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November 7, 2023
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21 Nov 2016
Research & Ideas

It Matters That Your CEO Doesn't Know Much About Sales

targets, but a tactical tool that’s rarely part of strategy formulation. Develop the best product, and let the sales department figure out the best way to get it to the customer, they think. And many sales leaders like it that way.... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Jun 2005
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One-on-One with Grover Norquist

of the Republican Party. His Taxpayer Protection Pledge, a promise never to raise taxes, has been signed by President George W. Bush (MBA ’75) and most Republican members of Congress. But his influence extends beyond tax issues. Since 1993, Norquist has hosted in his... View Details

Keywords: Government

26 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019

strategies aimed at improving working conditions in global supply chains. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51347 Harvard Business School Case 919-411 AIME High: A View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Turning a Moment into a Movement: How the Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders are Fighting Racism and Encouraging Other Companies to Do Their Part - Recruiting

Recruiting Strategies Student & Alumni Stories Summer Internships In the spring of 2020, Kenneth Chenault (MBA 2019), Kevin Chenault (MBA 2021), Carter Lewis (MBA 2023), Lindsey Ferguson, Nicolle Mora, and Sesana Allen were each pursuing... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Uniting business, industry, and governments to save the planet

of the solution for global conservation and natural-resource management. “We will not succeed in our work unless we encourage business leaders to understand the degree to which their businesses depend on the planet,” he says. Roberts's View Details

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Nathalie du Preez

Finding leadership she can take home Nathalie suspected that with its emphasis on leadership and the diversity of its student body, HBS would give her the multidimensional insight she sought. Her first visit confirmed her expectations. "I attended a View Details

14 Dec 2022
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Reducing Plastic Pollution on a Global Scale

in the latter option as part of their sustainability commitments, but how can businesses reduce their use of non-recyclable plastics on a global scale? The CEM project has interviewed leaders of businesses and NGOs from emerging markets who outline their View Details

15 May 2019
News

Jeremy Grantham on the Battle to Save Society from Climate Change: ‘We’re Not Winning’

In a recent interview with the Financial Times , Jeremy Grantham (MBA 1966) noted his pessimism about the global attitude towards climate change. “My odds are about 50:50 that we will protect society in somewhat the same shape as we’ve had, with a few glitches, in the... View Details

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Introduction - 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

01 Sep 2012
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What’s the Big Idea?

Professor of Management Practice Robert Eccles has spent his academic career burrowing deeply into the arcane subject of corporate reporting—not the hottest of business topics. At least not until now. With the publication of One Report: Integrated Reporting for a... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Corporate Services; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management

February 2003
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UNICEF

By: John A. Quelch

In September 2002, Marjorie Newman-Williams, director of communication for UNICEF, is poised to present the results of a two-year rebranding process at the annual meeting of the national committee heads. This case describes the organization and highlights the... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Nonprofit Organizations; Brands and Branding

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March 2000
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Strategic Alliances between Nonprofits and Businesses

By: James E. Austin

Keywords: Strategy; Alliances; Nonprofit Organizations; Business Ventures

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01 Dec 2002
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Books

Companies Must Merge Social and Financial Imperatives to Achieve Superior Performance, Paine has condensed twenty years of research and teaching in the oftenmaligned field of business ethics to argue that companies can — indeed must — be... View Details

12 Jul 2016
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July 12, 2016

Stick to the Strategy or Make the Sale? A Manufacturer of High-tech Streetlights Considers an Exception to Its New Subscription Model By: Weiss, Mitchell Abstract—A manufacturer of high-tech streetlights considers an exception to its new... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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

29 Apr 2016
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The First Five Years: Kelly McKenna (MBA 2015)

themselves with social causes or wish to bring about positive change in the world. Beyond the income these artists are receiving, the confidence and hope it instills within them touches every part of their lives. A lot of these artists... View Details

03 May 2004
Research & Ideas

Business History around the World

and Spain, on many Latin American countries, especially Argentina, Colombia, and Mexico, and on Chinese-speaking communities. Much of the best research is only available in local languages. Business historians have also widened their research agendas. Understanding the... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

01 Oct 1998
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New Releases

into competition at different levels and in different settings. Part One, "Competition and Strategy: Core Concepts," addresses competition and strategy for companies. Part Two, "The Competitiveness of Locations," explores the influence of... View Details

30 Mar 2018
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Fighting Poverty One Neighborhood at a Time

organization shares with other cities the three-pronged, neighborhood-based development strategy of mixed-income housing, a cradle-to-college education pipeline, and effective community wellness programs that helped to revitalize... View Details

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