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Roniesha Copeland

understanding of global business – how things work together in ways I had no idea about before. By participating in cases every day, you indirectly absorb how businesses work across a broad spectrum of industries and regions.” Roniesha... View Details

01 Dec 2009
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Seven Honored with Alumni Achievement Award

On October 19, the School conferred its highest honor, the Alumni Achievement Award, on seven distinguished individuals. Since 1968, the School has selected outstanding men and women for the award, recognizing their accomplishments in the public and the private... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; awards; fishing; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance; Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; General Merchandise Stores; Retail Trade

07 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

Are Creative People More Dishonest?

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. In "The Dark Side of Creativity: Original Thinkers Can Be More Dishonest," the authors report that inherently creative people tend to cheat more than noncreative types. Furthermore,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Advertising

April 2009 (Revised April 2009)
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Note on the Nonprofit Sector

By: Allen S. Grossman and Naomi Greckol-Herlich

This note introduces students to the current state of the nonprofit sector around the world. It also provides insight into the sector's origin and purpose as well as the identifying important current trends. The note draws on numerous sources to provide a single... View Details

Keywords: Trends; Globalization; Business History; Nonprofit Organizations

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25 Apr 2014
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In emerging economies, business opportunities provide lessons in leadership

students participate in HBS's mission of making a difference in the world. "We saw it when we talked to young kids about their lives, ambitions, and ways they could make their dreams happen," Leach says. "Our presence in these countries can be a catalyst for building... View Details

11 Jun 2015
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Leading the way in sustainable style

pro-environmental policies are not only a social good, she says. They are also money savers that helped Esquel weather the economic downturn. Now she wants to share her company’s successful strategies with the industry through... View Details

01 Dec 2013
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Faster, Bigger, Stronger: Supersizing the NFL

league is a nonprofit trade association) underpins the NFL's unique architecture. Even NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell concedes the model is "a form of socialism [that's] worked quite well for us. So we try to combine View Details

Keywords: Finance; Management; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

26 Aug 2014
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Abstract—To create social ties to support their professional or personal goals, people actively engage in instrumental networking. Drawing from moral psychology research, we posit that this intentional behavior has unintended consequences... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Apr 2014
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Uniting business, industry, and governments to save the planet

of the solution for global conservation and natural-resource management. “We will not succeed in our work unless we encourage business leaders to understand the degree to which their businesses depend on the planet,” he says. Roberts's... View Details

28 Apr 2016
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New Venture Competition Winners Announced

competitions and judging by a panel of global HBS Alumni Angels Association members narrowed the field. Four alumni teams pitched at the finale: ConnectHealth; Cobli, a car fleet logistics data company based in Brazil; EverlyWell, a... View Details

01 Mar 2009
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Damon Silvers

defined-benefit pension plans have withered in part because they were expensive for employers to fund, and in part because they weren’t portable. Can traditional pension plans make a comeback? Of course, the answer is yes. What is Social... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Transportation

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News Coverage - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC About Michael Porter About Michael Porter A Letter from Michael Porter Biography The Essential Porter Honors & Awards Affiliated Organizations & Institutions VBHCD Initiative Affiliated Organizations & Institutions Affiliated Organizations & Institutions ICHOM... View Details

December 1998
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Decorum in Guangzhou (A)

By: James K. Sebenius, David T. Kotchen and Rebecca Green

Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Behavior; Canton (city, China)

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Music & Activism: Market Research Resources

Where can I find information to help me with my course work? Where can I find market research reports on target demographic groups? Mintel Reports on consumer attitudes toward industries by generation.
Passport Global... View Details

22 Aug 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 23

forthcoming Handbook of Structural Transformation Location Fundamentals, Agglomeration Economies, and the Geography of Multinational Firms By: Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie Xiaoyang Chen Abstract—Multinationals exhibit distinct agglomeration patterns, which have... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Jul 2020
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Market Investors Pay More for Resilient Companies

25 percent of the companies within their global sample as “resilient.” The effect on stock returns was even greater among companies located in countries where customer service and satisfaction are major drivers of competitive advantage,... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Financial Services

01 Sep 2016
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Up to the Highest Heights

Global has been called the “new TED,” and kiteboarding has been called the “new golf.” (photo by Quincy Dein) The attributes of a great kiteboarder: “It’s just pure attitude. It’s the confidence that you can do it and the willingness to... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Dec 2005
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Faculty Books

International Finance A Casebook by Mihir A. Desai (John Wiley & Sons) These case studies, by Associate Professor Desai, consider how major financial and investment decisions must adapt to the opportunities and obstacles in a rapidly View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Jun 2023
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Alumni and Faculty Books

Global Business By Andrew Cainey (MBA 1989) Christiane Prange Agenda Publishing Matters of ideology and security have become deeply entwined in China ’s economic and business environment. The context is more politicized, more uncertain.... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Jun 2017
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The New Venture Competition Crowns a New Crop

first on-demand jobs platform. Prizes were also awarded to student teams in the business and social enterprise tracks at the event, with winners in all three categories each receiving $75,000, runners-up, $25,000; and crowd favorites,... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

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