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November 2021
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LKQ-Stahlgruber

Through a combination of organic growth and acquisitions, LKQ Corp. became the leading aftermarket auto parts distributor in the U.S. by the early 2000s. Beginning in 2012, the company began similarly consolidating the European marketplace. However, by 2017, the... View Details

Keywords: Consolidation; Acquisition; Decision Making; Strategy; Opportunities; Europe; Germany

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December 1998 (Revised January 2003)
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R.R. Donnelley: Country and Opportunity Analysis in Eastern Europe

Examines several market entry options for R.R. Donnelley's expansion into Eastern Europe. Used as an introduction to a Harvard Business School course titled "New Opportunities in Emerging Markets." Asks students to consider the following issues: 1) the impact of... View Details

Keywords: Opportunities; Market Entry and Exit; Emerging Markets; Europe

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Sherry Chen

Why was earning your MBA at Harvard Business School important to you? The MBA at Harvard Business School does not only offer me professional knowledge and broad network, it also gives me the confidence and courage to jump out of my comfort zone and choose the career... View Details

Keywords: Real Estate; Services; Other Financial Services

07 May 2015
News

How Crowdfunding Kickstarts the Arts

28 Apr 2020
Cold Call Podcast

Is the Healthiest Building in the World Worth the Rent?

Keywords: Re: John D. Macomber; Real Estate

29 Jul 2021
News

A Clean Start

Todd Brix (MBA 1997, Baker Scholar), a chemical engineer and businessman who spent 18 years at Microsoft, wanted to come up with a solution to one of the biggest challenges facing the world today: What to do with all the carbon dioxide we’re pumping into the... View Details

11 Jun 2015
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Leading the way in sustainable style

Marjorie Yang (MBA 1976), the chairman and CEO of garment-manufacturing giant The Esquel Group, doesn’t spend much time talking about apparel anymore. Instead, she’s focused on improving the livelihood of the company’s 47,000 employees and reducing environmental impact... View Details

01 Jun 2023
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Batteries Included

Illustration by Klaus Kremmerz Supply-chain shortages put container shipping in the headlines during the pandemic, with images of vessels languishing in line at major ports worldwide. It made visible what Steven Henderson (MBA 2016), CEO and cofounder of Fleetzero,... View Details

Keywords: Catherine O’Neill Grace; Water Transportation; Transportation

24 Mar 2021
News

Profit and Responsibility: Combating Climate Change as Part of Your Corporate Strategy

01 Sep 2016
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Offshore Learning

Photography by Neal Hamberg If your middle-school science class is studying New England’s green crab population, chances are you’ll get a lot more excited about the origin, life cycle, and environmental impact of this remarkable invasive species if the lesson plan... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Outward Bound; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Dec 2015
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In My Humble Opinion: Joss Kent (MBA 1997)

Joss Kent’s (MBA 1997) first memories are of being on safari. “I remember the smoke rising from the fire to boil water,” says Kent. Safari was the family business: His grandparents and father founded luxury adventure-travel company Abercrombie & Kent in 1962. By age... View Details

Keywords: April White

21 Feb 2012
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Sustainability Is Good Business

The recent uproar over the Sierra Club’s acceptance of $26 million in undisclosed donations from an energy company prompted some environmentalists to warn against “sleeping with the enemy.” This sort of us-against-them rhetoric is all too common when it comes to... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Utilities

David Duffield

After failing to convince Larry Ellison that Oracle should invest in the development of human resource management software, Duffield decided to create his own business. PeopleSoft with its innovative software for managing human resource functions became a phenomenal... View Details

Keywords: Computers & Electronics

06 Jan 2010
What Do You Think?

Is a Stringent Climate Change Agreement a Pot of Gold?

should venture capitalists around the world get behind climate change agreements? Should governments with highly-favorable environments for entrepreneurship, such as the U.S. and China, push even more strongly for stringent rules or... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Energy; Utilities

01 Sep 2017
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History’s Lessons

to complete the manuscript of Silent Spring, which documents the effects of pesticides such as DDT on the environment and the campaign of misinformation surrounding their use. “Leaders are obligated...to translate information into... View Details

Keywords: Abraham Lincoln; Ernest Shackelford; Rachel Carson

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Site Credits - Business Education For Women At Harvard University | Harvard Business School

Executive Education HBS Alumni Bulletin HBS News HBS Working Knowledge MBA Admissions Harvard Business School Alumni Business & Environment Executive Education MBA Recruiting Rock Center: Entrepreneurship Social Enterprise Initiative HBS... View Details

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Creating a Candidate-Centered Recruiting Process - Recruiting

evaluating candidates. This creates an environment where people can understand what is expected and potentially ask for accommodations.” Have Authentic & Honest Conversations Transparency also extends to authenticity during the interview... View Details

16 Apr 2013
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A Walkabout to the Ocean

Merkl: Managing water resources for a sustainable future. Photo Courtesy of Andreas Merkl They say all rivers lead to the sea. If that is true, then it's only fitting that Andreas Merkl (MBA 1989) should find himself today at the helm of Ocean Conservancy... View Details

Keywords: Ocean; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Government

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Middle East & North Africa Club | MBA

Middle East & North Africa Club The Middle East & North Africa (MENA) Club is committed to providing the HBS community with opportunities to experience the MENA region in enriching ways through shedding light onto the region's business View Details

29 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

'Green Bonds' May Be Our Best Bet for Environmental Damage Control

Municipalities have been selling bonds to pay for public works projects—fire stations, parking garages,sewage treatment systems—for 200 years. It’s only in the past decade or so, however, that they’ve been selling them with an extra perk: helping the environment. In... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Energy; Utilities; Construction; Green Technology; Public Administration

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