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- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Toward a Life Well Lived
algorithms—much like a dating app—to match students with interested alumni for thoughtful discussions about roughly 200 topics related to one’s personal life, family, or work. Ultimately, the goal is to connect alumni to one another View Details
- Web
National Markets - The Art of American Advertising
“Household routines involved making fewer things and purchasing more; consumption became a major part of the work of the household,” cultural historian Susan Strasser asserts. “Formerly customers , purchasing the View Details
- 18 Sep 2019
- Op-Ed
WeWork—The IPO That Shouldn’t?
mission “to elevate the world’s consciousness” and his personal objective of “We are here to change the world; nothing less interests me.” Indeed, WeWork’s prospectus reads like a Marianne Williamson... View Details
- 04 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Schmoozing with the Boss Helps Men Get Promoted
says. “If you are a woman, you might have to try even harder.” As for companies, the researchers advise organizations to change their promotion practices. In addition to basing promotions on objective data, such as worker productivity,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Profile
Peggy Mativo-Ochola
intends to develop a fundraising program she began in Startup Boot Camp last January. "My big hairy audacious goal is a self-sustaining endowment fund to employ teachers in slums and rural areas."... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit/Government/Education
- 04 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Maersk’s Journey to Decarbonize Shipping
In January 2023, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led more than 40 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark... View Details
- November 1995
- Background Note
Reengineering a Business Process
By: Richard L. Nolan and Thomas H. Davenport
Describes the six steps included in most reengineering initiatives: selecting the processes for reengineering; identifying change enablers; developing a business vision of process objectives; understanding and measuring existing processes; designing and prototyping the... View Details
Keywords: Goals and Objectives; Management Practices and Processes; Change Management; Measurement and Metrics
Nolan, Richard L., and Thomas H. Davenport. "Reengineering a Business Process." Harvard Business School Background Note 396-054, November 1995.
- 20 Jan 2023
- News
Free Spirits
currant and lime. It leaves behind a feisty little bite of a finish, produced by a touch of capsaicin. Like all of Tilden’s cocktails, Eden is non-alcoholic. The founders’ goal for Tilden is to solve for a... View Details
- 17 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why a Blended Workforce May Be Key to Lasting Competitive Advantage
In recent years, companies have been anxious about the lack of skilled workers to fill pivotal jobs. But then came COVID-19 and a subsequent recession. The ensuing business turmoil and record-high unemployment may have temporarily distracted companies from their... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller
- 06 Mar 2020
- Book
A Great Teacher's Lessons for Leading
of the group and each professional or student. But here’s the key difference from a contractual relationship: They are generous in the ways they meet the objectives of others. In a contractual relationship,... View Details
- August 1993
- Background Note
Executing Change: Seven Key Considerations
By: Nitin Nohria and Rakesh Khurana
Provides a 7S framework to complement the McKinsey 7S framework. Focuses on some of the critical choices that must be made in implementing change--Strategic Intent, Substance, Scale, Scope, Speed, Sequence, and Style. Overall, the note argues that these choices must be... View Details
Nohria, Nitin, and Rakesh Khurana. "Executing Change: Seven Key Considerations." Harvard Business School Background Note 494-038, August 1993.
- 12 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
It’s Time To Relaunch Your Remote Team
start is to revisit the team’s sense of shared purpose. Revisit your shared purpose. A relaunch ensures that every team member understands and buys into the clear and specific View Details
Keywords: by Tsedal Neeley
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Electricity - Business & Environment
Ecometano/MDCPAR “Our goal is to provide our corporate clients in Brazil with cost efficient low carbon energy solutions. Ecometano has pioneered the upgrading of high BTU biogas from landfills and other... View Details
- 27 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Sidetracked: Why Can’t We Stick to the Plan?
through on our goals and wishes. And yet, even when we have spent time developing our plans and are fully committed to our best intentions, our... View Details
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Documenting the Wartime Effort | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
into World War II gave the steel industry a financial boost from the depths of the Great Depression as well as an opportunity for image burnishing. Large corporations and government worked together on the joint View Details
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Thai Lee, MBA 1985
President and CEO, SHI International Download Lee profile Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1958 Born, Bangkok, Thailand 1980 Earns BA, Biology and Economics, Amherst College 1985 Earns... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- November 2002 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
AT&T Foundation, The
By: Diana Barrett, Cassandra Hanley and Sarah Aaron
Explores the corporate philanthropic activities at AT&T, formed in 1983. Addresses the difficulty of making centralized decisions after the break-up for the four new entities, each with a diverse and sometimes cross-competitive strategy. View Details
Keywords: Goals and Objectives; For-Profit Firms; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Telecommunications Industry
Barrett, Diana, Cassandra Hanley, and Sarah Aaron. "AT&T Foundation, The." Harvard Business School Case 303-015, November 2002. (Revised May 2003.)
- Profile
Kiran Gandhi
turning to her for leadership. She would have answers because of the flexibility and creativity that an MBA can teach you – the ability to pull from different hard and soft skill sets View Details
Keywords: Entertainment/Media
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Career Support - Business & Environment
PACE Capital, a California–based financing firm focused on empowering commercial property owners to reduce the carbon footprint of their buildings. After studying economics and environmental science at Dartmouth, Giulia Siccardo (MBA... View Details
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Rclone - Research Computing Services
Software Tools Rclone 4ms About rclone Many people use a web browser to transfer files between local and cloud storage. In comparison, Rclone is a robust command-line utility for synchronizing and... View Details