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01 Mar 2012
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Get Creative

Issue Focus: Innovation In a hypercompetitive global economy, creativity has never been more important for success . But how do you create a company that unleashes and capitalizes on innovation? For answers, we turned to five HBS faculty experts in culture, customers,... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

30 Mar 2020
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Working Parents, Let Go of the Idea of Balance

January 2025
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Balancing Impact: Modeling the Future at British International Investment

By: Shawn Cole and Jonah Zahnd

Supplement to 225-047, “Balancing Impact: Modeling the Future at British International Investment.” View Details

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August 2024 (Revised February 2025)
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Balancing Act: Nvidia's Strategy in the US-China Semiconductor Standoff

By: Jeremy Friedman, Madison Whitt and Charlie Li

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10 Mar 2010
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Balanced scorecard author talks agile business and risk management

07 Jul 2025
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IT Summit Focuses on Balancing AI Challenges and Opportunities

February 2010 (Revised March 2012)
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Harvard Business School Executive Education: Balancing Online and Offline Marketing

By: John A. Deighton and Leora Kornfeld

How does a small business set its online media budget? The HBS Executive Education Division can be viewed as a small-to-medium sized business unit with annual revenues of $107 million. As we watch it change its culture, practices, and organization from offline to... View Details

Keywords: Transition; Marketing Strategy; Budgets and Budgeting; Technology Adoption; Digital Marketing; Resource Allocation; Information Technology Industry

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28 Nov 2007
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New Interactive Website Offers Balanced View of Industrial Environmental Performance

28 Nov 2007
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New Interactive Website Offers Balanced View of Industrial Environmental Performance

31 Jan 2020
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Blavatnik Fellow Liz Kwo is Building Companies and Balancing Life

January 2025
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Balancing Impact: Modeling the Future at British International Investment

By: Shawn Cole and Jonah Zahnd

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 225-047. View Details

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04 Jan 2019
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How Companies Can Balance Social Impact and Financial Goals

July 2024 (Revised September 2024)
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Shell’s Balancing Act: Resource Allocation and the Green Transition (Abridged)

By: David Collis and Haisley Wert

In mid-2023, amid pressure from climate change activists, shareholder activists, and confronting enormous uncertainty about the future demand for and price of fossil fuels, new Shell CEO Wael Sawan (Harvard MBA 2003) announced a change in strategy for the U.K. oil... View Details

Keywords: Oil ＆ Gas; Renewables; Forecasting Demand; Strategy; Energy; Climate Change; Resource Allocation; Corporate Strategy; Investment Activism; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Energy Industry

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August 2006 (Revised September 2008)
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Duane Morris: Balancing Growth and Culture at a Law Firm

By: Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

After nearly 100 years as a mid-size regional law firm, Duane Morris entered a period of spectacular growth led by CEO Sheldon Bonovitz. Originally founded by Quakers, the firm had a distinct organizational culture featuring a number of unique or unusual business... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Competitive Advantage; San Francisco

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