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- 22 Jul 2019
- Book
How to Be a Digital Platform Leader
controversial thing that we discuss in the book is the question of whether platforms need to be curated. Curation would try to eliminate disinformation, fake news, promotion of violence, and so on. Is it up to the platform to prevent that...
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by Martha Lagace
- 19 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking Company Loyalty
masters to further her own career are also what the company needs. And when firms help workers acquire new skills that support their professional advancement, they often win those workers' commitment—and attract loyal new employees. This gives rise to another important...
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by Lauren Keller Johnson
- 08 Sep 2008
- HBS Case
The Value of Environmental Activists
There are many methods, most financial, to measure the success of companies in meeting goals. But the question becomes a lot harder at Harvard Business School when MBAs are challenged to measure the efforts of environmental organizations like Greenpeace and the World...
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- 19 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?
abstracts, and that journal and Academy of Management Perspectives have begun encouraging authors to create brief videos to explain their research to a broad audience. Toffel also recommends that professional societies do more to promote...
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- November – December 2008
- Article
Chief Risk Officers at Crunch Time: Compliance Champions or Business Partners?
By: Anette Mikes
Risk management departments in financial institutions have been undergoing major transformations. New regulatory requirements have raised the bar on compliance, and expanded the remit of risk management significantly. The compliance imperative requires banks to... View Details
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Banks and Banking;
Corporate Governance;
Governance Compliance;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Managerial Roles;
Risk Management;
Partners and Partnerships
Mikes, Anette. "Chief Risk Officers at Crunch Time: Compliance Champions or Business Partners?" Journal of Risk Management in Financial Institutions 2, no. 1 (November–December 2008).
- 21 Sep 2016
- HBS Seminar
Catherine Tucker, MIT Sloan School of Management
- Teaching
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Laura taught undergraduate Military Leadership and Intro to Sociology for 6 and 4 semesters, respectively, at the United States Military Academy (West Point) from 2013-2016 (see course descriptions and links below). She was promoted from instructor to Assistant...
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- Web
2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
promise for business and society. This session explores risks that have been less discussed. The hope is that participants will leave this session with a greater appreciation for these risks and, more generally, an appreciation for how to preserve and View Details
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Globalization and Emerging Markets (Elective Course)
The world order has changed significantly in the last two decades. The influence of western-style varieties of capitalism has been challenged by new forms of capitalism that rely less on private enterprise and on the...
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Globalization;
Strategy;
Macroeconomics;
State Capitalism;
Political Economy;
Emerging Markets;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Global Strategy;
Economics;
Energy Industry;
Retail Industry;
Mining Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Banking Industry;
China;
Africa;
Dubai;
Pakistan;
India;
Brazil;
Russia;
Cuba;
Argentina
- 02 Nov 2016
- HBS Seminar
Gillian Hadfield, University of California, Gould School of Law
- Fall 2020
- Article
Christo and Jeanne‐Claude: The Negotiation of Art and Vice Versa
Over the past two decades the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School (PON) has named thirteen people as Great Negotiators. The project, directed by my colleague Jim Sebenius, has given us the opportunity to commend our honorees’ outstanding work and to learn from...
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Wheeler, Michael A. "Christo and Jeanne‐Claude: The Negotiation of Art and Vice Versa." Negotiation Journal 36, no. 4 (Fall 2020): 471–487.
- 02 Mar 2012
- HBS Seminar
Joe Lassiter/Gordon Jones, Harvard Business School/Harvard University
- Research Summary
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The overarching goal of my research is to produce works that are influential and informative to both academics and practitioners in the field of operations management. To accomplish this, I collaborate with industry partners who provide knowledge about their field,...
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Risks, Opportunities, And Investments In The Era Of Climate Change (ROICC)
The MBA course on "Risks, Opportunities, and Investments in an Era of Climate Change" is ideal for students who aspire to become entrepreneurs by starting their own company or joining a start-up that is driving innovation and solving challenges posed by climate change....
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- 19 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Meet PRIDE, the student association for LGBTQ+ MBAs at Harvard Business School
with employers seeking diverse talent, and engage in thought leadership in key areas of business and management. In partnership with our allies and alumni, we advocate for our members in conversations about diversity and inclusion in the wider HBS community. We believe...
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- 01 Dec 2000
- News
The Birds and Bees in China
former executive who worked to promote the Disney Channel across Asia, Kenny soon learned that cable operators were more interested in other kinds of content. As she told the Boston Globe (September 26, 2000), Kenny realized "there was an...
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H. Stanley Marcus
Taking control of the company from his father in 1950, Marcus was instrumental in promoting the exclusivity and uniqueness of the Neiman-Marcus brand. Through extravagant in-store promotional events and...
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Retail
- 31 Aug 2016
- News
Managing McDonald’s Makeover
that the iconic brand is “keeping pace with changing tastes and habits.” The move was reportedly unexpected, given McDonald’s history of promoting from internal ranks. (Kempczinski was brought on last year.) In quickly tapping a relative...
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Madam C. J. Walker
The intensity of Walker’s early jobs began to cause hair loss, and it was out of this unfortunate circumstance that grew her “secret” formula for a scalp ointment that promoted healthy hair growth. Madame Walker began selling her product...
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Personal Care & Home Products
- 17 Nov 2011
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Organizational Design
Questions To Be Answered: What are the best techniques for fostering innovation in multicultural teams? I want my functional experts to influence high-level strategy. How can managers get the best thinking out of support staff? What role does information technology...
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Re: Ranjay Gulati & Raffaella Sadun