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- 04 Jun 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Life
sticking to principles every day, considering all the hard work involved. "He told me he thought it had 'a negative net present value.'" “It's a travesty that somehow our society has gotten to a point where people have the view that...
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by Carmen Nobel
- February 2000 (Revised April 2000)
- Case
San Francisco Opera
By: John C. Sawhill and Elizabeth Kind
The San Francisco Opera, second largest in the United States, has embarked on a initiative to attract a larger audience and more support from Silicon Valley. Given that the opera's traditional constituency is the older, wealthier residents of San Francisco, this...
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Sawhill, John C., and Elizabeth Kind. "San Francisco Opera." Harvard Business School Case 300-095, February 2000. (Revised April 2000.)
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Partners & Fellows | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Island United Nations World Food Programme United Negro College Fund U.S. Department of Education WGBH Educational Foundation Whitney Museum Of American Art Women's Educational and Industrial Union World...
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- 14 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact
between cause and effect?" asks Ebrahim. "Some organizations have a focused theory of change, where the relationship between their actions and their impacts on society are...
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by Julia Hanna
- August 1984
- Book Review
Exhibit Review of 'The Tribal Style: Selections from the African Collection of the Peabody Museum of Salem'
By: Louis T Wells Jr
Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Exhibit Review of 'The Tribal Style: Selections from the African Collection of the Peabody Museum of Salem'." African Arts 17, no. 4 (August 1984): 79.
- 22 May 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
A Luxury Industry Veteran Teaches the Importance of Aesthetics to Budding Business Leaders
Pauline Brown joined the HBS faculty following a tenure as Chairman of North America at the French luxury goods conglomerate, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. (Photo credit: Albert Cheung) To future CEOs who want to succeed in the business of making View Details
- 15 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
The New Global Business Manager
suggests, the great challenge for multinational companies in the next decade will be to establish the confidence of society at large, governments in particular, and even of individual consumers, to assure...
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by Cynthia Churchwell
- 31 Jan 2014
- News
Body, Heal Thyself
path with plenty of bumps along the way, from the potential of failed trials to regulatory hurdles. He often reminds his team about their mission. "What excites us when we get out of bed is that we believe we have a chance to do something transformational for View Details
- 15 Jul 2019
- Book
Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain Confidence
the capital allocation problem is the central way to evaluate management. Gerdeman: You say that valuation is both an art and a science, and even the best equity analysts View Details
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jan 2012
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Hiroshi Mikitani, MBA 1993
Chairman and CEO, Rakuten, Inc. Download Mikitani profile (pdf) Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1965 Born, Kobe, Japan 1972 Family moves to United States for two years 1988 Earns commerce degree, Hitotsubashi...
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- 01 Jun 2022
- News
A Sustainable Solution for Fashion
while pursuing their long-term vision of reshaping the fashion industry and its impact on the environment. Entrepreneurship, Theuerkauf says, is a lot like inventory management, both art View Details
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April White
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By: Feng Zhu
Professor Zhu’s research focuses on the design of platform business models and its impact on platform performance. Platforms have become central to our economy. A platform is a product or service that enables two or more customer groups to interact. For example,...
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- 28 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: RMZ EcoWorld
inspire through beautiful art displays. For example, at the center of one of EcoWorld’s many buildings stands a massive, completely carbon neutral cube, designed to create a space to connect with others and...
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Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory
Courses & Case Studies Case Studies Middlebury College: Energy2028 (320029) by Brian Trelstad , Michael Norris and John McKinley APRIL 2020 (REVISED MAY 2021) Not all social change happens with new organizations. Middlebury College is one...
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Inside the Learning: Boston By the Season
the city, or you could head north to larger ski resorts in Vermont, New Hampshire, or Maine, just a 3-4-hour drive away. Enjoy theater and music. From the Boston Symphony to the Boston Ballet to traveling Broadway shows to locally...
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- 01 Oct 1999
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Eight Among Many: Alfred A. Checchi
Al Checchi's record of achievement - particularly his turnaround of Northwest Airlines - is usually attributed to his brilliance and financial acumen. Often overlooked is how family heritage and twists of...
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Garry Emmons
- 05 May 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Ethical Can We Be?
how they act in ways that are inconsistent with their more reasoned ethical preferences? What can organizations do to increase the likelihood of employees acting ethically? And, what can society do to change the institutions that guide...
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by Jim Heskett
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Future Vision
Illustration by PJ Loughron Illustration by PJ Loughron How has your experience as Dean of the School differed from your experience as a member of the faculty? Being on campus and engaging with faculty, staff, and students is something I have done for many years, and...
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- 14 Jun 2023
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Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in East Asia
Starting last fall and continuing through the coming year, Dean Srikant Datar is traveling to meet with alumni around the world. On June 5 and 8, more than 300 alumni in East Asia gathered to celebrate and connect with each other at "An Evening with Dean Datar" events...
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When Ideas Become Reality: Entrepreneurship at HBS - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year...
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