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October 2020 (Revised November 2020)
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Wilderness Safaris: Impact Investing and Ecotourism Conservation in Africa

By: James E. Austin, Megan Epler Wood and Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard

In 2018 the majority ownership of publicly owned Wilderness Safaris, the leading high-end ecotourism company in Africa with safari operations in eight countries, was acquired by The Rise Fund, one of the world’s largest private social impact investing funds, and by FS... View Details

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What You're Really Meant To Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential

By: Robert Steven Kaplan

How do you create your own definition of success—and reach your unique potential? Building a fulfilling life and career can be a daunting challenge. It takes courage and hard work. Too often, we charge down a path leading to "success" as defined by those around us—and... View Details

Keywords: Career Planning; Vocational Guidance; Job Satisfaction; Satisfaction; Personal Development and Career; Customization and Personalization

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February 2008 (Revised April 2008)
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Avaya (A)

Avaya's top management wants to improve demand generation. This requires an improvement in the relationship between Sales and Marketing. This case series (Avaya (A)-(D)) walks the student through each phase of this process. The (A) case begins with background on the... View Details

Keywords: Marketing; Demand and Consumers; Performance Improvement; Relationships; Sales; Cooperation

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15 Apr 2015
HBS Seminar

Raymond Fisman, Columbia Business School

01 May 2025
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Dan Iancu, Stanford Graduate School of Business

09 Mar 2016
HBS Seminar

Katja Seim of The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Bridging the GAAPs

Inconsistencies in accounting treatment across countries are a major obstacle for global equity investment. Founded in 1985, HOLT is an equity valuation service provider that offers its clients (e.g., global equity investors) a consistent performance metrics from... View Details

10 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot

the core, and pivot to new opportunities. We provide a top-level overview of major topics and ideas relevant to each concept. We hope you are interested in engaging in further research about any topics that resonate with you and your company. View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly Baden

21 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now

end of a call may be having a dramatic experience during this crisis is an important subtext for how they are navigating the conversation with me.” LEADING IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY More Stories in This Series Pandemic Self-Care for CEOs:... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Robin Abrahams, and Katherine Connolly Baden

05 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

The Accidental Innovator

you tell us why you chose this group? What did you find by talking to them? A: I was interviewing artists as part of a larger study of the principles, processes, and practices that lead to reliable innovation. (I'm working on a book on... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

15 Oct 2007
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Businesses Beware: The World Is Not Flat

more useful than appeals to the process of market equilibration described in economics textbooks. Dispel globalization bogeymen that don't have a scientific basis, such as the myth that increased global integration necessarily leads to... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

September 2020
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Uber at a Crossroads (2017)

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman

This case describes the history of Uber, its business model—including the ways it differed from that of the traditional taxi industry—and its competition with Lyft. The case is set in 2017, a year in which Uber was plagued by even more scandals than usual, though its... View Details

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25 Aug 2022
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Up on the Corner

operations in several cities, leading to more than $950,000 in financing. “Rarely do financial institutions in the US invest in Black women at the $1 million level, especially when the underlying assets don’t hold much value,” says... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Melissa Golden; Real Estate

18 Sep 2012
First Look

First Look: September 18

Drawing on authenticity research, we propose that the initial stage of socialization leads to more effective employment relationships when it starts with newcomers expressing their personal identities. In a field experiment carried out in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Guidelines for Choosing Resources - Research Computing Services

SAS nodes, and can run for an unlimited length of time. Fairshare Without additional intervention, schedulers usall dispatch jobs by FIFO - first in, first out. This can lead to persons dumping hundreds or thousands of jobs on the... View Details

19 Sep 2005
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Rethinking Company Loyalty

their own professional goals and the company's goals. When people understand the larger business context in which the company is operating, they can more easily define ways to advance their own careers." Of course, frank and frequent dialogue about careers can... View Details

Keywords: by Lauren Keller Johnson

13 Sep 2010
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The Consumer Appeal of Underdog Branding

Biography," details her joint research about the trend and its implications for brand management. Keinan, an assistant professor in the Marketing Unit at Harvard Business School whose research on consumer behavior has been published in View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace