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- 09 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back
industries and functions. We asked members of the MBA Class of 2024 what EC course will help them succeed in their various sectors, why they pursued an MBA, what advice they would give to prospective MBA...
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- 23 Jul 2013
- News
Rosabeth Moss Kanter: It’s Time to Innovate
- April 1998 (Revised November 1999)
- Case
Linda Jacober
By: Hugo Uyterhoeven
Linda Jacober is parachuted into a new venture, Mac Direct. Did she inherit the strategic plan of a lifetime or did she board a kamikaze plane? What organizational challenges did she encounter upon her arrival? How well has she done to date and what advice would one...
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Uyterhoeven, Hugo. "Linda Jacober." Harvard Business School Case 398-120, April 1998. (Revised November 1999.)
- November 2012 (Revised October 2013)
- Supplement
Global Expansion at Sanford C. Bernstein (C)
By: Linda A. Hill and Dana Teppert
Robert van Brugge, CEO of Sanford C. Bernstein, a premier sell-side research firm, has recently appointed a new Director of Asian Research to lead the firm's Hong Kong office. Van Brugge wonders what advice he should give the new Director as the firm continues to...
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- 05 Jul 2010
- News
Bill George On The Ill Health Of Health Care
- January 1999 (Revised August 1999)
- Background Note
Doing Business in Russia: Note on Negotiating in the "Wild East"
By: James K. Sebenius and Randall A Fine
Based on an MBA's experience, this anecdotal note explores cross-border negotiations between U.S. executives and Russian counterparts. The first section guides the reader through general aspects of the Russian market. Next follows a characterization of the Russian...
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Negotiation Deal;
Problems and Challenges;
Negotiation Style;
Decisions;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Negotiation Participants;
Russia;
United States
Sebenius, James K., and Randall A Fine. Doing Business in Russia: Note on Negotiating in the "Wild East". Harvard Business School Background Note 899-048, January 1999. (Revised August 1999.)
- 29 Nov 2013
- News
Money advice: Don't spend less, spend smarter
- 04 Jul 2019
- News
Old Money: Should the wealthy pay more tax?
- 06 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
The Truth About Authentic Leaders
recent salvo comes from Wharton’s Adam Grant, who wrote in the June 5 New York Times, “’Be yourself’ is actually terrible advice Nobody wants to see your true self.” "Authentic leaders monitor their words and behaviors carefully to...
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by Bill George
- 28 Jun 2021
- News
Earning Your Team’s Trust
- August 2006 (Revised July 2008)
- Case
The Progressive Corporation
By: John R. Wells, Marina Lutova and Ilan Sender
For decades, Progressive has proven to be one of the most innovative players in the US auto insurance industry, but can it maintain its lead? Progressive has moved up to the number three position in the industry in 2006, but competitors are finally waking up to the...
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Competitive Advantage;
Competitive Strategy;
Innovation and Invention;
Insurance Industry;
Auto Industry;
United States
Wells, John R., Marina Lutova, and Ilan Sender. "The Progressive Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 707-433, August 2006. (Revised July 2008.)
- 07 Jun 2021
- Book
9 Tips from an Expert Fundraiser: Help Donors 'Invest in Their Passion'
His 2011 book Joining a Nonprofit Board explored high-level governance strategy issues. His new book offers pragmatic advice about the critical endeavor of fundraising. This book “is devoted to helping improve raising of financial...
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by Danielle Kost
- 09 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization
effectively lead an agile enterprise—can be aptly applied to the type of leadership required in the current environment. The authors highlight the importance of a rapid feedback loop, such as a brief daily check-in to give and receive...
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by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
- 14 Nov 2014
- News
Why asking a contact for help benefits you both
- 27 Jun 2016
- News
Food Stamp Entrepreneurs
- 04 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 4
show that the combination of preference for variety and consumption complementarities gives rise to (i) a commons problem (to better satisfy their individual preference for variety, users have an incentive to consume more applications...
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Carmen Nobel
- 14 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
When a Vacation Isn’t Enough, a Sabbatical Can Recharge Your Life—and Your Career
A few years ago, DJ DiDonna seemed to have everything going for him. He had started a successful venture called the Entrepreneurial Finance Lab, which used psychometric factors to help banks issuing microloans in the developing world avoid risk. “We created an...
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by Michael Blanding
- 30 May 2019
- News
Unwanted Roles
- 09 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
The MBA Class of 2022 Looks Back
Student Association, the South Asian Business Association, the Venture Capital & Private Equity Club, the Tech Club, and the Brew Club. She plans on starting a career in venture capital investing. What advice would you View Details
- 08 Sep 2022
- Book
Gen Xers and Millennials, It’s Time To Lead. Are You Ready?
But, frustrated Gen Xers and Millennials need not give up—their time will come, and they need to prepare now. “We desperately need this generation to learn how to manage diverse people, and manage through our crises.” In the new book True...
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by Lane Lambert