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Strategy Execution Online Course | HBS Online

Execution Participant Design new structures and systems to manage the core tensions of strategy execution and meet business goals. I’ve found HBS Online's courses to be immediately applicable to my work, and they’ve made me a more... View Details

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Peter Gumulia

fintech in South East Asia, as Chief of Staff and VP of Strategy and Growth. Looking for new challenges Having had the opportunity to observe the gray areas that the management team had to navigate – and the ambiguous decisions they had... View Details

26 Apr 2010
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When Other Companies Compete Like Crazy, Dare to Be Different

competitive vigilance that ultimately pushes them down a path of conformity. They will notice, for example, that competitor A has decided to offer a couple of new features in this market, or that competitor B has raised its prices in that... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

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The Panama Canal

The Big Ditch is the first quantitative economic history of the Panama Canal and its effect on Panama, the United States, and the world economy. It makes three general arguments. First, that the Panama Canal was very important to... View Details

20 Dec 2016
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December 20, 2016

suggest that the cost of a delay of this length is upwards of 7% of the total cost of bringing a new high-risk device to market. Considering potential explanations, I find that approval times are largely... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

21 Oct 2014
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First Look: October 21

well-established organizations to act in new ways is never easy. This book is designed to support business leaders and organizational scholars who are grappling with this challenge by pulling together leading-edge insights from some of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Mar 2023
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Breaking Barriers and Building Community: Get to Know the HBS Women’s Student Association (WSA)

Student Union. Social Events Of course, a large part of the HBS experience is meeting new people and making lifelong friends. Whether it’s small group dinners or happy hours, the WSA regularly hosts events to bring our community of women... View Details

01 Jun 2022
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A Sustainable Solution for Fashion

of the pandemic, Theuerkauf and Stockmann took a leave of absence from HBS in the fall of 2020 to work on Syrup, which they continued to do while completing their studies in the spring of 2021, and then graduated the following December. Today, the View Details

Keywords: April White

14 May 2007
Research & Ideas

The Key to Managing Stars? Think Team

important career matter for individuals as well as for managers who want to inspire, nurture, and recruit stars. A new study by Harvard Business School's Boris Groysberg and Linda-Eling Lee on star knowledge workers, specifically security... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Ethan Li

operating." And it opened up new questions for Ethan. "I realized there may be something limited about my skills and the way I think about things," he says. "I was developing breadth, but I wanted depth, too. I thought... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services; Manufacturing/Energy

26 Mar 2024
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IFC India: Financing the Climate Transition in India

dedicated to adaptation efforts, highlighting the need for a more balanced approach. Striking a balance between mitigation and adaptation is crucial for addressing the immediate impacts of climate change. Learning from Site Visits After spending extensive View Details

07 Nov 2012
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HBS Cases: Sir Alex Ferguson--Managing Manchester United

film, music, television, video games, the performing arts, sports, and advertising. She has written dozens of cases on firms and businesses as varied as Hulu, Marvel Enterprises, New York's Marquee nightclub, The Metropolitan Opera, and... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Sports; Entertainment & Recreation

29 Feb 2024
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African American Student Union Spotlight on Social Enterprise

their journeys before and during the MBA program. Sandra Tsikor (MBA 2025) Where is your hometown? I was raised in Tema, Ghana and moved to New York City when I was 8 years old. What was your pre-MBA... View Details

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Working Groups Update | About

increase learning and deepen understanding in our classrooms in this new term. Let me repeat what I have said before: as grateful as I am to the chairs and members of these working groups, ensuring that we live our community values will... View Details

12 Nov 2021
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Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

we worked for over a decade on a renewable energy transmission project that will deliver 1,250 MW of clean energy to New York by 2025, enough to power over 1 million homes and decrease CO2 emissions by an... View Details

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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

programs are 100 percent online, and available to participants regardless of their location. Do I need to log in to an HBS Online course at certain times? There are no formal class times. All learning happens online, so participants are able to complete the course on... View Details

13 Nov 2007
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Six Steps for Reinvigorating America

It's no coincidence that the new book America the Principled is coming out just as the U.S. presidential election gets into full swing, says its author, Harvard Business School professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter. She wants us all to rethink... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Melcolm Ruffin

with the Philadelphia 76ers, supporting front office scouting and draft preparation. Continuing a tradition of strong Black leadership After graduation, Melcolm began a five-year tenure with the NBA League Headquarters in New View Details

Keywords: Entertainment/Media

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Drew Keller

Why did you choose this path at this point in time? We’re at an interesting time in history where the role of business in society is being challenged and the assumptions on which we have built our economic system are being questioned.... View Details

03 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 4, 2008

life insurance practices led to an investigation in New York State that threatened to curtail growth in the industry. Charles Evans Hughes guided the four-month-long Armstrong Investigation, which made... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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