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02 Nov 2015
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Making Higher Ed Accessible to Africans

part time. ”I have now been to 10 countries in Africa in three years, and often times feel more comfortable here than I do in my other home, the USA.” With the acquisition of two universities (Cavendish in Uganda and Zambia) and a significant View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

11 Apr 2017
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First Look at New Research, April 11

failure tolerance has an equilibrium price—in terms of an investor's required share of equity—that increases in the level of radical innovation. Financiers with investment strategies that tolerate early... View Details

01 Jun 2000
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VC Luminary John Doerr: Education Reform Critical to Success of New Economy

Last February, in his first speech at HBS in six years, L. John Doerr (MBA '76), a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and one of the world's foremost venture capitalists, confessed that he stumbled into his line of work with no elaborate View Details

01 Sep 2010
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Alumni Books

times give solid companies and strong managers the chance to seize market share. Fox explains how the savvy few who rise to the top stay focused and alert, get new market share, hire good and recently fired talent, increase investments in... View Details

18 Mar 2019
Blog Post

"It's Important to Have a Compelling Story:" Jodi Glickman on Being Great on the Job

my super power and the only thing I'm really great at. I was a sub-par investment banker at best (four years at Goldman Sachs) and by no means a policy whiz (White House, EPA). Today I love what I do and I'm excited by the idea of growing... View Details

05 Aug 2014
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A Diversified Portfolio

real business opportunity to invest in companies with high-growth potential and at least one woman in a leadership role that were being overlooked by the traditional VC community. Sometimes, in order to see an opportunity, you have to be... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

23 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 23, 2008

teamwork in decision-making, the challenges of group decision-making, and the strategies for engaging team learning skills and attitudes to improve both the quality of and commitment to group decisions. Purchase the exercise:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Visionary, Innovator, Educator - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership... View Details

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Law, Management and Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog

transactions. The course will also explore legal issues involved in starting, joining or investing in start-ups and decision making from the time an entrepreneur conceives, starts to build and obtains financing through development of exit... View Details

24 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs

(Disney, restaurants, theme parks, etc.). The former finance most of the targeted coupons while the latter contribute the lion's share of the financing of turbo-charged vouchers. Since manufacturers already invest significantly in... View Details

Keywords: by Marcel Corstjens & Rajiv Lal; Retail; Consumer Products

30 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 31, 2006

Working PapersHow Does Foreign Direct Investment Promote Economic Growth? Exploring the Effects of Financial Markets on Linkages Authors:Laura Alfaro, Areendam Chanda, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, and Selin Sayek Abstract The empirical... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 29

http://ssrn.com/abstract=1934217 Elevating Repositioning Costs: Strategy Dynamics and Competitive Interactions in Grand Strategy By: Menon, Anoop R., and Dennis A. Yao Abstract—This paper proposes an... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Farah Ahmed

going to HBS. "Many people said that it's better to stay at a current job than invest $200,000 in an MBA,” she says. "But I didn't want to give up my dream. I knew there was more out there for me to explore, and I had to strive... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services; Manufacturing/Energy

September 2003 (Revised March 2004)
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Bharti Tele-Ventures

By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Ingrid Vargas

Following the liberalization of India's telecommunications service industry in the early 1990s, Bharti Tele-Ventures grew from a small entrepreneurial telephone equipment importer and manufacturer to become India's largest private-sector telecommunications service... View Details

Keywords: Private Sector; Growth and Development; Customers; Foreign Direct Investment; Mergers and Acquisitions; Competition; Public Ownership; Profit; Partners and Partnerships; Rank and Position; Telecommunications Industry; India

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01 Sep 2013
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HBS's Unique Economic Model

must have multiple revenue sources, invest in innovation, avoid deferred maintenance, limit debt, and run a surplus. The School has five principal revenue streams: MBA tuition, Executive Education tuition, Harvard Business Publishing... View Details

Keywords: Melnick, Richard; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

09 Feb 2018
Research & Ideas

Big Hits: The Best of the 2018 Super Bowl Ads

Internet, Amazon invested heavily in its Super Bowl spot. It not only spent $5 million to acquire the 30-second slot but also paid for the participation of high-priced talent like chef Gordon Ramsey, actor Anthony Hopkins, and other... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Telecommunications

30 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 30

in supporting the emergence of "High Road" strategies that lead to better New Growth Path-related outcomes. It then focuses on creating a new set of data that can start shedding light on the empirical relevance of this... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

25 Feb 2025
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Alumni Career Journey: Lee Scott (MBA 2023) - Scaling Climate Tech Innovation

is your current role and what steps and tactics did you use to get hired in your current position? During EC year, I focused my career search on impact investing roles. I was particularly interested in impact-first funds and growth... View Details

14 Nov 2007
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First Look: November 14, 2007

investors and investment funds. Furthermore, it was creating a network of microfinance banks through a microfinance holding company. However, in a context of rapid change and explosive growth of the microfinance sector, Jacques Attali,... View Details