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01 Nov 1999
Lessons from the Classroom

What’s Next & So What? Leading in the 21st Century

does the course fit into a global context? Hamel: In the last few years, the business world has changed dramatically. No longer moving linearly or at a steady, predictable pace, the world has become fundamentally discontinuous. Most... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

01 Dec 2007
News

Lighten Up

Business and Pleasure: Kim and Coup Coupounas enjoy the scenic beauty of the Rocky Mountains just as much today as when they moved to Boulder almost a decade ago. (photo by Stephen Collector) The trail weaves back and forth in steep... View Details

Keywords: Kathryn Jones; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores; Retail Trade

01 Jun 2007
News

Profiles from the class of 2007

who motivates patients to take better care of themselves is often overlooked,” he notes. In the fall, Jain plans to begin his final year of medical school while also spending time at HBS working with Porter. His residency ideally would... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Lewis I. Rice

09 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Port Esbjerg: Deploying Offshore Wind

essays posted on the HBS Business and Environment Initiative’s Blog that highlights their reflections. Learn more about this IFC course on Decarbonization and Sustainable Production by watching this five minute video summary. Visit Date:... View Details

01 Mar 2011
News

Alumni Books

Companies by Todd D. Klein (MBA '94) (Praeger) How and why did revolutionary companies such as Google, Apple, Cisco, and South-west Airlines come about? According to Klein, it is the specific business plans... View Details

23 Apr 2019
Blog Post

Propel Your Career Forward with Some of Our Favorite Books

leaders who are true to themselves and lead from a place of integrity. Yet it can be difficult not to emulate others who have been successful and find yourself straying from your own values. In True North, Bill George outlines a five point Personal Leadership... View Details

15 Dec 2009
First Look

First Look: Dec. 15, 2009

and to Tactics Authors:Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Joan Enric Ricart Publication:Special Issue on Business Models. Long Range Planning (forthcoming) Abstract The notion of View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

December 2018 (Revised May 2019)
Case

Bord Bia: Strategically Growing Irish Exports

By: Jose B. Alvarez, Forest L. Reinhardt and Emer Moloney

Agriculture was Ireland’s largest indigenous industry. Its agri-food sector was export driven, with almost 90% of production exported. Bord Bia was the Irish government agency charged with the promotion, trade development, and marketing of the Irish food, drink, and... View Details

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Colt Stander

thinking, design and business have much in common. “To create a good product, you have to know all the influences behind manufacturing the product and consumer behavior. I became interested in business... View Details

24 May 2017
News

John H. McArthur, MBA 1959, DBA 1963

2006 Named Chair, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada 2013 Appointed Officer of the Order of Canada 2016 Receives Harvard Medal Dean Emeritus, Harvard Business School John McArthur’s informal manner charms, disarms, and deflects—and very... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Sep 2017
News

City of Dreams

encompasses housing, water, transportation, and environmental priorities. Aside from downtown Colombo, the plan proposes a business park adjacent to the airport as well as a ring of clustered mini cities... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Alice Carfrae; Sri Lanka; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

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Faculty | Information Technology

Faculty Harvard Business School (HBS) IT is a consultative technology partner that helps the School’s world-class faculty conduct path-breaking research, envision and execute new learning experiences, and leverage powerful tools that... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

Providing education and opportunities to children in Pakistan

Seema Aziz (OPM 39, 2010), cofounder of Bareeze, a global luxury textile and clothing brand based in Pakistan, started the CARE Foundation to provide education and opportunities for children in rural Pakistan. In this video conducted prior to the W50 celebration of... View Details

01 Jun 2013
News

Education Innovation

CHILDRESS (MBA 2000) Illustration by Peter Hoey Related Links 5 Bright Ideas Charter Revolution Redux Lesson Plans Minding the Gap In an article for Harvard Business Review last year, former HBS lecturer... View Details

Keywords: Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

23 Dec 2008
First Look

First Look: December 23, 2008

http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=509024 Breaking through Action Plan Harvard Business School Exercise 409-059 The "Breaking Through Action Plan" is... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 Oct 2016
Blog Post

Reflections From My First Month at HBS

within a few minutes chatting with section-mates in passing, I knew that most of us were feeling the same way. In fact, within the first few days I had more messenger apps than I’ve ever had in my life. Business school students are very... View Details

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The Benefits of Living in a Dorm at HBS | MBA

flexibility I wanted. Socially, the proximity to classmates has helped me make more connections. It seems like I can always walk outside to the lawn and find friends doing something that will inevitably keep me busy for hours (and it... View Details

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Diane Esber

tech industry. After she completes her MBA, she plans on exploring options in product management. "It's fun working with products you can touch and feel and use," Dianne says. "Product management allows me to combine my... View Details

24 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Why Cutting Jobless Aid Isn't the Answer to Worker Shortages

About half of US states—mostly run by Republican governors—cut off extended unemployment benefits months before the federal government was planning to end them on Labor Day last year, convinced workers would flood back to employers who... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

17 Apr 2019
Blog Post

Coming Home to HBS

just from my section. In addition to being part of “my board”, one of them also saved me when I was stuck in London with a Visa issue that didn’t allow me to board my flight to the U.S. for a few extra days. She simply commented, “this is true friendship” as she opened... View Details

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