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- 14 Aug 2014
- News
US-China teamwork could mean a win-win-win for Africa
- May 2016 (Revised April 2019)
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Olivia Lum: Wanting to Save the World
By: Geoffrey Jones and Essie Alamsyah
This case considers the entrepreneurial career of Olivia Lum, who founded the Singaporean water company Hyflux in 1989. An orphan born in Malaysia, Lum provides a rare case of an entrepreneurial success in a country whose economic success has primarily rested on... View Details
Keywords: Industrial Organization; Chinitz; Agglomeration; Clusters; Cities; Mine; Environmental Management; Operations Management; Sustainable Operations; Environmental Regulation; Entrepreneurship; Globalization; History; Operations; Management; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology Industry; Utilities Industry; China; Singapore
Jones, Geoffrey, and Essie Alamsyah. "Olivia Lum: Wanting to Save the World." Harvard Business School Case 316-178, May 2016. (Revised April 2019.)
- 11 Oct 2016
- News
Is Samsung Innovating Too Much, Too Fast?
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Entrepreneur’s Rwandan Start-Up Gets HBS Support
(SHE), and its first business, a Rwandan start-up that employs sixty women to manufacture and distribute low-cost sanitary pads. In recognition of her achievements, Scharpf in... View Details
- 08 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Who Is the Chief Sustainability Officer?
Since the start of the 2000s, a high-level corporate position has evolved that is still something of a mystery. As companies have engaged in more efforts around sustainability, environmental and otherwise, the "chief sustainability... View Details
- 08 Apr 2015
- News
3 key skills clinicians need in executive roles
- 09 Jun 2015
- News
Apple's new moral era begins
- 14 Dec 2020
- News
Books: Embrace Upstream Thinking
- 02 Jan 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Managing the Family Firm: Evidence from CEOs at Work
- 02 Nov 2015
- Blog Post
Harvard Arab Weekend (HAW) 2015
women who have worked towards achieving that end. Conference Highlights: Attendees: 1000 attendees from across North America Keynotes: 12 keynote speeches including an opening by Moncef Marzouki, Former president of Tunisia View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- October 2007 (Revised May 2008)
- Case
World Economic Forum (A)
Covers strategy and leadership. World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab has created the world's most famous-and exclusive-global business conference, held annually in Davos, Switzerland, and backed by a formidable membership organization that includes many of the... View Details
Keywords: Conferences; Economics; Globalization; Leadership; Social Enterprise; Welfare; Strategy; Davos
Khanna, Tarun, Rakesh Khurana, and Forest L. Reinhardt. "World Economic Forum (A)." Harvard Business School Case 708-025, October 2007. (Revised May 2008.)
- 30 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Measuring the Efficacy of the World’s Managers
Germany tend to be the best-managed in the world, while firms in Brazil, China, and India scored poorly. “You have a lot of companies where the transmission of leadership is based on criteria completely... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 17 Sep 2019
- News
Trump's tariffs revive damaging prewar world of trade barriers
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Commemorating a Milestone
STYLE SHIFT: Women brought a new look to the campus. A half-century ago, women were first admitted to the two-year MBA Program at HBS. Over the coming months, the School is highlighting this event—and... View Details
Keywords: Meta
- July 2004 (Revised May 2009)
- Case
Getting Participant-centered Learning to Work
By: Thomas R. Piper, James L. Heskett and Gustavo Herrero
The newly appointed dean of a South American business school is eager to transform the learning process from the traditional lecture method to one that actively engages students and contributes to the development of critical managerial skills, attitudes, and world... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Business Education; Leading Change; Business Processes; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Alliances; Education Industry; South America
Piper, Thomas R., James L. Heskett, and Gustavo Herrero. "Getting Participant-centered Learning to Work." Harvard Business School Case 805-007, July 2004. (Revised May 2009.)
- 25 May 2016
- News
Supporting Critical Initiatives
Elizabeth Raun Schlesinger (MBA 2005) The School’s commitment to educating women leaders was a key reason Liz Raun Schlesinger (MBA 2005) made a 10th Reunion gift to the HBS Fund for Leadership View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- Blog Post
Reflecting on the HKS/HBS Joint Degree Program
not only for a business leader but also for someone considering a career in politics like myself. Third, HBS provides many opportunities to take leadership positions. The responsibilities of the HBS Student Association (SA) really amazed... View Details
- March 2007 (Revised May 2012)
- Case
PRG-Schultz International
By: Paul W. Marshall and James Weber
PRG-Schultz will run out of cash within a couple of months unless the new CEO can reduce costs and restructure the company's debt. PRG was the dominant market leader in the audit recovery industry. The industry consisted of firms which employed accounting professionals... View Details
Keywords: History; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leadership; Restructuring; Cost Management; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Borrowing and Debt; Accounting Audits; Accounting Industry
Marshall, Paul W., and James Weber. "PRG-Schultz International." Harvard Business School Case 807-126, March 2007. (Revised May 2012.)