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- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Rounding the Bend
Illustration by Fernando Cobelo To help people visualize what a circular economy could look like and bring the challenges down to a closet-sized scale, Emily Bolon (MBA/MPA 2007) recommends the following exercise. First, make a mental tally of the number of garments... View Details
- 28 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 28, 2010
is unique and costly for residents. Historically, electricity prices on the islands had been three times the national average because of the high cost of importing electricity via an underwater cable and maintaining the distribution View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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The Art of American Advertising: 1865 - 1910
cultural landscape after the Civil War. By the 1860s, the railroad industry had created a national network for the manufacture and distribution of industrial and consumer goods and, with it, the need for... View Details
- 16 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive
contactless curbside pickup options. Investors are helping shore up distribution networks by injecting cash into distributors to keep products flowing. Franchisees are being offered more generous payment... View Details
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Becoming an Entrepreneur - Alumni
and your team need to determine the legal format of your company, the organizational chart, and the distribution of equity. Your choices will have lasting consequences; although a "structure" may be less appealing than an "innovation,"... View Details
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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online
conclusions about the larger population and craft sound survey questions. Highlights Sampling Calculating Confidence Intervals Show Hide Details Concepts Creating Representative and Unbiased Samples The Normal Distribution Confidence... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Buy Big, Sell Small
distribution model by providing a digital platform where shop owners can order fast-moving consumer goods online or by phone from local wholesalers who combine their orders with others from nearby kiranas. “We’re like a Costco or Sam’s... View Details
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Business Finance Course Online | HBS Online
Show Hide Details Concepts The Capital Allocation Problem How to Grow: Organic vs. Inorganic Growth Distributing Cash to Shareholders Distribution Motivations Featured Exercises Capital allocation decision... View Details
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Ashraf M. Dahod, MBA 1981
Applitek 1988 Cofounds Sigma Network Systems 1991 Founds Nu-Link, Inc. 1996 Cofounds NetCore Systems 2000 Cofounds Starent Networks 2007 Starent Networks IPO 2009 Cisco buys... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Engaging Students More Deeply
Students at Success Academy stay more focused on the dot rug. Photo courtesy HBS Multimedia Development To tell the compelling stories of a developer working to revitalize Miami Beach, a Maine lobsterman confronting the economic risks of climate change, and a charter... View Details
Keywords: April White
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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
revenues (including current use gifts and distribution from the endowment). In fiscal 2022, the School’s total revenues increased by $161 million, or 20 percent, to $966 million from $805 million in the prior year, primarily reflecting... View Details
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Modern Capitalism: Mergers and Syndicates - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
Railroads Finance Management Business Analysts Mass Distribution Mergers & Syndicates Research Links Modern Capitalism: Mergers and Syndicates Productivity rose almost six-fold in the United States during the era of railroad expansion.... View Details
- 02 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 2
Publications 2006 Nature Reviews Beyond Magic Bullets: True Innovation in Health Care By: Narayan, Vaibhav A., Marco Mohwinckel, Gary Pisano, Michael Yang, and Husseini Manji Abstract—The molecular medicine revolution-based on advances in fields such as genomics and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know
Disadvantaged Communities (DACs): communities “marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution.”[1] Environmental Racism: “racial discrimination in environmental policy making, corporate decision making, and/or practice which results in the inequitable View Details
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Impact of the New Medium - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership View Details
- 27 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 27
learning and governance process. Implications for organization and leadership development and corporate governance are discussed. Read the paper: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/books.htm?chapterid=1937908&show=pdf Markets as Networks: The Dynamics and Implications... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA - Alumni
(login required). Eligibility Eligibility and selection are determined by a Review Committee and awards are distributed on a funds-available basis. You are a graduating MBA student or an MBA alumni who graduated in the last five years. A... View Details
- 20 Aug 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is a Social Media Blockbuster
In 2009, technology researchers at Forrester published a report entitled We Are All Media Companies Now, that looked at how publishing firms were dealing with the shift from a distribution paradigm to one based on consumption. By 2014,... View Details
Keywords: by John Deighton
- 28 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Unilever: Transformation and Tradition
1980s was that it lacked familiarity and networks within that country. Finally, and most important, Unilever had distinctive strengths in management. Unilever invested heavily in its management. It recruited some of the best available... View Details
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Your Social Entrepreneurship checklist | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
propel your venture forward. Student i-lab members get access to a range of resources, including one-on-one expert advising, interactive workshops, networking events, funding, and co-working space. Membership is available by semester in... View Details