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01 Jun 2023
News

From Big Pharma to Startup

Hunter Goble (MBA 2022) did not enroll in Harvard Business School with dreams of becoming an entrepreneur. After earning his MBA, Goble intended to return to Eli Lilly to continue to work building brands and launching products. He envisioned himself leading a big,... View Details

Keywords: April White

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Strategy Execution Online Course | HBS Online

with fellow participants throughout the course. Learn about bringing this course to your organization . Learner Stories 84% have more confidence making business decisions I loved the mixture of academic teaching, case-based review,... View Details

26 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

How Toyota Turns Workers Into Problem Solvers

from Toyota can confidently distribute a tremendous amount of responsibility to the people who actually do the work, from the most senior, expeirenced member of the organization to the most junior. This is accomplished because of the... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Manufacturing; Transportation; Auto

06 Nov 2008
Op-Ed

Selling Out The American Dream

zero. Consumer confidence has plummeted with the value of 401(k) plans and retirement nest eggs. Retail sales fell 1.2 percent in September, double the expected decline. Car sales are at a fifteen-year low. And credit card defaults look... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

15 Dec 2021
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Articles of 2021

rules for senior managers trying to forge a new hybrid path. 10. When Your Nerves Get the Best of You, Change the Narrative Anxiety can hobble even the most confident leaders. Francesca Gino offers three strategies that she uses to turn... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

27 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets

Gran a y Montero (the oldest and largest construction company in Peru) We propose reputation can be an antecedent that allows firms to engage in change. We suggest that reputation, at its core, provides stability; maintaining a favorable reputation engenders... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

02 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Not All M&As Are Alike—and That Matters

farther you get from your home base, the harder it is to be confident of that knowledge. Be aware that processes you consider core may turn out to be very different from those used by the target company. Cultural differences and... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower

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Ramya Sundar

your life that you admire the most today? My dad – He is a strong feminist. He taught me to believe from a very young age that both men and women can be equals even if the society around me did not think so. A lot of what I have been able to achieve today is due to his... View Details

January 2016
Case

Haiti Hope: Innovating the Mango Value Chain

By: Amy C. Edmondson and Jean-François Harvey

This case study examines a market-based approach to economic development through the eyes of NGO TechnoServe's project manager, implementing a US$9.5 million five-year public-private partnership between Coca-Cola, IDB, and USAID. The case ends at the beginning of the... View Details

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Carol Lin

she opened my eyes in 2002 and dared me to think bigger. I will be my own Michelle Kwan. I may not always achieve gold, but I’ll hold on to my fifth-grade confidence and Olympic-sized dreams, even if it takes a little imagination. View Details

07 Jun 2021
Book

9 Tips from an Expert Fundraiser: Help Donors 'Invest in Their Passion'

something of importance to them, an opportunity they would not otherwise have. They can make a difference. 6. Start your work as an asker with a known easy prospect on a straightforward project. It will be a confidence builder for you.... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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Dimitra Taslim

they do too, a thoroughly American one. They hit me. I cried, kept my mouth shut, and began to curl my “r”. Western was better. Twenty years have passed. I’ve lived in many countries across Asia. As a VC, I noticed that as China and India developed better technology,... View Details

31 Jan 2007
HBS Case

When Good Teams Go Bad

win." Chemistry seems to be the difference between Coach P's more talented varsity boat and his upstart JVs. Embarrassing losses to the JVs have the varsity crew members dispirited and complaining about one another. Confidence is... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

01 Oct 1997
News

L.E. Simmons

distinction; to help stabilize it against Houston's tempestuous weather, excavation for the tower's foundation was completed to a depth of 63 feet, twice that of the Empire State Building's underpinnings. It is a fitting headquarters for L.E. Simmons, the firm's... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

11 May 2009
Research & Ideas

The IT Leader’s Hero Quest

and the department's overall direction. Even John Cho had nodded in response to some of Barton's remarks. His resolute actions had also gained him the confidence of the company's senior leadership. In meetings of that group, Barton's... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

23 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Overcoming Nervous Nelly

in making their final estimates: 90 percent of anxious individuals relied on advice compared to 72 percent of the neutral participants. She also found that anxious individuals were less confident in their own estimates, suggesting that... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Ahmed Alimi

Nigeria. His business will also serve as the foundation for an independent project in his coming EC year. "Every second at HBS has been truly rewarding," Ahmed says. "You transform from a function-oriented person to a strategy-oriented person, with a... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Financial Services

14 Sep 2023
Blog Post

MBAs Accelerate Their Social Enterprise Ventures

a startup. Most importantly, I’m ending this summer with the confidence that I can be a founder. Rea: This summer, our focus was to comprehensively understand India's solar irrigation landscape. We conducted field interviews with over 100... View Details

23 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Sponsorship Programs Could Actually Widen the Gender Gap

well, too. Sponsorship is a pretty new concept, but it’s becoming more popular, especially in professional service firms.” Sponsorship programs are meant to boost confidence among protégés, increasing the likelihood that they will compete... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

Research Summary

Renovating Democratic Capitalism

By: Malcolm S. Salter

This in-process work focuses on how best to address the declining public trust and confidence in democratic capitalism, which many citizens consider to be a cornerstone of our national ideology and identity? While the answer to this question is not entirely clear, I... View Details

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