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06 Aug 2019
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Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism - Discovering the Business of Storytelling

classes we took, I did write a case on Raj Kapoor, one of the early entrepreneurs in Bollywood, for Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism, a class taught by the inimitable Geoffrey Jones. And I did quit my job as a consultant to start... View Details

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Digital Innovation - Alumni

new ways. HBS for Life HBS supports alumni in their professional development and personal growth at every age or career stage through extensive online resources and programs and events. How You can Help The easiest way for donors to ensure that the School can advance... View Details

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Value Measurement for Health Care - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

participate in an Executive Education program on the HBS campus , you enter an immersive experience where every aspect of the learning model has been carefully designed to facilitate your growth. Your learning will take place on your own,... View Details

21 Dec 2010
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First Look: December 21

lead to reduced economic productivity subsequent to exposure to temptation. Using a design inspired by the classic "Marshmallow Test," we report data from a field experiment in which children... View Details

03 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 3, 2018

assumptions that countries can accumulate reserves and borrow internationally using their own currency. As opposed to traditional sovereign-debt models, asset-valuation effects occasioned by currency fluctuations act to absorb global... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

21 Mar 2017
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First Look at New Research, March 21

assignment frictions, which appear to be more severe in lower-income regions. The productivity loss generated by inefficient assignment is equal to 13% of the productivity gap between high- and low-income countries in our sample. Download... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Feb 2019
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7 Tips for a Successful Technology Venture Immersion

at high-growth companies. The Technology Venture Immersion (TVI) course is co-taught by SEAS and HBS faculty and modeled after HBS’s Startup Bootcamp program, where students are asked to “learn by doing.”... View Details

11 Apr 2023
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BTG Bioliquids: Creating Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil from Biomass Residue Streams

essays posted on the HBS Business and Environment Initiative’s Blog that highlights their reflections. Learn more about this IFC course on Decarbonization and Sustainable Production by watching this five minute video summary. As part of... View Details

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Jaume Plensa Inés 2013 | About

in. HBS Art and Artifacts Collection , 2018.1 . © 2024 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VEGAP, Madrid. Born in 1955 in Barcelona, Jaume Plensa studied at the Llotja School of Art and Design and at the Sant Jordi School of Fine... View Details

September 2001 (Revised October 2018)
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DIENA

By: Robert Simons and Indra Reinbergs

Requires students to draw a new organization structure diagram for a rapidly evolving business. A/S DIENA is a newspaper publisher founded during Latvia's 1990/91 struggle for independence from the USSR with a clear social mission to support democracy. With the help of... View Details

Keywords: Employee Ownership; Organizational Design; Marketing Strategy; Managerial Roles; Growth and Development; Economic Systems; Publishing Industry; Journalism and News Industry; Latvia

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Peter Gumulia

management is only one piece of the puzzle. I wanted to get closer to the decision making – which ultimately led me to business.” After college, Peter turned to management consulting with a two-year stint at Bain & Co in the US and the Middle East, followed View Details

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Schwartz Common & Pavilion | About

and socialization, recreation, and reflection. The Schwartz Common and Pavilion comprise the landscaped quadrangle framed by Aldrich Hall, Cumnock Hall, Klarman Hall, and the Spangler Center. The central open area of the Common provides a... View Details

25 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 25

Tella, Rafael, Javier Donna, and Robert MacCulloch Abstract—At the beginning of the twentieth century Venezuela had one of the poorest economies in Latin America, but by 1970 it had become the richest country in the region and one of the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 May 2018
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Claudio L. Haddad, OPM 12, 1987

not adopt, such as tenure. Insper’s honor code, subsidized dorms, and robust fellowship programs may be co-opted from other schools, but they are designed for the Brazilian students to whom they cater. Creating Insper may be Haddad’s... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Karen Sein

I used to see the world in black and white, circumscribed by the steadfast principles my parents taught me: work hard, do good, live humbly. As I grew up, the edges of my monochromatic world peeled away, revealing ashen fog and sallow... View Details

24 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach

board performance even more difficult. Effective boards are those that take the initiative to design clear and focused forward-looking agendas, concentrating board energy on a company's specific value drivers, and then employing tools and... View Details

Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu

April 2014
Article

Who Lives in the C-Suite? Organizational Structure and the Division of Labor in Top Management

By: Maria Guadalupe, Hongyi Li and Julie Wulf

Top management structures in large U.S. firms have changed significantly since the mid-1980s. While the size of the executive team—the group of managers reporting directly to the CEO—doubled during this period, this growth was driven primarily by an increase in... View Details

Keywords: Communication; Functions; Centralization; M-form; Hierarchy; Top Management Team; C-Suite; Activities; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Diversification; Managerial Roles; Organizational Design; Information Technology; Organizational Structure; Management Teams; United States

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Aman Kumar

being alive. And for the times we choose to forge ahead, we make the rules. The structures we are empowered and constrained by are designed only by people, and thus can be... View Details

02 May 2025
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How to Work with Search Firms

they’re small by design (say 4 to 6 candidates), candidate pools often feature breadth and depth of experience, qualifications, and potential fit. Recruiters like to provide options to their clients.... View Details

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Commercialization of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

charismatic style of presentation along with Polaroid's inviting advertising literature and product packaging bolstered sales. The company's colorful, easy-to-read promotional kits for its glare-free desk lamps, crafted by industrial... View Details

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