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- 02 Sep 2018
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Havana Rising
lifestyle is just incredibly pleasant,” says Gordon. “But I think as Michael and I were taking stock of that, I really had this feeling that this is not what I actually want to get out of life.” There was this chance to not only be on the frontier, but to live in a...
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Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North
- 07 Sep 2021
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Embracing Activism for Social Change
private corporations rely on public programs and policy for financial assistance during times of crisis. In contrast, ‘good’ corporate strategy often emphasizes minimizing tax liability. How might our economy be strengthened if MBA leaders, across industries,...
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Deborah Blagg
- 13 Jul 2016
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From Money to Ministry
specifically at helping his parishioners to find new opportunities. Quainton points to his days at HBS for “grounding me in leadership for any context. The fundamentals are the same wherever you are. “Business is an ethical profession,”...
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Margie Kelley
- 20 Jul 2022
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Wired to be Inspired
And it involves fundamental change. It also involves the leaders changing themselves. I think it’s hard work, but my hope is to convince people that it’s worth the effort. Flint: Do you think all businesses should have a deep purpose,...
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- 01 Sep 2010
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Fair Trade
amplifies the fundamental desire of people around the world to look their best. In so doing, the book provides a unique lens on globalization and offers fascinating accounts of individual entrepreneurs, the evolution of beauty ideals, and...
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- 01 Dec 2020
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Well Matched
the moment because we’re not going anywhere, for the most part. COVID-19 is going to fundamentally change some aspects of our lives. People are cooking more and creating new spaces for themselves to work from home. I have 24 plants in my...
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- 01 Sep 2004
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One-on-One with Robert McNamara
associates whom they respect. Thus, the leader’s responsibility, be it in a church, NGO, private corporation, or executive branch of government, is to force debate on the most fundamental issues confronting the organization, even though...
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Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
Vijay Govindarajan (MBA 1976, DBA 1978) (Harvard Business Review Press) Leaders understand that creating a new business and optimizing an already existing one are two fundamentally different management challenges. The real problem for...
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- 01 Jun 2005
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Profiles from the Class of 2005
understand two fundamental things about himself: “One, I am hardwired to run something and make things happen through people. And two, I wanted to lead with purpose.” That’s when he decided to apply to HBS. Foremost in his mind in seeking...
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- 18 Apr 2022
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Home Grown
for me is to create a large, fundamental institution on a global stage out of India. And I think we can do that. Skydeck is produced by the External Relations department at Harvard Business School and edited by Craig McDonald. It is...
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- 01 Jun 1999
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Where Main Street Meets Wall Street
developments, such as the congressional proposal to augment the Social Security system with a program of private savings, a plan that presumably would include the mutual fund industry. Ultimately, it is the fundamentals upon which the...
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Garry Emmons
- 01 Apr 1996
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Stewards of the Seventh Generation
processing techniques that have eliminated or greatly reduced hazardous waste contaminants. In recent years, for example, the company has invested $100 million to improve fundamental paper pulp processes and eliminate molecular chlorine,...
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- 15 Jun 2021
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HBS Addresses Racial Equity
our action plan, it begins with a clear position: “Harvard Business School rejects racism in all its forms, and anti-Black racism in particular, as wrong and fundamentally inconsistent with our mission and values.” We need to be educating...
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Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Jun 2011
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The Best-Laid Plans
of a start-up wasn’t for them, but one key person stayed,” Machiels recalls. “The Internet bubble had just burst, but we were still able to secure a funding commitment. Unfortunately at the same time I started to realize that the technology was always going to be View Details
- 09 Dec 2021
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Higher Returns
said, are so different than what we’re grappling with now. You know, that Wayne Gretzky quote comes to mind about skate to where the puck is going, not to where it is. And things are changing so rapidly. And it's fundamentally different....
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- 01 Feb 1998
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Running Up the Score
those arrangements vulnerable to mounting player discontent, Marlins CFO Mariner's comments on baseball's situation are sobering for the other leagues as well: "The economics of baseball are fundamentally tenuous because there is no cap...
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Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2011
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Making Their Way
fundamental to life, but light — especially the kind that comes at the flip of a switch — is easily taken for granted. But not by Jana Kirlin Brownell (MBA ’83), CEO of the Kirlin Company, a Detroit-based commercial-lighting firm....
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- 10 Mar 2017
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The Business of Lego Batman
directors do, but the role of a producer is a little more mysterious. I just wonder if you could talk a little bit about what you do as a producer and why it's so fundamental to producing a successful film. Dan Lin: I think the best way...
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- 01 Oct 1996
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Leading In a New Era
face-to-face with customers, competitors, and new technologies — quickly and efficiently. In the airline industry, for example, computer technology has fundamentally changed how service is delivered, as well as how decisions are made,...
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Nancy O. Perry