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Managing Turbulence

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  • September–October 2024
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Boards Need a New Approach to Technology

By: Tarun Khanna, Mary C. Beckerle and Nabil Y. Sakkab
The boards of too many publicly traded companies are downright timid when considering matters involving science and technology. More often than not, they focus on security and digitization—a defensive posture that fails to consider the bigger opportunities emerging... View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Opportunities; Technology Adoption
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  • April 2021
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Glass-Shattering Leaders: Michele Hooper

By: Boris Groysberg and Colleen Ammerman
Michele Hooper joined the board of the Dayton-Hudson Corporation when she was in her late thirties, becoming the company’s youngest director as well as the only woman and the only person of color in the boardroom. Such “firsts” were not unusual for Hooper, who had been... View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Diversity; Corporate Governance; Personal Development and Career
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  • May 2013
  • Teaching Plan

High Wire Act: Credit Suisse and Contingent Capital

By: Clayton Rose and David Lane
Late in 2010, Credit Suisse CEO Brady Dougan and his team considered whether or not to issue contingent capital, which Swiss regulators would require by 2019. They faced a number of substantial issues, including: Would contingent capital actually work as conceptualized... View Details
Keywords: Financial Institutions; Capital Markets; Financial Crisis; Decision Choices and Conditions; Leadership; International Finance; Financial Liquidity; Risk and Uncertainty; Competitive Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Switzerland
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  • July 2001
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Paula Evans and the Redesign of the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (A)

By: Linda A. Hill, Kristin Doughty and Ellen Pruyne
Paula Evans is in her second year as principal of the only high school in Cambridge, MA. Her mandate when she arrived was to redesign the high school so that long-standing inequities in academic achievement rates across race and socioeconomic class were removed. In her... View Details
Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Strategy; Secondary Education; Restructuring; Leadership; Conflict Management; Education Industry; Cambridge
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    Why Criticism Is Good for Creativity

    One of the most popular mantras for innovation is “avoid criticism.” The underlying assumption is that criticism kills the flow of creativity and the enthusiasm of a team. Aversion to criticism has significantly spread in the last 20 years, especially through the... View Details

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    Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni

    to achieve those targets, and built board-level sustainability committees and structures to ensure the governance of their climate strategy. At the same time, investors are increasingly engaging with companies to drive climate action... View Details

      Gerald Zaltman

      *Joined Harvard Faculty: 1991
      Prior Faculty Appointments: Northwestern University, 1968-75;
      University of Pittsburgh, 1975-91

      *Doctoral Degree in Sociology Received from: The John Hopkins University;
      MBA Degree Received from: The University of... View Details

      Keywords: advertising; apparel; automotive; beverage; biotechnology; consumer products; entertainment; financial services; food; health care; marketing industry; pharmaceuticals; retailing; sports; telecommunications
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      Risk Management for Corporate Leaders—Virtual

      exed_admissions@hbs.edu or call us 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
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      Accountability in the World Bank

      This research, now complete, examines the roles of civil society actors in advocating for greater accountability at the World Bank at three levels of decision-making: (1) the project level, (2) the policy level, and (3) the board governance level. The research finds... View Details
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      The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports

      email us at exed_admissions@hbs.edu or call us 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... View Details
      Keywords: Media & Entertainment; Media & Entertainment
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      Strategy: Building and Sustaining Competitive Advantage

      email us at exed_admissions@hbs.edu or call us 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... View Details
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      Managing Health Care Delivery

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      Keywords: Health Care; Health Care
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      Program Requirements - Doctoral

      Business Economics Program Requirements Each candidate’s program of study will be developed in consultation with the faculty chair of the Policy and Admissions Committee. The normal program is outlined below. Advising The Policy and Admissions View Details
      • August 2024
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      Quickmart: Sustaining Growth in a Challenging Economic Environment

      By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Kuria Kamau
      In July 2023, Peter Kang’iri, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Quickmart, Kenya’s second-largest retail chain, sat in his Nairobi office reviewing the company’s first half financial results before the weekly executive committee (EXCO) meeting. The company was in... View Details
      Keywords: Distribution; Supply Chain; Logistics; Business Strategy; Expansion; Business Earnings; Growth and Development Strategy; Strategic Planning; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Africa; Kenya; Nairobi
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      Report on the State of Available Data for the Study of International Trade and Foreign Direct Investment

      By: Robert C. Feenstra, Robert E. Lipsey, Lee G. Branstetter, C. Fritz Foley, James Harrigan, J. Bradford Jensen, Lori Kletzer, Catherine Mann, Peter K. Schott and Greg C. Wright
      This report, prepared for the Committee on Economic Statistics of the American Economic Association, examines the state of available data for the study of international trade and foreign direct investment. Data on values of imports and exports of goods are of high... View Details
      Keywords: Trade; Foreign Direct Investment; Price; Globalization; Policy; Information; Intellectual Property
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      Mergers and Acquisitions

      and maximize the exchange of ideas, our Admissions Committee makes selections that balance each participant's experience, scope of current responsibilities, and type of organization. HBS seeks candidates who reflect a broad range of... View Details
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      Strategic Marketing for Driving Growth

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        Ray A. Goldberg

        A native of North Dakota, Dr. Goldberg received his A.B. from Harvard University in 1948, his MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1950 and his Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Minnesota in 1952.

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        Keywords: agribusiness; agriculture; fast food; food; food processing; forest products; grocery; high technology; information; restaurant; retailing; soft drink; textiles; tobacco; transportation; wholesale; wine
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        Preparing to Be a Corporate Director

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