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General Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Political Risk in Global Business: Beiersdorf 1914-1990" (March 2012). Rosabeth M. Kanter : Received the 2013 William Foote Whyte Distinguished Career Award from the Sociological Practice and Public Sociology Section of the American... View Details

2022
Report

Competitiveness Roadmap for India@100

By: Michael E. Porter and Christian H.M. Ketels

The Competitiveness Roadmap for India lays out policy principles to guide India's efforts to move towards middle-income and beyond over the next 25 years. It covers a discussion of appropriate outcome ambitions, the underlying development approach, specific policy... View Details

Keywords: Economic Growth; Strategy; Competition; Policy; Government Administration; India

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24 Feb 2020
Research & Ideas

The Hidden Vulnerabilities of Open Source Software

Commonly used free and open source software (FOSS) is one of the most significant technological trends of the decade. After all, 80-90 percent of a typical application contains FOSS components. And that trend is only increasing with its use in smart phones, cars, the... View Details

Keywords: by Frank Nagle and Jenny Hoffman; Computer

01 Jun 2008
News

You Only Thought You Were Republican

treasurer. And I am doing that because — as I will argue on this page — we HBS alums are by now almost all Democrats. (Moderate Dems to be sure, but Democrats.) Some of us (very possibly you, dear reader) just don’t know it. Your View Details

Keywords: Andrew Tobias; national debt; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Government

16 Apr 2013
Working Paper Summaries

The Auditing Oligopoly and Lobbying on Accounting Standards

Keywords: by Abigail M. Allen, Karthik Ramanna & Sugata Roychowdhury; Accounting; Banking

November 2018 (Revised February 2019)
Case

Israel at 70: Is it Possible to (re)Brand a Country?

By: Elie Ofek and Sarah Gulick

In the spring of 2018, Israel was set to celebrate its 70th anniversary. While there was much to rejoice in reaching this milestone, the country’s brand image internationally was far from ideal. Past efforts to impact perceptions of Israel, spearheaded by the Ministry... View Details

Keywords: Branding; Brand Management Of Places; Nation Branding; Brand Positioning; Public Diplomacy; Marketing Communication; Brands and Branding; Marketing Communications; Perception; Change; Israel

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06 Nov 2018
Research & Ideas

8 Ways to Make Olympic Stadiums Useful After the Games End

with lower construction costs after many Japanese recoiled at its projected $2.7 billion price tag. "Hosting the Olympics, especially the larger Summer Games, is a globally recognized initiative for nation-branding via big sport" Given the economic and View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Sports

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Strategy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Economic Performance at the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2009. 2008 David J. Collis : Selected as the Outstanding Reviewer for Business Policy and Strategy Division of the Academy of Management in 2008. Ashish Nanda... View Details

11 May 2022
Blog Post

MoMBAs: The Inspiring Student Mothers of HBS

mothers on par with student fathers. Female professors on par with male professors. A female dean. Even more diversity of race, political thought, socioeconomic upbringing, among many other areas of difference and perspective. Our... View Details

12 Nov 2018
Blog Post

Student Portraits - Armed Forces Alumni Association

that I hope that our classmates gain from our interactions is that the military is made up of individuals. We do not all see the world in the same way, we do not share the same political ideology, and, most importantly, we serve as the... View Details

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Bryan Stromer

which path and career seems most exciting to me. What is your most memorable classroom moment? This semester I am taking Business, Government, & the International Economy (BGIE), where each class session focuses on the economic and View Details

01 Dec 2022
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My First Job

within the actuarial department of Aetna Insurance Company. I had interviewed for two positions in the company. The woman who got the other job worked for a superstar who burned out, and all his protégés eventually were eliminated. In my case, hard work and View Details

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

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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog

(ROICC) (also listed under Accounting & Management and General Management) George Serafeim Spring 2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Road to the White House 2024, a Private Sector Perspective on Presidential Politics Robert F. White Fall 2024 Q1 1.5 Scaling... View Details

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Faculty - Race, Gender & Equity

Management Unit at Harvard Business School. Anke’s areas of research include economic development, political economy, economics of gender, and behavioral economics. Her recent work... John Beshears Albert J. Weatherhead, Jr. Professor of... View Details

22 Dec 2022
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TOP 10 MBA VOICES BLOGS OF 2022

History Month—a month focused on acknowledging and celebrating the history, political activism, and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender nonconforming, and queer communities. Here, current HBS students share their... View Details

15 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

Remembering Alfred Chandler

hand" of the Chandlerian managers. Perhaps one of the main differences with Chandler's work was that the entrepreneurs and managers creating and running big corporations in Latin America also appeared in political narratives as... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

10 Sep 2001
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Do MBAs Need More Street Smarts?

savvy and political skill" (Mal Rudner). Efforts may be underway to understand more about issues related to street smarts. Lilly Evans, for example, cited the work in "practical intelligence" by Prof. Robert Sternberg of... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Sergio Velasquez-Terjesen

View Video Sergio Velasquez-Terjesen (MBA 2019) is accustomed to changing directions. At age fifteen, he moved from his home in Venezuela in the midst of civil and political unrest, seeking safety and opportunity in the United States. He... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy; Consulting

08 Feb 2010
HBS Case

Looking Behind Google’s Stand in China

political dissidents and Falun Gong activists whom they attempt to track as equivalent. Q: It was interesting that no other companies backed Google in this dispute. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer called it "Google's problem." A:... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

29 Jan 2021
Op-Ed

How Influencers, Celebrities, and FOMO Can Win Over Vaccine Skeptics

political leaders, along with reputable mega-influencers, such as celebrities with similar backgrounds and interests, to put members of this segment at ease. Two common tactics: Sizing up the alternatives. Influencers can highlight the... View Details

Keywords: by Rohit Deshpandé, Ofer Mintz, and Imran S. Currim

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