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increasingly must make sophisticated financial decisions. Last November, Robert C. Merton, the George Fisher Baker Professor of Business Administration at HBS, discussed this problem and elaborated on the importance of risk View Details

Keywords: Elizabeth McNair

01 Jun 2017
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Research Brief: Profit with Purpose—and Middle Management

researchers found that companies with a strong purpose came in two main forms: those with high camaraderie among its employees, and those with high clarity from management about worker expectations and... View Details

Keywords: Erin Peterson

01 Apr 2001
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Student Conferences Tackle Business Issues

gospel brunch and an afternoon basketball challenge on Sunday. Billed as a catalyst for strengthening management skills, networking, and exploring strategies that will lead African Americans to success in today’s View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training

01 Dec 2022
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Built to Last

Dallas or Succession,” says Weisiger, who started out working in a company warehouse at the age of 14. While those backstabbing, dynastic stories dominate popular imagination, operating outside the pressure... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; family business; leadershp; employee management; Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing

23 Feb 2017
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Writing the Case of a Company Coming Back from the Brink

Keywords: LEGO; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Manufacturing

19 Jan 2021
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Managing the Unintended Consequences of Your Innovations

31 Aug 2020
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Future of work: how managers are harnessing employees’ hidden skills

18 Nov 2014
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Promoting social enterprise in business

Aurora Rotes Casanova (MBA 2009) is helping promote more socially oriented projects inside companies and calculating their value. (Published November 2014) View Details

12 Apr 2016
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How Disney’s Alan Horn Manages the Movies

franchises (foregoing the combining of the Harry Potter books to limit the number of films). And while Horn had the good fortune of running already-successful companies under the Disney umbrella, colleagues note that his View Details

21 Aug 2021
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Farrell: How an Investor Can Try to Make Money and Stay Away from Polluting Companies

01 Mar 2007
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Gore All Business at HBS

WARM WELCOME: On an unseasonably mild December day, after a reception with faculty, staff, and students, Al Gore and Dean Jay Light walk to Burden Hall. We are managing the planet as if it were a business in... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Scientific Research and Development Services

15 May 2023
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From Scientist to Business Leader

the biotech industry. “I’d like to be part of innovation in hearing loss research again, perhaps in a strategy or business development role. More importantly, I want to contribute to real progress in... View Details

01 Oct 2001
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Barbara Bry: Business is Blooming

Photo courtesy of Barbara Bry The words connection and communication define Barbara Bry's career, from her student days to her current position as vice president for business development at Proflowers.com, the largest... View Details

Keywords: Thomas Frick; Arts, Entertainment

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