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22 Jan 2015
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How the U.S. and India Can Strengthen Their Business Ties

Keywords: India; cross cultural issues; international trade; politics

April 1993 (Revised May 1994)
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Prodigy Services Company (A)

Top executives of Prodigy Services Co. must decide how to respond when publicly accused of allowing anti-Semitic messages to be posted on the electronic bulletin boards of the company's interactive computer service. Can they defend free expression while at the same... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Communication Intention and Meaning; Information Technology; Decision Making; Law; Management Teams; Information Technology Industry

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Marc Ricks

I will work long hours, endure stress, and use PowerPoint... lots of PowerPoint. I'll put up with that and more if I can have impact. I'll choose the bloodshot eyes and caffeine twitch that come from sleep deprivation if my efforts create change. In the short term the... View Details

01 Dec 2018
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HBS Campaign Impact

opportunities in a rapidly changing world means constantly innovating in our curriculum; today’s graduates must master the knowing, doing, and being of leadership. Alumni are an integral part of the HBS educational ecosystem, sharing... View Details

23 Sep 2024
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HBS Latino Student Association Spotlight: Sebastian Forero (MBA 2025)

related to MBA Admissions, alumni engagement, career development, and more to advocate for and empower the Latino community on campus and beyond. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we asked LASO members to share what being Latino at HBS View Details

14 Nov 2007
Research & Ideas

Growing CEOs from the Inside

ad hoc process. CEOs and their boards seem to believe they have done their job if there is a "name in the envelope." That means if the CEO is hit by a truck, they know who to appoint. But this is nothing like a well-managed... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Employment

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Grace Li | MBA

environment genuinely changed the trajectory of my life — I realized the difference between doing work and meaningful work. Since then, I have tried to infuse that focus on meaning into all that I do, and I can't wait to push the limits... View Details

August 2011 (Revised November 2012)
Case

Ramesh Patel at Aragon Entertainment Limited

By: Anthony J. Mayo and Joshua D. Margolis

Ramesh Patel, a high potential employee, was excited to be named to the company's New Horizons Board, a select team responsible for producing recommendations for new products or line extensions for Aragon Entertainment. Patel's co-worker and friend, Jeremy Gibson was... View Details

Keywords: Groups and Teams; Conflict and Resolution; Conflict Management; Interpersonal Communication; Spoken Communication; Communication Intention and Meaning; Jobs and Positions; Performance; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

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25 Apr 2014
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The measure of business success is in how you add value

Adrian Beer (OPM 31, 2002), CEO of GrupoBeer, says success in business means adding value for your clients. (Published April 2014) View Details

21 Jul 2023
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Companies Need to Prove They Can Be Trusted with Technology

02 Feb 2023
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7 Small Ways to Be a More Inclusive Colleague

23 Jul 2020

Diverse Perspectives Series: Intersectionality at HBS

Hear from current and former HBS students as they reflect on their MBA experience and discuss what it means to navigate various identities at HBS. View Details

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Ian Blasco

I want to build a successful career. For me that means success with a small firm where I am able either to run the firm or otherwise gain autonomy over an area within the company. I want to make sure, however, that I also have time for my... View Details

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Becoming Effective Change Makers: The Power of Networks

Instituting change in an organization or in a sector of society has always been the bane of leaders. However, some leaders do succeed--often spectacularly--at transforming their organizations and even whole sectors of society. What makes some change makers triumph in a... View Details

27 Jun 2022
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How Can I Build Credibility with My Team?

01 Sep 2017
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Starting Lineup: Power Plays

MORE Folsom Labs’ Paul Grana on what it means to live a “quantified” life on the Skydeck podcast MORE Folsom Labs’ Paul Grana on what it means to live a “quantified” life on the Skydeck podcast Illustrations... View Details

Keywords: Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

01 Dec 2007
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Hollywood Squared

American shopping mall.” Citing an “explosion of home-grown content” in diverse countries around the world, he added that “globalization does not mean homogeneity. It means heterogeneity.” Lynton’s is a... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment

16 Sep 2019
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Smarter Farming

of a company that's making a difference to a small nation. PAMU means to farm in Te Reo, which is the indigenous language of New Zealand, of the Maori people. One of the key concepts that Maori have regarding what they own and what they... View Details

Keywords: meat; dairy; cattle; Agriculture

01 Jun 2009
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Author Charley Ellis on Goldman Sachs

of profitability. But those changes have made a level playing field for everyone; there’s no competitor of size that is not now a bank holding company. Goldman Sachs is always changing its various businesses — often greatly — but the fundamental characteristics of the... View Details

Keywords: Finance

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Heather McLetchie-Leader

means providing at-risk youth with the educational tools to lift themselves and their families out of poverty, giving them the chance that someone made sure I had. Personally it means serving wherever I see... View Details

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