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- 01 Feb 2012
- What Do You Think?
Is Support for Small Business Misplaced?
small business. (Because of outsourcing) It is big networks made up of small partners. And the way to make this type of enterprise thrive does not really follow either model (big or small). It is a third way." The importance of small...
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by James Heskett
- Portrait Project
Joseph Ferrer
Brother and would not let him go. When he finally freed himself that fateful Fourth of July, I realized there was no one left to follow. I lost my best friend to an addiction, and I will never watch helplessly again. I will live life the View Details
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Astghik Poladyan
imagined I would find another passion in my life as fulfilling as music. Yet leading teams and bringing people together to achieve excellence energizes and moves me now in the same way playing the piano always has. I commit to pursuing...
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Amy MacBeath
the beginning of our second year. In Pedro's memory, I want to spend my "one wild and precious life" being a good "seatmate." I want to find ways to encourage, cheer up, and inspire those around me, just like Pedro did...
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- 31 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 31, 2007
Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=707019 The History of Credit Agencies in the United States Harvard Business School Note 307-057 Provides a brief background on the history of credit...
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Martha Lagace
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century
society) than any other development in the past decade. The western dominated economy and society of the past century has yielded way to a new global century, in which no one country or region enjoys an undisputed advantage. Instead, we...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2006
- HBS Case
Oprah: A Case Study Comes Alive
entrepreneurial tale, although she'd been written about every which way as a celebrity, as a star. But no one, to my knowledge, had told the business story of this phenomenally successful entrepreneur. And that meant there was an opening....
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- 29 Apr 2022
- News
Clean Slate
of what the future might hold. For Kidwai, those dreams led to the United States, where in 1982, she became the first woman from India to graduate from HBS. But Kidwai always knew she wanted to return to help shape her country. Highlights...
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- 12 Jan 2015
- News
Good Investments
30,000 Indian businesses and created nearly 1,000 jobs. “It’s really structured in the exact same way as a small venture capital or private equity firm,” says Chorengel. “It’s a proven model—you get a group of talented fund managers...
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- 01 Dec 1997
- News
"Economists are puzzle solvers..."
right when he told the story. Bulletin: Will your father be going to Stockholm with you when you accept the prize? Merton: Yes, he'll be with me in December. Bulletin: You mentioned how some of the concepts your father introduced have found their View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Profile: The Invisible Hand - Robert Massie and God's Green Earth
time in this world taken away and then given back, you want to use it in the very best way you can.” Looking back on his childhood, the friendly, unassuming Massie, who is executive director of the nonprofit Coalition for Environmentally...
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- 30 Apr 2019
- News
Leading Schools That Change Lives
result of a recent $10 million gift to Salesianum’s endowment. “A $10 million gift is rare for any secondary school,” Kennealey observes. “The impact was tremendous and has gone a long way toward making our experience affordable for all...
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- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Steven Rogers
had a great influence on him. "He is my hero," he says of John, who is four years his senior. "I followed his lead. He did well in school, so I did too. He worked several jobs, and I did the same. In fact, every job I worked, he had first." This positive influence...
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- 27 Apr 2023
- News
Life Preserver
When Sebastian Giwa (MBA 2009) joined Singularity University's Global Solutions Program in the summer of 2012, he was accepted based on his ideas of how distance learning and remote work—both rarities at that point—could reshape opportunities for youth in developing...
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April White
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Israel - Global Activities 2021
Reinhardt has brought the issue into the classroom with a case discussion on Israel-based Netafim, the global leader in drip irrigation systems—the most efficient way to deliver water to crops. While Israel is a small country, it is a...
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- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Monaco's Digital Transformation
spearheading digital innovation at her company in the 3-Minute Briefing: Bonnie Kintzer (MBA 1987). The Prince wanted Genta to position Monaco as the world’s most digital state—a tall order given that, at the time, a United Nations...
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Jennifer Gillespie
- 25 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part II]
and a strong likelihood of repeat sales. Krasnow learned that dry cleaning was an $8-billion business in the United States, divided among 34,000 owners who operated 45,000 stores. Customers chose the nearest outlet and entrusted it with...
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by John S. Rosenberg
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
The Transformers
social impact. And the way to magnify that impact is to give away valuable knowledge to anyone who can use it. Bridgespan is unique in another equally important way. It is a pioneer in the application of data-driven strategy and...
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- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Looking back; looking forward
bringing people around to your point of view. It meant thinking in the broadest possible terms about personal and corporate responsibilities. We’ve come a long way since then. We built a remarkable campus, thanks to George F. Baker’s...
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- 18 Aug 2014
- News
Closing the Education Gap
Anne Dias Griffin (MBA 1997) “Everyone deserves a fair start regardless of their zip code,” says Anne Dias Griffin (MBA 1997). Reforming that start is what motivates her. “The effects of income disparity start early in our society, and education is the best View Details
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Jill Radsken