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- 01 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Investing in Career Switchers - Cyril Straughn-Turner & Invesco US
spoke about my ability to do research and analysis, communication skills (verbal and written), and experience working with senior leaders,” he shared. “Working on a lot of different projects in consulting and working on a lot of deals in... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Ink
Future-proof Handling his first consulting job after years of experience in accounting and academics, Vijay “VG” Govindarajan (MBA 1976, DBA 1978) sat down to sketch out a strategy for his client. Literally written on the back of an envelope, the View Details
- 27 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Sidetracked: Why Can’t We Stick to the Plan?
thrilled, but his euphoria over getting such a good deal was short-lived. By the time we got back to our car, Greg said he couldn't help but feel a bit fake while wearing the watch. Ironi¬cally, this was exactly the opposite of our... View Details
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Global Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog
ecosystems and the issues that startups in developed markets face when expanding globally, highlighting the areas of context that affect the decisions of players in the sector. These areas will be highlighted in six modules which include differences in industry View Details
- 23 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 23
consequences of a range of alternative policies. Publisher's link: http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/15-045_4e9f7d2d-24c3-4d8c-8843-1eb9016bc016.pdf December 2014 Negotiations in Times of Conflict Better Deals Through Level... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 18 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 18
closed, co-located organizations develop systems with larger Cores. Our findings establish some "stylized facts" about the fine-grained structure of large, real-world technical systems, serving as a point of departure for future... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Nov 2018
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Best Administrative Approach to Climate Change?
Summing Up: Should a 'Montreal Protocol' for Administering Global Warming Be Pursued? Climate change and how to manage it is a daunting subject. Nevertheless, several readers of this month’s column were willing to venture a model or two for administering a system... View Details
- 13 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
Making Biotech Work as a Business
influenced the industry by proving that intellectual property could be monetized through alliances with big pharmaceutical partners, according to Pisano. Genentech cut its first deal with Eli Lilly in 1982 and new entrants were excited.... View Details
- 12 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Competition the Cure for Healthcare
destroy value by adding administrative costs and leads to structures involving health plans and providers and other actors, which are misaligned with patient value. In a world of zero-sum competition, for example, providers will... View Details
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Religion and Business Learn From Each Other?
get creative in the way they structure the deal. It may give them courage to kick back. You know, if people are fearful, for example, they can get very abusive; they can get very destructive. That's not always the best way to approach... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 29 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 29
multiparty risk and disaster management, namely that the organizational challenge is to enable multiple actors and subunits with competing and often conflicting values and expertise to establish a virtual, well‐aligned organization. Organizational View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Blog
When Generations Learn Together
time, I can share how our investment company is currently finding new ways to support our operating teams, and structuring deals to enable a bigger pie for all. I love the exchange where we both share and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Audit: War & Peace
QUESTION: “How did you ensure the talks didn’t fail because of internal strife?” —Alexandra Baranowski (MBA 2025) “I had to handle that with a lot of cold blood and not engage the opposition in every argument. I had to maintain the course, explain why we were doing... View Details
- 08 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
How to Hire a Millennial
number of key aspects of the old deal offered by companies that simply aren’t as compelling to the rising generation born after 1981 as they were to their boomer parents: full-time work in a traditional office environment, gradual... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph Fuller
- 25 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 25
field research methods, this paper connects these achievements to bureaucratic norms, unwritten rules within the state that guide the behavior of public officials and structure their relations with civic agencies outside the state.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
The School of Life
may indeed have been the best of the best, McCall’s theory gives a causal explanation of why. It wasn’t because they were born with superior skills. Instead, it was because they had honed them along the way, by having experiences that taught them how to View Details
- 18 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 18, 2016
an overall sponsorship deal with the NBA. With his Stance deal coming up for renewal in October 2016, what kind of deal should Wade and Joseph-Metelus propose to Stance? And... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 3
practices in structural units that align with the logic emphasized by the practice: when adopting practices reflecting a market logic, organizations will locate them in mainline business units, such as marketing; conversely, when adopting... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
GM’s IPO: Back to the Future
suppliers, tertiary suppliers such as steel and aluminum manufacturers, the dealer network, and providers of financing, especially GMAC. The task of saving two major auto makers was all the more difficult because the companies appeared peculiarly unprepared to View Details
- 12 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurship and Multinationals Drive Globalization
most markets. As the rule of law was reestablished in the international economy, deals done on the basis of trust unraveled. It was a striking testament to the damage caused to German business by World War II that Beiersdorf, which had so... View Details