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- 29 May 2006
- Research & Ideas
Why CEOs Are Not Plug-and-Play
and the needs of his or her new employer.Not all managers are equally suited to all business situations. The strategic skills required to control costs in the face of fierce price competition are not the... View Details
- 25 Jan 2016
- News
Helping Young African Managers Find Their Way Home
financial side of business and was seeing a balance sheet for the first time. I had to get out of my comfort zone and get comfortable with public speaking. Also, it allowed me... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
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Tools & Resources | Institute for Business in Global Society
industrial policies are essential for addressing key national challenges, offering insights on designing effective government actions that balance past lessons with innovative approaches. The new industrial state? (pdf) This report... View Details
- 19 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree
balance between financial and social returns – ensuring strong financial performance that maintains their AAA-rating and a low cost of capital, but also fulfilling the World Bank Group’s mandate View Details
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About IT: IT Planning and Service Delivery Team Profile | Information Technology
efficiency. By optimizing IT’s internal operations, they create a ripple effect that enhances the entire HBS community’s experience. Prioritization isn’t just a buzzword for the ITPSD team, it’s a way of life. View Details
- 28 Feb 2025
- News
Joy to the World
fitness. So mindfulness, again from some of the research, they say that the happiest person in the world is someone who meditates a lot. You do see real changes in the way that the brain functions with meditation over time. And something... View Details
- 02 Sep 2018
- News
Havana Rising
arrive at the hotel’s Habana Vieja (“Old Havana”) location to ensure that guests of the high-end hotel can enjoy the luxury of a morning shower. The Kempinski, says Benedetti, is not connected to the city’s... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Leading Change
balance are our priorities,” says Yang. Pro-worker and pro-environment policies aren’t just a social good at Esquel. “They save money and strengthen our competitive advantage,” notes Yang. For example, polluted water impedes the... View Details
- 30 Jun 2019
- News
Alumni in France honor self-made entrepreneurs; Shih talks trade in Buffalo
there were six final candidates. “Out of these, one National Laureate is chosen, based on a set of balanced criteria: business success and growth, breadth View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 03 Feb 2011
- What Do You Think?
Are We Going “Back to the Future” In Researching Management?
Citing corporate scandals of the past ten years, Andrew MacLennan said that " in the last 10 years there has been a growing recognition of the need to balance great ideas... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 08 Dec 2015
- News
Living the Legacy
When Ray Kusisto (MBA 1986) graduated from Harvard Business School, he knew he had been part of a unique experience. “I still feel that way,” says Kusisto, now CEO of Ortho NorthEast, the premier orthopedic... View Details
- 29 Feb 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: JSW Steel and Cement and the Quest to Capture Carbon in Hard to Abate Sectors
such as Cement and Steel, the hardest challenge is to balance the need for infrastructure and the need to build it sustainably, when it currently grows emissions at 1.5% per annum. Priority to Abate After an early ferry ride and bus... View Details
- 04 Jan 2021
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Sustain Organization Diversity?
been winning the competition repeatedly. As Working Knowledge reader John Sandvik put it: “A scale tipped to either side is not ideal the balance already is far in favor of the largest businesses, and some... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 27 Feb 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Development while Decarbonizing - Understanding India’s Agriculture Landscape
Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course... View Details
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Oral Histories | Baker Library
of the MBA when we were together in the Harvard Radcliffe Program gave us an opportunity to find a voice that we could articulate. Betty Diener has balanced her career in academic administration with an... View Details
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FAQ - U.S. Competitiveness
identified unconventional energy as one of the eight strategic priorities that would be transformative for America. The Project’s research on unconventional energy recommends a strategy for government and business to maximize this... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Drilling Down
to reduce production made by Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Norway (which has large-scale projects in the North Sea), and Venezuela. "This is an interesting time in the business," remarks Bradley Fischer. "The supply and demand equation is coming back into View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
How Sports Should Use Its Timeout
this debate of privacy. Because it's definitely happening in some Asian markets and some Asian venues. Dan: But I want to touch on that example of frictionless payment and the... View Details
- 19 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
China’s Complicated Relationship With Mother Nature
Despite its name, the Great Wall of China began as a series of smaller, isolated defensive fortifications. Those structures grew and were later unified into the imposing structure that exists today. The... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
The Long Run
Jim Langford waits for no squirrel. On a clear January morning in Atlanta, driving with considerable speed and purpose, he barrels up the hill of the Carter Center campus in a 2012 Toyota Camry. He’s talking about poetry, which he writes... View Details