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Latin America - Global
Research from University of Bath. Fernanda has been very active in non-profit activities, including fund rising at the Fundación Acción Hemato-oncologica – Argentine National Academy of Medicine, and acting as advisor to the Board of...
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- Teaching
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Ryann has extensive teaching experience in varied instructional settings. She was appointed the Qualitative Advisor for the Harvard University Sociology Department senior thesis writers in 2015-2016, and supervised two senior thesis writers in prior years. She served...
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- August 15, 2014
- Article
Can an Outside CEO Run a Family-Owned Business?
By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
This article explores the intricate dynamics that often characterize family-owned businesses, shedding light on key archetypes that play prominent roles within these organizations. Using a narrative approach, the article illustrates the challenges faced by leaders...
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Family Ownership;
Personal Characteristics;
Family and Family Relationships;
Management Practices and Processes
Baron, Josh, and Rob Lachenauer. "Can an Outside CEO Run a Family-Owned Business?" Harvard Business Review (website) (August 15, 2014).
- Program
Value Creation Through Effective Boards
Client Services manager can help you at any stage of the admissions process. Contact a program advisor via email or call +34.93.253.4200 Fee, Payment, and Cancellations The program fee covers tuition, course materials, and lunches during...
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Biography - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Activities & Honors Michael Porter has taught generations of students at Harvard Business School and across the entire University, as well as business, government, and health care leaders from around the world. He serves as an advisor to...
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- November 2007 (Revised March 2011)
- Case
Mubadala: Forging Development in Abu Dhabi
By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Irina Tarsis
In 2007, Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, the CEO of Mubadala Development Company (Mubadala), had every reason to be optimistic about the future of his home, Abu Dhabi, one of the emirates comprising the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The tiny, sandy, and dry emirate with a...
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Development Economics;
Economy;
Non-Renewable Energy;
Globalization;
Leading Change;
State Ownership;
Diversification;
Abu Dhabi
Abdelal, Rawi E., and Irina Tarsis. "Mubadala: Forging Development in Abu Dhabi." Harvard Business School Case 708-033, November 2007. (Revised March 2011.)
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Propose an Independent Project - MBA
posting it below. Fall Term Timeline Mid-August Propose an independent project. See form below. Late-August Students return to campus; those interested in an independent project will approach a faculty advisor and will contact the...
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Entrepreneurs-in-Residence - Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurs-In-Residence Entrepreneurs-in-Residence Venture Capital Advisors Lawyers-in-Residence Rock Executive Fellows Executive Fellows are non-faculty affiliates and practitioners who will support and contribute to the extensive...
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Accelerating Solutions - Business & Environment
climate conference ever on May 10, 2023, assembling some of the world’s leading researchers, investors, policy makers and advisors to discuss what’s working and what’s not. To help you on your journey to drive positive impact for...
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- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Turning Point: Where Credit Is Due
advancement and to be a part of the generation that would steer Mongolia toward a brighter future. In late 2017, I returned home. I served as an advisor to a cabinet secretary and later as the vice minister of mining and heavy industry....
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- 2010
- Working Paper
Lawful but Corrupt: Gaming and the Problem of Institutional Corruption in the Private Sector
This paper describes how the gaming of society's rules by corporations contributes to the problem of institutional corruption in the world of business. "Gaming" in its various forms involves the use of technically legal means to subvert the intent of society's rules in...
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Crime and Corruption;
Civil Society or Community;
Competitive Advantage;
Earnings Management;
Trust;
Law;
Performance;
Investment Funds;
Private Sector;
Behavior;
Relationships;
Goals and Objectives
Salter, Malcolm S. "Lawful but Corrupt: Gaming and the Problem of Institutional Corruption in the Private Sector." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-060, December 2010.
Rob Markey
Rob Markey is a Senior Lecturer of Business Administration in the Technology and Operations Unit at Harvard Business School.
In addition to teaching at HBS, Professor Markey is an advisory partner in Bain &... View Details
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About - Business & Environment
an External Advisor to McKinsey & Co and the World Bank Group and External Lecturer in Sustainable Finance at Skema Business School in Paris. Previously, he has been a visiting PhD Student at Harvard Business School and Associate at...
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- December 2020
- Case
XP: Dual Track Financing Alternatives
By: Marco Di Maggio, Pedro Levindo and Carla Larangeira
XP, an investment platform, was on the verge of defining whether to do an IPO or selling off a majority stake to Itaú Unibanco, Brazil´s largest financial conglomerate. Under the leadership of Guilherme Benchimol, XP´s co-founder and CEO, XP had risen to become the...
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Di Maggio, Marco, Pedro Levindo, and Carla Larangeira. "XP: Dual Track Financing Alternatives." Harvard Business School Case 221-029, December 2020.
- 24 Oct 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Startup or Established Company? Which Is Best for You?
you. These situations can be very rewarding if you’re patient and you can always get outside mentors and advisors if they’re not available at this type of startup. “When we started, we got a lot of advice like: stay focused, don’t expand...
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by Julia B. Austin
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Europe - Global
and as an Advisor to the President of the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium. Vincent speaks five European languages (French, English, German, Dutch and Italian). He holds a law degree from Leuven University (Belgium), a Business...
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Impact Investing | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
addiction in the U.S. Founder Cammie Wolf Rice laun... Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors: Bringing Systematic Investment to Philanthropy By: Lauren Cohen, Hao Gao, Alexander Bischoff and Sophia Pan July 2024 | Faculty Research Melissa Berman, CEO of Rockefeller...
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- 07 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
Innovation Corrupted: How Managers Can Avoid Another Enron
facilitated by Enron's bankers and advisors and largely missed by its board of directors and other watchdogs. Here are some "high level" details: Jeffrey Skilling had begun working with Enron in 1986 as a consultant with...
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- 27 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Hard Work Isn't Enough: How to Find Your Edge
think I should be, to who I am,” he says in Huang’s book. 5. Be the proverbial “prom queen” When Huang was in the last year of her doctoral program and was nervously seeking her first academic appointment at a college, her advisor...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Wide Horizon
persuade researchers and funders by meeting with them directly or publishing articles in the media. “But that only gets you so far. Serious funders and their researcher advisors are convinced by high quality, published research.” So the...
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Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson