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Confronting Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities

risks and strategies for addressing climate change. American City Business Journals - Find articles from local business journals. OECD iLibrary - Find books, papers, reports, and statistics on climate change related topics. Select... View Details

01 Dec 2020
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In Review

access by expanding fellowships for those with financial need. It opened new international research centers and offices, launched the Harvard-wide i-Lab ecosystem, completed a $1.4 billion capital campaign, and enhanced the campus through... View Details

20 Dec 2016
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December 20, 2016

Explicating the 'Dynamics' in the Dynamic Capabilities Framework By: Jones, Geoffrey, and R. Daniel Wadhwani Abstract—This working paper aims to deepen the scholarly dialogue between strategy and history. It does so by examining how... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

07 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 7

that internal agglomerations have a positive impact on location. The effects of internal agglomerations vary by activity, and they arise both within an activity (e.g., among plants) and across activities... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Sep 2012
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First Look: September 11

effect of efficiency wages on employee behavior and social norms. Working PapersSpatial Organization of Firms: Internal and External Agglomeration Economies and Location Choices Through the Value Chain Authors:Juan Alcácer and Mercedes... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 3

in bringing their products to market, yet we know very little about the kinds of strategies they can employ to influence regulatory actor decision making. In this paper, we highlight a firm's strategic use of symbolic signaling in... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Lindsay Steinmetz

coursework and my classmates I was able to learn more about how the world works (business, government and public sector) and I was exposed to potential roles in many sectors and companies. But, it also showed me that I want to work on leadership, View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

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Iva Teixeira

explains, “but over time, I created my own rotational program, doing everything from supply chain and human resources to financial analysis and new product development. In the end, I was very close to being an internal consulting analyst... View Details

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Ahmmad Brown

years as the diversity recruitment director at Williams College; at The Bridgespan Group, he was the primary author of an internal resource for Bridgespan to integrate racial equity into its strategy work... View Details

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South Asia - Global Activities 2021

are family owned, Indian corporations, and Indian divisions of international corporations—new insights and strategies that help them take advantage of the opportunities and overcome the challenges they might... View Details

16 Jul 2024
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Corporate Boards Are Failing in Their No. 1 Duty

shareholder value. The GE board had deferred to Welch in a highly public selection process, which had favored the sales-focused Immelt over someone who could transform GE to prepare the company for the future, just as Welch had done in the early 1980s. Immelt never... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

15 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

Political Dysfunction Makes America Less Competitive

economic growth and competitiveness—including reforming the corporate tax code, easing immigration for high-skilled immigrants, investing in infrastructure, and aggressively addressing abuses in the international trading system—divisive... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Mar 2006
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One-on-One with Dr. Margaret Chan

this work as part of the World Health Organization.” You were Hong Kong’s health director during the 2003 SARS outbreak. What did you learn from that experience? The SARS experience showed that decisive national and international action,... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Government; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

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Judging | New Venture Competition

Nageshwaran Strategy and Innovation Lead, Sanofi Greg Ayres Founder, Cape Light Art Gustavo Cavalcanti Senior Consultant, NMG Consulting Guy Dietrich Managing Partner, Dietrich Capital Heb Ryan Managing Director, Boston Post Partners... View Details

01 Jun 1999
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Q & A: Pat Russo - Focused on the Future at Lucent Technologies

business through a successful restructuring and financial turnaround that has transformed it into Lucent's second-largest global operation. Asked about her strategy for personal success, Russo replies, "I like opportunities that are new... View Details

23 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 23, 2008

welfare. Yet, our understanding of this decision is limited. Using an instrumental variables strategy and dataset new to this literature, we provide the first precise, causal estimates of the effects of education on financial market... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Sep 2011
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High Ambition Leadership

and physical assets, not creating social value." Higher-ambition leaders, as the authors call them, also make decisions about long-term relationships with all their stakeholders in mind. "Consider United Stationers' strategy of 'enabling... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

April 2006 (Revised October 2006)
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Chrysanthemum and Dragon: JAFCO Asia in China

By: Rawi E. Abdelal and David Lane

In the autumn of 2002, JAFCO Asia, a subsidiary of JAFCO Co., Ltd., became the first foreign private equity firm to open an office in Beijing's Haidian Science Park. JAFCO was the only Japanese private equity firm operating in China. As such, Managing Director Vincent... View Details

Keywords: History; International Relations; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Government Relations; Expansion; Market Entry and Exit; Performance Effectiveness; Foreign Direct Investment; Business Strategy; Financial Services Industry; China; Beijing; Japan

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01 Dec 2011
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Uncle Sam’s Business Man

at an international trade and investment fair in China, he informed the gathering that between 2005 and 2010, China was the fastest-growing source of foreign direct investment in the USA. Said Johnson, “Companies invest in America because... View Details

07 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

The Rise of Innovation in Asia

survey of 200 mostly Fortune 500 companies found an "irreversible process" of traditional white-collar jobs being sent to Asia, said Arie Lewin, a professor and director of the Center for International Business Education and... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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