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Social Media - Alumni

Social Media Social Media Social Home Creating Alumni Groups Connecting the HBS network Tips for creating alumni groups Want to help the HBS community connect around professional and social interests,... View Details

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Rye Barcott

says Rye, "is that it builds a growing intuition about solving business problems that we can later draw upon to make more informed decisions. Every week I get new nuggets of insight. I'm most impressed by cases that address the issue of businesses View Details

17 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Navigating Tradeoffs: How Purpose Becomes a Company's ‘Lighthouse in the Storm’

plastic seemed like a godsend: perhaps Gotham Greens could create packaging from plastic that degraded naturally and replenished the soil. As team members learned more about this option, however, they concluded that compostable plastic... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

13 May 2013
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Alumni: Where are they now? Featuring Aaron…

scholars alike have taken a crack at it. I have the opportunity to create this type of value in my current role and I am excited about building on this over the next 5 years. - Aaron Mitchell, MBA 2011 View Details

03 Jun 2019
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9 Lessons from the Class of 2019

the Women's Student Association. Through her tenure as WSA Co-president, Erica worked closely on Diversity and Inclusion initiatives across HBS and focused on creating more intersectional experiences for students. View Video 4. A Lesson... View Details

01 Dec 2010
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Innovation Takes Center Stage

grounding in the principles of general management. Character means that HBS graduates are ethical, not simply in the sense that they don’t lie, cheat, or steal. What people look for in character is “someone who believes that it is important to View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson

May 1997
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Donna Karan International Inc.

By: Krishna G. Palepu and Sarayu Srinivasan

Designer Donna Karan takes her firm public. After eager anticipation from Wall Street, the stock loses 60% of its value. This case addresses the questions: Is Karan's company ready to undertake responsibilities of being public? Is the company's strategy sustainable?... View Details

Keywords: Public Equity; Stock Shares; Financial Strategy; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Outcome or Result; Going Public; Business Strategy; Valuation; Fashion Industry

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Find at Harvard

November 2010
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Magna International, Inc. (B)

By: Timothy A. Luehrman and Yuhai Xuan

Magna International, Inc., a Canadian-based automotive parts manufacturer, is considering whether and how to unwind its dual-class ownership structure. A family trust controlled by the founder owns a 0.65% economic interest in the company but has 66% of the votes via a... View Details

Keywords: Business and Shareholder Relations; Value Creation; Voting; Family Ownership; Cost; Cost vs Benefits; Stock Shares; Governance Controls; Governing and Advisory Boards; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Canada

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Purchase

02 Jun 2003
What Do You Think?

What Can Aspiring Leaders Be Taught?

given to broader success factors which are ethical and value centered, are or certainly can be detrimental to the society they serve ...." A more acerbic point of view was offered by Mark Anton: "The area of ethics and View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

04 Oct 2021
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Tapping into “Nontraditional” Private Equity and Venture Capital Talent at HBS

partnerships to equip Southern leaders, institutions, and communities to improve economic mobility and advance equity. Mbanusi found over his five years with the organization that aligning future generations of business leaders with the goal of View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Venture Capital

12 Feb 2008
First Look

First Look: February 12, 2007

are witnessing the dawn of a new model of corporate power: The coordination of actions and decisions on the front lines now appears to stem from widely shared values and a sturdy platform of common processes... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Sep 2010
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You’ve Been YouTubed

of the old. One of the points we debate in class is whether social media are better at destroying value than creating it. In social media an entity’s size and brand recognition make it more vulnerable to... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; social media; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services; Air Transportation; Transportation

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Books - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Health Delivery Project The Institute for Cancer Care Innovation MOC Network ICIC U.S. Cluster Mapping Project U.S. Competitiveness Project FSG Shared Value Initiative Social Progress Imperative AllWorld... View Details

06 Oct 2016
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Takeaways from the Peek Women's Colleges Cohort

an MBA course. I was afraid that my lack of technical knowledge would hinder my ability to understand my peers or to provide meaningful contributions, and that fear lingered until our first class discussion took off and the true value of... View Details

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Online Entrepreneurial Marketing Course | HBS Online

Develop the entrepreneurial mindset and toolkit to create a viable, scalable business with minimal data, limited resources, and tight budgets. 4 weeks 4-5 hours per week 4 modules Self-Paced This course earns you a Certificate of... View Details

14 Apr 2016
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What I Learned at SVMP

was refreshing to meet peers who collectively shared the desire to succeed and defy expectations. Even after the program, we still keep in touch via group chat and we have spoken almost every day since. I now have a network of people who... View Details

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3 Technologies that Will Change the World - Course Catalog

in the justice system and the industrialization of misinformation and hacking of elections. How can business leaders create great companies that enhance the value to society while earning a return for... View Details

01 Jun 1997
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Short Takes

regulatory bodies that are taken for granted in the West but are not available in emerging markets. "Companies can create value by developing these systems for themselves," notes Palepu. For example, large... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

09 Feb 2012
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Online Marketing

concerned with not just reviews but all the factors that create trust with their users. Do People Watch Online Video Ads? Creating Online Ads We Want to Watch The mere fact that an online video advertisement... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Technology

14 Feb 2023
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African American Student Union Spotlight on STEM

or fitting into the mold of what was considered the “typical” engineer – which was white, straight, and overly masculine. This led to feelings of isolation and impostor syndrome during my undergrad studies. I overcame these challenges by connecting with the local... View Details

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