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May 2013
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Transport Corporation of India (B): Choosing the Right Candidate

By: V.G. Narayanan and Saloni Chaturvedi

Transport Corporation of India was a logistics company that provided multi-modal transport solutions to its customers. Set up in 1958, TCI had grown from a 'one man, one truck, one office' set-up to a company with revenues of $400 million in half a century. TCI's... View Details

Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Business Divisions; Performance; Sales; Transportation Industry; India

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22 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018

McGinn Abstract—Using a randomized control trial, we examine whether offering adolescent girls nonmaterial resources—specifically, negotiation skills—can improve educational outcomes in a low-income country. In so doing, we provide the... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Alumnae Circles - Alumni

communications should the program expand to your area. OTHER ALUMNAE RESOURCES Career & Professional Development Job Search Career Coaching Networking Ongoing Learning Transitions & Paths: Career Re-entry, Diversity on Boards, and more HBS Women's Association Executive... View Details

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Eight Steps to Board Success for Female Executives

A few years ago, HBS Executive Education unveiled the program Women on Boards: Succeeding as a Corporate Director, designed to introduce executives to the process of joining a corporate board. Since that first session, hundreds of female... View Details

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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

Highlights Jill Avery, Senior Lecturer of Business Administration and C. Roland Christensen Distinguished Management Educator Introduction to Personal Branding Show Hide Details Modules Develop Your Personal Brand Engage Your Personal... View Details

25 Apr 2024
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Origin Stories

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Where we come from and how we were raised has a profound effect on who we become. The recipients of this year’s Alumni Achievement Award grew up... View Details

28 Jan 2020
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Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking

change that seems perfectly benign. I tell the story of Carol Hallquist, a talented corporate executive with an interest in accelerating improvement in public education so that every school is great. She came to see principals or heads of... View Details

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02 Mar 2012
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03 Oct 2017
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First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017

findings suggest that overbilling is an important alternative manipulation tool in hospitals. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53299 Healthy Business? Managerial Education and Management in Healthcare By:... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2023
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Research Brief: Staying in the Game

and employees are less likely to work with those owners. A follow-up survey found short educational videos had significant immediate- and medium-term impacts on increasing knowledge of bankruptcy among business owners, while also reducing... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

01 Jan 2012
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E. Roe Stamps IV, MBA 1974

Stampses have a dog and six or more cats—to business to social responsibility. Together Roe and Penny run the family foundation that is headquartered next to their Coconut Grove home and supports local animal shelters and botanic gardens as well as View Details

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Online Entrepreneurship & Innovation Courses | HBS Online

entrepreneurship and innovation course best aligns with your career level and experience, learning objectives, and educational goals. Access Your Free Flowchart Article 6 Must-Have Entrepreneurial Skills For professionals with an... View Details

09 Feb 2021
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Investing in Entrepreneurship

Courtesy Peter and Missy Crisp Courtesy Peter and Missy Crisp Peter O. Crisp (MBA 1960), a pioneering venture capitalist and philanthropist, is known for his firm’s investments in companies that have become household names: Intel, Apple, American Superconductor, Thermo... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

04 May 2023
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Class of 2024 Embarks on Global Immersion

This year marks the return of international travel for the MBA Program’s FIELD Global Immersion (FGI) course, an experiential learning opportunity that gives first-year students in the Required Curriculum hands-on exposure to how business is conducted in markets around... View Details

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Hedging Currency Risks at AIFS

By: Mihir A. Desai, Vincent Dessain and Anders Sjoman

The American Institute for Foreign Studies (AIFS) organizes study abroad programs and cultural exchanges for American students. The firm's revenues are mainly in U.S. dollars, but most of its costs are in eurodollars and British pounds. The company's controllers review... View Details

Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Investment Funds; Financial Strategy; Forecasting and Prediction; Revenue; Credit Derivatives and Swaps; Currency; Currency Exchange Rate; Education Industry; North and Central America

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General Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research

Mitchell Weiss Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change (SESC) Gerald Chertavian , Brian Trelstad Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 The Spiritual Lives of Leaders Nien-hê Hsieh , Derek van Bever Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Transforming View Details

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Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Curriculum - Faculty & Research

, Kevin Mohan Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Doctoral Programs Faculty from the NOM unit work with students across several doctoral programs. Detailed curriculum information for each doctoral program associated with this unit can be found on the doctoral programs website: PhD in... View Details

11 Mar 2024
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In Harmony

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, my name is Julia Hanna; I’m an associate editor at the HBS Alumni Bulletin. Last November I flew to Seoul, South Korea to interview Michael Kim (MBA 1990) of MBK Partners. Often referred to as one of... View Details

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Myra M. Hart

Myra Hart's research focus is high potential entrepreneurship. She has taught MBA and executive programs, co-chaired the entrepreneurship unit, and led several HBS initiatives. As a founding memberView Details

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RGE Report - Race, Gender & Equity

successful, her longitudinal study of HBS alumni shows us how systemic inequality can still affect women, even when there is underlying parity in education and skill. [...] Read more 08 Mar 2025 Gender Backlash: Does Exposure to Female... View Details

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