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making it affordable and accessible. SUN Mobility’s battery swapping model has the potential to overcome the factors that have held back market penetration of electric vehicles in many places: high upfront costs, “range anxiety” (concern about a battery running low in... View Details

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Executive Education - Global

faculty forges powerful alliances with leaders of industry, government, and academia. The groundbreaking research they mine is transformed into breakthrough leadership insights that are delivered in our state-of-the-art classrooms in Boston and Mumbai, and in our... View Details

10 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 10, 2009

work to China, DSHM would become uncompetitive. However, in outsourcing the work, some skills would necessarily have to be transferred, potentially teaching the future competition and providing them with a platform to attack DSHM's core... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2023
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The Imposter Among Us

with CEOs of large, well-known companies around the table. However, I have built confidence that I bring a unique perspective. I try to keep an inventory of all the wins I have, instead of things I missed, skills I lack, or perspectives I... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Dec 2023
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A More Accommodating Approach

Shelly Nooner (GMP 33, 2022) had already proven herself to be visionary and execution-focused during her two decades at Trimble, an industrial technology company that provides hardware, software, and services across agriculture, construction, geospatial, and... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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About - Global

Executive Education participants were from outside the U.S., and 32% of MBA alumni were living abroad. 2013 Middle East and North Africa Research Center opens in Istanbul, Turkey. 2012 MBA students travel abroad for the required global... View Details

June 2008
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The Multiunit Enterprise

By: David A. Garvin and Lynne C. Levesque

A multiunit enterprise is a geographically dispersed organization built from standard units (stores, restaurants, or branches) that are aggregated into larger geographic groupings (districts, regions, and divisions). Although this organizational structure has become... View Details

Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Organizational Structure; Global Range; Research; Business Ventures; Problems and Challenges; Business or Company Management; Business Headquarters; Organizational Design; Talent and Talent Management; Goals and Objectives

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09 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

Unilever—A Case Study

significant influences appear to be market share position—in general, as a foreign owned firm's market share rose, the gap between its return on assets and those for United States—owned companies decreased—and age of the affiliate, with... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage; Manufacturing; Retail

01 Jun 2024
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In My Humble Opinion: Career Change

learned that she had a talent for communication that helped bridge cultural gaps, a skill that has served her well in a career that has included roles in think tanks, consulting firms, an embassy, a parliamentary commission, and—most... View Details

Keywords: Michelle Cassidy; recruitment; demographics; Japan

17 Jan 2023
In Practice

8 Trends to Watch in 2023

As 2023 begins, businesses and employees face an uncertain economy and labor market, as the twin dilemmas of inflation and interest rates weigh on forecasts. Harvard Business School faculty share the top trends that they believe will shape the workplace and markets... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

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Merve Ciplak

people. Because of that continuity, it’s more than just learning hard skills – it’s about learning from many types of experiences and perspectives. Being in this kind of classroom allows you to get to core issues faster, because you... View Details

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Thomaz Galvao

Brazilians that would reflect well on me as an effective professional,” but mostly for its resources “ HBS resources and excellence would empower me with the hard and soft skills I will need to succeed.” Inside the classroom, Thomaz... View Details

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Building the On-Demand Workforce - Managing the Future of Work

digital talent platforms to access highly skilled freelancers. Read Employer Survey In 2019, Harvard Business School’s Project on Managing the Future of Work and Boston Consulting Group’s Henderson Institute designed a survey to... View Details

01 Jun 2023
HBS Case

A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?

Miller. Miller was sure he would fail the background check—but somehow, he was cleared. “They asked for my middle name, Garland, so I told them,” Miller recalled. “They had records for Larry G. Miller, but not Larry Garland Miller. It’s... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Apparel & Accessories

10 Nov 2022
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Too Nice to Lead? Unpacking the Gender Stereotype That Holds Women Back

less likely to be seen as suitable leaders.” “In cooperative workforces where social skills are highly valued, being seen as nice and equality-oriented could be an advantage,” Exley explains. “On the other hand, if we’re talking about... View Details

Keywords: by Shalene Gupta

15 Nov 2016
First Look

November 15, 2016

migration of skilled workers across countries tilts the deck even further. Using newly available data, we first review the landscape of global talent mobility, which is both asymmetric and rising in importance. We next consider the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

The Cost of Leaning In

Last summer, Christine Exley polled 200 American adults with a simple yes/no question: Do you think women should negotiate their salaries more often? Seventy percent of respondents answered in the affirmative. She wasn’t surprised by the response. Just as there’s a... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

14 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

You're Right! You Are Working Longer and Attending More Meetings

Middle East. “There is a general sense that we never stop being in front of Zoom or interacting. It’s very taxing, to be honest.” “The role of an office is to congregate and help people work together,” Sadun says. “For us, the question... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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Topics - HBS Working Knowledge

(23) Commercial Banking (3) Commercialization (2) Communication Intention and Meaning (12) Communication Strategy (20) Communication Technology (9) Communication (105) Compensation and Benefits (61) Competency and Skills (73) Competition... View Details

01 Jan 2007
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Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, MBA 1987

trouble letting go, he gave us freedom to sink or swim." The brothers have pursued a strategy of maintaining Ayala's core strength—extensive, large-scale, high-end real estate development in and around Manila—while expanding their investments in the View Details

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