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19 Jun 2014
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Exploring the World of Retail as an Intern at Walmart

afterwards. I felt comfortable with the culture as far as I could tell, and I could actually picture myself there. Although most of my peers look at me with a mix of pity and confusion when I tell them I’m living in an extended stay hotel... View Details

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Policies | Baker Library

the Harvard Library community and as active participants in its Copyright First Responders program, we work to create a shared culture of understanding of copyright. For more information and resources on issues related to copyright,... View Details

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Louise Bourgeois Eye Benches II 1996-1997 | About

in Paris. During her lifetime, Bourgeois received many honors and awards and was named Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Minister of Culture in 1983. She was awarded the Grand Prix National de Sculpture from the... View Details

19 Sep 2016
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Thomas S. Murphy (MBA 1949)

for $19-billion. “Building a company with a great culture and doing it with integrity is something that I look back on with satisfaction,” says Murphy. While known for his business acumen, Murphy is equally recognized for his public... View Details

01 Feb 2017
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New Regional Offices Broaden HBS’s Intellectual Reach

markets. The newest regional offices, which opened this past year in Dubai, Singapore, and Tel Aviv, provide a means for understanding the unique economic and cultural factors shaping business in those locations. “We are broadening our... View Details

01 Jun 2014
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In My Humble Opinion: Jan Swartz (MBA 1996)

on glass-domed railway cars. Rewards of the biz: "I have learned so much on a personal and professional level by knowing people from cultures around the world. Cruising is a business where you're helping to create lifetime memories.... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Hospitality; Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation; Transportation

01 Feb 2001
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High Stakes: Springboard 2000 Comes to HBS

development in our culture and our society that is going to change the world," said Clark, who backed up his words with an invitation to hold the event at HBS again next fall. On the first full day of the forum, the real business began as... View Details

Keywords: Singleton, Laura; Springboard 2000

01 Jun 2002
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New Fellowship Program Encourages Young MBAs to Work for Nonprofits

cochair of ISE and an expert on nonprofit organizations, “The carryover effects of a program like this are fantastic. The fellows will bring a culture of change to nonprofit organizations that can be tremendously helpful. In addition,... View Details

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

June 2010 (Revised October 2011)
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ProPublica

By: Michel Anteby, Philippe Bertreau and Charlotte Newman

Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica's managing editor, entered the organization's newsroom located in lower Manhattan on September 16, 2008. He knew a historical financial debacle was happening at his doorstep, yet none of his journalists were covering that beat. It would... View Details

Keywords: Employee Relationship Management; Leadership; Leading Change; Resource Allocation; Organizational Culture; Motivation and Incentives; Journalism and News Industry; Publishing Industry; New York (city, NY)

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August 2008 (Revised June 2013)
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Note on the Nonprofit Coherence Framework

By: Allen S. Grossman and Stacey Childress

This note presents the Nonprofit Coherence Framework. It helps nonprofit leaders identify the key elements that support an organizational strategy focused on attaining high performance, bring those elements into a coherent relationship with the strategy and each other,... View Details

Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Performance Improvement; Nonprofit Organizations; Corporate Strategy

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09 Sep 2022
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Family Businesses Have a Talent-Acquisition Advantage

Dick Griffey

Initially a co-owner of a black nightclub in Los Angeles, Griffey moved into music producing and built one of the most important black entertainment enterprises. A firm proponent of black culture and community, Griffey started a record... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media

06 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

Don’t Listen to “Yes”

leaders avoid the guessing game of trying to discern whether or not people truly agree with a choice that has been made. Q: In your book you discuss three cultures of indecision that typically appear in organizations: the View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

26 May 2016
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W. James McNerney Jr., MBA 1975

McNerney. “The trick was to create a stronger fifth culture that retained some of the original essence of each.” During his tenure, Boeing recaptured the top position in the global aerospace industry as well as in commercial airplanes. It... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Air Transportation; Transportation

03 May 2004
Research & Ideas

Business History around the World

of a wider pattern for countries with shared geographical positions, cultural orientations, and historical patterns of development. It is a paradox that in a global world so much research on business history remains trapped within... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

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Diversity on Teams: Our Own Harvest - Race, Gender & Equity

ensure these choices are facilitators for exchange vs mandates for assimilation? Culture fit “Just because you’re getting more people there doesn’t mean you’re actually dismantling the structures that are leading to these inequalities.”... View Details

03 Apr 2017
Blog Post

The International Experience at HBS

culture to their classmates who demonstrate an equally insatiable curiosity. For example, on International Day, students present their countries and cultures to their section. It is the occasion to dress up... View Details

Sumner M. Redstone

culture through its ownership of MTV, VH-1 and Nickelodeon. In 1994, he successfully completed a $10 billion merger with Paramount Communications and acquired Blockbuster Entertainment. Since 1994 the company has increased from 7,000... View Details