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23 May 2005
Research & Ideas

What Could Bring Globalization Down?

We tend to think of the forces of globalization as a permanent part of the landscape—but then perhaps they were thinking that way too in 1914, when a number of factors from an over-extended superpower to a... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

22 Jan 2018
News

The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition

convening of students and alumni from around the world who are excited about health care.” Gaglani: “Many left a great impression on me. I am biased though, since a few HBS professors and staff have since... View Details

Keywords: Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance; Nonstore Retailers; Retail Trade; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

29 May 2006
What Do You Think?

How Important Is the “Service Sector Effect” on Productivity?

emphasis on services naturally accompany the growth of a knowledge society, representing an insurance policy for the continuance of innovation and progress necessary to maintain View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Service

06 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

The Power of Leadership Groups for Staying on Track

leaders for an increasingly volatile and uncertain world where the only true differentiation is the quality of leadership of all." Polman is paving View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

31 Mar 2023
News

How Can We Solve the Teacher Shortage Crisis?

interviews and insights from across the world of business. It’s produced by the External Relations Department at HBS. Our audio engineer is Craig McDonald. It’s available on... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

26 Jun 2019
Research & Ideas

Why the US-China Tariff Standoff Hurts American Companies More

Osaka, Japan. Trump said on Twitter last week that he would have an "extended meeting" with President Xi Jinping of China at the summit, a welcome development for rattled investors and other world... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Retail; Manufacturing; Steel

01 Jun 1997
News

Entertainment Moguls Ponder the Future at HBS Conference

Just as radio revolutionized the entertainment world at the turn of the century, satellite broadcasting, the... View Details

Keywords: Paula Maute

08 Oct 2021
Research & Ideas

How Newspaper Closures Open the Door to Corporate Crime

Some may shrug at the inevitable passing of the local newspaper, writing it off as a dinosaur that doesn’t have much to offer in our modern world of blogs, social media sites,... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

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Documenting the Wartime Effort | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

into World War II gave the steel industry a financial boost from the depths of the Great Depression as well as an opportunity for image... View Details

08 Nov 2019
Blog Post

Staying Connected to the Harvard Veterans Community After HBS

worked with staff at the Cambridge Innovation Center to establish programming for Veterans interested in pursuing the world of entrepreneurship. Second, I advised Veterans in... View Details

24 Aug 2018
Blog Post

Meet the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Class of 2020

learn the skills and frameworks that bridge the worlds of engineering and business which is the key to creating a successful technological... View Details

March 2013
Article

From Social Control to Financial Economics: The Linked Ecologies of Economics and Business in Twentieth Century America

By: Marion Fourcade and Rakesh Khurana

This article draws on historical material to examine the co-evolution of economic science and business education over the course of the twentieth century, showing that fields evolve not only through internal struggles but also through struggles taking place in adjacent... View Details

Keywords: Professions; Disciplines; Neo-Liberalism; Education; Economics; Finance; Society; United States

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07 Sep 2016
What Do You Think?

How Can the Threat of Networks Be Reduced?

Joshua Cooper Ramo, co-CEO and vice chairman of Kissinger Associates. Ramo’s core thesis is that today's world of networks and connectivity may be the biggest game-changer of View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

22 Mar 2022
News

Clubs Mark a Milestone and the Lunar New Year

with other alumni clubs around the world and had some fantastic speakers. We’ll continue with some virtual programming, since Houston is a very spread-out city and sometimes our members can’t make some... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

11 Mar 2024
Blog Post

ClimateCAP and the Bonus of Climate Educator Collaboration

the corporate world works together to tackle the climate crisis. Not only is it more productive to share ideas and collaborate, but, frankly, it just makes our jobs so much... View Details

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Depression or Euphoria? Navigating the Market’s Mood Swings

"You have to be absolutely conscious of standards. The reason Bill Gates is the richest man in the world after View Details

Keywords: by Carrie Levine

03 Apr 2013
What Do You Think?

Will Women Leaders Influence the Way We Work?

felt that the lines are not finely drawn. As she put it: "Men and women are variations on a theme, not opposites . It is possible, and I think likely, that the male-dominated business View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

03 Dec 2001
What Do You Think?

What Happens When the Sumo Master Learns Judo?

platforms, Web services, and enterprise applications? Will the Intuits of the world be able to carve out and hold onto market niches, offering hope for other judo competitors?... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

04 Oct 2024
In Practice

Research-Based Advice for the Seasonally Overwhelmed and Schedule Challenged

one’s affairs and household. Achieving work-life balance is not, therefore, a matter of containing how much one world intrudes on the other. It’s a matter of developing the... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

September 2009
Article

Virtue out of Necessity? Compliance, Commitment and the Improvement of Labor Conditions in Global Supply Chains

By: Akshay Mangla, Richard Locke and Matthew Amengual

Private, voluntary compliance programs, promoted by global corporations and nongovernmental organizations alike, have produced only modest and uneven improvements in working conditions and labor rights in most global supply chains. Through a detailed study of a major... View Details

Keywords: Working Conditions; Ethics; Supply Chain; Governance Compliance; Globalization

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