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IFC India 2025: The Coal Dichotomy: Balancing Economic Growth and Decarbonization in India Quinn Carlson, Eva Lea Empting, Ana Vitoria França & John Hogan 13 Feb 2025 | Courses & Curriculum IFC India 2025: Development While Decarbonizing - India’s Path to Net Zero MBA... View Details

August 2018
Case

Christine Lagarde

By: Julie Battilana, Carin-Isabel Knoop, Vanessa Ampelas and Noemie Assenat

For a modular presentation of the same material, please see “Christine Lagarde (A): A French Prime Minister Calls” (HBS No. 419-017), “Christine Lagarde (B): Being a Public Servant” (HBS No. 419-018), and “Christine Lagarde (C): Managing the IMF” (HBS No. 419-019).... View Details

Keywords: Change; Personal Development and Career; Power and Influence; Leadership; Gender; Leading Change

06 Oct 2008
Research & Ideas

Updating a Classic: Writing a Great Business Plan

Yes, the context is very challenging today. But challenges create opportunities. If gaining access to capital is hard, sometimes that means there will be fewer competitors. This period is almost the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Topics - HBS Working Knowledge

Plant-Based Agribusiness (1) Policy (44) Political Elections (33) Pollution and Pollutants (4) Poverty (3) Power and Influence (72) Practice (1) Prejudice and Bias (60) Price Bubble (6) Price (36) Private Equity (17) Private Ownership (1) Private Sector (1) Problems... View Details

28 Sep 2023
News

What Ray Dalio Can Teach Us About Global Venture and Startups

Lazarow. “Founders should find an approach that works for them, aligns incentives, allows people’s voices to be heard and helps everyone be the best they can be every day.” READ MORE LISTEN: Lazarow discuss how entrepreneurs and ecosystems across the globe are View Details

27 Jun 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27

challenging in the past, and remains so today, the book argues that one reason was how they have both been defined. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52778 forthcoming Journal of International Economics The... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Courses - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

independent entity—the MOC Network —was established as a community of scholars and leaders in strategic development projects, focusing on addressing today’s global, regional, national, and local challenges through improving... View Details

29 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

Are You Paying a Tip--or a Bribe?

Few people see a relationship between tipping and bribing. But consider this: In places where people tip heavily, bribes are more likely to exchange hands as well. Research shows that there's actually a fine line between the socially acceptable act of tipping and the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

18 Aug 2022
Op-Ed

Your Best Employees Are Burning Out: A Framework for Retaining Talent

Burnout, retention, and renewed labor organization are critical challenges for leaders, especially amid COVID-19 and a looming recession. Leaders must ask themselves: What is it about my organization’s culture that is contributing to such... View Details

Keywords: by Hise Gibson and MaShon Wilson

22 Feb 2024
Blog Post

It’s Time to Build: Why the MS/MBA Is Right for You!

strong and effective. This program opens doors, even beyond the MBA in some cases. The MS/MBA conveys that you can hit the ground running and contribute to the challenging problems at hand, regardless of previous experience. This was true... View Details

27 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

How the FBI Reinvented Itself After 9/11

reads like a tagline for a dramatic feature film. “He thought he was signing up to run a law enforcement agency,” Rivkin says. “He ended up with a job he didn’t sign up for. And God bless him, he pulled it off.” Mueller’s major challenge... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Accelerating Solutions - Business & Environment

business can play from the Business & Environment Initiative archives. Additional Resources Find additional resources from Harvard Business School. Teaching, Research, and Engagement Initiatives focus on societal challenges that are too... View Details

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Designing and Executing Corporate Revitalization

By: Ranjay Gulati

Given today's turbulent environment, business leaders are seeking a new path to success for their companies. But while many firms talk about transforming themselves around current trends such as digitization and remote work, most struggle when it comes to... View Details

August 2024
Case

Getting into the Arena (A): Shelane Etchison

By: Robert F. White and David Allen

This case explores the political campaign of Shelane Etchison, a pioneering U.S. Army veteran and double-degree Harvard graduate who ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in North Carolina's Ninth Congressional District in 2024. Seeking office for the first time,... View Details

Keywords: Political Elections; Motivation and Incentives; Strategy; Public Administration Industry; United States; North Carolina

2023
Working Paper

Toward a Better Understanding of Open Ecosystems: Implications for Policymakers

By: Feng Zhu and Carmelo Cennamo

The digital realm is undergoing a significant transformation, marked by the emergence of platform business models and the concept of open ecosystems. This paper delves into the intricate nature of ecosystem openness, underscoring the point that the openness of... View Details

Keywords: Digital Platforms; Business Model; Governance; System; Situation or Environment

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June 2020
Case

Breakthroughs at Blueprint Medicines

By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Kathy Giusti and Susie L. Ma

Precision medicine company Blueprint Medicines was building a successful track record for bringing drug therapies to market 40% faster than average. The company had spent $40 million dollars and two years building a compound library that became its drug development... View Details

Keywords: Precision Medicine; Cancer; Biotechnology; Drug Development; Strategy; Expansion; Science; Genetics; Information Technology; Entrepreneurship; Organizational Culture; Management; Growth and Development; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States; Cambridge; Massachusetts

2015
Case

Advanced Leadership Pathways: Torsten Thiele and the Global Ocean Trust

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Brian Hoffstein

Following a successful career in finance, Torsten Thiele devoted himself full-time to the challenging cause of ocean conservation and stewardship. In August 2015, Thiele had already come a long way in spearheading initiatives towards the protection of the ocean: from... View Details

Keywords: Environment; Natural Environment; Environmental Sustainability; Pollutants; Science-Based Business; Climate Change; Social Enterprise; Leadership

2013
Case

Advanced Leadership Pathways: Junko Yoda and Her Collaboration to Address Sex Trafficking in Asia

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Juliane Calingo Schwetz and Patricia Bissett Higgins

n 2011, Junko Yoda with Pam McCambridge launched CLinked, a venture aimed to reduce human trafficking of women and children for sexual exploitation. Since incorporation, they launched several different pilot programs in partnership with local non-governmental... View Details

Keywords: Social Enterprise; Crime and Corruption; Gender; Social Issues; Business and Community Relations; Leadership; Change Management; Public Administration Industry; Indonesia; Asia