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  • 01 Apr 1998
  • News

World Class Learning

your mouth unless you're absolutely sure of what you're talking about," she explains. Patricia K. Light, director of MBA Program Support Services, notes that in the United Kingdom and European cultures, "class participation is not an... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
  • 10 May 2023
  • Video

Toward a Decarbonized Future: Who Pays? Who Profits?

  • April 2011 (Revised May 2013)
  • Case

South Africa (A): Stuck in the Middle?

By: Richard H. K. Vietor and Diego Comin
Fifteen years after ending apartheid, formal unemployment in South Africa was still at 24%. While the country had grown at 4 to 5% annually during the 2000s, the financial crisis set it back by 1 million more unemployed. Moreover, it seemed as if the nation were stuck... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Inflation and Deflation; Policy; Employment; Wages; Competition; South Africa
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  • April 2011 (Revised December 2012)
  • Supplement

South Africa (B): Getting Unstuck?

By: Richard H. K. Vietor and Diego Comin
15 years after ending apartheid, formal unemployment in South Africa was still at 24%. While the country had grown at 4 to 5% annually during the 2000s, the financial crisis set it back by 1 million more unemployed. Moreover, it seemed as if the nation were stuck... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Inflation and Deflation; Policy; Employment; Wages; Competition; South Africa
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  • 16 Oct 2007
  • First Look

First Look: October 16, 2007

  Working PapersShamed and Able: How Firms Respond to Information Disclosure Authors:Aaron K. Chatterji and Michael W. Toffel. Abstract We apply institutional theory to explain how firms respond to information disclosure. Considering the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • April 2020 (Revised November 2020)
  • Case

Ping An: Pioneering the New Model of ‘Technology-driven Finance’

By: Feng Zhu, Anthony K. Woo and Nancy Hua Dai
In mid-December 2018, Peter Ma, Chairman and CEO of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. was considering whether the company should grow a fifth ecosystem of Smart City Services. Established in 1988, Ping An was one of the top 10 global financial... View Details
Keywords: Business Ecosystems; Fintech; Finance; Information Technology; Business Model; Expansion; Competitive Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Technology Industry
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  • November 2008
  • Case

The Hong Kong & China Gas Company Ltd.: Negotiating Joint Ventures in China

By: James K. Sebenius, Michael Shih-ta Chen and Medha Samant
To deliver 5-6 major new Chinese joint ventures annually, Hong Kong China Gas executives began extracting cross-border negotiating lessons from their 80 existing Chinese JVs. Chairman Alfred Chan and CEO Peter Wong knew that HKGC's growth strategy required significant... View Details
Keywords: Joint Ventures; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Negotiation Tactics; Interests; Cooperation; Expansion; Utilities Industry; Hong Kong
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  • 12 Jan 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 12

engaging in real earnings management and suggest the effects on subsequent reporting periods and competitor behavior are greater than previously documented. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-073.pdf Negotiating the Path of Abraham Authors:Kimberlyn... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 30 Jan 2007
  • First Look

First Look: January 30, 2007

for organizational theory. The Value of Openness in Scientific Problem Solving Authors:Karim R. Lakhani, Lars Bo Jeppesen, Peter A. Lohse, and Jill A. Panetta Abstract Openness and free information sharing amongst scientists are supposed... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 Dec 2010
  • First Look

First Look: December 21

American corporations manage the racial composition of their elite leadership groups in response to these norms. What Can We Learn from 'Great Negotiations'? Author:James K. Sebenius Publication:Negotiation Journal (forthcoming) Abstract... View Details
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Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership

1985–1995 Scott D. Cook Intuit, 1983–1994 Adolph Coors Adolph Coors Brewing Company, 1873–1923 Peter H. Coors Adolph Coors Brewing Company, 1993–2000 William K. Coors Adolph Coors Brewing Company, 1970–1993... View Details
  • 26 Oct 2010
  • First Look

First Look: October 26, 2010

Author:James K. Sebenius Publication:Negotiation Journal 27, no. 1 (January 2011) Abstract While a great deal of excellent advice exists for producing case studies on managerially relevant topics in general, negotiation cases have... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Entrepreneurial Management Faculty - Faculty & Research

Business Administration Peter O. Crisp Faculty Chair, Harvard Innovation Labs Co-Unit Head, Entrepreneurial Management Anke Becker Assistant Professor of Business Administration Jeffrey J. Bussgang Senior Lecturer of Business... View Details
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Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni

models. Video Recording Toward a Decarbonized Future: Who Pays? Who Profits? Faculty Moderator: Peter Tufano (MBA 1984, PHDBE 1989) , Baker Foundation Professor Speakers: Scott Jacobs (MBA 2007) , CEO &... View Details
  • 05 Feb 2013
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 5

Authors:Sebenius, James K. Publication:Negotiation Journal: On the Process of Dispute Settlement Abstract Roger Fisher, who died in 2012, enjoyed a remarkable career that modeled one way that an academic, especially in a professional... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Faculty & Research - Entrepreneurship

Thomas R. Eisenmann Howard H. Stevenson Professor of Business Administration Peter O. Crisp Faculty Chair, Harvard Innovation Labs Co-Unit Head, Entrepreneurial Management Unit Head Shai Benjamin Bernstein MBA Class of 1960 Professor of... View Details
  • 16 Dec 2014
  • First Look

First Look: December 16

direction, Radiometer began an intensive program of process improvements using the Danaher Business System (DBS), an iterative tool system and company culture that sought to continuously improve the company's growth and lean and leadership capabilities. However, as CEO... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Connect with Clubs - Recruiting

Pooja Singhi psinghi@mba2026.hbs.edu Business of Sports Club Co-Presidents Rachel Klein rklein@mba2026.hbs.edu Gavin Baker-Greene gbakergreene@mba2026.hbs.edu Club Email bos@studentclubs.hbs.edu Canadian Club Co-Presidents Kamil Tkaczuk ktkaczuk@mba2026.hbs.edu Hayley... View Details
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Founders & Investors - Entrepreneurship

Aracruz Celulose MBA 1948 Georg Ludviksson Meniga MBA 2008 Andrew K. Ludwick SynOptics Communications MBA 1969 Dan W. Lufkin Donaldson, Lufkin, Jenrette MBA 1957 Phong Ly iSeeCars.com MBA 2000 Greg Mackin ParcelHome MBA 2007 Narendra... View Details
  • Research Summary

Mastering Strategy Execution

By: Robert Simons

Professor Robert Simons’ research encompasses three areas of management accountability that are the foundation for successful strategy execution: organization design, performance measurement and control, and risk management. In addition, Simons is interested in the... View Details