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- 15 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 15, 2017
on positive duties to engage in specific actions, including rescue (e.g., aiding victims of natural disaster), beneficence (e.g., donating medicines), and justice (e.g., strengthening weak legal regimes). The aims of the chapter are... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Apr 2024
- HBS Case
Deion Sanders' Prime Lessons for Leading a Team to Victory
the water problem became so bad that the team was unable to live in the school’s housing or use its athletic facilities. Sanders moved the team to a hotel and leaned on his business ties—including executives at Walmart and Under Armour—to gather View Details
- 07 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Deconstructing LEGO’s Decarbonization
methods of recycling thermoplastic ABS polymer, to bio-based and biodegradable materials, to their Replay program that enables users to donate used bricks for reuse. LEGO Group has a clear emphasis on cooperation and consortium forming... View Details
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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
Fellowship Established through the generosity of Bracken P. Darrell (MBA 1991) in honor of his 30th Reunion, this fellowship supports students who hold an undergraduate degree in English or who attended a liberal arts college. Darrell majored in English at Hendrix... View Details
- 21 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 21, 2006
existing teams improve or adapt. Second, some have argued that teams play a crucial role in organizational learning. These interests have produced a growing and heterogeneous literature. Empirical studies of learning by small groups or... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Dec 2022
- HBS Case
The War in Ukraine and Nestlé’s Moral Dilemma: Stay or Leave Russia?
today’s leaders face when confronted with a moral dilemma. Even though the business in Russia represented a small portion of Nestlé’s worldwide sales, staying in the country could have had an outsized impact on the company’s reputation.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Wide Horizon
home in Dallas to his parents’ place in Ruston, Louisiana, the small town of about 22,000 where he grew up. While there, the kids, then two and three years old, started running a fever, which would eventually register around 104 degrees.... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson
- 16 Jul 2007
- Research & Ideas
Understanding the ‘Want’ vs. ’Should’ Decision
interests (e.g., saving money or donating it to a good cause instead of spending frivolously, eating health food instead of junk food). "People focused a higher percentage of their spending on ice cream (and other 'want' groceries)... View Details
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Profiles - MBA
human-computer interaction, data engineering, generative AI, venture capital, consumer technology Formative experience at the intersection of technology and business: At a time when political polarization seems to be the new normal, View Details
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The New Role for Government & NGOs - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
participants. This approach recognizes that helping small farmers increase their yields will not create any lasting benefits unless there are ready buyers for their crops, other enterprises that can process the crops once they are... View Details
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Baker Library / Bloomberg Center | About
building was extensively revitalized and expanded in 2003-2005, primarily with funds donated by generous HBS alumni. Special attention was given to updating and enhancing the building’s traditional functions while designing new spaces... View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Hiroshi Mikitani, MBA 1993
owners of small businesses, as well as Japanese society as a whole, Mikitani began working on a web-based shopping mall. “At the time, the Internet was at an early stage,” he notes. “No one was buying things online in Japan.” Working with... View Details
- 04 Apr 2024
- News
The Making of a Medical Milestone
then to Harvard for your MBA. Was biotech always in your career plan? In college, I set up an ambulance service in Saint Lucia. Then, during medical school, I started an organization that recycled medical equipment and donated it to the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 11 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why South Korea's Samsung Built the Only Outdoor Skating Rink in Texas
Kikovic Each year, the small northeast Texas town of Marshall pulls out all of the stops for its annual Wonderland of Lights festival. And for years, South Korean electronics company Samsung also worked hard to make it special. The... View Details
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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition
China. Charitable Donations Group Social Enterprise Track Runner-Up Raise funds for nonprofits by helping them accept and liquidate real estate transactions. Business Track, 2006 8baorice Tingting Zhong Business Track Winner An Internet... View Details
- 07 May 2014
- What Do You Think?
How Should Wealth Be Redistributed?
self-evident: campaign donation limitations The 'playing field' would still be unequal but less severely so." Albert Stepanchic had a suggestion that hit close to home: "If I were evaluating the redistribution of wealth, I'd... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 30 Jul 2007
- Research & Ideas
Repugnant Markets and How They Get That Way
might think it was funny to see small women carried this way; and if you thought it was undignified for dwarfs to be tossed, you might very well, particularly if you watch videos of the champions using the Estonian position, think it was... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 24 Jan 2011
- HBS Case
Terror at the Taj
donates a small portion of their salary to a pool that can be drawn on in the event a colleague suffers an accident or other significant personal setback. To date, Deshpandé has taught the case in the... View Details
- 21 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
Are Your Employees Passing Up Incentives? Try Promoting the Programs More
tested their idea through a 2015 field experiment that involved 2,500 participants in a walking program offered by the Evidation health tracking platform. The program paid the walkers small amounts of money based on their total steps. “We... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
- 10 May 2019
- Blog Post
Advice for Mothers Pursuing an MBA
network and made friends. Sections organize lots of small group dinners that are great to attend even with kids, but you can go above and beyond that! I invited my section mates and friends to my home. Since I’m from Italy, it was quite... View Details