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- 16 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Nonprofit Networking: The New Way to Grow
Whether their mission is to protect wildlife, help disabled people, or offer financial services in developing countries, nonprofit organizations often believe they need to grow big before they can achieve significant social impact. HBS... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 17 Dec 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Rise of Medical Tourism
What used to be rare is now commonplace: traveling abroad to receive medical treatment, and to a developing country at that. So-called medical tourism is on the rise for everything from cardiac care to plastic surgery to hip and knee... View Details
- 28 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Supply Chain Risk: Deal With It
the key risk factors have developed from a pressure to enhance productivity, eliminate waste, remove supply chain duplication, and drive for cost improvement," says William L. Michels, CEO of consulting firm ADR North America, Ann... View Details
Keywords: by David Stauffer
- 28 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'
economic recovery. Will any of these positive developments materialize? The fact is, forecasting the number of bankruptcies presents the same modeling challenges as forecasting the number COVID-19 cases. Absent any such relief, it may be... View Details
- 26 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 26
that increased the number of doctors and nurses serving patients, expanded existing staff roles and developed new ones, redistributed health care work, and invested in teamwork. The English workforce... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Graduate's Gift Honors HBS Friend
way," said Clark. "We're grateful to be part of the celebration of this friendship." Speaking candidly and, at times, with strong emotion, de Rothschild, the French-born president of the private investment company Nathaniel de Rothschild... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- Web
Organizational Behavior Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Decade Award for “Taking Gender into Account: Theory and Design for Women’s Leadership Development Programs” (September 2011) with Herminia Ibarra and Deborah M. Kolb. Robin J. Ely : Awarded the 2021 Outstanding Practitioner-Orientated... View Details
- Web
Effects of Climate Change - Business & Environment
or adapting to climate change at the local, state, federal, and international levels Transform the sources of energy we rely on, how and where we grow food , the modes of transportation we use, the infrastructure of cities , and the... View Details
- 10 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 10, 2017
had from such a historical understanding of political economy and of power in an economic age. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53309 forthcoming Encyclopedia of International Economics and Global Trade,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2006
- What Do You Think?
Are We Ready for Self-Management?
or internal to the organization. However, the path to greater latitude on the job is not short. It involves, as Pradipta Saha commented, "Selecting the right entry-level employee ." We have found, for example, that high... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- September 2018 (Revised November 2018)
- Case
From Beirut With Love (A)
By: Christina R. Wing, Esel Y. Cekin and Samer Al-Rachedy
This case describes how Robert Fadel, CEO and chairman of ABC, one of Lebanon’s leading retail and real estate groups, professionalized the family business. Robert was the second son of the company’s founder, Maurice Fadel, who had run it single-handedly. Concerned... View Details
Keywords: Family Conflicts; Sibling Rivalry; Second-generation; Foundation; Trust; Work-life Balance; Succession Planning; Corporate Culture; Shareholders; Board Of Directors; Retail; Department Store; Shopping Mall; Real Estate; Growth; Non-executive Chairman; Sustainability; Family Business; Conflict Management; Management Succession; Governance; Leadership; Transformation; Leading Change; Organizational Structure; Management; Growth and Development; Retail Industry; Real Estate Industry; Lebanon; Middle East
Wing, Christina R., Esel Y. Cekin, and Samer Al-Rachedy. "From Beirut With Love (A)." Harvard Business School Case 619-024, September 2018. (Revised November 2018.)
- 27 Nov 2006
- What Do You Think?
What’s to Be Done About Performance Reviews?
the other side of personal development." Abbey Mutumba said, "It is better to refer to performance appraisal/reviews as 'personal development reviews' to make the process (fit) more strategically with overall organizational... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 11 Mar 2021
- News
Leading with Heart
London. We managed to cure her underlying condition on immunity. But many years later, 14 years later, she developed a complication with her lungs. We discovered, unfortunately, that what had saved her life ended up taking her life and... View Details
- 17 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 17
generalizability of the implicit voice theories identified in Study 1. Studies 3 and 4 develop and test survey measures for five implicit voice theories, using additional samples comprised of more than 300 adults. The analyses establish... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Strategic Intelligence: Adapt or Die
opposed to blindly continuing on a path when all the signals in your competitive environment suggest you need to change course. When I've looked more carefully at why companies fail, oftentimes they see a problem but their structure gets in the way. They've View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
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Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - The Value of Business Education
company's senior investment officer and was elected to its board of directors in 1936. Edwin Bush Jourdain Jr. HBS 1921–1924 New Bedford, MA Harvard College, 1921 The son of a member of the Niagara Movement, a civil rights organization... View Details
- 05 Sep 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Making the Right Technical Hire
rule A great product leader will tell you that if you invest 80 percent of effort to understand the problem, it should result in 20 percent effort to build the right solution. The same applies to hiring. If you take 80 percent of your... View Details
- Profile
Mireya Iglesias Ayala
by my past experiences and personal values as a first-generation Mexican American, guided my initial steps in this new chapter, pointing me toward opportunities for growth and learning. I am leaving with a "map”—no longer just relying on my View Details
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Fundraising - Alumni
month, with the flexibility to work on your preferred schedule. HBS development staff provide the necessary guidance and assistance. To get involved or learn more, email hbs_fund@hbs.edu . Annual Fundraising Roles Looking for ways to stay... View Details
- 01 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
Exploring Career Passions through Short Intensive Programs – Moving Beyond Direct to Consumer
design, incubate and invest in DTC businesses through their multiple forms and iterations. Tell us about your SIP. Why is it exciting? Our SIP is called Managing Beyond Direct to Consumer (DTC) and we are in our second year of running it.... View Details