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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
News

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

19 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

Climbing the Great Wall of Trust

deals. The problem, according to these executives, is that foreigners are rarely invited. "It's really a perception that foreigners can't appreciate the culture," says Chua. In practice, it means that foreign businesspeople are... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Mar 2023
News

Happy Monday

mean we work 32 hours now? “We didn’t build the company with the idea that this was a 40-hour expectation. From the beginning, we wanted this to be a place where we set goals that are ambitious but reasonable for us to accomplish... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Apparel Manufacturing; Manufacturing

07 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Green-tech Entrepreneurship in India

witnessed the company’s scrappy nature, commitment to innovation, and operational creativity. Key Takeaways from the Log 9 Site Visit The Entrepreneurial Manager (TEM) course at HBS introduced the Diamond-Square framework as a means to... View Details

01 Sep 2013
News

Faculty Opinion: No Magic Bullet

Image by Getty Images/Retrorocket What does it mean to be "successful"? How do you achieve your dreams? For many of us, it may mean creating an impressive list of achievements or gaining significant wealth,... View Details

01 Sep 2012
News

New Post for Finnegan

Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm. “Harvard means a great deal to me, and I’m grateful for this opportunity to help guide its future,” said Finnegan, a 1975 graduate of the College. View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

11 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

How Do You Grade Out as a Negotiator?

the table. They also tend to be maximizers—a term put forth by Barry Schwartz, author of The Paradox of Choice, meaning they are always driving to win the best deal and rarely satisfied no matter how much they get. That attitude is... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

25 Apr 2014
News

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

01 Jun 2015
News

A World of Support

the HBS Fund from donors such as Gaëtan Hannecart (MBA 1994) enables the School to develop global cases and courses and provide opportunities for students and the faculty to gain firsthand experience in markets around the world. “The HBS Fund gives the School... View Details

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

07 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

The Competition of Countries

like companies, must find a means of creating total factor productivity if they are to grow. Some other countries, meanwhile, have grown quite slowly for decades, despite great locations and immense deposits of natural resources. In these... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

01 Apr 1997
News

Management Update Launched

them to our readers in a crisp format." Management Update also solicits article ideas from readers by means of a response card bound into every issue. The newsletter will complement HBSP's other major publication, the Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Dec 2015
News

Euro Vision

2010 to $9.2 billion in 2014, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. In the second quarter of this year, European venture capital firms raised a combined $2.25 billion, 63 percent more than over the same period last year. But that doesn't View Details

Keywords: Jason Feifer

15 Feb 2023
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Closing the ‘Intention-Action’ Gap

Renewable Forestry Clause. This means that for any tree they cut to produce our pulp, they have to plant a minimum of five. It’s between five and seven, but the minimum is five. If you hold our tissue box and turn it upside down, you will... View Details

06 Apr 2016
News

Raising a Glass to Life-Long Entrepreneurship

yourself an entrepreneur? Yes. It’s really at the heart of our success. Our very harsh reality is that we are in a business that is dominated by enormous global brewing conglomerates, with some of the best managers in the world, people like Anheuser-Busch InBev and SAB... View Details

01 Dec 2020
News

Out of the Valley

Episode 1: The Camel and the Unicorn Why Silicon Valley is at risk of losing it startup dominance—and what that could mean for the future of innovation. Aldi Haryopratomo (MBA 2011) Aldi Haryopratomo (MBA 2011) Episode 2: A Creator in the... View Details

Profile

Jolie Chow

to expect next. Many of my friends emigrated to other countries out of fear, uncertainty." Jolie, however, was filled with curiosity. "The handover prompted me to wonder what it means to be part of an international... View Details

01 Dec 2017
News

Ink: Alumni Book Recommendations

the 21st century: “Advancing women means breaking free of a new set of stereotypes and assumptions, not only for women, but also for men. It means challenging a much wider range of conventional wisdom about... View Details

31 Mar 2022

Using the Harvard MBA to Make a Difference in Politics & Policy

all levels is a shift from a mindset of "Probability Government" – overly focused on safe solutions and mimicking "best" practices – to "Possibility Government." This means public leadership and management that’s willing to boldly imagine... View Details

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