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Wendy Lim

breadth of experiences, especially if you’re running a team responsible for many things. For example, I took a course in ‘Managing Service Operations,’ I never expected to use immediately. But at Yelp, that’s exactly what I’ve been doing... View Details

14 May 2013
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The Self-Discovery Process

that the discovery would almost resemble clairvoyance: the response that I was looking for would emerge clear in my mind. However, reality is nothing close. Self-discovery is actually like excavating a mine. Each day you eliminate a small... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

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Kirsten Hassert

responsibility for acting with commitment, courage, and integrity to help harness it. Joining the hospitality industry, I'll work at this business of unleashing superheroes with my co-workers – by creating environments for employees and... View Details

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Jodi Yang

grandmother, I'm bare-armed again. She left China at my age, taking only what she could carry, to start a new life in an unfamiliar place. I'm about to embark on her journey in reverse — with a sense of renewed responsibility — returning... View Details

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Introduction - The Worker - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

HBS Home HBS Index Contact Us Harvard Business School Baker Library Historical Collections The Human Factor Introducing the Industrial Life Photograph Collection at the Baker Library Introduction The Exhibition The Request The Response... View Details

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2.6 Sample Disciplinary Violations | MBA

2.6 Sample Disciplinary Violations Students are responsible for complying with all expectations for conduct set forth in this Student Handbook, including without limitation upholding the MBA Honor Code and HBS Community Values of honesty,... View Details

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Hidden Workers: Caregivers - Managing the Future of Work

Research Research Hidden Workers: The Case for Caregivers Read the Report Read the Report By: Joseph B. Fuller, Manjari Raman, & Francis Hintermann Companies have long ignored the caregiving responsibilities of employees, compromising... View Details

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Statement from Dean Srikant Datar on Anti-Semitism | About

collective responsibility to speak out and condemn such acts of hatred and bigotry. Let us work together to build a better Harvard and a better nation. Sincerely, Lawrence S. Bacow President Harvard University This message was distributed... View Details

09 Apr 2024
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To Serve and Protect the Markets

Every day, in her role as the director of the Atlanta Regional Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Nekia Hackworth Jones (MBA 2004) stands in the breach between the $100 trillion in securities traded on U.S. equity markets and the bad actors who... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

03 Jan 2018
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Candy That Is Good for You

we knew there was room to really get in there and disrupt and innovate. “The response has been overwhelmingly positive. Consumers are thrilled to have finally found an alternative to the artificial gums they've been having up until now.... View Details

24 Jun 2016
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Reinventing Pharma

2004) began her career as a research scientist. Eventually expanding her responsibilities into business development led her to HBS, where she hoped to solidify her understanding of the intersection of science and business. Following... View Details

Keywords: Scientific Research and Development Services

06 Nov 2014
News

Building a Startup Community Beyond Commencement

as big benefits. But even with the early positive response, Goldstein still sees this as “version 1.0” of the Launch Lab. “We need to better understand the behaviors and needs of the community,” she says. The lab is already undergoing some View Details

01 Sep 2007
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Where Are They Now?

he notes, “I’ve learned that day-to-day interpersonal dynamics are just as material when you’re responsible for 10,000 people as when you’re in charge of only 10.” As for what drives his business-academia pas de deux, Schlesinger, who... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

Terrence E. Adderley

Taking over his stepfather's role, Adderley was responsible for Kelly’s rapid growth. He expanded Kelly’s services and global reach while achieving revenue growth from $60 million in 1967 to over $4 billion today. Today, Kelly is the... View Details

Keywords: Services

James W. Johnson

Johnson brought Band-Aid, an adhesive bandage, to the market. The product developed in 1920 soon became a standard in first-aid kits and one of the staples in the J&J family of products. James Johnson was also responsible for the... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare

13 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

Small Businesses Are Worse Off Than We Thought

Beyond How to Manage Coronavirus Layoffs with Compassion (Harvard Business Review) Organizational Responses to COVID-19 and Climate Change: A Conversation with Rebecca Henderson (Environmental Insights) COVID-19 Business Impact Center... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Financial Services

May 2024 (Revised June 2024)
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Together for Sustainability

By: Ranjay Gulati, David Shin and Emily Tedards

This case documents the origin and development of Together for Sustainability (TfS), a chemical industry initiative dedicated to raising sustainability standards throughout the industry’s supply chains. In 2011, six Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) from some of the... View Details

Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Standards; Supply Chain Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Partners and Partnerships; Nonprofit Organizations; Corporate Accountability; Chemical Industry

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April 2010
Teaching Note

IBM: The Corporate Service Corps (TN)

By: Christopher Marquis, Alison Comings and Bobbi Thomason

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Keywords: Service Operations; Employees; Partners and Partnerships; Non-Governmental Organizations; Developing Countries and Economies; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Programs; Global Strategy; Computer Industry; Information Technology Industry; Ghana; Tanzania; Romania; Philippines; Viet Nam

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October 2021 (Revised May 2023)
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Project Maji: Pricing Water in Sub-Saharan Africa

By: Elie Ofek, Marco Bertini, Dilyana Karadzhova Botha and Esel Çekin

In July 2021, Sunil Lalvani, founder and CEO of Project Maji, a non-profit social enterprise headquartered in Dubai that had already provided sustainable, clean water solutions to 80,000 people living in rural communities across Ghana and Kenya, was facing an important... View Details

Keywords: Water; Pricing; Nonprofit Organizations; Projects; Price; Decision Making; Social Enterprise; Growth and Development Strategy; Equity; Green Technology; Social and Collaborative Networks; Africa; Dubai

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March 2024 (Revised September 2024)
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Vineyard Wind Starts Spinning: Overcoming Onshore Challenges to Offshore Wind

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jacob A. Small

To activate the first wind turbines in the ocean off Martha’s Vineyard eventually supplying clean energy to 400,000 households, Vineyard Wind’s leaders had to navigate the permitting process, numerous delays, and objections from stakeholders in three communities:... View Details