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Laura Mackay

the opportunity to learn business principles in an academic setting. It was very important to me to use my two years in business school to focus on personal development. The HBS case method is incredibly unique and powerful in pushing one... View Details
Keywords: Health Care; Technology
  • 24 Feb 2023
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Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in Palm Beach

the Dean. "If you look at the billions of people lifted out of poverty, the standard of living we have created, the kinds of jobs we've created it all came from the enormous force for good that is business." This powerful idea paved the... View Details
  • 06 Oct 2022
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On the Road to Recovery

their skills has given nurses greater bargaining power to negotiate higher salaries and better working conditions. Prior to the pandemic, Nightingale Nurses charged about $85 an hour for its nurses (about 75% goes to the nurse, about 25%... View Details
Keywords: Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance; Nursing and Residential Care Facilities; Health, Social Assistance
  • 01 Dec 2007
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A View from the Top

you don’t know what it’s like to be hit.” Donna Dubinsky: “Wisdom combines the powers of keen observation and strong listening skills. We leave HBS with good talking skills, but sometimes our listening skills need some work. It’s... View Details
Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Management
  • 20 Feb 2019
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Building an Ecosystem for African Entrepreneurs

which he started in 2010, is now the largest energy investor in Nigeria, producing more than 18 percent of the country’s power through Transcorp Power, its investee company. “It is helping hospitals; it’s helping homes; it’s helping... View Details
Keywords: April White
  • 01 Feb 1999
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Classmates Rally to Help Family Stricken with Rare Disease

In a speech he delivered the day before his graduation from HBS, Class Day speaker John Crowley (MBA '97) observed, "In time, we will all acquire a certain amount of responsibility and power. I encourage each of us to use that power... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2014
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Roads to Recovery

upgrading 38 bridges, and overhauling a century-old electric power system, all for less than $150 million. Problem: Fixing Infrastructure Infrastructure investment amounts to 2.4 percent of GDP in the United States, 5 percent of GDP in... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Transportation; Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction; Construction; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government
  • 01 Feb 2001
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The Third Force: Indispensable to Society, Nonprofits Should Redirect Oversight Efforts

Further, the voting cycle truncates long-term progress. "Government is an interest-group groupie," she said. "Who speaks for the less fortunate? The homeless, for example, are not a powerful interest group." Businesses, she added, "will... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
  • 01 Mar 2013
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Sea of Dreams

invariably take a close look at each and every boat. Very large power yachts have become a particular source of fascination. What are they like inside? Who owns them? Where do they go? In 2007, Doug Von Allmen, a private equity investor I... View Details
Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing
  • July – August 2010
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Powerlessness Corrupts

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter
Powerlessness damages organizations--especially in the middle ranks, says HBR columnist Rosabeth Moss Kanter. Hemmed in by rules and treated as unimportant, people get even with management by overcontrolling their own turf. Kanter urges leaders to give employees... View Details
Keywords: Employee Relationship Management; Opportunities; Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Power and Influence
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Kanter, Rosabeth M. "Powerlessness Corrupts." Harvard Business Review 88, nos. 7-8 (July–August 2010).
  • 12 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 12

dimensions that can be used to characterize these jurisdictions' IFRS responses: proximity to existing political powers at the IASB; and own potential political power at the IASB. Based on how countries are... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 16 Jun 2009
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First Look: June 16

Purchase this case: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=309034 Enel: Power, Russia, and Global Markets Harvard Business School Case 709-046 Although the global trend toward liberalization of electric utilities forced Enel, the largest View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • January 2020
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Terra Nova: A Social Business Trying to Unlock Land Rights for the Urban Poor in Brazil

By: Julie Battilana, Ruth Costas, Marissa Kimsey and Priscilla Zogbi
Brothers André and Daniel Albuquerque founded the company Terra Nova in 2001 to mediate land disputes between poor families illegally living in urban areas and the official landowners—with the aspiration to improve the lives of the poor. A business-led approach to the... View Details
Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Social Enterprise; Entrepreneurship; Negotiation; Power and Influence; Social Issues; Conflict and Resolution; Business and Government Relations; Infrastructure; Urban Development; Real Estate Industry; Brazil; Latin America
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Battilana, Julie, Ruth Costas, Marissa Kimsey, and Priscilla Zogbi. "Terra Nova: A Social Business Trying to Unlock Land Rights for the Urban Poor in Brazil." Harvard Business School Case 420-092, January 2020.
  • February 2025
  • Teaching Note

Influencer-Led Brand Building: Hairitage and the McKnights

By: William R. Kerr and James Palano
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 825-066. Mindy McKnight started in 2009 as an early influencer on social media whose videos of creative hairstyles for girls launched her family on an entrepreneurship journey. The McKnights transitioned from YouTube ad revenue to brand... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Social Media; Entrepreneurship; Brands and Branding; Product Launch; Power and Influence; Expansion; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
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Kerr, William R., and James Palano. "Influencer-Led Brand Building: Hairitage and the McKnights." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 825-125, February 2025.
  • October 2024
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GLIN Impact Capital

By: Ethan Rouen and Akiko Saito
In 2024, the co-founders of the venture capital fund GLIN Impact Capital face a critical inflection point as they consider launching a second, significantly larger impact investment fund in Japan. Founded in 2021 by the three Harvard Business School alumni, GLIN is one... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Investment Funds; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Power and Influence; Japan
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Rouen, Ethan, and Akiko Saito. "GLIN Impact Capital." Harvard Business School Case 125-053, October 2024.
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On the Origin of Shared Beliefs (and Corporate Culture)

By: Eric J. Van den Steen
This article shows how corporate culture, in the sense of shared beliefs and values, originates (often unintentionally) through screening, self-sorting, and manager-directed joint learning. It shows that such culture will be stronger among more important employees and... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Culture; Learning; Values and Beliefs; Employees; Decisions; Power and Influence; Performance; Perspective
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Van den Steen, Eric J. "On the Origin of Shared Beliefs (and Corporate Culture)." RAND Journal of Economics 41, no. 4 (Winter 2010): 617–648.
  • March 2010
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Interpersonal Authority in a Theory of the Firm

By: Eric J. Van den Steen
This paper develops a theory of the firm in which a firm's centralized asset ownership and low-powered incentives give the manager, as an equilibrium outcome, interpersonal authority over employees (in a world with open disagreement). The paper thus provides... View Details
Keywords: Theory; Assets; Ownership; Motivation and Incentives; Governance Controls; Power and Influence; Projects; Perspective; Employees
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Van den Steen, Eric J. "Interpersonal Authority in a Theory of the Firm." American Economic Review 100, no. 1 (March 2010): 466–490.
  • January 2008
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How to Change the World

By: Howard H. Stevenson
Alan Wilson has a decision to make. The CEO of his company, Grepter, wants him to relocate to Zurich, where he can gain valuable experience for a rise to the top. Karl, his best friend, hopes to lure him to a hedge fund that promises big money fast. Shiori, an enticing... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Values and Beliefs; Compensation and Benefits; Personal Development and Career; Power and Influence
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Stevenson, Howard H. "How to Change the World." Special Issue on HBS Centennial. Harvard Business Review 86, no. 1 (January 2008).
  • 2007
  • Working Paper

Acting Globally but Thinking Locally? The Influence of Local Communities on Organizations

By: Christopher Marquis and Julie Battilana
We develop an institutional theory of how local communities continue to matter for organizations, and why community factors are particularly important in a global age. Since globalization has taken center stage in both practitioner and academic circles, research has... View Details
Keywords: Geographic Location; Local Range; Globalization; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business and Community Relations; Power and Influence
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Marquis, Christopher, and Julie Battilana. "Acting Globally but Thinking Locally? The Influence of Local Communities on Organizations." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-034, November 2007.
  • 24 Apr 2014
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Outside-the-box innovation for off-the-grid energy

model for delivering electricity to off-grid populations in the world. “There are 1.2 billion people who have no access to electricity,” Jaegle says. “Millions cannot afford grid power or rely on it; elementa uses proven technology in a... View Details
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