MBA students - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018

and envisioned strategy and operations. With this context, students are invited to consider how aggressively OCP Group should pursue downstream integration (and specifically its Africa strategy), as well as how OCP can best leverage its... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

11 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Wired and Black: Focus on Careers

Black: Career Development in the New Economy," said newly minted MBAs should be able to learn quickly, handle problems, and build relationships with coworkers over workplace divisions. The panelists also advised View Details

Keywords: by Carrie Levine

14 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance

Participation, Pluralism, and Public Ethics. Ebrahim teaches the required MBA course Leadership and Organizational Behavior, and chairs the Executive Education program Governing for Nonprofit Excellence. Q: Mario, tell us about Venture... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

22 Apr 2002
Lessons from the Classroom

Entrepreneurship: It Can Be Taught

opposed to changing your character. One case that students consistently rate highly centers on a Harvard MBA who spent the first ten years of his career working at General Electric and other large companies... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

31 Oct 2006
HBS Case

Governing Sumida Corporation

Director Masako Egawa (HBS MBA '86), working with research associates Chisato Toyama (HBS MBA '99) and Kim Eric Bettcher. This case challenges students to think about different... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Electronics

14 Jul 2008
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Reforming New Orleans Schools After Katrina

with opportunities on the ground. They have also partnered with these organizations to attract $17 million in funding from national foundations to support reform in New Orleans. Q: What are the reactions of MBA View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Education

23 May 2019
Book

These Entrepreneurs Take a Pragmatic Approach to Solving Social Problems

challenges in every corner of the world. Gerdeman: Were there any big surprises from your research? Stevenson: I first arrived at Soldiers Field as an MBA student in 1963, stayed to do my doctoral work, and... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Green Technology

15 Aug 2005
HBS Case

Classic Cases Live On at HBS

case has been interesting, Berg notes. Once, during an MBA class attended by Lincoln's president, a student declared that he had high regard for Lincoln but he preferred three-piece suits and executive... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

07 Nov 2016
Research & Ideas

Corporate Tax Strategies Mirror Personal Returns of Top Execs

effective tax rate. Both investors and MBA students can benefit from the research, Pérez Cavazos says. Because executives’ preferences should be sticky over time, investors can get a sense of how the company... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

10 Feb 2014
HBS Case

Stressing Safety in South Africa’s Platinum Mines

One morning last fall, Gautam Mukunda told the MBA students in his first-year Leadership and Organizational Behavior class to crawl under their desks and stay there. He wanted them to experience a sense of... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing

28 Mar 2004
Research & Ideas

HBS Celebrates Social Enterprise Initiative

educational activities within the HBS community. Our vigorous research program pushed outward the knowledge frontiers and created a rich portfolio of courses and learning opportunities for MBA students and... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

23 Apr 2014
HBS Case

Are Electronic Cigarettes a Public Good or Health Hazard?

companies have gotten in on the game. Quelch, who holds a joint appointment at HBS and Harvard School of Public Health, wrote the case for a new course debuting next year called "Consumers, Corporations, and Public Health," which will enroll both View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage; Advertising

20 Mar 2013
Research & Ideas

How CEOs Sustain Higher-Ambition Goals

response." Henderson is the John and Natty McArthur University Professor at Harvard and is a member of the General Management and Strategy units at HBS. Many HBS students hope to land with companies dedicated to this dual focus, said... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

23 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

In Venture Capital, Birds of a Feather Lose Money Together

and who are Indian American. They probably look at things in a very similar way and are unlikely to challenge each other. But at the early stage of a company, you want the people around the table to challenge each other." Gompers and Xuan make a point of sharing the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

09 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

Rebuilding Commercial Real Estate

that jobs virtually dried up. "Real estate development companies were rescinding offers to classmates of mine." When the job market for commercial real estate tanked, so did MBA student interest.... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Construction; Real Estate

23 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

How Countries Use Financial Policy to Fight COVID-19

fingertips: Harvard MBA students. Over the course of three months, they created the Global Policy Tracker, an interactive site that compares government policies and financial maneuvers for dozens of countries and regions around the world.... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

21 May 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

CORe: HBS Powers Up Online Program on Business Fundamentals

team, Narayanan is developing one of three modules that will comprise a new online learning program for college students and non-business graduate students. "Each year, we admit 900 students to HBS's... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education

09 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Around the World of Entrepreneurial Ventures

Walter Kuemmerle. These realities include the importance of local context and the need to adhere to a global perspective on opportunities and access to resources. These same issues provide fascinating research fodder for the course he teaches to Harvard Business School... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

07 Jun 2017
Research & Ideas

How an African History Scholar Became a Modern Righter of Wrongs

Harvard MBA students visit the Bo-Kaap area of Cape Town, May 1, 2017 (Photo credit: Caroline Elkins) Recently, a first-year MBA student at... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

21 Mar 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, March 21

challenges that global teams often face as well as strategies that they can employ to foster effective collaboration in those teams. Learning to navigate the challenges associated with global teams is a critical component of today's MBA... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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