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- March 2008
- Course Overview Note
Dynamic Markets
By: Joshua D. Coval and Erik Stafford
The Dynamic Markets course at Harvard Business School is organized around the hands-on application of financial decision making in a wide variety of capital market settings. The course relies heavily on in-class simulations of a range of market settings where students...
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Entrepreneurship & Innovation - MBA
support our alumni with robust programming for collaboration and lifelong learning. # 1 Female Founders Founder Count Company Count Capital Raised * *Pitchbook 2023 Rankings Resources Departments Rock Center Harvard i-lab Career and Professional View Details
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Overview - MBA
science-based organizations, including novel ways for expanding access to transformative therapies. Understand the financial underpinnings of investment decisions in the life sciences, including real-option approaches to investments, as...
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- 2014
- Article
Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting in China: Symbol or Substance?
By: Christopher Marquis and Cuili Qian
This study focuses on how and why firms strategically respond to government signals regarding appropriate corporate activity. We integrate institutional theory and research on corporate political strategy to develop a political dependence model that explains (a) how...
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Keywords:
Institutional Theory;
Political Strategy;
Non-market Strategy;
China;
Corporate Social Responsibility;
Corporate Disclosure;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Emerging Markets;
Government and Politics;
China
Marquis, Christopher, and Cuili Qian. "Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting in China: Symbol or Substance?" Organization Science 25, no. 1 (January–February 2014): 127–148.
- May 2016
- Case
Should I Stay or Should I Go? (A)
By: Boris Groysberg, George Serafeim, Eric Lin and Robin Abrahams
Financial executive Alexi is considering a job change. Will his long-ago association with a company currently embroiled in a scandal hurt his chances in the job market? In the (A) case, Alexi and executive search consultant Marguerite strategize about career...
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Groysberg, Boris, George Serafeim, Eric Lin, and Robin Abrahams. "Should I Stay or Should I Go? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 116-059, May 2016.
- 20 Sep 2018
- Cold Call Podcast
Did Entrepreneur Ernesto Tornquist Help or Hurt Argentina?
- 15 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 15
Publications August 2013 Economic Development and Cultural Change The Costs of Favoritism: Is Politically-Driven Aid Less Effective?" By: Dreher, Axel, Stephan Klasen, James Raymond Vreeland, and Eric Werker Abstract—As is now well...
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Sean Silverthorne
- July 2020 (Revised January 2021)
- Case
Rosalind Fox at John Deere
By: Anthony Mayo and Olivia Hull
Rosalind Fox, the factory manager at John Deere’s Des Moines, Iowa plant, has improved the financial standing of the factory in the three years she’s been at its helm. But employee engagement scores—which measured employees’ satisfaction with working conditions and...
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Keywords:
Agribusiness;
Change Management;
Experience and Expertise;
Talent and Talent Management;
Diversity;
Gender;
Race;
Engineering;
Geographic Location;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Leadership Development;
Leadership Style;
Leading Change;
Management Style;
Management Teams;
Organizational Culture;
Personal Development and Career;
Prejudice and Bias;
Power and Influence;
Status and Position;
Trust;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
United States
Mayo, Anthony, and Olivia Hull. "Rosalind Fox at John Deere." Harvard Business School Case 421-011, July 2020. (Revised January 2021.)
- January – February 2011
- Article
Creating Shared Value
By: Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer
The capitalist system is under siege. In recent years business has been criticized as a major cause of social, environmental, and economic problems. Companies are widely thought to be prospering at the expense of their communities. Trust in business has fallen to new...
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Keywords:
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Economic Growth;
Economic Systems;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Environmental Sustainability;
Trust;
Human Needs;
Welfare;
Competitive Advantage;
Value Creation
Porter, Michael E., and Mark R. Kramer. "Creating Shared Value." Harvard Business Review 89, nos. 1-2 (January–February 2011): 62–77.
- May 2007 (Revised April 2020)
- Case
Ernesto Tornquist: Making a Fortune on the Pampas
By: Geoffrey Jones and Andrea Lluch
Examines the career of Ernesto Tornquist, a cosmopolitan financier considered to be the most significant entrepreneur in Argentina at the end of the 19th century. Tornquist created a diversified business group, linked to the political elite, which integrated Argentina...
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Keywords:
Business History;
Development Economics;
Partners and Partnerships;
Personal Development and Career;
Entrepreneurship;
Financing and Loans;
Trade;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Economy;
Performance;
Argentina
Jones, Geoffrey, and Andrea Lluch. "Ernesto Tornquist: Making a Fortune on the Pampas." Harvard Business School Case 807-155, May 2007. (Revised April 2020.)
- June 2013 (Revised June 2015)
- Case
Ibrahim Dabdoub at the National Bank of Kuwait
By: Linda A. Hill and Dana M. Teppert
Ibrahim Dabdoub, the Group chief executive of the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), reflects on his past 30 years at the helm of the Bank. Under his leadership, NBK grew from a small local bank to one of the preeminent financial institutions in the region. However,...
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Keywords:
Globalization;
Middle East;
Team Leadership;
Leadership Style;
Leadership;
Leadership Development;
Groups and Teams;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Expansion;
Banking Industry;
Kuwait;
Middle East
Hill, Linda A., and Dana M. Teppert. "Ibrahim Dabdoub at the National Bank of Kuwait." Harvard Business School Case 413-107, June 2013. (Revised June 2015.)
- March 2008 (Revised November 2008)
- Case
Databank in Africa
By: Jordan Siegel and Yi Kwan Chu
This case tackles issues of regional strategy and strategic institutional arbitrage. Databank is a financial services firm designing its regional strategy for Africa and seeking to benefit from institutional arbitrage.
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Local Range;
Emerging Markets;
Service Operations;
Business Strategy;
Financial Services Industry;
Africa
Siegel, Jordan, and Yi Kwan Chu. "Databank in Africa." Harvard Business School Case 708-478, March 2008. (Revised November 2008.)
- April 2022 (Revised August 2022)
- Case
Restaurant Brands International: Version 2.0
By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott
In 2010, 3G Capital acquired Burger King, the second largest burger chain globally. 3G expanded Burger King’s operations via acquisitions into a multi-brand business, renamed Restaurant Brands International. The acquisition had been a financial success story for 3G....
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Keywords:
Leadership;
Growth and Development;
Performance Evaluation;
Private Equity;
Franchise Ownership;
Culture;
Change Management;
Strategy;
Human Resources;
Information Technology;
Competition;
Retail Industry;
United States
Groysberg, Boris, and Sarah L. Abbott. "Restaurant Brands International: Version 2.0." Harvard Business School Case 422-047, April 2022. (Revised August 2022.)
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FAQs - MBA
program is the first of its kind to address the unique intersection of science, strategy, finance, ethics, and people. Boston’s position as America’s hub for biotechnology allows the program to leverage this vibrant ecosystem to develop...
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Employment Data
Products 4% Entertainment / Media 1% Health Care 5% Investment Banking 3% Investment Management / Hedge Fund 6% Manufacturing 6% Nonprofit / Government 5% Other Financial Services 3% Private Equity 17% Retail 1% Services 2% Technology 16%...
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- September 2014 (Revised December 2014)
- Case
The Ullens Center for Contemporary Art
By: Mukti Khaire and Nancy Hua Dai
Since its opening in Beijing in November 2007 as the first non-profit art center in China, UCCA had been operating with the mission to "promote the continued development of the Chinese art scene, foster international exchange, and showcase the latest in art and culture...
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Keywords:
Art World;
Art Gallery;
Art Market;
Arts;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Entrepreneurship;
China
Khaire, Mukti, and Nancy Hua Dai. "The Ullens Center for Contemporary Art." Harvard Business School Case 815-022, September 2014. (Revised December 2014.)
- 10 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
High Commitment, High Performance Management
alignment, and the capacity for ongoing learning and change. These include a learning and governance process discussed earlier; a strategic performance management process by which the senior team sets strategy and goals, develops...
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by Martha Lagace
- Career Coach
Jing Lin Lee
With extensive mentoring experience, Jing Lin is adept at supporting students at different steps of their career journeys: be it exploring potential career options or developing targeted recruiting strategies. Drawing on her experience...
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- May 2010 (Revised September 2013)
- Case
Friend Bank: The Time for Hope
By: Clayton S. Rose and Aldo Sesia
In 2010, Friend Bank was entering the fifth year of Hope Harris Johnson's ambitious 20-year growth plan to transform her family's one branch community bank into an institution with a substantial presence in southeastern Alabama. Harris Johnson was pleased, so far, with...
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Keywords:
Family Business;
Financial Crisis;
Banks and Banking;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Risk Management;
Family Ownership;
Competitive Advantage;
Banking Industry;
Alabama
Rose, Clayton S., and Aldo Sesia. "Friend Bank: The Time for Hope." Harvard Business School Case 310-070, May 2010. (Revised September 2013.)
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Required Curriculum - MBA
transparency, fairness, privacy, and bias. Finance 1 This course examines the role of finance in supporting the functional areas of a firm, and fosters an understanding of how financial decisions themselves can create value. Topics...
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