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01 Dec 2015
News

Golden State of Mind

hold you back from what you want to become,” Draper tells them earnestly, his hair plastered around his face. That’s a scene from the first episode of Startup U, a reality TV show on ABC Family that follows 10 DU students through the ups and downs of refining their... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

26 May 2015
First Look

First Look: May 26

functional specialists, not general managers responsible for cross-functional integration. Three decades ago, COOs outnumbered CFOs in Fortune 500 and S&P 500 companies, but the proportions have flipped. Many CFOs are now charged with driving strategic View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Aug 2022
News

To Serve and Protect the Markets

side. I ended up being an accounting major.” Jones worked for a year after graduation for Anderson Consulting (now Accenture) before heading to Harvard Law School. “I never planned to be in business... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

18 Jul 2014
News

Team Players

interesting challenge, because you have a limited amount of time to build the brand. Then it disappears. We had to develop a marketing plan that was all-encompassing, but that still got the right information to the people who needed it."... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

15 Sep 2020
News

How To Make Diversity a Reality

be assessing your organization's capabilities.. Have you really been doing a good job? How many people do you have of color? How many people in the senior ranks? How many people have you recruited? That business assessment, you got to do... View Details

March 2020
Case

Voi Technology

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Olivia Hull

Voi Technology, a fast-growing start-up out of Sweden, is competing in the highly contested European e-scooter sharing market. With a presence in nearly 40 cities in Europe by February 2020, the firm is working hard to improve its unit economics to reach profitability.... View Details

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21 Jan 2016
Blog Post

HBS and the Arts

like a CEO and consider all components of what makes a business thrive – operations, the underlying financials, the importance of strong leadership – and gives you the skillset to address the unique challenges of each. It’s striking how... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government; Entertainment / Media / Sports

08 Sep 2016
News

How We Make It Work

lateral career move. There are benefits to being a working parent, of course—not only for family income and personal fulfillment but also potentially for children’s choices as adults. Research by Kathleen McGinn, Cahners-Rabb Professor of View Details

01 Dec 2001
News

Reaching Out

Maine. His work at two of Common Good's partner organizations — Stone Soup Foods and East End Kids Katering, both in Portland, Maine — focused on evaluating new business opportunities and developing marketing View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Julia Hanna; Health, Social Assistance

23 Jun 2015
First Look

First Look: June 23, 2015

on the Brink (B): Transformation Year 1 Results Analyzes the results of the Thomas Cook turnaround plan after the first year under Harriet Green's leadership (November 2013). Purchase this case:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Jan 2004
Research & Ideas

How Women Can Get More Venture Capital

and what kind of deals they made. When we talked with female partners, the anecdotal evidence was mixed. They said, "We don't think we see any more business plans from women entrepreneurs than our male... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace

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Digital Exhibits | Baker Library

plans, detailed blueprints, elevation drawings, and construction photographs demonstrate the process behind the planning and building of the campus. The Human Relations Movement: Harvard Business School and... View Details

05 May 2022
News

Like-Minded

continued to connect with one another along the way. Murakami was with OECD Tokyo Center, leading discussions on economic policy issues with government and business leaders in Asia, after 20 years in finance, with stints at Goldman Sachs... View Details

27 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Buy big, sell small

least 75 percent of India’s consumer goods sales despite the significant inefficiencies of an outdated business model. “Kiranas are limited-inventory, 2,000- to 5,000-square-foot shops that don’t always get on-time deliveries or access to... View Details

01 Oct 2020
What Do You Think?

Are CEOs the Wrong Leaders for Stakeholder Capitalism?

within a set of constraints, both direct and indirect (For example) (A) recent Labor Department proposed rule just reiterated that the duty of (ERISA retirement) plan fiduciaries is to maximize investment returns.” Rather than hold CEOs... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

29 Oct 2007
HBS Case

Marketing Maria: Managing the Athlete Endorsement

saw potential in sports endorsements in the television age. McCormack informed Palmer that he was planning to start up a business revolving around personal business managers or... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Sports

04 Jun 2024
Blog Post

Finding Alignment to Make Impact: Layla Ramirez (MBA 2017)

After college, Ramirez planned to attend law school and took a proactive approach to crafting her career trajectory. Goal-oriented by nature and encouraged by her parents, she joined an enrichment program with Boston Lawyers Group, an... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

13 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

Corporate Venturing: Entrepreneurship on the Inside

pension plan but want to go out and do something exciting," said Saluja. "The core businesses themselves are bleeding the talent out at a pretty high rate. "Almost everybody is looking at how... View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss

14 Oct 2009
First Look

First Look: October 14

its purpose, values, and principles (PVP) to prepare for the physical integration of Gillette prior to the change of control. The execution of these plans posed numerous challenges in global business units... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2022
News

December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

investors), creating philanthropic endeavors and single-mindedly pursuing her dream of building an empire, taking it public, and cashing out all the investors. Corporate and Family Governance: The Two Disciplines That Carry Family View Details

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