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04 Jan 2010
Research & Ideas

Best of HBS Working Knowledge 2009

What were the management trends in 2009? Fascination with social networking and rethinking common wisdom about goal setting. Here are the Top 10 articles and Top 5 working papers that appeared in HBS Working Knowledge in 2009. Enjoy! TOP... View Details

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01 Oct 2000
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The Class of 1975 in Review

we were at HBS, it often seemed that some of the professors weren't much older than we were. But "the Dean" was definitely older -- perhaps not ancient, but there was no question that he was old. After all, what do deans do but share... View Details

Keywords: J. Hans Stumm

12 May 2021
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The Hard Truth About Being a CEO

Click to watch. David Fubini has never been a CEO of a major corporation, but during his 34-year career as a senior director at consulting firm McKinsey, he had ample opportunity to work closely with and observe CEOs and leaders View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

11 Feb 2011
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Leviathan as a Minority Shareholder: A Study of Equity Purchases by the Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES), 1995-2003

Keywords: by Sergio G. Lazzarini & Aldo Musacchio

01 Sep 2017
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The Biggest Industry You’ve Never Heard Of

around the country to vie for the title of Space Invaders national champion. Thousands had played the video game, released that year in the United States by Warner brand Atari, in regional tournaments in the months leading up to the... View Details

Keywords: April White; illustration by Brian Stauffer; esports; Twitch; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Oct 1998
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Dinh Thi Hoa: Up from the Ashes of War

Vietnam is to incorrectly assess market size," says Hoa, citing an example of one U.S.-based manufacturer that came to Vietnam in the early 1990s. "They saw the city streets crowded with motorbikes and made... View Details

Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr. (MBA 1992)

Fall 2021
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Strategy as a Way of Life: Businesses Must Root Strategy in Moral Purpose to Thrive in a Complex, Rapidly Changing World

By: Ikujiro Nonaka and Hirotaka Takeuchi

Doing the ordinary things in life a little bit better every day elevates individuals. All of us gained mother's wisdom by living with her, by watching her from behind her, by being scolded by her, and being told over and over again, to be honest, not to tell a lie or... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Moral Sensibility; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation

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01 Jun 2001
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Leng Lim: The Spiritual Face of Business

Francisco office of management consulting firm Marakon Associates and plans to continue his ministry as a prison counselor, that journey is clearly an ongoing quest. “Business is actually very spiritual because it relates to who we are... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Dec 2016
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Is Cash the Best Form of Charity?

and deliver those dollars directly to people in need, no strings attached. The initial response to the idea was lukewarm. GiveDirectly and a handful of other groups experimenting with cash payments were a direct challenge to both the... View Details

Keywords: April White

27 Apr 2025
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Celebrating 40 Years of Kraft Family Fellowships

day, and I hope to one day pay it forward by helping others in the same way the Kraft family has helped me.” As Robert Kraft looks back on his HBS journey and the philanthropic path it inspired, he often returns to a piece of View Details

06 Aug 2019
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Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism - Discovering the Business of Storytelling

of the appropriation of South Asian wellness and health practices without respect for the wisdom that has come before. Tired of how my... View Details

December 2014
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DaVita HealthCare Partners and the Denver Public Schools: Creating Connections

By: John J-H Kim and Christine S. An

In 2011, DaVita HealthCare Partners (DaVita)—a Fortune 500 healthcare services company specializing in kidney dialysis services—and the Denver Public Schools (DPS)—the largest school district in Colorado—forged a plan to incorporate greater intentional focus on culture... View Details

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Bookalokal is a social dining platform that launched in Brussels in 2012. The initial concept: Connect travelers with locals through home-cooked, gourmet meals in people's homes. Prospective diners search through Bookalokal's online database View Details

Keywords: Technology; Services

04 Feb 2015
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Is There a Stanford-Google-Silicon Valley School of Management?

organization of people working in small teams; crowding employees together in ways that resemble a Stanford dorm room; messiness as a virtue; staying functionally organized as long as possible; one-day... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

19 Dec 2016
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What Drives Successful Crowdsourcing?

06 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success

them—potentially, at least—a strategic edge that private funds lack. These differences—good and bad—are illustrated by the case of Xerox Technology Ventures (XTV). The case, write Gompers and Lerner, "highlights the fact... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Gompers & Josh Lerner

01 Dec 2000
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Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management

In 1995, Boston's Museum of Fine Arts reopened its grand front entrance on busy Huntington Avenue. The symbolism was hard to miss. After decades of attracting a scholarly, sophisticated, highbrow View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; museums; marketing; management; nonprofits; education; facilities; Internet; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

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Markets of Progress: Coffee, Commerce, and Community in the Soconusco, Chiapas, 1867-1920

Markets of Progress presents a new holistic story of rural development in Mexico at the turn of the century. In the Soconusco, as in regions throughout the world, the accelerating circulation of commodities and capital, ideas and immigrants reshaped society... View Details

Keywords: Commodities; Coffee; Mexico; Foreign Investment; Institutions; Immigration; Developing Agriculture; Development; Export Crop; Emerging Market; Property Rights; Labor History; History; Capital Markets; Business History; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Latin America; Mexico; Central America

12 Oct 1999
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Bright Ideas: The Creative Power of Groups

and execute truly creative solutions. Perhaps the traditional image of the creative genius working alone to create great breakthroughs is not so accurate after all. To shatter conventional wisdom about group... View Details

Keywords: by Laurie Joan Aron

25 Sep 2011
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