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- 01 Dec 2000
- News
In War-Torn Liberia, Student Gains a Wealth of Experience
realized that its activities had contributed to unnecessary death and destruction. I saw firsthand the role and power of business and the... View Details
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Tafadzwa Samushonga
Tafadzwa first witnessed the positive impact that a community can have on its members’ lives at home. Her mother, a single parent, leaned on the support of family and friends to juggle raising three children while working View Details
Keywords: Consulting
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Rust Belt Turns ‘Sun Belt’ with Solar
true for the “green economy” movement: aged or unused factories in the Midwest being refurbished and turned into solar energy manufacturing plants. But Tom Tiller (MBA ’91) is really making it happen, the Indianapolis Star reported... View Details
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Historical Perspective: Levitt Shaped the Debate
them." In the end, Levitt both overestimated and underestimated globalization, Abdelal said. For one, he did not anticipate that some markets would react against globalization, especially against Western globalization. But Levitt... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
High Ambition Leadership
what products or services to offer by first looking inside. Contrary to most companies that begin by looking at markets and competition, these CEOs looked inside to define "who" the company was—where was the most View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Web
Inequality in the Digital Age: A Conversation with Daron Acemoglu - Blog: RGE Report
Conversation with Daron Acemoglu HBS Staff Author HBS Staff tag RGE Blog In this feature interview, Professor Daron Acemoglu discusses his latest book, Power and Progress , and... View Details
- 27 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 27
$60 million "bonus" in IBRD loans, an amount that rises in years when IBRD loans are in high demand, particularly for countries in the most influential seats. This effect is more likely driven by informal rules and norms in the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Feb 2020
- What Do You Think?
Can an Organization Have Too Much 'Rebel Talent'?
Most important for us, what do rebel leaders do? First, they create rebel organizations, where employees and leaders alike understand that influence is much more important than power, as determined by where... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 13 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
Paid Search Ads Pay Off for Lesser-Known Restaurants
to more bustle for the business. According to Dai: “Smaller businesses have less of an established brand and are more likely to benefit from ads. Making people aware of your name is potentially a powerful... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
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Green Stuff: Value, Risk, and Environmental Management Environmental issues increasingly influence companies in their approach to fundamental business concerns. How these matters play out in terms of... View Details
- 19 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Alfred Chandler on the Electronic Century
over their own domestic market and then that of Europe for large systems. Although the Japanese industry lost out in personal computers, their strength in large systems permitted them to meet the greatly increased demand for computing... View Details
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Eligibility | New Venture Competition
Problem Solving & Design Thinking in Healthcare (HSPH) Launching Tech Ventures (HBS) Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Learning (HGSE) Managing the Future of Work (HBS) Power View Details
- 07 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 7, 2015
Publications June 2015 Science Financing Experiments By: Nanda, Ramana, and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49313 July-August 2015 Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Immigrants Who Built America’s Financial System
or those of other states. The national government, which had borrowed huge sums from foreign creditors to fight the long War of Independence, lacked the power to tax its citizens and repay its debts. “It was... View Details
- 02 Oct 2007
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First Look: October 2, 2007
look at two critical domains—the intellectual-property environment and the architecture of the industry—as beyond their control. Yet, the intellectual-property environment and the architecture of the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Feb 2015
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: The Battle for San Francisco
"They say, 'My skill set is coding, so how can I take that and apply it to the problem?' " says Rose. "There are incremental moves to get these folks involved in a more meaningful way, and you... View Details
- 17 Feb 2010
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First Look: Feb. 17
Working PapersThe Evolution of Science-Based Business: Innovating How We Innovate Author:Gary P. Pisano An abstract in unavailable at this time. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-062.pdf PublicationsTargeted Advertising as a Signal... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Building Communities as Well as Companies
media," said Keith Clinkscales (HBS MBA '90). As an undergraduate at Florida A&M, Clinkscales said he was exposed to the power of the urban entertainment culture and wanted to start a business that... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 21 Jun 2020
- News
Rooting out Racism
“Then more people of color will become economically mobile, organizations will become more diverse and competitive, and there will be a critical mass of black leaders whose institutional View Details
- 14 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 14
Redrawing the Lines: Did Political Incumbents Influence Electoral Redistricting in the World's Largest Democracy? By: Iyer, Lakshmi, and Maya Reddy Abstract—In 2008, the boundaries of national View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne