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- 2013
- Working Paper
Entrepreneurs, Firms and Global Wealth since 1850
By: G. Jones
This working paper integrates the role of entrepreneurship and firms into debates on why Asia, Latin America and Africa were slow to catch up with the West following the Industrial Revolution and the advent of modern economic growth. It argues that the currently...
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Institutional Change;
Political Economy;
Emerging Economies;
Developing Countries;
Industrial Development;
Culture;
Human Capital;
Economic History;
History;
Wealth and Poverty;
Business History;
Emerging Markets;
Globalization;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Manufacturing Industry;
Mining Industry;
Service Industry;
Latin America;
Asia;
North and Central America;
Africa;
South America;
Europe
Jones, G. "Entrepreneurs, Firms and Global Wealth since 1850." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 13-076, March 2013.
- 2006
- Dissertation
Enterprise Risk Management in Action
By: Anette Mikes
The new Basel regulatory initiatives and a burgeoning risk management literature signify the rise of enterprise risk management (ERM) in the financial services sector. However, very little is known of the roles that risk management plays in organizations and how it...
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- 08 Feb 2010
- HBS Case
Looking Behind Google’s Stand in China
of action? A: The hacking incident was probably the last straw in a rather long line of issues. Sooner or later, Google had to stand up for its principles. They have always been at odds internally as to whether or not being in China,...
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- Profile
Sergio Velasquez-Terjesen
out, he embraced the oil and gas industry because "it offered excitement, good pay, plus opportunities for international travel—I wanted to explore connections in the larger global community." At ConocoPhillips, Sergio not only...
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- 02 May 2022
- What Do You Think?
Can the Case Method Survive Another Hundred Years?
leadership to get out of the controversy, to conduct discussions internally to learn from the experience, and to move forward with a clear view of the nature of the issues in which Disney should be involved. As David Wittenberg put it,...
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- 12 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Enron’s Lessons for Managers
new rules, such as the documentation of internal controls as dictated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, are turning out to be extremely expensive to implement. The new rules for the corporate governance system highlight three assumptions, he...
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by Martha Lagace
- 24 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach
The Balanced Scorecard helps organizations manage the value creation process at each of these levels. In each situation, the Balanced Scorecard creates a strategy map that links financial results with the key drivers of the business including customers, View Details
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Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu
- 14 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
When the Rubber Meets the Road, Most Commuters Text and Email While Driving
automated driverless car.” The research results, detailed in “Multitasking While Driving: A Time Use Study of Commuting Knowledge Workers to Assess Current and Future Uses,” were published in the June issue of International Journal of...
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by Jay Fitzgerald
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Marketing Giant Ted Levitt Remembered
was 81 years old. Levitt taught thousands of HBS students during his tenure at the School from 1959 to 1990. A scholar of international renown, he changed the way marketing was studied and practiced in business. In the 1960 Harvard...
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- 25 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Economic Cost of Physician Burnout
Physician burnout costs the United States health care industry $4.6 billion a year, a number that brings a new spotlight to an age-old problem. In a paper published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine this past June, a research...
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- 06 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on HBCUs
Before HBS, I worked in tech as a Product Marketing Manager on the YouTube Ads Marketing and Google for Startup teams. I also interned as a summer Investment Analyst at Obvious Ventures, an early-stage venture firm, where I focused on...
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What Does PRIDE Mean to You? - MBA
Government Health Care / BioTech Manufacturing Private Equity Real Estate Retail Social Enterprise Technology Venture Capital Audiences Audiences FirstGen+ College Diverse Perspectives International LGBTQ+ Military Socioeconomic Inclusion...
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Power and Influence for Positive Impact | HBS Online
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- 12 Jan 2023
- News
‘Debiasing’ Debt with Data
cloud computing services that runs on the same infrastructure that Google uses internally for its own end-user products. Ballard says the technology rollout and capitalization process will take place over the coming year; his plan is to...
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Ralph Ranalli
- Profile
Sorina Casian-Botez
Why was earning your MBA here important to you? HBS has an aura of academic and professional excellence in business. I wanted to be part of this culture, knowing that only in such a challenging environment could I develop the skills and experiences necessary to make a...
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Ellen Desmarais | About
business transformation, and ensuring HBP’s continuing commitment to DEI. In addition to her career with established brands, Ellen has also worked with Silicon Valley startups as an executive and an advisor. She began her career in marketing and analysis at Capital One...
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- January 2024
- Supplement
Winning Business at Russell Reynolds
By: Ethan Bernstein and Cara Mazzucco
In an effort to make compensation drive collaboration, Russell Reynolds Associates’ (RRA) CEO Clarke Murphy sought to re-engineer the bonus system for his executive search consultants in 2016. As his HR analytics guru, Kelly Smith, points out, that risks upsetting—and...
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Talent and Talent Management;
Compensation and Benefits;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Performance Evaluation;
Motivation and Incentives;
Consulting Industry
Bernstein, Ethan, and Cara Mazzucco. "Winning Business at Russell Reynolds." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 424-704, January 2024.
- 07 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 7
Publications 2006 Review of Financial Studies Unstable Equity: Combining Banking with Private Equity Investing By: Fang, Lily H., Victoria Ivashina, and Josh Lerner Abstract—Bank-affiliated private equity groups account for 30% of all private equity investments....
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Carmen Nobel
- 13 Sep 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Entrepreneurship in the Natural Food and Beauty Categories Before 2000: Global Visions and Local Expressions
- June 2022 (Revised January 2023)
- Case
Buurtzorg
By: Ethan Bernstein, Tatiana Sandino, Joost Minnaar and Annelena Lobb
As co-founders of home nursing company Buurtzorg, Jos de Blok and Gonnie Kronenberg prized both self-management and organizational learning. Buurtzorg’s 10,000 nurses across 950 neighborhood nursing teams in the Netherlands were empowered to manage themselves, both in...
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Keywords:
Healthcare;
Best Practices;
Best Practices Transfer;
Flat Organization;
Self-Managed Organizations;
Self-Managed Teams;
Organizational Learning;
Knowledge Management;
Learning;
Management Practices and Processes;
Human Resources;
Communication;
Organizational Structure;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Groups and Teams;
Networks;
Health Industry;
Netherlands;
Europe
Bernstein, Ethan, Tatiana Sandino, Joost Minnaar, and Annelena Lobb. "Buurtzorg." Harvard Business School Case 122-101, June 2022. (Revised January 2023.)