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Understanding Entrepreneurial Opportunity in Kazakhstan - Global Activities 2020

IPO” case in her Private Equity Finance class in the fall of 2019. Lomtadze, at the tail end of an international roadshow in preparation for an IPO on the London Stock Exchange, returned to HBS to attend the class discussion along with... View Details

12 May 2020
Research & Ideas

It’s Time To Relaunch Your Remote Team

by offering input, asking questions, and responding to others based on their experience working together thus far. In the relaunch session, the team can discuss how business goals and strategy may have changed in light of the pandemic.... View Details

Keywords: by Tsedal Neeley

25 Jan 2017
HBS Case

How Should Advertisers Respond to Consumer Demand for Whiter Skin?

refused, saying, “There is a need in our society for fairness creams, so we are meeting that need.” The view from business The cosmetic company's position drew support from many of the 150 business executives in Deshpandé’s Leadership and... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Beauty & Cosmetics

01 Mar 2004
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Derek Ferguson

Ferguson is quick to discuss other aspects of his life, from fishing for porgy on Long Island Sound with his son and daughter to working on an economic justice ministry that brings jobs to the inner city through the New York Covenant... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

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5 Worries I Had about Applying to HBS - MBA

Business & Environment Career Change Career and Professional Development Case Method Clubs Curriculum Digital Entrepreneurship FIELD Financial Aid Health Care Instagram Takeover JD/MBA Leadership Letters to Classmates MBA/MPP & MBA/MPA-ID... View Details

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Business in Global Society - Alumni

Climate Rising podcast In a podcast produced by HBS’s Business & Environment Initiative, business and policy leaders join faculty members to discuss what businesses can do, should do, and are doing to address climate change. MBA Course... View Details

March 2024 (Revised April 2024)
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From "BIG" Ideas to Sustainable Impact at ICL Group (B)

By: Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag

In August 2023, Raviv Zoller, CEO of ICL Group, discussed his upcoming business trip to St. Louis with Eduard Croitoru, VP of ICL Corporate Initiatives, to commemorate the construction of ICL's new $400 million advanced manufacturing facility. In preparation for the... View Details

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27 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets

Emerging Markets series at HBS. We asked Jones and Khanna to discuss the importance of reputation and resilience in building long-term business success. Sean Silverthorne: How do you define “reputation” in the context of the paper? Tarun... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

03 Nov 2021
Blog Post

Recent Grad Reflections: From Being Cold Called to Becoming a Case Protagonist

and I were fervently taking notes throughout the discussion and gained a lot of new perspectives which will no doubt influence our decision-making process moving forward on this live case. Talent and View Details

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Sexual Harassment - Race, Gender & Equity

Life & Leadership After HBS Pervasive & Pernicious: Sexual Harassment at Work In 2018, as the #MeToo movement brought new attention to the prevalence of sexual harassment at work, we asked Harvard Business School alumni* about harassment... View Details

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Annual Report 2020 - Annual Report 2020

Michael Porter and Jan Rivkin, focuses on the roles that business leaders do and can play in promoting US competitiveness. Download the Report New Leadership at Harvard i-Lab Matt Segneri was named the Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Executive... View Details

28 Apr 2020
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HBS African American Student Union

We recently connected with the new leadership from the African-American Student Union (AASU) – here’s what they had to say about their club. --------------------------------------- AASU strives to be an extended family for its members... View Details

11 Jul 2023
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Second Life: Reflections on Complementing Success with an Encore Career

pursued. Moving forward by taking a step back As an HBS alum, Kloeblen has access to free career coaching through Career and Professional Development. Kloeblen scheduled a phone consultation and prepared to discuss tactical issues such as... View Details

09 Sep 2009
First Look

First Look: September 9

leadership of former chairman and CEO Steve Reinemund who instituted diversity as one of the company's strategic imperatives. It demonstrates the ways in which Reinemund partnered with his leadership team... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

21 Nov 2022
Blog Post

HBS Student Club Spotlight: Sustainability Club

most diverse view of climate solutions – starting with energy, but also including other approaches like ocean-based solutions, heavy industry decarbonization, renewable materials, and more. What are your backgrounds, and why did you decide to take View Details

October 2018
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African Bank Investments Limited (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz

Less than a year after joining the board of African Bank Investments Limited (ABIL), the newest director finds himself in difficult discussions with other directors about removing the struggling company’s CEO. The case is set in South Africa in mid-2014 as shares in... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Personal Finance; Corporate Accountability; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Governance; Crisis Management; Insurance; Leadership; Management; Risk Management; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; Insurance Industry; Africa; South Africa

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26 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

How Toyota Turns Workers Into Problem Solvers

quality, low cost, short lead-time and flexible production. And Toyota's operating system—the Toyota Production System—had been widely credited for Toyota's sustained leadership in manufacturing performance. Furthermore, Toyota had been... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Manufacturing; Transportation; Auto

04 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 4

individuals' cognitive limitations in explaining unethical behavior, we focus on the socio-psychological processes that function as triggers of moral neglect, moral justification and immoral action, and their impact on moral behavior. In addition, our framework View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Mar 2023
News

Toward a Life Well Lived

Illustration by Valerie Chiang Illustration by Valerie Chiang In many states, you’re required by law to get your car inspected annually, and if there’s something wrong, you get the car serviced, says Professor Leslie Perlow. But how many of us bring that level of... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

30 Jul 2001
What Do You Think?

What’s the Future of Corporate Governance?

leadership for an organization. Robert Kaplan and David Norton, in their books, The Balanced Scorecard and The Strategy-Focused Organization, have argued for performance measures and reward practices that reflect predictors of future... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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