Global Organizations - Publications - Faculty & Research

13 Jul 2017
News

Making Friends with Mother Nature

Donald K. Clifford Jr. wrote the book on how high-performance, midsize companies beat their competition, but growth in the world of nature has always been closest to his heart. “The natural world was always my great interest,” says Clifford (MBA 1956), a former... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

March 2021 (Revised May 2021)
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ALDDN: Advancing Local Dairy Development in Nigeria

By: Meg Rithmire and Debora L. Spar

In 2020, Ndidi Nwuneli, founder and CEO of Sahel Consulting in Nigeria, faced a thorny set of problems. Her firm partnered with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in a large project to develop the local dairy industry as a way to facilitate equitable growth and... View Details

Keywords: Animal-Based Agribusiness; Food; Rural Scope; Growth and Development; Nonprofit Organizations; Globalized Markets and Industries; Business and Government Relations; Equality and Inequality; Food and Beverage Industry; Consulting Industry; Nigeria

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01 Oct 1998
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an organized framework to help individuals make intelligent choices. It presents ways to identify the right problem or opportunity, probe one's values, generate and evaluate alternatives, think about tradeoffs, and cope with uncertainties... View Details

01 Dec 2004
News

GLF Showcases London

After a long summer break, it was great to get together with the Alumni Board on campus in mid-October and to welcome twelve new members. Before I highlight the important committee work ahead, let me first bring you up-to-date on the View Details

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

03 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty on Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa

relationships, formed through common membership in international organizations such as the United Nations, the World Bank, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and many others. One of the ways in which such View Details

Keywords: Re: Deepak Malhotra; Energy; Utilities

01 Mar 2009
News

Damon Silvers

Relief Program (TARP). It was a losing battle. Over the course of an hour, he fielded a half-dozen urgent calls from his staff regarding a draft version of a report on TARP expenditures due to Congress the next day (December 10). Silvers’s formative experience with... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Transportation

24 Mar 2021
News

Clubs Reaffirm Equity in Community Partners Work; Alumni Angels Invest in Member Education

practices that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in our work and in our communications; it is also reviewing the current practices of projects, board composition, volunteer profile, and awards and making recommendations to strengthen our View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

07 Jun 2019
Book

Are You a Digital Manager?

teams within and sometimes outside their organization. This raises questions like: How will you innovate? How will you bring out the best ideas in your teams working together near and far? How will you drive change within the organization... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

17 Jun 2021
News

Investing in a Post-COVID World; Exploring the Pandemic’s Impact on Gender Equity

Clubs News Clubs News Alumni Angels Conference Tackles Post-Pandemic Investing and Entrepreneurship The global pandemic has reshaped the world, and investors and founders are full of questions about the future of startups. To find... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

25 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

Hiding From Managers Can Increase Your Productivity

while studying the manufacturing floor at a leading, technologically advanced global contract manufacturer's plant in Southern China, where tens of thousands of workers assembled mobile devices under close supervision. The plant for years... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing

Uncovering the roots of innovation

ecosystem, shaping the field's trajectory. As an interdisciplinary scholar, I examined the evolving relationships among individuals and organizations that helped cultivate a world-leading industry at the technological frontier. The... View Details

01 Dec 2020
News

Invest in the New Abnormal

globally by 62 percent. Be human when it comes to money. The same principle applies to customers facing financial hardship, says Deshpandé, who encourages firms to initiate crediting and financing, deferral of payments, new payment terms,... View Details

01 Aug 2018
What Do You Think?

Are Free Trade and Free Markets Quaint Ideas From the Past?

pressures from globalization have very different outcomes in terms of, say, income and wage inequality.” This suggests, he continued, that domestic social and political choices and the public policy mix are all important. “Rather than... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

10 Jun 2008
First Look

First Look: June 10, 2008

Formula’ Harvard Business School Case 808-127 Robert Wessman took over Actavis in 1999 when it was a failing 90-person domestic generic pharmaceutical maker in Iceland. Within 7 years he had brought Actavis to number 5 worldwide, with 11,000 people, active in 40... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Paul Gompers Global Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Management, Finance Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Robin Greenwood Market Perspectives Finance Fall 2025... View Details

01 Mar 2005
News

Venture Capital’s Comeback

opportunities arise at home and abroad. Before inking a deal these days, venture firms need a global perspective on competition, if not a global presence, especially in China and India. Meanwhile, industry... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

09 Apr 2021
Blog Post

Reflections on Student Conferences in 2020

for informal discussions as well as explore the Exhibition Hall, where organizations set up virtual information booths. In addition, the Startup competition showcased cutting edge energy entrepreneurs and their innovative solutions,... View Details

11 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

The Future of Boards

eight experts and practitioners, all with ties to HBS, to examine the state of boards today, what lies ahead, and what needs to change in the context of an increasingly global world that has seen the complexity of corporations increase to... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

August 2014 (Revised February 2021)
Case

Hospital for Special Surgery (A)

By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Stacy Schwartz

Hospital for Special Surgery, a focused factory for orthopedics and joint disease, is contemplating various growth options: further growth in the United Kingdom's National Health Services, management of hospitals in the United States, and/or hospital consulting.... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Nonprofit Organizations; Growth and Development Strategy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Expansion; Health Industry; United Kingdom; United States