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Nitin Nohria

Nitin Nohria served as the tenth dean of Harvard Business School from 2010-2020. He previously served as co-chair of the Leadership Initiative, Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Development, and Head of the Organizational Behavior unit.

As Dean, building on... View Details

18 Jul 2023
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The First Five Years: Brooke Biederman (MBA 2019)

What inspired you to launch Forby Entertainment Partners? I started working on film and TV shoots in New York City during college. My first boss, an executive producer, recommended Edward Jay Epstein’s book, The Hollywood Economist: The Hidden Financial Reality Behind... View Details

Keywords: Robert Bochnak

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Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research

describes its co-founders' motivations and their strategy for disrupting an industry in the midst of dramatic structural change; and asks whether a16z's success to date has been due to its novel organization structure. a16z's 22... View Details

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Marketing - Faculty & Research

and interactive marketing, sales management and return on marketing investment. Some of our faculty specializes in specific industries such as retailing, agribusiness, social enterprise, media, arts and... View Details

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Adrian Obleton

hometown? My Augusta, GA high school I went to. At Davidson Fine Arts I focused on choir from the time I was in 6th grade until graduation. Its yearly arts festival is an... View Details

12 Oct 1999
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Rapid Response: Inside the Retailing Revolution

and John T. Dunlop of the Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and David Weil of Boston University. Their recent book, A Stitch in Time: Lean Retailing and the Transformation of Manufacturing—Lessons from the Apparel and... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Consumer Products; Manufacturing; Retail

17 Aug 2020
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What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership

we asked 600 global CEOs across a variety of industries what concerns were keeping them awake at night. Their topics ranged widely, but a handful of overarching mental tasks emerged: Comprehend complex, rapidly changing circumstances... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

01 Dec 2023
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The Imposter Among Us

needs and drivers. In traditional Japanese aesthetics, wabi-sabi is a worldview centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The art of kintsugi, in which broken pottery is repaired with gold powder to highlight the... View Details

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

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Video Clips - Creating Emerging Markets

with corruption and innovation . Listen to our Cold Call podcast episode on the corruption case. Copyright © President & Fellows of Harvard College Lillete Dubey Lillete Dubey Art & Music Lillete Dubey, Director of India-based Primetime... View Details

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United Fruit Company Photograph Collection - Photography Collections - Historical Collections

Motor Co. United Fruit Co. Smaller Collections Yousuf Karsh Portraits Margaret Bourke-White Farm Security Administration 1934 Art and Industry Exhibition Early Aviation Electric Railway Jones & Laughlin... View Details

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Founders & Investors - Entrepreneurship

Birchbox MBA 2010 Katia Beauchamp Birchbox MBA 2010 Jessica Beck Alfred Club MBA 2015 Steven B. Belkin Atlanta Hawks, Trans National Group Services** MBA 1971 Gordon M. Binder Coastview Capital MBA 1962 Leon D. Black Apollo Global Management MBA 1975 Daniel Bricklin... View Details

09 Dec 2002
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Unilever—A Case Study

lower financial returns than their domestic equivalents in the United States. 9 One explanation for this phenomenon might be transfer pricing, but this has proved hard to verify empirically. The industry mix is another possibility, but... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage; Manufacturing; Retail

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Leadership Initiative - Leadership

Donham Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School and Faculty Chair of the Leadership Initiative. Hill is regarded as one of the top experts on leadership and innovation. Hill is the co-author of Collective Genius: The View Details

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Summer Fellowships | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

arts and culture; business at the base of the pyramid; CSR; community and economic development; education; environment; human services; impact investing; international relief; nonprofit consulting; and philanthropy. Details for Students... View Details

15 Feb 2022
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When Working Harder Doesn’t Work, Time to Reinvent Your Career

career well in advance. Brooks recalls not knowing exactly when his French horn skills started going downhill, but musicians, similar to athletes, rely on precise fine motor muscles that often deteriorate with age, use, and injury. People... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

June 2008 (Revised July 2008)
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The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis

By: Robert Steven Kaplan, Christopher Marquis and Brent Kazan

Marc Buoniconti is the co-founder of the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a nonprofit medical research organization. The project was founded in 1985 by Marc and his father Nick, a former Hall of Fame football player, when Marc suffered a spinal cord injury. In 2007,... View Details

Keywords: Investment; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Health Testing and Trials; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Research and Development; Nonprofit Organizations; Health Industry; Miami

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29 Oct 2013
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First Look: October 29

book, Joseph Badaracco answers this question in practical and, at times, provocative ways. Publisher's link: http://hbr.org/product/the-good-struggle-responsible-leadership-in-an-unforgiving-world/an/11540-HBK-ENG August 2013 Simon & Schuster The View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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HBS - The year in Review

age. Accomplishments in its first year included: 100 new research projects underway 50 new cases and research papers in development 23 company engagements underway 6 new large datasets acquired Campus Art Installed A new sculpture was... View Details

26 Sep 2023
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Digital Strategy: A Handbook for Managing a Moving Target

knowledge that is in turn capable of explaining the new digital realities by leveraging existing strategy theories and tools and cultivating new ones. As such, our endeavor turns into a wonderful opportunity to encapsulate in one comprehensive volume the state of the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Information Technology; Technology

16 Dec 2014
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First Look: December 16

risks and making bold investments based on anticipated industry trends and client demand. Now, despite slowing demand for CRO services, PAREXEL is betting that a global footprint and technology capabilities will become its key future... View Details