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01 Dec 1998
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Africa's Way

South Africa in the MBA Program, draws a distinction between the country's transition from apartheid to democratic rule and the transformation of its economic and social systems. "The South Africans have navigated the political transition... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young and Garry Emmons

03 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty on Supreme Court Health Care Ruling

coming election cycle and beyond. It is a judicial landmark that is sure to be one of the defining opinions during the career of Chief Justice John Roberts. And finally, it is a social landmark, since it has bolstered efforts to move the... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Health

12 Sep 2006
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First Look: September 12, 2006

the footprint are outsourced—module boundaries are redrawn and interfaces designed for this purpose. The result is an invested capital advantage, which can be used to drive the returns of competitors below their cost of capital. We explain how this strategy works and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Aug 2018
News

The Value of Valleys

almost any job and then that very rapidly declines and your career is subsequently path dependent, so I certainly didn't appreciate how much it impacts the overall trajectory of your life if you have a failure earlier on. I am one of the... View Details

01 Sep 2010
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Dean Nohria Looks Ahead

leader. I traveled a lot with my father as he was starting manufacturing plants all over the country. Some years later we would go back and visit, and I saw the extraordinary impact that business could have on society. In places where... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson

12 Jul 2020
Book

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020

well into, is my colleague Shoshanna Zuboff’s magisterial The Age of Surveillance Capitalism. This book is one of genius. It provides a sweeping description of the rise and impact of business models that are premised on harvesting and... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

01 Mar 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016

with comical tales are perceptive looks at things as different as family Christmas rituals, and the impact of 40 years of communism on society. When Climate Change Hits Home by Diogo Castro Freire (MBA 2012) (Amazon Digital Services LLC)... View Details

26 Nov 2013
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First Look: November 26

increase the impact of a mailed communication on conversion rates to lower-cost, therapeutically equivalent medications, even when the testimonial is presented as coming from a more socially proximate peer.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Mar 2007
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First Look: March 6, 2007

repertoire of personal qualities, including qualities that run counter to conventionally masculine scripts. Our findings point to the mutability of masculine identity as a social status achievement and to how organizations can disrupt... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

13 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 13

Review 88, nos. 7-8 (July-August 2010) An abstract is unavailable at this time. Read the Article: http://hbr.org/2010/07/are-you-ignoring-trends-that-could-shake-up-your-business/ar/1 Vision Statement: Mapping the Social Internet... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

05 Dec 2017
Research & Ideas

What We've Learned from 101 Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets

key dimensions that prepare for power. As I began researching the interviews in depth, I discovered that all the interviewees shared great ambitions and the desire to have a positive impact on their countries (or sense of purpose, as... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Where Main Street Meets Wall Street

"day-traders"-do-it-yourselfers who buy and sell individual stocks daily, often holding them for just minutes at a time. Notes Bruce Johnstone, "Online traders have become a potent force and one that I believe is having an View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Financial Services

01 Oct 1996
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Lasting Impressions

those in the Class of '71 were destined to earn their MBAs during one of the most turbulent social and political eras of our times. Turbulence within the class, in the form of widely divergent views on the day's events, was also in... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

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HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer

more than 10 percent higher than the prior year. The group leaned into its mission to improve the practice of management and its impact in a changing world, introducing new content, products, and capabilities. Circulation for Harvard... View Details

04 Sep 2019
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Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2019

consumer, today’s competition, and the wealth of media at your disposal. In-depth discussion highlights the field’s ever-increasing connectivity, with practical guidance on brand design and storytelling, social media marketing, branding... View Details

December 2023 (Revised July 2024)
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Boortmalt: The Master Maltster

By: Forest Reinhardt, Jose B Alvarez, Damien McLoughlin, Lena Duchene and Emer Moloney

By May 2023, Boortmalt was the world’s leading producer of malt, with a production capacity of 3 million tonnes, 15% of global market share, and 27 malting plants across five continents. It had recently acquired a major competitor and had sustained an EBITDA growth of... View Details

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28 May 2019
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019

method that can be applied to everything from everyday decisions to strategic issues in business to global social challenges, the authors provide 30 detailed, real-world examples to transform the way you approach problems and take you to... View Details

21 Nov 2017
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Alumni Peer into the Future of Energy

here. But a principal effect of that trend as it relates to radical change in the industry is that, from a policy or social perspective, there’s going to have to be either incredible sacrifice or economic incentive/transfer payments... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; solar power; wind power

21 Jun 2010
Research & Ideas

Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets

well as domestic companies have found success in emerging markets by positioning themselves as partners in progress—building businesses that also advance market development. Initiatives along these lines can take a number of forms—from advancing traditional corporate... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

15 Dec 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books

Your Company and Yourself By Rick Williams (PMD 33, 1977) Amplify Publishing Leaders create the future with the decisions they make. Impactful leaders believe they can create the future, and they change uncertainty into hope and... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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