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    Robert C. Merton

    Robert C. Merton is the School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

    Merton is University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and was the George Fisher Baker Professor of... View Details

    Keywords: banking; brokerage; financial services; insurance industry; investment banking industry; retail financial services
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    South Asia - Global

    several case studies such as Aadhaar: India’s ‘Unique Identification’ System, TeamLease: Putting India to Work (II) Legally; Pratham – Every Child in School and Learning Well; Naina Lal Kidwai: Investing in Her Country; Tech Mahindra and... View Details
    • 04 Sep 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    Governing the Family-Run Business

    kinds, it has been clear that every business able to improve governance reaped lasting benefits. If you are in a family enterprise, you need to learn the basics of governance and apply the best practices... View Details
    • 01 Dec 2019
    • News

    Bridging the Gap

    officials, nonprofit leaders, and business executives, they kick-start that process by coming together for four days—and learning to speak each other’s language—in a Hawes Hall classroom. You can see it starting to happen in a discussion... 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; Administration of Economic Programs
    • 03 Oct 2016
    • Working Paper Summaries

    The Skills Gap and the Near-Far Problem in Executive Education and Leadership Development

    Keywords: by Das Narayandas and Mihnea Moldoveanu; Education
    • March 2024
    • Module Note

    Navigating the Future: Managing Financial Forecasts

    By: Mark Egan
    This module note guides instructors on delivering a course module that focuses on understanding, developing, and using financial forecasts from a chief financial officer’s (CFO) perspective. The cases in the module equip students with an understanding of the techniques... View Details
    Keywords: CFO; Forecasting; Corporate Finance; Forecasting and Prediction; Financial Management; Revenue; United States
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      Joseph L. Bower

      JOSEPH L. BOWER, Donald K. David Professor Emeritus, has been a leader in general management at Harvard Business School for 51 years. He also served on the faculty of the Harvard Kennedy School during its first decade.  He has served in many administrative roles... View Details

      Keywords: banking; chemical; electronics; financial services; home appliances; hotels ＆ motels; information technology industry; insurance industry; private equity (LBO funds); retailing
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      Executive Education - Leadership

      Executive Education Executive Education We offer programs that strengthen the leadership capacity of individuals and their organizations. Leading and Building a Culture of Innovation HBS Campus | 08–13 DEC... View Details
      • 01 Sep 2023
      • News

      Solving for Z

      With nearly 20 years of experience as a senior human resources executive, Matthew Breitfelder (MBA 2002) has seen a lot of change in the corporate talent space. But what’s happening now looks like a tectonic generational shift. From his perch as global head of human... View Details
      Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Illustrations by Doug Chayka; Administration of Human Resource Programs; Government
      • Research Summary

      Rethinking Brand Contamination: How Consumers Maintain Distinction When Symbolic Boundaries Are Breached"

      If consumers view their brands as extensions of themselves, what happens when undesirable consumers adopt these same brands? I address this question by examining an issue that is of great concern to managers of high-status brands: the rampant spread... View Details
      • January 2018
      • Case

      Tomer Zvulun and The Atlanta Opera: At Crossroads (A)

      By: Michael L. Tushman and Kerry Herman
      In 2017, Tomer Zvulun, the CEO and artistic director of The Atlanta Opera, was considering next steps. Zvulun had adapted quickly to the new, dual role of chief executive and artistic director, although there had been a steep learning curve. As he gained traction, the... View Details
      Keywords: Innovation; Explore/Exploit; Ambidexterity; Zvulun; Opera; Strategy; Talent; Talent Management; Non-profit; Leadership Transition; Organizational Behavior; Leadership; Innovation and Invention; Talent and Talent Management; Arts; Strategic Planning; Fine Arts Industry
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      • August 2017 (Revised July 2019)
      • Case

      GROW: Using Artificial Intelligence to Screen Human Intelligence

      By: Ethan Bernstein, Paul McKinnon and Paul Yarabe
      Over 10% of all 2017 university graduates in Japan used GROW, an artificial intelligence platform and mobile app developed by Tokyo-based people analytics startup IGS, to recruit for a job. This case puts participants in the shoes of IGS founder and CEO Masahiro... View Details
      Keywords: Big Data; Artificial Intelligence; Talent and Talent Management; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Human Resources; Information Technology; AI and Machine Learning; Analytics and Data Science; Financial Services Industry; Air Transportation Industry; Advertising Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Technology Industry; Japan
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      Strategy for Health Care Delivery—Virtual

      at +1.617.495.6226. Application Review To optimize the learning experience and maximize the exchange of ideas, our Admissions Committee makes selections that balance each participant's experience, scope... View Details
      Keywords: Health Care; Health Care
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      Case Development - Faculty & Research

      purpose and may arise as the result of a past relationship with an executive, a former student, or from a professor’s interest in exploring with a company’s management team a situation that would provide a meaningful View Details
      • 29 Oct 2015
      • Other Presentation

      Social Progress: The Next Development Agenda (Video)

      By: Michael E. Porter and Scott Stern
      How do we measure development? The Social Progress Index was launched in 2013 as a holistic approach to benchmarking countries' social performance, independent of economic measures. SPI has been widely taken up on a global basis in evaluating national performance, and... View Details
      Keywords: Economic Development; Development Economics; Society; United States
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      Cross-Registration - MBA

      details. Harvard, Tufts, and MIT undergraduate students are not eligible for Cross-Registration at HBS. Harvard University Extension School students are not eligible for Cross-Registration at HBS. Research Courses of Interest Course... View Details
      • 2017
      • Chapter

      Getting Started with Ambidexterity

      By: Andrew Binns and Michael Tushman
      This paper demonstrates the value of thinking about ambidexterity as having three distinct moments—ideation, incubation, and scaling—that share common features for success, such as the role of the senior team, and that also have distinct disciplines. Incubation is a... View Details
      Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Innovation and Invention
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      • June 2007 (Revised October 2009)
      • Case

      Les is More, Times Four

      By: Noam T. Wasserman and Rosy Fynn
      "I've had enough! I've decided that I need to resign," read the email from the founder of Webpoint to the company's board of directors. Les Trachtman, the CEO of Webpoint, has to figure out how to react to the founder's "it's Trachtman or me" ultimatum. Webpoint was... View Details
      Keywords: Conflict Management; Management Succession; Entrepreneurship
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      Strategy

      By: Frances X. Frei

      The objective of this course is to help students develop the skills for formulating strategy. It provides an understanding of:

      • A firm's operative environment and how to sustain competitive advantage.
      • How to generate superior... View Details
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      Strategy

      By: Jan W. Rivkin

      The objective of this course is to help students develop the skills for formulating strategy, and provides an understanding of:

      • A firm's operative environment and how to sustain competitive advantage.
      • How to generate superior value for... View Details