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IFC: Europe; Decarbonization and Sustainable Production - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog IFC: Europe; Decarbonization and Sustainable Production Course Number 6078 Baker Foundation Professor of Management Practice Willy Shih Professor Michael Toffel January; J; 3.0 credits... View Details

01 Dec 2002
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Bad Times for Business

Today, we can move our money around from one mutual fund to another, at very low cost. As a result, money flows from funds that aren’ t doing well in a particular quarter into the funds that are and that causes enormous anxiety on the part of fund View Details

01 Oct 1999
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The Class of 1974: Timed for a Change

globalization of markets and competition changed American business forever. Twenty years out, over one-third of the class had been fired or laid off at least once. Fundamental practices that worked for most of the century - large staff... View Details

Keywords: Charles B. ("Chuck") Mercer

21 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

Altruistic Capital: Harnessing Your Employees’ Intrinsic Goodwill

is the traditional private-sector approach," Ashraf says. "The assumption is that if you don't give someone a stake in the profits of the organization they won't feel that they have a mission." The practical problem with the theory is... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

27 Jul 2017
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Seeing a Way Forward

Leger’s manager at the World Bank encouraged her to apply to Harvard Business School and earn her MBA. “I found my time at HBS to be incredibly fulfilling—academically, intellectually, and socially,” she recalls. “My best memories of HBS... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

25 Mar 2022
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ClimateCAP 2022

On February 26, 2022, a cohort of HBS MBA students attended ClimateCAP, the Global MBA Summit on Climate, Capital, and Business. This year, ClimateCAP was hosted by Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and drew over 260... View Details

13 Feb 2020
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Honoring a Legend

company and made it the foundation of the IBM Marketing Cloud. While exploring what was next, Nussey wrote a book. Your Mountain is Waiting: Practical Advice For Forging A Mission In Life, came together as he shifted his attention and... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

03 Sep 2014
What Do You Think?

Who Should Choose Your Boss?

peers judge them to be such," according to management writer Gary Hamel. Theoretically, the idea of employees choosing their bosses sounds attractive. There is little evidence, however, to support the impact of this View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Food & Beverage

31 Mar 2014
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Encouraging Niche Content in an Ad-Driven World

variety and quality, not a lot of duplicate mainstream content” The good news: Advertising encourages bloggers to produce more and longer content, leavened with more photos and video, which prompts more bookmarking among readers. This View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Information; Publishing; Journalism & News

13 Jan 2014
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How Government Can Restore the Faith of Citizens

Operations Management unit, to see what would happen if they showed people exactly what government was doing on their behalf—starting on the most basic level of street repairs. Would that kind of transparency increase faith in government... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

15 Nov 2012
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Funding the Design of Livable Cities

planned and managed in a much more efficient and sustainable fashion than in a dispersed population. Mayors of the world's largest cities agree, with New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg leading a global coalition to craft urban centers... View Details

Keywords: by Lisa Chase; Construction; Real Estate; Energy; Utilities

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South Asia - Global Activities 2020

guidance from our professors and discovery on the ground.” Led by Meg Rithmire, the F. Warren McFarlan Associate Professor of Business of Administration, and Willy Shih, the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Management View Details

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3 Technologies that Will Change the World in the Next Decade - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog 3 Technologies that Will Change the World in the Next Decade Course Number 1632 Professor of Management Practice Shikhar Ghosh Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits Paper ‘The real problem of humanity... View Details

01 Jun 2017
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The Exchange: Venture Forth

something that is conventional wisdom: VCs are investing in the management team, not the business idea. PG: This debate has been going on in academic circles for a long time: How much is the jockey, the team, versus how much is the horse,... View Details

Keywords: April White

06 Mar 2018
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First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018

while full integration into stock valuation and engagement are considered more beneficial, but they are all practiced with equal frequency. Current practices of different ESG styles, especially screening,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Oct 2009
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First Look: October 14

assuring price transparency so advertisers know what they're buying. I explain the need for these rights by presenting specific practices causing particular concern. The Decline and Renewal of British Multinational Banking... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2009
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Insights from the Post-Macho Workplace

been designed to create a new kind of offshore operating environment, where safety was the priority. Management attacked the safety issue from the top down, investing extensively in leadership training, policies, and View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining

01 Jun 1997
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Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference

fears of Chinese expansion, Pan alleged, particularly in business circles. She said the practice of guanxi, or relationship-building, is no different from the West's "old boy network." Pan cautioned Westerners not to make generalizations... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

17 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 17

Publications August 2013 California Management Review What Impact? A Framework for Measuring the Scale & Scope of Social Performance By: Ebrahim, Alnoor, and V. Kasturi Rangan Abstract—Organizations with social missions, such as... View Details