Global Leadership - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2003
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Larry Murphy

a $1.5 billion operation — as chief strategic officer. Responsible for strategy, acquisitions, business development, and the Disney brand on a global basis, Murphy helped grow the firm to a $60 billion enterprise by the time he and the... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Accommodation; Hospitality

24 Jan 2020
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Clayton M. Christensen Dies at 67

number of the School's comprehensive leadership and focused Executive Education program offerings. In everything he did, Christensen sought to help his students understand the powerful way they could be a force for good in society and in... View Details

16 Aug 2018
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Working with a Giver’s Spirit

If you were looking for the perfect candidate to run a nonprofit that fights poverty through entrepreneurship, Manny Ayala (MBA 1992) is just the person you’d want. That was the opinion of Cindy Ko (MBA 2005) in 2013 when she was Asia-Pacific head for Endeavor, the... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

05 Nov 2019
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Alumnus Named McDonald’s CEO

having a record year for cash flow. The Journal also noted that Kempczinksi had planned a global town hall meeting with employees. “I’ll share a bit more about my background and perspective,” he wrote in an internal memo, “but most... View Details

Keywords: Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

19 Apr 2024
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Alumni Host Energy CEO Summit in Houston; Austin Club Co-Hosts SXSW Reception

grads who are members of the club,” says Horn. “With this kind of a gathering of high-caliber executives, we were able to cover a broad range of topics of interest beyond energy and energy transition, like leadership philosophy. We’ve had... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

23 Jun 2014
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Freedom to Explore

former president of the HBS Alumni Association in the UK and organizer of the 2005 HBS Global Leadership Forum, explains that the School gave her the confidence to succeed. “HBS showed me the right path. I’m... View Details

01 Sep 2006
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East to West

associates Chisato Toyama (MBA ’99) and Kim Eric Bettcher. As head of the first-year required course Leadership and Corporate Accountability, Paine notes that she often looks for opportunities to bring a View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Management

01 Mar 2007
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Faculty Books

of globalization continues today. Business Solutions for the Global Poor edited by V. Kasturi Rangan, John A. Quelch, Gustavo Herrero, and Brooke Barton (Jossey-Bass Publishers) This book, edited by HBS... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Jun 2006
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Chinese CEOs, Professors Study at HBS

To help Chinese CEOs operate more effectively in the global economy, HBS has teamed up with two other business schools to develop the Global CEO Program for China (GCPC), an Executive Education offering... View Details

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

25 Jan 2016
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From Pepsi to Target: Industry leaders worth betting on

04 Apr 2022
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Strengthening City Hall’s Foundations

to help mayors of cities in Israel improve public services for residents and strengthen ties with the global community. Modeled on the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, which has supported 200... View Details

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

01 Sep 2020
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Comeback Trail

Koehn, and Debora Spar—to weigh in on what advice history can offer as we navigate the current economic crisis. The Devil You Don’t Know Professor David Moss on the danger of treating this economic crisis like its predecessors Righting the Ship Professor Nancy Koehn on... View Details

01 Sep 2005
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Make Plans for Washington GLF

behalf. A great place to start is the HBS Global Leadership Forum held last June 21–23 in London. It was the latest in a series of global events initiated more than a decade... View Details

Keywords: Peter Cooper; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2014
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W50 Next Steps

Carroll (MBA 1989) as CEO of global mining giant Anglo American. Both cases center on her decisions around the temporary shutdown of mines in South Africa, one of many steps the company would take under her View Details

Keywords: W50; Educational Services; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Oct 1998
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Value Added

percent of its revenues coming from abroad. In establishing its global presence, Gupta explains, McKinsey has adopted a modus operandi to ensure that the all-important values of the organization - "a meritocracy dedicated to the highest... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

27 Apr 2017
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Fellowship Fuels a Passion for a Career in Aviation

flying eye-hospital; and Airlink, a disaster-relief organization. This year, Liu became an Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow at Harvard University, and serves as an adjunct professor at University College Dublin’s Michael Smurfit... View Details

01 Jun 2010
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Students Serve as Consultants

Twelve HBS students spent their January Term as volunteer consultants to USAID projects in Bangladesh, Jordan, Morocco and Uganda. Only in its second year, the student-led Global Impact Experience program, the brainchild of Rich Chung... View Details

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

15 Nov 2016
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Classroom Lessons Put Into Practice Abroad

discovered while doing fieldwork in São Paulo, Brazil, in some countries, proximity to one’s neighborhood can be a more influential factor when deciding where to shop. During FIELD 2, part of the Required Curriculum course Field Immersion Experiences for View Details