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  • 12 Mar 2021
  • News

My Favorite Case

both teaching and research. —David Yermack (MBA 1989) Back to top “Heather Evans” Heather Evans is a second-year MBA student attempting to start a dress business. The case examines the business plan and the process of acquiring control... View Details
Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
  • 04 Jan 2012
  • First Look

First Look: January 4

variety of important domains, from education and business to law and societal discourse. An emerging research literature has revealed the many ways in which colorblindness shapes individual, group, and institutional efforts to handle issues of diversity. We offer an... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • Web

Providers - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

are part of, and function as teams rather than free agents. Focus on the full cycle of care. Integrate care with both upstream and downstream entities to ensure good patient results. Demonstrate good results. Report outcomes to patients,... View Details
  • 17 Sep 2021
  • Research & Ideas

The Trial of Elizabeth Holmes: Visionary, Criminal, or Both?

Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, is an expert in corporate integrity and risk management. He interviewed dozens of business executives convicted of crimes, including Bernie Madoff, for his 2016 book, “Why... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Biotechnology; Technology; Medical Devices & Supplies
  • December 2022
  • Case

To Feed the Planet: Juan Luciano at ADM

By: Joshua D. Margolis, David E. Bell, Damien McLoughlin, Stacy Straaberg and James Weber
In December 2022, Juan Luciano, Chairman and CEO of agribusiness and nutrition giant ADM, considered the next phase of the historic company’s future. Beginning in 2011 when he joined as COO and moving into his tenure as CEO in 2015, Luciano led a transformation of ADM... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture; Leadership; Agribusiness; Acquisition; Business Units; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Value and Value Chain; Forecasting and Prediction; Capital; Cash; Cost of Capital; Cost Management; Profit; Food; Global Range; Innovation Strategy; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Growth and Development Strategy; Risk Management; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Strategic Planning; Risk and Uncertainty; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Vertical Integration; Value Creation; Transformation; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Energy Industry; United States; Chicago
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  • 10 Aug 2009
  • Research & Ideas

High Commitment, High Performance Management

acquisitions carefully. When they do make acquisitions they work hard at integrating the acquired company's people into their culture. Consider how Hewlett Packard's 1999 acquisition of Compaq undermined HP's HCHP culture. Motivation: How... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • Web

The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership

infections Synthetic rubberx Influence: High 50 1950 s 19 Television sales expand dramatically Transistors used in portable radios and calculators Influence: Medium-High 60 1960 s 19 Man walks on the moon Color TV market grows Microchips expand possibilities in... View Details
  • 24 Sep 2019
  • Blog Post

Launching a Career in Clean Energy

distribution operations of personnel and supplies for large-scale training exercises and deployments. It was a foundational experience that ultimately drove me to HBS—I realized that I could be, and wanted to be, a leader. What was your career View Details
  • 01 Dec 2019
  • News

Bridging the Gap

career path and hope for this community,” he says. The students may fill an acute need for workers in the near term, but that isn’t necessarily the endpoint. Jamaal, 15, plans to attend medical school. Waltkia, also 15, is often first in... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Josh Cochran; photographed by Melissa Golden; cross sector collaboration; local government; nonprofits; education; leadership; Administration of Economic Programs; Government
  • 21 May 2021
  • Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Cissy Chen (MBA 2019)

Integration on Stock Valuations. One example of this was when I was asked to evaluate a large OEM company based in Asia. I evaluated the company’s ESG performance by applying the Sustainability Accounting Board’s (SASB) ESG View Details
  • Web

Considering Retirement - Alumni

current position for years to come, "retirement" has changed for many. Rethinking “Retirement” In many ways, the key to a successful retirement is the same as it is for a successful career: planning. But in the run-up to retirement, too few of us View Details
  • 25 Oct 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Is Baseball Ready to Compete for the Next Generation of Fans?

anywhere it is, those are positive things. Gazette: The league has made a number of rule changes over the last several seasons to try to speed up the games and make them more exciting, and plans to introduce more next year. Will any of... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Media & Broadcasting; Sports
  • 25 Jan 2010
  • Research & Ideas

A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy

Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, and The Economist much more effectively than they could before. Those publications integrate macroeconomics with what we know about business and markets, often in the very same articles. Without... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Jul 2012
  • First Look

First Look: July 17

buy or sell stock. Read the article: http://hbr.org/2012/07/what-good-are-shareholders/ar/1 Clear and Present Danger: Planning and New Venture Survival amid Political and Civil Violence Authors:Shon R. Hiatt and Wesley Sine... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Apr 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Smart Cities are Complicated and Costly: Here's How to Build Them

Chombosan Much promotion of smart cities assumes that municipalities will take a proactive, top-down, technology-first approach to urban progress. Thus far, these initiatives look for some forward-thinking city official (or immensely deep-pocketed private investor) to... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber; Construction; Green Technology
  • 19 May 2021
  • Op-Ed

Why America Needs a Better Bridge Between School and Career

help young people from low-income communities launch promising careers. The applications provide an inside look at the interplay among short-term training providers, employers, colleges, and high schools. "Policymakers, employers, and educators must prioritize and... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller and Rachel Lipson
  • 28 Oct 2014
  • First Look

First Look: October 28

to plan and follow through on a goal and not related to impulsivity, suggesting that some children are poorer at holding the norm in mind and following through on enacting it. We discuss the implications of these results for education and... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 02 May 2016
  • Blog Post

5 Facts about Clubs at HBS

don’t overcommit! RCs may have the opportunity to get involved in club leadership throughout their first year. This can be a terrific way to establish and expand your interests early. Often RCs play integral roles in View Details
  • 11 May 2022
  • Blog Post

MoMBAs: The Inspiring Student Mothers of HBS

your life that are important to you and that you are actively pursuing. HBS is definitely a place where you can do both. You'll have to plan more strategically and prioritize more ruthlessly, but you can absolutely do it if you want to!... View Details
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Career Support - Business & Environment

MBA Experience Career Support 2ms Opportunities to make a difference in major environmental challenges If you aspire to make a positive impact on the world, there are many opportunities to do so through a career that integrates a nuanced... View Details