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31 May 2017
What Do You Think?

Can Amazon Do What Walmart Couldn’t, Stop the 'Wheel of Retailing'?

in Shakespeare and English, became fascinated with the retailing field. In 1958, he described what was happening in the world of retail after the Second World War. He observed that new retailing concepts typically begin with low-price... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail

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Which HBS Executive Education Program is Right For Me?

detail, sometimes it can be enough to distinguish whether you want to work on personal development or organizational leadership. When we talk with potential applicants, our goal is to understand what would be most helpful for you View Details

22 May 2017
Lessons from the Classroom

A Luxury Industry Veteran Teaches the Importance of Aesthetics to Budding Business Leaders

both sides—the judges debated this team’s idea for almost an hour, and nobody could deny that the team had succeeded in its goal to get people talking. “Fashion needs a dialogue, View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Beauty & Cosmetics; Apparel & Accessories; Auto; Tourism

Profile

Peggy Mativo-Ochola

intends to develop a fundraising program she began in Startup Boot Camp last January. "My big hairy audacious goal is a self-sustaining endowment fund to employ teachers in slums and rural areas."... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit/Government/Education

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Documenting the Wartime Effort | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

into World War II gave the steel industry a financial boost from the depths of the Great Depression as well as an opportunity for image burnishing. Large corporations and government worked together on the joint View Details

06 Jan 2016
What Do You Think?

Why Do Leaders Get Their Timing Wrong?

long-term strategy and culture. David Wittenberg led the way in making the argument for an inadequate strategy as a primary cause of the problem. He suggested that bad timing is related to a lack of “strategic frameworks to assess the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Auto; Fashion

20 Jan 2023
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Free Spirits

Illustrations by Edmon DeHaro “Cheers!” As her father’s wedding toast comes to a close, Vanessa Royle (MBA 2022) raises her champagne flute into the evening air to clink glasses with the groom, Andy. She tilts her glass to take a sip and, with the flavors of the drink... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

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Career Support - Business & Environment

commercial property owners to reduce the carbon footprint of their buildings. After studying economics and environmental science at Dartmouth, Giulia Siccardo (MBA 2016) came to HBS to expand her skills with the View Details

17 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

Why a Blended Workforce May Be Key to Lasting Competitive Advantage

In recent years, companies have been anxious about the lack of skilled workers to fill pivotal jobs. But then came COVID-19 and a subsequent recession. The ensuing business turmoil and record-high unemployment may have temporarily distracted companies from their... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller

18 Dec 2019
Book

6 Skills That Wise Companies Harness for World-Changing Innovation

and broaden their leadership and purpose beyond traditional business borders. Takeuchi uses Honda’s founder as an example to explain how each practice can be applied toward the View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

27 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Sidetracked: Why Can’t We Stick to the Plan?

through on our goals and wishes. And yet, even when we have spent time developing our plans and are fully committed to our best intentions, our... View Details

Keywords: Re: Francesca Gino

August 1993
Background Note

Executing Change: Seven Key Considerations

By: Nitin Nohria and Rakesh Khurana

Provides a 7S framework to complement the McKinsey 7S framework. Focuses on some of the critical choices that must be made in implementing change--Strategic Intent, Substance, Scale, Scope, Speed, Sequence, and Style. Overall, the note argues that these choices must be... View Details

Keywords: Change; Framework; Goals and Objectives; Management Style; Time Management; Strategy

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01 Jan 2013
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Thai Lee, MBA 1985

President and CEO, SHI International Download Lee profile Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1958 Born, Bangkok, Thailand 1980 Earns BA, Biology and Economics, Amherst College 1985 Earns... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Kiran Gandhi

turning to her for leadership. She would have answers because of the flexibility and creativity that an MBA can teach you – the ability to pull from different hard and soft skill sets View Details

Keywords: Entertainment/Media

12 May 2020
Research & Ideas

It’s Time To Relaunch Your Remote Team

start is to revisit the team’s sense of shared purpose. Revisit your shared purpose. A relaunch ensures that every team member understands and buys into the clear and specific View Details

Keywords: by Tsedal Neeley

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Rclone - Research Computing Services

Software Tools Rclone 8ms About rclone Many people use a web browser to transfer files between local and cloud storage. In comparison, Rclone is a robust command-line utility for synchronizing and... View Details

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Business in Global Society - Alumni

new Institute for Business in Global Society , which will accelerate and amplify the School’s work on issues at the intersection of business and society. An Ambitious New Institute Professor Debora Spar... View Details

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Sustainable Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

Identify strategic opportunities and articulate the business case for sustainability to achieve corporate social responsibility (CSR) goals within your or your clients' organization. "I now have a better... View Details

13 Jun 2011
HBS Case

Mobile Banking for the Unbanked

In many developing countries it's common for a person to have a mobile phone but not a bank account. In fact, more than 1 billion people fit this description, and the number is only likely to increase. To that end, many companies are... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking; Communications; Telecommunications

01 Dec 2022
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Full Court Press

On May 28, 2022, the Basketball Africa League (BAL) held the championship game of its second season, pitting the club team Petro de Luanda, from Angola, against US Monastir, from Tunisia. Traffic snarls outside the stadium, congestion tightened by temporary road... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

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