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- 21 Feb 2005
- Op-Ed
Is Business Management a Profession?
empirical analysis to be more than sketched in this paper. It is also a field that has not yet taken management as a central subject of empirical study. We shall therefore deal only with some of the central problems of the structure of... View Details
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Frequently Asked Questions - Creating Emerging Markets
in the country in question that the interviewee has made a long-run institutional contribution with his or her organization to that society. Why are some countries chosen for interviews and not others? It is logistically challenging to interview on video in View Details
- 04 Nov 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Real Cost of Bribery
It's a sad, quantitative fact that bribery runs so rampant in the world that it has become a Darwinian business tool. A July 2013 report from Transparency International finds that more than one in four people paid a bribe in the past... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 30 Nov 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Do Leaders Manage the Tension Between Pride and Arrogance?
even investors. At a national level, it can damage international relations. Here’s a sample of some indicators of differences between pride and arrogance: Pride We work for the customer We worry about what we can learn from others We’re... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 10 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot
top executive. Because of the COVID-19 outbreak, we are all taking in vast amounts of new information every day and adjusting to an entirely new set of behavioral habits. In addition, most of us are dealing with unprecedented tasks and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Very Continental
developing infrastructure projects and intra-Africa trade as well as those in value-added exports from Africa to international markets. “I’m happiest about a project when I feel we’ve established a real basis for sustainable development... View Details
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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online
Program Fee at time of payment. What international taxes might be applicable? The tax added to your invoice is based on your current mailing address. India mailing addresses are considered residents of India for tax purposes. India... View Details
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Kayode Ogunro
employer. How has HBS prepared you for your new job? My job will require a substantial amount of travel to Europe and Africa and more hands on management of deals and projects than I would face with a typical investment firm. My HBS... View Details
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
heightened uncertainty? While we are still far from knowing what constitutes a “best practice,” there is already a great deal of experimentation emerging globally. To provide an early report of these emerging approaches, over the past... View Details
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
Business leaders around the world are currently focused on the discussions and negotiations taking place at the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow from October 31 to November 12. The outcome of these international... View Details
- 13 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm
“Crises offer rare opportunities to make major changes in an organization because they lessen the resistance that exists in good times.” "Leaders must be willing to ask for help," he continues. "They should rely on a mentor, an View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 21 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now
office may be a good time to dismantle silos and foster relationships across department, function, rank, and location. This is especially so at a time when so many people are dealing with similar practical challenges. View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Full Court Press
decades thereafter, the NBA’s activity on the continent focused on grassroots development. Its international Basketball Without Borders program, which launched in Africa in 2003, featured athletic development and training as well as... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 02 Aug 2007
- What Do You Think?
How Will Millennials Manage?
their leaders for the coming years." Generational differences related to the development of millennials comprise, according to Muder Chiba, "a global phenomenon." Amy Lynch concurred, saying, "When I talk with recruiters for View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 06 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017
gender diversity, induced by parenting more daughters, improves deal and fund performances. These effects concentrate overwhelmingly on the daughters of senior partners than junior partners. Taken together, our findings have profound... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
High Fives
have encouraged our clients to take substantial portions of their U.S. equity portfolios and buy international stocks.” Views on investing in emerging markets: “Those markets are enticing but can be unbelievably volatile. We think the... View Details
- 13 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 13, 2016
could lead to substantial bias in understanding the nature of productivity gains from multinational production. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=42615 Internalizing Global Value Chains: A Firm-Level... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 04 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
Diversity Boosts Profits in Venture Capital Firms
Gompers recommends first and foremost being aware of one’s own biases that can influence them to hire homogenously. “Most people aren’t bad people, but we have these internal biases to think that people who look like us are smart and... View Details
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Harvard Business School
Avon Products, American International Group, and CVS-Caremark Corporation. John Oxendine MBA 1971 In 1981, John Oxendine was named president and CEO of Broadcast Capital Fund, a venture capital organization providing assistance to... View Details
- 08 Sep 2008
- HBS Case
The Value of Environmental Activists
There are many methods, most financial, to measure the success of companies in meeting goals. But the question becomes a lot harder at Harvard Business School when MBAs are challenged to measure the efforts of environmental organizations like Greenpeace and the World... View Details