Global Management Consulting - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 May 2000
Research & Ideas

Leading Professional Service Firms

firms. The faculty are drawn from Harvard Business School's Organizational Behavior and Service Management groups and have expertise researching professional service industries, providing consulting services... View Details

Keywords: Re: Jay W. Lorsch; Consulting; Consulting; Consulting

23 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

Globalization: Little Impact on the Continent

Experts on the African economies say globalization has yet to benefit the continent in a significant way, and that what is really needed is political change and more investment from within its own borders. The comments came during a panel... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette

24 Apr 2014
News

Optimizing search technology

Olivier Dumon (MBA 1998) is managing director of academic and government markets for global publishing giant Elsevier, where he’s working on optimizing online search protocols. He believes that the more the... View Details

01 Oct 2001
News

David B. Price, Jr.: Aiming High

—it's the challenge of leading a major company in the turbulent global economy. A longtime executive at Monsanto and BFGoodrich, Price believes that the turmoil caused by forces such as consolidation, overcapacity, and technological... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises

01 Dec 2017
News

Enhancing Students’ Cultural Intelligence

his classmates’ FIELD Global Immersion (FGI) projects. But in retrospect, he says, conducting field research in Mexico and developing and presenting innovative product ideas to senior executives at Colgate’s Consumer Innovation Center... View Details

14 May 2013
Blog Post

The Self-Discovery Process

were looking for. Every step is hard, but in every step you get a little bit closer. After all the excavation, now I know that I loved my operational past and I loved the project management role. Nonetheless, I also know that I missed... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

Profile

Fabian Frick

making; I wanted more of a management role,” says Fabian. A consulting assignment with McKinsey gave him the opportunity to explore strategic digitization projects. “In Germany,” Fabian notes, “we have lots... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Consulting

01 Apr 2001
News

Big Deals: Project Finance Helps Mitigate Risk in Large-Scale Investments

difficult to manage and prone to conflicts between actual and optimal investment behavior. An inherent lack of flexibility compounds these challenges, because most projects involve binary “go/no-go” decisions. Esty uses the forthcoming... View Details

01 Sep 2013
News

Passion & Purpose

who aspire to have an impact on business and society. Joanna M. Jacobson, MBA 1987 Cofounder and Managing Partner, Strategic Grant Partners Boston, Massachusetts Joanna M. Jacobson “A fulfilling career doesn't always follow a straight... View Details

Keywords: awards; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services

01 Jun 2003
News

Alumni Bookshelf

profits. Investment Banking: Addressing the Management Issues by Steven I. Davis (MBA '58) (Palgrave Macmillan) In his eighth book, international banking consultant Davis offers a timely analysis of the... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Sep 2009
News

Of Value and Values

On the Horns of an Investment Dilemma Financial management firms that focus on sustainable investing have been gaining ground for twenty years now. As an example, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), a View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices

01 Jun 2012
News

New Post for Palepu

Professor Krishna Palepu, senior associate dean for International Development at HBS, has been tapped by Harvard President Drew Faust to be her senior adviser for global strategy, a new position. Consulting... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2007
News

Looking back; looking forward

Dear Alumni, Photos by Neal Hamberg In 2008, we’ll celebrate a historic milestone: the 100th anniversary of Harvard Business School’s founding. Fundamentally, we see the Centennial as a unique opportunity to highlight the many things that make HBS distinctive —... View Details

Keywords: Jay O. Light; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training

01 Jun 2012
News

They Call Him Mr. China

Issue Focus: The Global Manager Perkowski Issue Focus: The Global Manager Around the World Think Locally, Act View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises

01 Mar 2003
News

All in a Day's Work

through a day on the job to find out: Mardie Oakes, an HBS Service Leadership Fellow at Boston Community Capital, a community development financial institution, and Paul Sternhell, an entry-level manager at Samsung Electronics. Cookies... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Boston Community Capital; Samsung; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises

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 Jun 2012
News

Porter, Kanter Win McKinsey Awards

managing director of FSG, a nonprofit consulting firm, were awarded first place for their January–February 2011 article “Creating Shared Value.” The article lays out the concept of shared value, which... View Details

Keywords: awards

01 Jun 2011
News

Touch Down

Gannon: After flying his own plane to 155 countries, feeling more like a global citizen. Other Newsmakers Diana ("Dido") Harding (MBA ’92) David Miller (MBA ’03) Allison O’Kelly (MBA ’99) Amos Schocken (MBA ’70) Mike Stone (MBA ’88) Tom... View Details

Keywords: world records

27 Apr 2017
News

Fellowship Fuels a Passion for a Career in Aviation

university I joined the Boston Consulting Group in Munich where I focused on industrials and technology, which included a major aircraft production program with a leading aircraft maker,” notes Schmidt. “When I saw how senior View Details

01 Jun 2005
News

Do You Speak Business?

experiences. Klump’s experience is a reminder of just how complicated, on a personal level, globalization and managing across cultures can be. On the one hand, the world seems small and interconnected,... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

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