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Alexandra Stanek

Why did you pursue the joint MBA/MPP degree with HBS and the Kennedy School? Both schools offer many different answers to questions concerning economic development and the role business can play for the poor. For the MBA specifically, one... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

04 Jul 2005
What Do You Think?

How Can Business Schools Be Made More Relevant?

has an advanced degree." As an alternative way of achieving this objective, Bobby Mackie suggests that faculty development "could include more two-way movement of staff, building communication links, and networking between... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

February 2022 (Revised January 2024)
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Winning Business at Russell Reynolds (C)

By: Ethan Bernstein and Cara Mazzucco

In an effort to make compensation drive collaboration, Russell Reynolds Associates’ (RRA) CEO Clarke Murphy sought to re-engineer the bonus system for his executive search consultants in 2016. As his HR analytics guru, Kelly Smith, points out, that risks upsetting—and... View Details

Keywords: Restructuring; Talent and Talent Management; Compensation and Benefits; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Motivation and Incentives; Consulting Industry

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15 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

The New Global Business Manager

knowledge, and expertise—the key resources required in the development and diffusion of innovation worldwide. So this increasingly important capability really is about using one's global presence to promote worldwide innovation and... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

16 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

Adam Smith, Behavioral Economist?

"passions" and the "impartial spectator." What did he mean by this? A: Smith believed that much of human behavior was under the influence of the "passions"—emotions such as fear and anger, and drives such as hunger and sex—but these... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

14 Feb 2019
Blog Post

LOVE At HBS

love to her patients and the people around her, always thinking about others first. I did not realize her love could have such a big impact on my life when I was a child. But gradually I realized she was the reason I am such a loving and optimistic person. I have... View Details

31 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: Jan. 31

of Equity Market Anomalies: Translating Market Inefficiencies into Effective Investment Strategies, 117-128. John Wiley & Sons, 2011 An abstract is unavailable at this time. Publisher's Link:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel

08 Nov 2018
Blog Post

Long Distance Relationships: What if my partner can’t join me at HBS?

to explore a traditional career in a fast-paced and exciting environment, so I spent 2 years working as a consultant at McKinsey & Company, Sao Paulo. After those years in consulting, I decided to roll up my sleeves and work on the implementation of great ideas by... View Details

13 Jul 2021
Blog Post

A View from the Horizon

head. For Black people like me and other people of color, many of those limits are internalized from the messages we see reflected back to us by society. It takes a certain amount of audacity, and some help, to push past them. For me,... View Details

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Porter’s Perspective: Competing in the Global Economy

Rica, for instance, with a long history of investing in education, began developing a cluster in information technology some years ago and eventually convinced Intel to build a plant there. Related actions... View Details

Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter

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Business Economics Online Course | HBS Online

and firms compete to craft successful business strategies. 8 weeks 6-8 hours per week 5 modules Self-Paced with regular deadlines This course earns you a Certificate of Completion from HBS Online. What you earn . Overview Syllabus Enrollment Stories FAQs Enroll Now Key... View Details

04 Oct 2011
First Look

First Look: October 4

emergence or change. Yet the question of identity endurance is equally puzzling. Relying primarily on the analysis of 309 internal bulletins produced at a French aeronautics firm over almost fifty years, we theorize a link between... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Jul 2023
Blog Post

A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations

Coast. “Growing up and moving around, educational media helped me develop multi-culturally; it helped me continue to learn English and see what’s happening in the rest of the world.” Mizuho Kanai (MBA 2018) Her own parents have held key... View Details

01 Mar 2024
News

Giving All Stakeholders a Voice

consumer businesses. Wu recalls studying and discussing the network effects of the internet with his HBS classmates and realized these effects could unlock exponential growth for certain companies. He later invested in those types of Web... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Oct 2021
News

From Scholarship to Life-Saving Impact

ending up with huge medical bills we couldn’t pay.” Inspired by this personal experience, Rabah chose to build a career in health care. She studied biology as an undergraduate at Cornell, where she developed a strong interest in drug... View Details

2008
Working Paper

Laws vs. Contracts: Legal Origins, Shareholder Protections, and Ownership Concentration in Brazil, 1890–1950

By: Aldo Musacchio

The early development of large multidivisional corporations in Latin America required much more than capable managers, new technologies, and large markets. Behind such corporations was a market for capital in which entrepreneurs had to attract investors to buy either... View Details

Keywords: Voting; Entrepreneurship; Investment; Governance Controls; Contracts; Laws and Statutes; Ownership Stake; Brazil

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21 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

From Emerging Economies to the Global Market: The Case of Embraer

number of investments in Brazil. Things will calm down." Added another: "My impression is that the arguments are very biased in favor of the developed country. Secondly, the View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Manufacturing

22 Feb 2022
News

New Urban Order

reallocated for city delivery work. That’s going to make things more efficient and strengthen supply-chain security.” Just Charge It That EV section of your nearby parking lot is only going to grow, says Molly Middaugh (MBA 2018). She’s director of business View Details

Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services

14 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

proactive effort to be as effective and clear as possible in their communication to both internal and external stakeholders. Importantly, a vast majority of the initiatives that companies in our sample are implementing do not require... View Details

Keywords: by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa

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Sherry Chen

Authentic Leadership Development and Reimagine Capitalism, I understand that my intrinsic happiness and sense of fulfillment does not only come from personal achievement, but more importantly, comes from my contributions to others and to... View Details

Keywords: Real Estate; Services; Other Financial Services

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