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Leila Meliani
administrators to "improve the way women and underrepresented minorities experience HBS." Together, they work on issues such as diversifying the case curriculum and establishing gender equity policies. "I really appreciate... View Details
Keywords: Consulting
- 19 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 19, 2016
Turkey, the Koç Group. This venture was an important factor in the emergence of modern business enterprise in the new state of the Republic of Turkey from the 1920s. After World War II it diversified rapidly, forming part of a cluster of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 8, 2016
more. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51866 Diversified Business Groups in the West: History and Theory By: Colpan, Asli M., and Takashi Hikino Abstract—This working paper examines the historical... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Leading with Creative Problem Solving: Ron Kurtz (MBA 1967)
I’ve found ways to pursue different opportunities. Just as it is important to pursue what excites you, it is important to avoid what discourages you. If I had advice for other HBS students and alumni, it would be to diversify your... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Think Locally, Act Globally
mobile market in the world, with the lowest tariffs globally, a model that has been adopted elsewhere internationally, Mittal notes. Looking ahead, by diversifying into emerging business areas in India’s booming economy, Bharti’s goal is... View Details
- 28 Apr 2022
- News
Finding Her Place
certification. Chapman plans to add nursing and entrepreneurship options next. Hudson is also exploring innovations on the fundraising side, such as allowing donors to donate stock or cryptocurrency. “The more we can diversify our options... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Alumni Books
resurgence of interest in promoting value-chain development as a way to add value, lower transaction costs, diversify rural economies, and help increase rural household incomes. Using real examples, mostly from African countries, this... View Details
- 10 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Leading with Creative Problem Solving: Ron Kurtz (MBA 1967)
alumni, it would be to diversify your experiences and exposure, develop and foster a network of friends to keep in touch with after HBS, and to participate more in class. It would also be to consider the other areas in life worth building... View Details
- 27 May 2021
- News
History’s Future
government hopes that the tourism industry will revitalize the region and account for 10 percent of the country’s GDP in a decade, up from just 3 percent. The work of drawing global attention to this forgotten swath of the country is part of Saudi Vision 2030, a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
An SUV Built for African Roads—by African Workers
Motor Vehicle Manufacturers—the lack of manufacturing deprives the region of an important source of jobs and economic growth. “It is critical for economies in this region to diversify beyond the usual sectors, such as agriculture,... View Details
Keywords: Amy Yee
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Cynthia Carroll
Carroll Illustration by Dennis Balogh Founded as a gold mining company in 1917 in South Africa by Ernest Oppenheimer (with help from Herbert Hoover and J. P. Morgan), Anglo American plc is the world’s fourth-largest diversified mining... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
The Future of Books
much a reader-centric company. Will bookstores survive in this changing industry? MA: Yes. Our goal is to maintain the most diversified marketplace possible and to strengthen the physical bookstore channel of distribution. Now, you can... View Details
- 18 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018
British merchant houses established business groups with diversified portfolio and pyramidal structures overseas, especially in developing economies, including both British colonies and the independent nations of Latin America. While... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Mar 2015
- News
To Market, To Market
substantially lower costs, so we’re having a much greater impact, at a much lower cost.” Ferrari has also spearheaded Heifer’s efforts to diversify its revenue sources beyond the livestock gift catalog, through partnerships with... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
The Sky’s the Limit
diversified technology company. For Hamilton, this marked the electronics-testing industry’s transition to mature market status — an unwelcome development. “I was bored,” he says. “It was time for a change.” “I said to myself, ‘I’m done... View Details
- 31 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 31
Authors:Geoffrey Jones and Asli M. Colpan Publication:Chap. 3 in The Oxford Handbook of Business Groups Abstract Business groups—collections of legally independent firms interconnected by multiple economic and social linkages that exhibit widely View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Managing the Family Business: Preparing to Sell
year or two, to develop. 2. Redeployment. Consistent with the family's strategic plan, they redeploy the proceeds of a business sale in assets (usually more diversified assets) that match the family's talents, aspirations, and needs.... View Details
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Latin America - Global Activities 2021
tech company in South America—was also a step toward diversifying the protagonists represented in the classroom. “We wanted to better reflect where our students are coming from and where they are going to—in terms of biography, geography,... View Details
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
Anand G. Mahindra, MBA 1981
Harvard College. Instead, he opted for HBS and then a job in Mumbai with his father at Mahindra Ugine Steel (MUSCO). Soon after he arrived, the young Harvard MBA was called on to restructure and diversify MUSCO. That was the preparation... View Details
- 08 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 8, 2015
merchant houses established business groups with diversified portfolio and pyramidal structures overseas, primarily in developing countries, both colonial and independent. In the domestic economy, large single product firms became the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne