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2009
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Testimony on 'The World Bank's Disclosure Policy Review, and the Role of Democratic Participatory Processes in Achieving Successful Development Outcomes'

By: Alnoor Ebrahim

Keywords: Banks and Banking; Policy; Success; Growth and Development; Outcome or Result

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March 2009
Journal Article

Does Individual Performance Affect Entrepreneurial Mobility? Empirical Evidence from the Financial Analysis Market

By: Boris Groysberg, Ashish Nanda and M. Julia Prats

Our paper contributes to the studies on the relationship between workers' human capital and their decision to become self-employed as well as their probability to survive as entrepreneurs. Analysis from a panel data set of research analysts in investment banks over... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Investment Banking; Retention; Human Capital; Performance Effectiveness; Banking Industry

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November 1990 (Revised September 1991)
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First Chicago Corp.: Global Corporate Bank (A)

Presents the human resource challenges associated with First Chicago Corp.'s strategy in the corporate banking market. They want to maintain strong "relationships" with customers, while also developing strong investment banking capabilities. They face three problems:... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Corporate Strategy; Human Resources; Commercial Banking; Banking Industry; United States

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01 Sep 2013
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Leading the Way

for business education. What must we do to ensure we remain an institution that educates leaders who make a difference in the world 10, 25, or even 50 years from now? This is a mission the world desperately needs us to fulfill. Business... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 May 2013
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Catherine E. Kuehn Price, MBA 1986 & Malcolm K. Price, MBA 1987

institution they believe in without compromising their family’s financial security. “Harvard is great at providing vehicles that allow you to achieve your philanthropic goals,” he says. “I also would argue that—in terms of positive... View Details

21 Sep 2015
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Rockin’ for a Cause

become casualties of California’s statewide budget cuts. “It introduced a new model of raising funds district-wide instead of school-by-school,” Scheel explains. “Because of that, PiE appeals not just to individual donors, but also to View Details

23 Apr 2016
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Tipping His Cap to Open Source

deconstructs the traditional software value chain at big tech employers like Oracle and IBM. “What are the boundaries of an organization going forward in a world where information and content are open or can be made open? Institutions as... View Details

01 Feb 2001
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Changing Student Life

Inc., whose online "Campus in a Click" intranet services provide cost-effective, interactive communication for all people associated with an institution of higher learning. "We're changing student life," Jackson explained. "You remember... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Information

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Israel - Global Activities 2021

Agribusiness Seminar as well as to students in his Food and Agribusiness MBA elective. “The goal of the case discussion is to help course participants and students understand how economic institutions and corporate strategy interact in a... View Details

01 Dec 2001
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Corporate Governance Conference Addresses Global Challenges

emphasis on function reflected conference chair Professor Kenneth A. Froot's decision to bring a different message to the gathering. "With a functional approach, you do less comparison of the institutions for corporate governance and... View Details

Keywords: Laura Singleton; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

11 Jul 2012
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A Man, and a Plan, in Africa

MCC’s explicit selection criteria,” notes Bloom. “We’ve also seen African countries who have not yet qualified seeking advice from those who have. Most valuably, countries have made important legal, economic policy, and institutional... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Government

08 May 2012
First Look

First Look: May 8

that egalitarianism distance has a negative causal impact on FDI flows. This effect is robust to a broad set of competing accounts, including the effects of other cultural dimensions, various features of the prevailing legal and regulatory regimes, other features of... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Dec 2007
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How Business Schools Lost Their Way

through the efforts of a vanguard of institutional entrepreneurs, both academics and managers, who saw the need for creating a managerial class that would run America’s large corporations in a way that served the broader interests of... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Abraham Zaleznik; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

02 Oct 2008
What Do You Think?

Workout vs. Bailout: Should Government Take Advantage of the Buffett Effect?

trying to fix the blame for the problem pointed in several directions. Bottoms-up (mortgage related) as well as top-down (concerning only financial institutions) solutions were favored. Now the definition of those institutions qualifying... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Connecting With Nonprofits

In his recent Working Paper, "Marketing's Role in Cross-Sector Collaboration," HBS professor James Austin outlines three stages of collaboration between businesses and nonprofits—philanthropic, transactional, and integrative collaborations—and examines the... View Details

Keywords: by James Austin

25 Aug 2022
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A New Platform for Alumni Engagement

foray into building the Learning Network, one of four engagement platforms that represent an important component of the new Digital, Data, and Design Institute at Harvard (D^3). “We want to create a two-way street between our alumni and... View Details

Keywords: April White

18 Apr 2022
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Home Grown

doing, then it doesn't take any toll on you. I absolutely love what I do. If you look at the best technology companies today, they’ve been there for, you know, 25 years to probably 45 years. I think what’s happened in the world for the last few years is the model of... View Details

01 Dec 2010
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Innovation Takes Center Stage

justify the investment. While HBS remains a leader in the field, Nohria observed that “you need to worry when the health of the whole field doesn’t look promising, even when you are at the top.” The third interpretation of inflection point juxtaposed the School’s... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson

26 Jun 2017
Working Paper Summaries

Inventory Management for Mobile Money Agents in the Developing World

Keywords: by Karthik Balasubramanian, David F. Drake, and Douglas Fearing; Financial Services; Banking

December 2005 (Revised March 2007)
Case

Leerink Swann & Co.: Creating Competitive Advantage

By: Boris Groysberg and Andrew N. McLean

In the spring of 2005, CEO Jeff Leerink has called a meeting of the executive committee to formulate Leerink Swann's growth strategy over the next five years so that it accomplishes three goals: expand into a new business, reinforce the firm's legacy businesses, and... View Details

Keywords: Banks and Banking; Human Resources; Leadership Style; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Culture; Alignment; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Expansion

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