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07 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

The Business of Biotech

cancer and AIDS. Those working in the biotech trenches, however, point out that the real work has only just begun. Dr. Robert Tepper, chief scientific officer for Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., put it this way in a Business Week... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Biotechnology; Health; Technology

21 Feb 2005
Op-Ed

Is Business Management a Profession?

Repeated and, as of this writing, ongoing revelations of corporate wrongdoing over the past two years have eroded public trust in business institutions and executives to levels not seen in decades. A recent Gallup poll indicates that... View Details

Keywords: by Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria & Daniel Penrice

July 2005 (Revised February 2007)
Background Note

Principles of Family Business System Change

By: John A. Davis

Identifies several practical principles to keep in mind when changing a family business system. View Details

Keywords: Family Business; Change Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation

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21 Aug 2018
News

The Business Shelf: Driving Digital Strategy

September 2015
Case

Doing Business in the Philippines

By: Andy Zelleke and Dawn H. Lau

This case provides an overview of some of the opportunities as well as challenges that those who plan to do business in the Philippines may face. It includes a summary of the current economic, political, and social situation in the country, and offers up-to-date... View Details

Keywords: Philippines; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Philippines

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30 Apr 2013
News

The business case for monarchies

10 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

John Kotter’s Plan to Accelerate Your Business

To succeed in today's fast-moving economy, traditional corporate structures are holding back companies, even great companies, from being creative enough and speedy enough to compete effectively. What's needed, argues Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

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Events - Business & Environment

MBA Experience Events 50ms HBS BEI Events Business and Environment Kickoff : An opportunity to learn about all the business & environment activities at HBS and how you can get involved. (September) BEI... View Details

29 Aug 2022
News

Harvard Business School Announces 2022 Goldsmith Fellows

31 Jul 2015
Blog Post

Transitioning From the Military to Business School

Back in 2009 David Ulrey became a West Point graduate – five years later he made the move to Boston and joined the Class of 2016 at HBS. In the years before coming to business school, David was commissioned as a Financial Management... View Details

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Women, Contemporary Art, and Business

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Book

Business Policy: Text and Cases

By: C. Roland Christensen, Kenneth R. Andrews, Joseph L. Bower, Richard G. Hamermesh and Michael E. Porter

Keywords: Policy; Information; Cases

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Find at Harvard

my doctoral thesis for publication, and shared my findings on Harvard Business School’s Working Knowledge website with a more general audience, which has generated interest for future collaboration with colleagues. In addition, I’ve... View Details

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Business dictionaries and definitions

Where can I find definitions or explanations of business or management concepts? Online International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences (HarvardKey required) Oxford A Dictionary of View Details

Research Summary

Organizational and Business Experimentation

By: Stefan H. Thomke

Please contact Professor Thomke for the most current description of his research on managing automotive development and/or copies of research articles (published and working papers).

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January 2019
Technical Note

The Punishment of Business

By: Rafael Di Tella, Jose Liberti and James Weber

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October 2016 (Revised April 2018)
Case

JCPenney: Back in Business

By: Elie Ofek, K. Shelette Stewart and Christine Snively

In 2016, JCPenney was in the midst of a multi-year turnaround after coming dangerously close to bankruptcy. Under CEO Marvin Ellison, the company had identified three strategic objectives—a focus on omnichannel, private label goods, and increasing revenue per... View Details