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- 24 Apr 2014
- News
A commitment to conservation supports the bottom line
firm, achieves that balance, in part, through a vehicle known as a “conservation easement.” The firm buys land and then sells the development rights to conservation groups. The sale of these rights generates an early, partial return to... View Details
- January 2021 (Revised July 2022)
- Case
Dwight D. Eisenhower: Changing the World
By: Robert Simons and Shirley Sun
This case describes the rise of Dwight (Ike) Eisenhower from a small town in Kansas to the pinnacle of power on the world stage. During his life, Eisenhower was leader of the Allied Forces in World War II, president of Columbia University, head of NATO, and president... View Details
Keywords: Leadership Development; Leadership; Values and Beliefs; Personal Characteristics; Leadership Style; Success; Work-Life Balance; Power and Influence
Simons, Robert, and Shirley Sun. "Dwight D. Eisenhower: Changing the World." Harvard Business School Case 121-047, January 2021. (Revised July 2022.)
- 2005
- Working Paper
Wintel: Cooperation or Conflict
We study the incentives of complementors (producers of complementary products) to cooperate vs. compete and how these interact. In a system of complements, like the PC, the value of the final product depends on how well the different components work together. This, in... View Details
Keywords: Investment; Price; Time Management; Product; Product Development; Research and Development; Conflict and Resolution; Motivation and Incentives; Value
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and David B. Yoffie. "Wintel: Cooperation or Conflict." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 05-083, July 2005.
- 16 Oct 2019
- News
The Road to Impact
contribute a lot.” Since then, he’s proved that thesis correct—several times over—in positions at the New York Public Library, at America Achieves, and currently as president and CEO of Education Development Center (EDC), a global... View Details
- 18 Jul 2014
- News
Team Players
interesting challenge, because you have a limited amount of time to build the brand. Then it disappears. We had to develop a marketing plan that was all-encompassing, but that still got the right information to the people who needed it."... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
In emerging economies, business opportunities provide lessons in leadership
Even before a weeklong trip to Accra, Ghana, as part of the required MBA course Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership Development (FIELD), Australian Tim Leach (MBA 2015) knew that exposure to doing business in emerging markets would... View Details
- Web
Business Solutions for the Poor (Global and Local) - Course Catalog
approaches have an important role to play in the mix. The course will explore business approaches, including CSR and CSV, its opportunities as well its limitations. We will study how new “venture philanthropy” attempts to serve that segment. We will look at how View Details
- October 2020
- Case
PraDigi Open Learning: Transforming Rural India
By: John J-H Kim and Malini Sen
Pratham is a non-governmental organization, focusing on high-quality, low-cost and replicable interventions to address gaps in the Indian education system. Co-founder Madhav Chavan is interested in using technology for education but differed in the way it is used in... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Social Entrepreneurship; Education; Information Technology; Learning; Growth and Development Strategy; Non-Governmental Organizations; Social Issues; Education Industry; India; Asia
Kim, John J-H, and Malini Sen. "PraDigi Open Learning: Transforming Rural India." Harvard Business School Case 321-022, October 2020.
- 14 Aug 2019
- News
Leading from Within
look at business development and values, management practices and ethics, and their roles. And that’s all well and good, says Lim, in that CEOs typically walk away renewed and clear-headed about their next steps within their... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- Web
Krisha Patel | MBA
Krisha Patel Chemical & Physical Biology / Computer Science Dunster 2025 Cohort 6 Innovation and technology are true architects of change, especially when used to develop solutions that are user-centric, View Details
- 15 Feb 2012
- Op-Ed
Occupy Wall Street Protestors Have a Point
in developed countries. Of 4.1 billion workers, 3.3 billion would be unskilled living in developing countries. In developed countries the benefits of growth were increasingly... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy
of organizations and develops partnerships across the United States that fight racism by promoting social change and that create opportunities for advancement in the Black community. The ARF supports causes... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- December 2023
- Case
Gabriela Santana Goldstein
By: Leslie Perlow and Hannah Weisman
Gabriela Santana Goldstein was pursuing her passion, working as the Head of Business for a telehealth startup, when her father went into sudden cardiac arrest and family duty called. The case discusses Goldstein’s difficult decision to leave her dream job, and her path... View Details
- 01 Aug 2013
- News
A Cure for Cold Storage
distribution a daunting process. That's the problem Vaxess seeks to address. The company is developing a way to store vaccines at room temperature using silk proteins, eliminating the need for refrigerated storage and allowing for wider... View Details
- 03 Feb 2011
- What Do You Think?
Are We Going “Back to the Future” In Researching Management?
leadership, governance, innovation management, the networking of organizations, and social responsibility—as the "single most important development(s) in the area of management in the just-ended decade of the new century." View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- November 2021 (Revised November 2023)
- Case
Hitting Home: Amazon and Mary's Place
By: Paul M. Healy, Debora L. Spar and Amy Klopfenstein
In 2020, Amazon, the $386 billion online retail behemoth, built an eight-story shelter for women and families experiencing homelessness on its expanding headquarters in Seattle, Washington. The shelter, operated in partnership with a non-profit organization known as... View Details
Keywords: Business Ethics; Homelessness; Business And Society; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Issues; Corporate Accountability; Urban Development; Society; Information Technology; Ethics; Technology Industry; Seattle; United States; North America
Healy, Paul M., Debora L. Spar, and Amy Klopfenstein. "Hitting Home: Amazon and Mary's Place." Harvard Business School Case 122-017, November 2021. (Revised November 2023.)
- 09 Oct 2019
- News
Building a Tradition of Giving
Barry Sternlicht (MBA 1986) Barry Sternlicht (MBA 1986) Over time and experience, Barry Sternlicht (MBA 1986) has developed an approach to philanthropy that bridges both his professional and personal lives, delivering impact to both. He... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
What’s Next
disseminated. We also are thinking hard about how we might extend the career and professional development group to be more helpful to our graduates (with a special focus on alumnae) through the various transitions that might occur over... View Details
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
Sir Ronald M. Cohen, MBA 1969
social investment and entrepreneurship, Cohen chairs Bridges Community Ventures, a community development venture fund he cofounded in 2002 to invest in businesses in England’s poorest areas. “By setting up... View Details
- 20 Nov 2015
- News
Room to Grow
waste, and have significantly lower rates of waste than the national average.” Kendall says the foundation’s multi-year, $485,000 grant to the university has helped it develop new relationships with local growers, processors, and... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley