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- 20 Mar 2014
- News
Europe? Yes, we can
- 25 Jan 2021
- Book
In a Nutshell, Why American Capitalism Succeeded
How did the United States become the world’s center of business growth following its founding in 1776? Surely a number of nations had powerful natural resources, stable financial and legal institutions, and dynamic entrepreneurs over that same span. Why was American... View Details
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Paul is primarily interested in teaching data science to management students through the case method. This includes technical topics (programming and statistics) as well as higher-level management issues (digital transformation, data governance, etc.) As a research... View Details
Keywords: A/B Testing; AI; AI Algorithms; AI Creativity; Algorithm; Algorithm Bias; Algorithmic Bias; Algorithmic Fairness; Algorithms; Analytics; Application Program Interface; Artificial Intelligence; Causality; Causal Inference; Computing; Computers; Data Analysis; Data Analytics; Data Architecture; Data As A Service; Data Centers; Data Governance; Data Labeling; Data Management; Data Manipulation; Data Mining; Data Ownership; Data Privacy; Data Protection; Data Science; Data Science And Analytics Management; Data Scientists; Data Security; Data Sharing; Data Strategy; Data Visualization; Database; Data-driven Decision-making; Data-driven Management; Data-driven Operations; Datathon; Economics Of AI; Economics Of Innovation; Economics Of Information System; Economics Of Science; Forecast; Forecast Accuracy; Forecasting; Forecasting And Prediction; Information Technology; Machine Learning; Machine Learning Models; Prediction; Prediction Error; Predictive Analytics; Predictive Models; Analysis; AI and Machine Learning; Analytics and Data Science; Applications and Software; Digital Transformation; Information Management; Digital Strategy; Technology Adoption
- Profile
Christina Byrd
mine last October. It was part of National Coming Out Day, and I got to give my section mates a glimpse of what makes me, me.” This summer, Christina will take on an HR position with Nike in Oregon. “It seems like an absolutely fabulous... View Details
- Web
Topics - HBS Working Knowledge
Education (1) Mining (1) Misleading and Fraudulent Advertising (1) Mission and Purpose (20) Mobile Technology (8) Money (4) Monopoly (6) Moral Sensibility (25) Motivation and Incentives (146) Multi-Sided Platforms (5) Multinational Firms... View Details
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Varnika Menghnani
be transformed with every new conversation. What is your most memorable classroom moment? We were discussing a case on unsafe mining practices in Africa. A section mate shared his story of having a relative work at this View Details
- Web
Sample Student Projects - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Mongolia Mongolia Mining Services Cluster (2010) Morocco Morocco Automotive Cluster (2015) Morocco Aeronautics Cluster (2013) Morocco Tourism (2008) Nepal Nepal Tourism Cluster (2015) Nepal Tourism (2011) Netherlands Netherlands Medical... View Details
- 30 Nov 2021
- In Practice
What's the Role of Business in Confronting Climate Change?
The 26th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, also known as COP26, ended with a hard-fought pact that called on businesses and governments to meet their climate change goals faster. The event followed an August report by the Intergovernmental... View Details
Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
The Art of Perseverance and Resilience: Reapplying to HBS
vision that I am now pursuing. I wove a narrative of an audacious moonshot dream, of literally going to mine the moon--combining my professional and academic experiences as a mining engineer and my personal... View Details
- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
Restoring a Global Economy, 1950–1980
in mining and petroleum. During the first global economy, much of the growth had been driven by the exchange of manufactured goods made in the developed world for the resources found elsewhere. The emergent new global economy was driven... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones
- Web
Curriculum - Business & Environment
opportunities. Harvard University and Urban Mining Industries: Decarbonizing the Supply Chain The case describes Harvard University's consideration to decarbonize its supply chain by replacing cement with a low-carbon substitute called... View Details
- Web
The Railroads: The First Big Business - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
Railroads Finance Management Business Analysts Mass Distribution Mergers & Syndicates Research Links The Railroads: The First Big Business Beginning in the mid-sixteenth century, local railroads around the world served as a means of conveying coal and iron ore from... View Details
- 22 Sep 2023
- News
Skydeck Voices: The Most Important Person I Met at HBS
Photo provided by Harvard University Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Who was the most important person you met at HBS? And why? This is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck, and when my colleagues set up on Spangler Lawn during Spring Reunions... View Details
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The Art of American Advertising: 1865 - 1910
“Posting” Brand Name Management A Marketing Revolution “Advertising is a distinct art, as much so as the art of coal mining or of engine building,” noted copywriter and author Nathaniel C. Fowler wrote in 1889. 1 Fowler was referring to... View Details
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Mollie Breen
contest. But Girl Starter did get Mollie started in the interdisciplinary world of business. "In the show, every episode ended with a pitch," Mollie explains. "I focused mine on data and algorithms. Then I realized I didn't... View Details
- June 2012 (Revised December 2017)
- Case
Marc Rich and Global Commodity Trading
By: Geoffrey Jones and Espen Storli
Examines the career of Marc Rich, the world's leading commodity trader before his criminal indictment in the United States in 1983. The case surveys the historical growth of commodity trading, especially in metals, from the late nineteenth century, and its evolving... View Details
Keywords: Commodity Market; Natural Resources; Metals and Minerals; Business History; Entrepreneurship; Mining Industry; Mining Industry; Africa; Europe; Middle East; North and Central America; Israel; South Africa; Iran
Jones, Geoffrey, and Espen Storli. "Marc Rich and Global Commodity Trading." Harvard Business School Case 813-020, June 2012. (Revised December 2017.)
- February 2000 (Revised September 2002)
- Case
Forever: De Beers and U.S. Antitrust Law
By: Debora L. Spar and Jennifer Burns
For over a century, the international diamond market has been dominated by one of the most successful cartels on earth. Run by the legendary De Beers Corp., the cartel has managed to keep diamond prices increasing and to prevent the defection that dooms most other... View Details
Keywords: Lawfulness; Monopoly; Luxury; Business and Government Relations; Mining Industry; Mining Industry; Africa; United States
Spar, Debora L., and Jennifer Burns. "Forever: De Beers and U.S. Antitrust Law." Harvard Business School Case 700-082, February 2000. (Revised September 2002.)
- March 2024
- Case
From “BIG” Ideas to Sustainable Impact at ICL Group (A)
By: Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag
In the summer of 2023, Eduard (“Eddie”) Croitoru, Vice President (VP) of ICL Group (“ICL”) Corporate Initiatives, was reflecting on ICL’s internal ideation program, the Business Innovation for Growth (BIG) Accelerator. When Raviv Zoller became the CEO of ICL in 2018,... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Agribusiness; Accounting; Communication; Renewable Energy; Chemicals; Machinery and Machining; Metals and Minerals; Mining; Social Entrepreneurship; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Values and Beliefs; Environmental Sustainability; Natural Resources; Globalization; Information Technology; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Leadership; Organizational Culture; Personal Development and Career; Talent and Talent Management; Manufacturing Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Chemical Industry; Israel; China; United States
Hill, Linda A., and Lydia Begag. "From 'BIG' Ideas to Sustainable Impact at ICL Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 424-042, March 2024.
- 02 Oct 2017
- What Do You Think?
Do Bitcoin and Digital Currency Have a Future?
for market manipulation (and) used as payment method for online crime.” Bitcoin does not have a future as a currency, Turnbull said, because of the cost of operating sufficient computers to collectively document every single transaction. “When (digital) View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Case Study: Testing the Waters
nearly $1 billion in sales says that Cure is mining a big TAM (total addressable market) and has room to grow there. Cure can focus marketing messages on hydration while adding some adjacency products. Many firms do that without brand... View Details