rate a grade of D+, says the American Society of Civil Engineers, which has called for a $3.6 trillion...
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- 03 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 3, 2007
Working PapersNone this week Cases & Course MaterialsCommon Agricultural Policy and the Future of French Farming Harvard Business School Case 707-027 Presents the history and evolution of the EU Common Agricultural Policy, from...
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Martha Lagace
- 14 Dec 2022
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Reducing Plastic Pollution on a Global Scale
in the latter option as part of their sustainability commitments, but how can businesses reduce their use of non-recyclable plastics on a global scale? The CEM project has interviewed leaders of businesses and NGOs from emerging markets...
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- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Innovative Course Brings Students and Alumni Together
gave them a rare chance to reflect on their daily work and to think about their managerial strengths and weaknesses. Says Garvin, "The project has given me many useful insights, as well, into the powerful...
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Meg Gardner; photo by Joshua Lavine
- 13 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 13
software and IT service firms will likely have an inward focus over the next five years and will, therefore, only slowly emerge onto the global market. Working PapersThe Role of Organizational Scope and Governance in Strengthening...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Launching a Career in the COVID Economy? Here Are 5 Tips.
do the job well, and people will offer you more responsibility. Commitment. Demonstrate that you are excited about your job, and people will invest in you. Compatibility. Prove that you can get along with your teammates and managers, and people will want to View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
City of Dreams
more concrete (sometimes literally) world of doing that affected a great many more people in far more fundamental ways. For the next seven years, he served as an urban development specialist for the Asian Development Bank, working on...
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- 06 Sep 2004
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Prepare for a World Without Cheap Oil?
respondents. Joseph Butler suggests that "It is the responsibility of corporations and governments alike to share knowledge and to work to educate developing nations ... about consumption, pollution, and efficiency." Mark Cox...
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by James Heskett
- 28 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Novo Nordisk
consider that a realistic solution. Instead, they are currently focusing on a project replacing the current plastic materials used in the injection devices (e.g., the injection pen casing) with bioplastic to allow the injection devices to...
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- 14 Feb 2019
- News
Plotting a Path Forward on Climate Change
to catch up to the technology of today.” She cited the Seaport District as an example, where small condominiums sell for more than $1 million, but builders are not required to make their projects energy efficient, nor are incentives...
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- 12 May 2022
- News
Onboarding
Americans in her apartment building and moved to Boston, where she became a dance instructor at Tufts University. Thinking she might want to lead an arts organization, Barron applied to HBS. After cutting her teeth with McKinsey on a rural development View Details
- 02 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 2
medical schools continue to focus on the basic sciences, to the exclusion of such managerial topics as running effective teams. The approach to executing reform appears to assume that practice managers and entrepreneurs can undertake the managerial View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2013
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Sizing Up Social Impact
Ebrahim is delineating a framework that takes into account the inherent uncertainty and complexity of measuring results in the social sector. EBRAHIM: The hard work of measuring impact becomes easier "Performance measurement in nonprofits...
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- 01 Sep 2003
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President’s Report
have worked very hard over the years to ensure that thoughtful and actionable committee recommendations were delivered and projects completed. We have made enormous strides this year. Thanks to all of you...
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