Mission and Purpose - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Aug 2021
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A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues

budget with Black-owned businesses. My dermatology firm's Black-owned. My law firm is Black-owned, my dental firm is Black-owned. And so I'm asking whites to do the same for the purpose of it trickling down... View Details

01 Dec 1997
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Growing Together

around them. To be in tune with their operating environment, they have to make many key strategic decisions about their mission focus, their product/service portfolio, and their value-creation model across a... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry

01 Oct 2002
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Dean Clark on Leadership, Educational Priorities, and Funding the Future

— because that's really what HBS is about. Has the School's mission changed in light of recent developments? No, our mission remains the same: to educate leaders who will make a difference in the world. This... View Details

08 Jun 2023
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Three Alumni Clubs Celebrate Leadership, Community, and History over Dinner

Clubs News Clubs News New York Alumni Honor Outstanding Leaders at Annual Dinner The HBS Club of New York held its 54th Annual Leadership Dinner on April 24, honoring three alumni who embody the HBS mission to "educate leaders who make a... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Sep 2006
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Private Sector and Public Interest Meet at Global Leadership Forum

Malcolm Salter, consisted of four tracks: Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship; Business and Society; Financial Markets; and Leadership in Public View Details

17 Oct 2022
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Ranjay Gulati On The Secret To Building Multi-Billion Dollar Companies

26 Jan 2017
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The Challenges and Rewards of Teaching by the Case Method

Susan Harmeling (MBA 1991) is founder and president of the International Case Method Institute, a consulting firm whose mission is to develop international business curricula based on the case study method... View Details

01 Sep 2018
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What I Do: Clare Reichenbach (AMP 185, 2013)

pleasure and purpose aspects of the organization are reconciled in a thoughtful way. If we’re having amazing events to showcase the best of American food, in the same breath we should be talking about what... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustrations by Peter and Maria Hoey

18 Oct 2021
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How to Reframe What Work Means to You

01 Apr 2001
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Beyond the Rim: New Paths to Success in Asia

mission of in-depth, locally based research is more significant than ever.” The Case Method Goes to China Does the HBS case method play in China? The answer is a resounding yes, judging by the success of Managing in the Internet Age, an... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes and Deborah Blagg; David Lane; Educational Services

30 Mar 2022
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Exercising Freedom In Your World To Uphold Freedom In The World

17 Sep 2015
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Seattle and Cleveland Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS

to embody the mission of the School to ‘make a difference in the world’.” As part of the Campaign, the School has created a website that enables HBS alumni to connect with one other based on a wide range of personal View Details

15 Dec 2024
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Back at the Ranch

fell in love with it,” he recalls. Many veterans do. Working on horseback tends to resonate for people who’ve served in the military, Minden and Aguilar both say. Like the military, ranching requires resilience, a commitment to View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photos by Adler and Vance Jacobs; Animal Production and Aquaculture; Animal Production and Aquaculture

01 Dec 2000
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Latin America's Decade

total Internet e-commerce activity will range from $5 billion to $8 billion by 2003. The purpose of Leonel Azuela's Quaxar e-consulting service is to bring comprehensive Internet and interactive solutions to... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Julia Hanna; Latin America; research; infrastructure; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments

08 Feb 2022
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The ‘Do-Gooder’s Dilemma’: Why Purpose-Driven Companies Can’t Lose Focus On Profits

01 Oct 1999
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The Same the World Over: Focusing on Customers and Innovation Brings Success

achievement-oriented culture," Deshpandé notes. Would this hold true among Asian firms? For the purposes of the Asian study, the researchers labeled four basic culture types - Tigers, Rabbits, Monkeys, and... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs

30 May 2025
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Galas in NYC and Mexico City; NFL Coach Shares Leadership Insights in Charlotte

through individualism but through partnership. In so many ways, that is what the mission of the HBSCNY is all about. Our mission is to build community among our alumni, in partnership with HBS. Our world... View Details