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Orit Gadiesh | Baker Library

Orit Gadiesh MBA 1977, Bain & Company Play Video duration: 1:15:45 Orit Gadiesh, HBS 1977. Interview conducted in 2001 Orit Gadiesh, HBS 1977, joined Bain & Company, the Boston-based global managing... View Details

01 Sep 2005
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Finishing Touches

On a steamy day last July, workers replacing books in the restored Stamps Reading Room of Baker Library experienced an unfamiliar sensation: air-conditioning. Climate control is just one improvement to come out of a comprehensive renovation and View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training

12 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

What Brands Can Do to Monitor Factory Conditions of Suppliers

critical to enable brands to manage this risk.” Toffel’s second study, Monitoring Global Supply Chains with Short and Georgetown University McDonough School of Business Professor (and former HBS doctoral... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Mar 2007
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Security Chief

Parker Imagine having a conversation with the head of HR that goes something like this: Over the past several years with the company, I’ve helped turn around an ailing division. Now I’d like to try my hand at managing a growth business.... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; technology-based security business; Management; Management; Management

20 May 2016
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The Most Creative People in Business 2016

speed” Chris Young (MBA 2003) Senior Vice President and General Manager of Intel Security Group “For expanding Intel's arsenal” Jill Szuchmacher (MBA 2006) Director of expansion for Google Fiber “For shaking... View Details

30 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Big Companies, Big Opportunities—Big Questions

Domingo, managing director of O&V Associates, said established Latin American companies face a situation in which their markets are no longer protected by national interests and suddenly face competition on all sides. Andres Obregon... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette

25 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Studying Japan from the Inside

types of unique challenges do the managers and companies in your cases face? Do you have a sense of how these might be different from those highlighted by cases produced at the other Global Initiative... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

01 Oct 2001
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HBS Press Books in Brief

are first to sense and capture new knowledge all over the world; they mobilize this globally dispersed knowledge to become more innovative than their competitors; and they turn this innovation into value by effectively View Details

Keywords: Management; Management; Management; Management

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A Catalyst for Commitment | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Global Citizen Year in a much more ambitious and strategic way—focusing on impact, scalability, and sustainability from our inception.” As the organization enters its next chapter, with expansion planned for... View Details

17 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Can China Maintain Its Economic Power?

Management in Beijing. The Harvard Business School Alumni Bulletin recently caught up with McFarlan and asked him to reflect on his experiences in China, and his thoughts about the future of a country he describes as “a fascinating place... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg

01 Oct 1998
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Value Added

Now in the midst of his second three-year term as managing director of McKinsey & Company, Rajat Gupta sits in a corner office on the 29th floor of a Chicago skyscraper, overlooking Lake Michigan and the Windy City's financial district.... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

December 2005 (Revised January 2007)
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Los Grobo

Los Grobo, a grain farming company based in Argentina, must decide whether to expand internationally to neighboring Paraguay and Uruguay. Los Grobo has built an IT-facilitated network with hundreds of participants who work together to produce corn and soybeans. Los... View Details

Keywords: Expansion; Information Technology; Supply Chain Management; Global Range; Globalization; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Paraguay; Argentina; Uruguay

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02 May 2008
What Do You Think?

What is the Future of State Capitalism?

global organizations, with PetroChina currently leading the list with a market value of more than $1 trillion. The impact of this phenomenon on competition is interesting. Just ask the manager of a... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

16 Feb 2004
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HBS Center Focuses on Europe

here. In 2004, we also expect mergers and acquisitions activity to heat up as many industries are consolidating on a European or global basis. Industries that we are watching include airlines, pharma, and financial services. Q: What roles... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

February 2008 (Revised March 2008)
Case

Terumo (A)

By: David Godes, Masako Egawa and Mayuka Yamazaki

Terumo faces two challenges: how to sell its catheter products in the U.S. and its new “Solution Pack” in its domestic market, Japan. The case provides rich detail on the firm's evolution from a manufacturer of thermometers to a seller of commodity products like... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Expansion; Global Strategy; Sales; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Japan; United States

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01 Dec 2011
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Reimagining the MBA

an educational experiment. But if the School gets it right, Nohria says, “we will have created a new field method that complements the case method, and together they will create the next stage of what management education looks like.”... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; FIELD program; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

23 Apr 2014
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A corporate leader’s legacy in India

When Ratan Tata (AMP 71, 1975) joined his family’s business in 1962, it was on the Tata Steel shop floor in Jamshedpur, India. From the ground up, Tata learned how to be an effective manager and a corporate leader who understands the... View Details

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Nicole Ledoux

Fixed Income Rates); Constellation Energy Global Commodities (Portfolio Management & Trading, Coal & Freight), Putnam Investments (Fixed Income Quantitative Analyst) View Details

Keywords: Investment Management; Investment Management; Investment Management; Investment Management

01 Jun 2009
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Cynthia Carroll

in three years’ time. One is on the procurement side, where we’re applying global procurement practices and integrating all parts of the business. The second is what we call Asset Optimization: getting the most out of each and every... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Management; Management

Gonzalo Restrepo

Keywords: Retail

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