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- April 2006
- Background Note
Managing Innovation in an Uncertain World: Module 1: Innovation and Uncertainty
Describes the first module of a Harvard Business School 30-session elective course called Managing Innovation in an Uncertain World. The course helps students understand the challenges that uncertainty implies for innovation and how to overcome these challenges. The...
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Keywords:
Design;
Curriculum and Courses;
Innovation and Management;
Projects;
Opportunities;
Perspective
MacCormack, Alan D. "Managing Innovation in an Uncertain World: Module 1: Innovation and Uncertainty." Harvard Business School Background Note 606-125, April 2006.
- January 2024 (Revised February 2024)
- Course Overview Note
Managing Customers for Growth: Course Overview for Students
By: Eva Ascarza
Managing Customers for Growth (MCG) is a 14-session elective course for second-year MBA students at Harvard Business School. It is designed for business professionals engaged in roles centered on customer-driven growth activities. The course explores the dynamics of...
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Keywords:
Customer Relationship Management;
Decision Making;
Analytics and Data Science;
Growth Management;
Telecommunications Industry;
Technology Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Education Industry;
Travel Industry
Ascarza, Eva. "Managing Customers for Growth: Course Overview for Students." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 524-032, January 2024. (Revised February 2024.)
- October 2012
- Teaching Note
Liberia (TN)
By: Eric Werker and Ian Cornell
From 1989 to 2003 civil war raged in Liberia, causing GDP per capita to drop an unprecedented 90% from peak to trough. The roots of Liberia's conflict and economic decline are complex and intertwined, resting on over a century of discriminatory elite rule and twisted...
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- 07 Sep 2017
- HBS Seminar
Martin Dimitrov, Tulane
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Business, Government & the International Economy - Faculty & Research
Shoot for the Stars: What to Know About the Space Economy Re: Matthew C. Weinzierl 16 Aug 2024 Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace? by Rachel Layne 06 Aug 2024 What the World Could Learn from America's...
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Stephen A. Greyser
Stephen A. Greyser is Richard P. Chapman Professor (Marketing/Communications) Emeritus, of the Harvard Business School, specializes in brand marketing, advertising, corporate communications, the business of sports, and nonprofit management. A... View Details
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sports
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Finance Curriculum - Faculty & Research
interest and different legal/regulatory rules. MBA Elective Curriculum (SECOND YEAR) Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits Cities, Structures, and Climate Shocks John Macomber Fall 2024 Q1Q2 3.0 Corporate Finance: Corporate...
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- Research Summary
Corporate Governance and International Competitiveness
By: W. Carl Kester
W. Carl Kester's research involves comparisons of national or broad regional systems of corporate governance (e.g., German, Japanese, Anglo-American), and the influence these systems exert on corporate investment and international competitiveness. Kester has found...
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- February 2023 (Revised June 2023)
- Case
Doing Business in São Paulo, Brazil
By: Hise O. Gibson, Leonard A. Schlesinger, Ruth Costas and Pedro Levindo
The case uses the example of a large investment made by French retail group Carrefour in Brazil to discuss the opportunities and challenges of doing business in the country. It gives readers an overview of Brazil’s economic transformation since its colonial years until...
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Keywords:
Business Cycles;
Development Economics;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Economic Growth;
Economic Sectors;
Economy;
Macroeconomics;
Business History;
Brazil;
Latin America
Gibson, Hise O., Leonard A. Schlesinger, Ruth Costas, and Pedro Levindo. "Doing Business in São Paulo, Brazil." Harvard Business School Case 323-084, February 2023. (Revised June 2023.)
- 2018
- Working Paper
Do We See the Same Hierarchy? Status Disagreement in Multicultural Teams and Its Impact on Team Performance
By: Catarina Fernandes and Sujin Jang
This paper develops and tests a theory of status disagreement in multicultural teams. We posit that, in multicultural teams, the diversity of members’ cultural backgrounds will lead to implicit disagreements about who has how much status in the team. More specifically,...
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- March 2009 (Revised April 2011)
- Course Overview Note
Growing, Financing, and Managing Family and Closely Held Firms: Overview of the Course
By: Belen Villalonga
Most companies around the world are controlled by their founding families, including more than half of all public corporations in the U.S. and Europe and more than two thirds of those in Asia. These companies are the subject of the Financial Management of Family and...
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Keywords:
Family Business;
Financial Management;
Corporate Governance;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Family Ownership;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Valuation
Villalonga, Belen. "Growing, Financing, and Managing Family and Closely Held Firms: Overview of the Course". Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 209-137, March 2009. (Revised April 2011.)
- November 2003 (Revised September 2016)
- Case
Creating Global Oil, 1900-1935
By: Geoffrey G. Jones and Daniel Wadhwani
Taught in the elective MBA course entitled The Evolution of Global Business. Examines the development of an international cartel in the oil industry in the 1920s and 1930s. Focuses on the decisions and actions of the leading multinational oil companies—particularly...
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Keywords:
History;
Competition;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Alliances;
Cooperation;
Business and Government Relations;
Energy Industry
Jones, Geoffrey G., and Daniel Wadhwani. "Creating Global Oil, 1900-1935." Harvard Business School Case 804-089, November 2003. (Revised September 2016.)
- 08 Sep 2010
- News
Emerging Scholar Award
- July 2017 (Revised September 2017)
- Case
Donald Trump Calls Carrier Corporation
By: Andy Zelleke and Brian Tilley
This case examines the influence of political pressure on corporate decision-making. It questions whether fidelity to domestic operations ought to be a corporate social responsibility, and thus it challenges the limits of “social responsibility” as a corporate ideal....
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Keywords:
Corporate Social Responsibility;
Board Decisions;
Political Influence;
Layoffs;
Offshoring And Outsourcing;
Manufacturing;
United States;
Mexico;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Decision Making;
Job Cuts and Outsourcing;
Political Elections;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Corporate Governance;
Technology Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Connecticut;
Indiana;
Mexico
Zelleke, Andy, and Brian Tilley. "Donald Trump Calls Carrier Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 318-030, July 2017. (Revised September 2017.)
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Awards - Commencement 2024
awards are determined by students from the graduating class, and faculty recipients will be named in the Required Curriculum (RC) and the Elective Curriculum (EC) based on the criteria of inspiration, knowledge transfer, accessibility,...
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1.8 Academic Honors - MBA
General Policies 5. Technology, Copyright, & Publishing Policies 6. Important Contact Information Following the completion of the Required Curriculum, and again at the completion of the Elective Curriculum, the Academic Performance...
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1.5 Attendance - MBA
must provide supporting documentation and inform the Registrar’s Office ( registrar@hbs.edu ) before the scheduled exam, or paper or project deadline. Other Requests Requests for alternate arrangements for any reason other than those listed above must be approved in...
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Curriculum - MBA
JD/MBA Harvard Law School Curriculum The JD/MBA is a four-year program that offers the core curricula of the HBS MBA and HLS JD with a wide range of elective options at both schools. In the first two years of the program, students...
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Student Association - MBA
Executive Committee is elected in a class-wide election by the first-year students in February/March. The Senate is the legislative body of the SA and interfaces directly with administrative and faculty...
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MBA Registrar Services - MBA
and Deadlines Course Planning Resources Frequently Asked Questions The HBS Experience MBA Resources Elective Curriculum Course Catalog Harvard University Course Catalog (my.harvard)
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