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Bharti Kher The Intermediary Family 2018 | About

technique,” and a way “to resist old patriarchal regimes and to invent new hybrid worlds and hybrid creations.” Her sculpture The Intermediary Family of 2018 is based on a group of small clay objects from South India. For Kher, the objects “represent an entire range... View Details

01 Mar 2009
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The Myth of Laissez-Faire

a concrete plan but suggests sources that will give most Republicans the night sweats: higher taxes on the wealthy and on corporations, smaller increases (but increases still) on lower tax brackets, limitations on income-tax deductions,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Apr 2001
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William Fung: E-Commerce and Efficiency

speedily sourcing garments and apparel for customers in the West. Its solid reputation is based on its ability to meet required specifications at a competitive price. Fung believes his company’s levelheaded approach to the IT revolution... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

05 Dec 2017
Research & Ideas

What We've Learned from 101 Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets

was attracted to this effort because I thought I saw two potential sources of long-term value. First, on emerging markets, there’s a lot we don’t know. These videos dramatically supplement the quality of information we have. Second,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Field Course: Venture Capital Journey - Course Catalog

with it will cease to exist and will be superseded by this course. In VCJ, students will learn all aspects of the venture capital process, including: Deal sourcing Developing an investment thesis Conducting due diligence Investment... View Details

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Motivation and Incentives - Course Catalog

overall strategy and operations. The module will analyze the interaction of formal incentive systems with other organizational processes that may undermine or reinforce value creating behavior. The module will also critically examine common assumptions regarding the... View Details

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Private Equity Finance - Course Catalog

and repeatable sources of risk-adjusted excess returns in the private equity space, what skills and institutional features enable that success, and what opportunities and challenges are presented by recent developments in the PE industry.... View Details

26 Jul 2016
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HourlyNerd Rebrands as an Enterprise Talent Platform

Catalant is now a platform-based solution that “allows global organizations to centralize the process of sourcing independent talent by giving business leaders direct and immediate access to Catalant’s network of more than 27,000... View Details

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Imagining Pre-Industrial Credit

on credit is not the way to wealth but the road to insolvency. Prints such as these would have been sold singly as broadsheets or reprinted in periodicals. Either way, they were popular sources of news, information, and cultural attitudes... View Details

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Field Course: The United States and China: Challenges for your Business - Course Catalog

enterprise in China, Hong Kong, or Taiwan; or of a Chinese firm in the United States. Students will work closely with faculty to identify a topic and relevant source materials. Career Focus Entrepreneurship, internationally (with focus on... View Details

01 Jun 2022
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Sunny Side

Awesome, there’s a tribe for you. Want to drive a pink Lamborghini? Cool, knock yourself out.” Berardi believes Miami’s infectious energy gives ANIMO a competitive advantage in sourcing deals in which it can make big bets very early,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

11 Apr 2018
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Pushing the Next Generation Forward

On any given day in his job as COO of the Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ), Kwame Owusu-Kesse (AB 2006, MBA/MPP 2012) might find himself analyzing funding sources with the nonprofit organization’s CFO, lunching with a student mentee,... View Details

14 Nov 2016
Op-Ed

5 Lessons I Hope Marketers Don’t Learn from Donald Trump

dreams of consumers, because a brand that’s built on such appeals will find it hard to grow to be a source of pride. Apparently misogyny, xenophobia, and contempt for the disabled have worked as customer acquisition tools for soon-to-be... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Deighton

05 Apr 2021
Blog Post

The MBA Response: A Calling to Leadership & Service

counties to help Hikma Health build a COVID-19 policy map to inform policy makers, data scientists, and the public about regional differences in policies. This made it possible to analyze different policies’ effects on COVID-19 outcomes. The fight to help small... View Details

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Sustainable investing and ESG resources

investors and over 4,000 impact investment deals. For more on other VCPE sources (Capital IQ, CB Insights, etc.), see our VCPE Research Guide. Research Reports MSCI ESG Direct Provides access to industry specific and thematic research... View Details

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Develop and disseminate research and course material on advancing racial equity in business. - Advancing Racial Equity

see and learn from the full range of human talent. Our effort to diversify protagonists will actively reach beyond the networks of HBS faculty and identify potential protagonists from all backgrounds. As a pilot for a sustained effort, the CRG led a concerted effort... View Details

01 Oct 2000
News

Rationale for Non-Rationality: Why We Make Bad Choices

problems for learning and for change." Jensen believes this tendency is the source of most so-called people problems in organizations. Jensen's model defines two regimes of behavior: the Resourceful, Evaluative, Maximizing Model (REMM)... View Details

Keywords: Laura Singleton (MBA '88)

February 2024
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Can Cities Beat the Heat? (B13): Seattle Climate Action Snapshot

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Hailey Chen and Jacob A. Small

Climate snapshots provide a summary of climate actions that occurred between 2018 and 2024, highlighting major green initiatives, innovations, carbon mitigation strategy, and action across multiple levels of government and the private sector. Snapshots also provide an... View Details

Keywords: Mitigation Policies; Carbon Footprint; Climate Finance; Mobility; Adaptation; Renewable Energy; Climate Change; Problems and Challenges; Sustainable Cities; City; Innovation Strategy; Investment; United States; Seattle

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June 2022
Case

PFA Pensions: The Climate Plus Product

By: Daniel Green, Victoria Ivashina and Alys Ferragamo

The case explores whether alternative investments play a unique role in achieving low carbon dioxide emissions at the portfolio level. This case is set in April of 2020 and follows Kasper Ahrndt Lorenzen, Chief Investment Officer, and Peter Tind Larsen, Head of... View Details

Keywords: Carbon Emissions; Carbon Footprint; Alternative Assets; Alternative Investment Vehicles; Pension Fund Investing; Private Equity; Renewable Energy; Investment Portfolio; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Denmark

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Flying J (A)

By: Rohit Deshpande and Lauren Barley

The largest retailer of diesel fuel in the U.S., Flying J, is rethinking its growth strategy as the economy goes into a recession. Its major customer base, owner-operated truck drivers, are facing increasing costs of doing business. Yet Flying J is considering whether... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Growth and Development Strategy; Price; Consumer Behavior; Non-Renewable Energy; Energy Industry; United States

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