Learning And Development - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2000
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The Business of Biotech

uncertainty over time. HBS professor Gary P. Pisano, a longtime observer of the industry, points to two key elements common to successful biotech firms: development capabilities and strong senior management.... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

24 Apr 2014
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Leaders must be strategists first

Cynthia Montgomery believes strategy should be a habit of mind, not a document; a continuous process, not a destination. Leaders need to use strategy as a dynamic tool for guiding the development of a business over time. “It takes courage... View Details

06 Jan 2015
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Helping a family business

HBS has given Ricardo Aguirre (MBA 2015) the ability to listen and learn from others, an asset he plans to take back to his family’s businesses in Venezuela. (Published January 2015) View Details

01 Feb 2000
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No Place Like Home

housing is a problem that increasingly affects companies and employers, as well as the overall economy," says F. Barton Harvey (MBA '74), (see related story) chairman and CEO of the Enterprise Foundation, a... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Mar 2017
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The Middle Way

the First Nations, neither of which was included in the negotiations. While Eamer arrived at the table in 2002 as the provincial negotiator with passion for the task, it wasn’t his trade. But he had natural abilities; conflict resolution was one he View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photos by Kamil Bialous

01 Mar 2003
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Books

today’s China,” Huang observes. That attitude must give way to “an ideological commitment to private property rights” and to the institutional reforms that would necessarily follow. That development seems... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

24 Apr 2014
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A Commitment to Education

The late C.D. (“Dick”) Spangler Jr. (MBA 1956, LLD 2013) combined the business acumen he developed as president of the C. D. Spangler Construction Company and Golden Eagle Industries, View Details

13 Nov 2020
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A Passion for Education

teaching her four-year-old how to read, Ryan’s mother visited his public kindergarten and realized he wouldn’t receive the level of learning he deserved, so she enrolled him in a local parochial school. “I... View Details

27 Oct 2016
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Paying It Forward

problem. So everything we’re doing is based on providing affordable solutions for our targeted market. It’s a different approach, and not how technology guys typically think.” Kundu would know, as he himself is a technology guy. After... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jun 2012
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Think Locally, Act Globally

appeared more similar to India’s and a more logical move than expansion into so many disparate African countries. Mittal begs to differ: “Africa’s improving political climate, encouraging social and economic... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Telecommunications; Information

24 Apr 2014
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A wild ride from adventure travel to social media marketing

When Victoria Ransom (MBA 2008) wanted to promote her travel company by giving away a trip on Facebook, she couldn’t find the software to do so. Ransom solved the problem, creating an app, and in the process saw the opportunity to View Details

15 Jun 2021
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Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy

professional development and visibility of executives of color in the not-for-profit sector.” Contributions from individuals and corporations are welcomed. With seed money from... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

25 May 2016
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A Focus on Sustainability

directed his giving to support the Business and Environment Initiative. He is enthusiastic about “integrated reporting”, developed by HBS Professor of Management Practice Robert Eccles, combining an... View Details

30 May 2018
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HBS Fellowship Program Puts an MBA Within Reach

Richardson, proudly noting that her mother later became a teacher. A native of Arlington, Texas, Richardson received a track scholarship at Baylor University, where she majored in business administration and journalism. After graduation,... View Details

25 Jun 2014
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An International Perspective

School “opened my eyes to a whole new spectrum of opportunities” in the field of financing and building entrepreneurial energy services companies. His most recent focus as managing director at Houston-based SCF Partners is the View Details

01 Dec 2016
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Inside the Bestseller List with Charles Duhigg

task is writing just five pages. On the need to develop good writing habits, he says: “I’d been a professional writer for 10 years when The Power of Habit came out. I’d been practicing writing incessantly. The difference between writing a... View Details

01 Dec 2002
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Alumni Bookshelf

break down trust across teams or among bosses, colleagues, and subordinates, and Galford and Drapeau have developed useful View Details

15 Jul 2024
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A Sporting Chance

The fall that had such a profound effect on Jorge Perez de Leza’s life would later have a big impact on others with disabilities as well. “When you hear somebody say that in one minute your life changes—it really can happen,” says Jorge Perez de Leza (MBA 1996), the... View Details

01 Dec 2015
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Accelerating Research in China

fund will help people to think about how they can contribute and how HBS can be a platform for promoting development in China,” says Plummer, who currently serves on the HBS Alumni Board. “The impact will be... View Details

22 Sep 2015
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Giving Kids a Better Chance

Marshall Tuck (MBA 2000) combined an interest in social issues and the entrepreneurial lessons he learned at HBS to launch a charter school organization in Los Angeles. In just a few years, the Partnership... View Details

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