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Cheryl Rousseau
While a Senior Vice President for global consulting firm Lee Hecht Harrison (LHH), Cheryl was invited to join their International Center for Executive Options (ICEO) practice where she is a Confidential Advisor and Coach to C-Suite and...
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- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Facing the New World Order
to the study, Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter and Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Center for International Development at Harvard University. In the edited remarks below, they discuss the findings and implications of...
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Imam Akinlade
Imam wants to help students think critically about their career paths and what really maters most to them, Having gained significant experience in consulting, impact investing and clean energy before HBS; and exploring several career...
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- December 2015 (Revised September 2016)
- Supplement
ANA (B)
By: Doug J. Chung and Mayuka Yamazaki
All Nippon Airways (ANA) became the largest airline in Japan in 2013. Having been designated as a domestic carrier by the Japanese government till the mid-1980s and Japan being the sixth largest domestic airline market, two-thirds of ANA’s passenger revenue came from...
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Demand and Consumers;
Analysis;
Economics;
Price;
Marketing Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Product;
Policy;
Air Transportation Industry;
Japan
Chung, Doug J., and Mayuka Yamazaki. "ANA (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 516-054, December 2015. (Revised September 2016.)
- 14 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 14, 2009
Working Papers The Investment Strategies of Sovereign Wealth Funds Authors: Shai Bernstein, Josh Lerner, and Antoinette Schoar Abstract This paper examines the direct private equity investment strategies...
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Martha Lagace
- 02 Aug 2004
- What Do You Think?
For Greater Transparency, Is Section 404 an Effective Response?
broken. It is really about people and ethics." B. V. Krishnamurthy concurred, saying "... the Act ... is unlikely to result in any radical transformation of the system. Such a transformation has to be an internal process with...
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by James Heskett
- 08 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
Building an Internship Program at Your Startup: An Interview with Facily’s Diego Dzodan (MBA 1999)
the idea of a potential internship program began to grow. So, when Westphal read about Facily and was connected with Dzodan, the timing and pairing was ideal. As the first intern in Facily’s history, Westphal utilized his experience from...
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- 18 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Greed Ruining Private Equity Firms?
In a first-ever look at the internal economics driving private equity partnerships, Harvard Business School researchers have found that many of these funds can be torn apart by greed among founding partners who take home a much bigger...
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- 25 Oct 2010
- HBS Case
Tesco’s Stumble into the US Market
from the United States. Wal-Mart tripped up badly in Germany. Tesco's international forays have hitherto been successful—with the possible exception of Japan. Tesco intelligently elected to concentrate on fast-growing, emerging economies...
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- 18 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
When In-House Research Isn’t Enough
knowledge inside an organization." Chesbrough then presented "snapshots" of three major corporations whose research policies have led them down different paths: "Although IBM continues to invest substantial sums in...
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by Jim Aisner
- 16 Jun 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Does Diversification Create Value in the Presence of External Financing Constraints? Evidence from the 2008-2009 Financial Crisis
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by Venkat Kuppuswamy & Belén Villalonga
- October 2002 (Revised January 2003)
- Case
Hermitage Fund, The: Media and Corporate Governance in Russia
William Browder, the top executive of the Hermitage Fund, the best-performing international equity fund over the last five years, attributed much of his funds' strong returns to its focus on shareholder activism and corporate governance. In 2001, he was putting this...
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Dyck, Alexander. "Hermitage Fund, The: Media and Corporate Governance in Russia." Harvard Business School Case 703-010, October 2002. (Revised January 2003.)
- 12 Aug 2002
- Op-Ed
Using Big Business to Fight Poverty
governments that caused their misery in the first place. In such mismanaged countries—which number close to seventy—a way must be found to change the basic system. Globalization—seen by many today as a sort of cure-all—will certainly not eradicate poverty on its own....
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by George C. Lodge
- June 2016
- Article
When Doctors Go to Business School: Career Choices of Physician-MBAs
By: Damir Ljuboja, Brian W. Powers, Benjamin Robbins, Robert S. Huckman, Krishna Yeshwant and Sachin Jain
There has been substantial growth in the number of physicians pursuing Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees over the past decade, but there is continuing debate over the utility of these programs and the career outcomes of their graduates. The authors...
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Medical Education;
MD;
MBA;
Physicians;
Executive Education;
Training;
Personal Development and Career;
Health Care and Treatment;
Health Industry;
United States
Ljuboja, Damir, Brian W. Powers, Benjamin Robbins, Robert S. Huckman, Krishna Yeshwant, and Sachin Jain. "When Doctors Go to Business School: Career Choices of Physician-MBAs." American Journal of Managed Care 22, no. 6 (June 2016): e196–e198.
- Research Summary
Knowledge flows and capability acquisition
By: Willy C. Shih
Technological advancements are a major source of improvement in competiveness, and a firm’s incentives to invest are diminished when the knowledge generated is involuntarily dispersed to competitors. While intellectual property rights can moderate this flow to the...
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University; SB/SM, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Chris leads MPM Capital’s public market investing as portfolio manager for BioImpact Equities (formerly known as Burrage Capital) and the Oncology Impact Funds. Previously, Chris...
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- April 2012
- Article
Retail Doesn't Cross Borders: Here's Why and What to Do about It
By: Marcel Corstjens and Rajiv Lal
Most companies assume that the easiest way to grow is by investing overseas and that the developing world offers the best opportunities for boosting revenues and profits today. However, success abroad varies widely, and research shows that it's often tough to...
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Operations;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Globalization;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Local Range;
Retail Industry
Corstjens, Marcel, and Rajiv Lal. "Retail Doesn't Cross Borders: Here's Why and What to Do about It." Harvard Business Review 90, no. 4 (April 2012).
- 29 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 29, 2006
Working PapersInternational Financial Integration and Entrepreneurship Authors:Laura Alfaro and Andrew Charlton Abstract We explore the relation between international financial integration and the level of entrepreneurial activity in a...
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Sean Silverthorne
- August 2014 (Revised September 2016)
- Case
ANA (A)
By: Doug J. Chung and Mayuka Yamazaki
All Nippon Airways (ANA) became the largest airline in Japan in 2013. Having been designated as a domestic carrier by the Japanese government till the mid-1980s and Japan being the sixth largest domestic airline market, two-thirds of ANA’s passenger revenue came from...
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Keywords:
Demand and Consumers;
Analysis;
Economics;
Price;
Marketing Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Product;
Policy;
Air Transportation Industry;
Japan
Chung, Doug J., and Mayuka Yamazaki. "ANA (A)." Harvard Business School Case 515-034, August 2014. (Revised September 2016.)
- September 2006 (Revised November 2006)
- Supplement
SUN Brewing (A) (CW)
The Khemka family of India--founders, managers, and majority owners of Russia-based SUN Brewing--faces a difficult decision in 1998. Following the ruble's massive devaluation in August 1998, the stock price of SUN brewing, which is publicly listed on the Luxemburg...
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