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Lindsay Steinmetz
Why was earning your MBA here important to you? After working for a small, entrepreneurial organization I wanted to build a stronger foundation in general management. HBS expanded my knowledge of industries, types of organizations, and... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
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Sustainability Resources for HBS MBAs
Corporate EcoForum Weekly Bloomberg Climate Changed Just Means Triple Pundit University-based resources Duke Edge Duke Office of sustainability Harvard Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Harvard C-Change: The... View Details
- 13 Jun 2017
- Blog Post
Benefits of the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program
Before matriculating at HBS, Damjan Korac (MBA 2017) had a plan to combine his interest in technology and management. Damjan interned as a product manager at Microsoft after his junior year at Princeton, and as a senior was accepted into... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Nancy Hall (MBA 1974)
business when I graduated. We were trained to work in established companies that had tens of thousands of employees. We didn’t spend much time on international business or study nonprofit management. Entrepreneurship was a novel idea.... View Details
- 29 Sep 2022
- News
Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal
with enough oil, gas, and food supplies, given supply chain disruptions. Important, too, was being mindful of budget deficits and encouraging investments from international partners. “We had to do it all purposefully, accurately, and... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 19 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
Investing in Breakthrough Technologies to Lead the Energy Transition
is beneficial to be able to view opportunities through various perspectives and strengthening my finance acumen has significantly broadened my understanding of the industry ecosystem. 3. Gaining View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
KPMG for Mayor!
corruption scandal in Lagos could harm KPMG’s reputation in New York or Shanghai. Moreover, foreign firms are bound by many laws of their home country and by international laws, notably the antibribery convention of the Organisation for... View Details
- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Examining Climate Change From a Business Perspective
Assistant Professor Vincent Pons discussed the case he wrote, “Climate Change: Paris, and the Road Ahead,” with students in a Business, Government, and the International Economy class in spring 2019. (photo by Kavita Pillay) Assistant... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Student Conferences, at a Glance
parlor, as an early source of entrepreneurial influence. Her advice? “Do for yourself. Do for your people. Provide a quality product.” Cyberposium Building Leaders for Technology January 17–19, 2003 Sponsor: HBS High Tech & New Media Club... View Details
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Systems for Scaling Ventures (SSV) - Course Catalog
course about launching a startup or financing it, nor a course about highly stable, established enterprises. This course is about leading and managing an entrepreneurial organization as it accelerates... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Big Doings in Big Apple: New York Club Hosts Multiple Events
In the city that never sleeps, the Harvard Business School Club of Greater New York is seldom at rest, as its busy schedule of activities in recent months indicates. Last May, for example, with more than four hundred people in attendance at its View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
HBS Expands Global Presence
impact, and visibility of HBS international research efforts. Dessain, who speaks five languages, has extensive experience in business and higher education throughout Europe, most recently as a senior director in charge of managing... View Details
- March 2011 (Revised September 2014)
- Case
Bridging the GAAPs
By: Gwen Yu
Inconsistencies in accounting treatment across countries are a major obstacle for global equity investment. Adoption of a single accounting standard (IFRS) has been received with much excitement, where apples to apples comparison across countries will become easier.... View Details
Keywords: Financial Reporting; International Accounting; Private Equity; Investment; Globalized Markets and Industries; Information Management; Standards; Valuation
Yu, Gwen. "Bridging the GAAPs." Harvard Business School Case 111-114, March 2011. (Revised September 2014.) (Included in Harvard Business School's Premier Case Collection.)
- March 2006 (Revised November 2006)
- Case
China: To Float or Not To Float? (E)- ABB Investment in China
By: Laura Alfaro, Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel
In July 2005, China revalued its currency by 2.1% and adjusted its exchange rate regime toward a more market-based system. ABB, a global power and automation technologies company based out of Switzerland with operations in China, was among those companies confronted... View Details
Keywords: Currency Exchange Rate; Investment; Multinational Firms and Management; International Relations; Problems and Challenges; Value Creation; China; Switzerland
Alfaro, Laura, Rafael M. Di Tella, and Ingrid Vogel. "China: To Float or Not To Float? (E)- ABB Investment in China." Harvard Business School Case 706-035, March 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
- 11 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 11, 2006
international business in the nineteenth century was not easily fitted into national categories. The place of registration, the nationality of shareholders, and the nationality of management often pointed in different directions. During... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Sep 2001
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How To Be an Angel Investor
far better investor. A Short Lecture On Entrepreneurial Evaluation, Harvard Style Bear with us while we explain the framework developed by William Sahlman and Howard Stevenson at Harvard Business School. This is one of the areas in the... View Details
Keywords: by David Amis & Howard Stevenson
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It Takes a Village: Global Field Courses at Harvard Business School - MBA
Sciences Partners & Families Peek SVMP Social Enterprise Student Life Student Loans Student Profile Sustainability Video Blog Industries Industries Architecture Construction Consulting Consumer Packaged Goods Education Energy Engineering Entertainment / Media... View Details
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Turnarounds and Transformation - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Turnarounds and Transformation Course Number 1636 Professor Ranjay Gulati Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits 27 sessions Paper/Project (formerly Entrepreneurial Management in a Turnaround Environment) Career Focus This course is... View Details
- 01 Nov 2019
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Confronting Climate Change in the Classroom and Beyond
From the RC’s Finance I discussion on international carbon finance and EcoSecurities, to electives such as Sustainable Cities and Resilient Infrastructure, to cases such as... View Details
- 19 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
management consultant at Monitor, which sharpened my perspective on business and industry strategy. I learned a huge amount at HBS in discussions of leadership, entrepreneurial marketing, finance, and ethics. I also spent some time at... View Details