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13 May 2014
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Willing Hands

assistance, and mid-career education. Asked to consider his impact, Spencer says, "I know I haven't changed the whole, wide world. But I do think the things that I have chosen to devote my time and resources to have View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Construction; Real Estate

05 May 2003
Research & Ideas

SEC Commissioner Sees “Healing and Reform”

creation of wealth" in the 1990s led to both increased greed and a breakdown in leadership in corporate America, Corzine said. The mistake Congress made was to let the Securities Acts of the 1930s grow too large to be effective, he... View Details

Keywords: by Catherine Walsh

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Kim Chen

delivered on this both in and out of the classroom. I also valued the opportunity for personal development through introspection, discussion, and experience. Various programs offered through the Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership... View Details

Keywords: Retail; Nonprofit / Government

01 Feb 1998
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New Global Research Site Announced in Hong Kong

remarks by praising the Hong Kong Club's efforts in organizing the "hugely successful" Global Alumni Conference last April, noting that it had "set a new standard" for HBS alumni gatherings. Then mentioning the extraordinary changes that... View Details

Keywords: Audrey Snee; photographs by Graham Uden

01 Dec 2010
News

Ilene Lang

that the senior leadership takes it seriously. Finally, nothing will change for women unless men become part of the solution. They need to understand that it’s not a “zero-sum” — in fact, quite the opposite.... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; interview; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

19 Mar 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

8 Ways To Be An Environmentally Conscious Manager

chief sustainability officers in American companies, although their number has been growing rapidly. A new study by George Serafeim and Kathleen Millerexplains who they are, where they come from, and how to make them more effective. Think big More Than 900 Examples of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Energy

01 Mar 2016
News

@Soldiers Field

famous for its intellectual freedom,” Wang Jianlin, chairman of the global conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group, told 800-plus students who gathered in Burden Hall in October. “Ask me anything at all.” Students quizzed China’s richest man on the future of the Chinese movie... View Details

February 2020 (Revised February 2022)
Case

Sustainable Product Management at Solvay

By: George Serafeim, Vincent Dessain and Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej

In November 2019, Ilham Kadri, CEO of Solvay, a Belgian specialty chemicals and advanced materials group, with annual revenues of more than €10 billion in 2018, announced the group’s mid-term strategy, eight months after she took the helm as Solvay’s 11th CEO. The case... View Details

Keywords: Sustainability; Sustainable Business And Innovation; Sustainability Management; Sustainable Development; Management Accounting; Innovation; Carbon Emissions; Sustainability Reporting; Sustainability Targets; Target-setting; Product; Management; Transformation; Growth and Development Strategy; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Chemical Industry; Europe; Belgium

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07 Sep 2016
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Appreciating the Big Role of Small Business

in the mode of the fabled Joe the Plumber. “The neglect of small businesses stems in part from the sense that they aren’t very dynamic—that in contrast with startups, they don’t really grow or change from year to year,” Nohria writes. At... View Details

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Lauryn Hale

to common goals Mentors at American Express and Management Leadership for Tomorrow, an innovative nonprofit program that helps minorities explore opportunities for a business education, encouraged Lauryn to expand her View Details

29 Jul 2014
First Look

First Look: July 29

economic pacts and clash of regional economic blocks, post-imperial disintegration and trade, and identity and interdependence. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/ukraine-on-the-border-of-europe-and-eurasia/an/714042-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 414-033... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

February 2018
Teaching Plan

Tesla in 2015

By: Lynda M. Applegate, Olivia Hull and Sarah Mehta

Teaching Note for HBS No. 817-081. View Details

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15 May 2017
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Exploring Career Options at HBS

interest for the future. My choice of second year courses was largely driven by desire to build a broad base of leadership skills and develop better understanding of how technology is changing the underlying... View Details

01 Jun 2012
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Giving Through HBS

of our graduates—has the power to change the world and to change lives, and that work relies heavily on alumni giving. Most alumni donors take a portfolio approach to giving—they give to local organizations... View Details

Keywords: Professor Howard Stevenson

01 Dec 2021
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Leading a Glass-Shattering Organization

13 Jan 2014
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Resolve to Make Your Business Human Again

01 Jun 2004
News

The Ambidextrous Organization

In the April 2004 issue of Harvard Business Review, HBS professor Michael L. Tushman and coauthor Charles A. O’Reilly III discuss what they coin the “ambidextrous organization.” A synopsis of their article follows. Corporate executives must constantly look backward,... View Details

Keywords: ambidextrous manager; ambidextrous organization; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

20 Aug 2024
Book

Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge

traditional businesses may struggle to adapt to the constantly changing nature of ecosystem strategies. In his book, Smart Rivals: How Innovative Companies Play Games That Tech Giants Can't Win, Feng Zhu provides principles to help... View Details

Keywords: by Feng Zhu; Technology; Information Technology