Country Development Strategies - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Jun 2019
Cold Call Podcast

Can Khan Academy Scale to Educate Anyone, Anywhere?

Keywords: Education

Fast Answer

Climate change: facts and figures

How do I find scientific facts, statistics, and studies on climate change? Country statistical yearbooks often provide statistical information of climate and nature resources. Search HOLLIS using the keyword “statistical... View Details

02 Aug 2011
First Look

First Look: August 2

the practice of business strategy for 30 years. The problem lies instead in what strategic leaders are not trained to do. In caricature, Porter's view casts strategists as practitioner economists who expertly analyze and manage market... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2007
News

A Juicy Story

Yoffie, noting that the case is used as part of the MBA required curriculum in the Strategy course and in numerous Executive Education programs. It can also be taught with a video presentation by John Sculley, Apple’s CEO from 1985 to... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

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Deal Making in Real Estate - Course Catalog

operations. Educational Objectives Students will learn about a broad spectrum of opportunities to create value through real estate ranging from real estate investment and development to strategies to add... View Details

10 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Entrepreneurship in Europe

push into other countries more quickly. "Building a functioning multinational firm is a huge challenge. There are many that underestimate it." A strong rise in both venture capital and private equity funds under management shows... View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss

15 Dec 2008
Research & Ideas

The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands

attractive strategy for the "mice"? A: A carefully executed acquisition—through a well-designed agreement—can have many advantages over other ways of going to scale. Compared to organic, self-funded growth, it can allow much... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage

02 Jan 2008
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Stories 2007

but can't get them to synchronize. Handicapping the Best Countries for Business India? South Africa? Russia? Which are the best countries for a firm to invest in? In a new book, Professor Richard Vietor... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

Career Coach

Megan Gardner

Circles.Work Experience: Tech Start-ups (Board member, Advisor, CEO/Founder), Investment Banking (including M&A) - Deutsche Bank, SoundView Technology (bought by Schwab), Strategy Consulting / Business View Details

Keywords: Emerging Markets; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Financial Services (All); Hospitality

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... View Details

Keywords: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment

01 Mar 2012
News

Fellowship to Honor Professor Jim Austin

Efforts are under way to create an endowed MBA fellowship to honor Professor Emeritus James E. Austin, cofounder and former chair of the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative. A member of the HBS faculty since 1972, Austin is a leading expert on management in View Details

Keywords: Professor James E. Austin; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

October 2005 (Revised September 2008)
Case

Kevin Sharer at Amgen: Sustaining the High-Growth Company (A)

By: William W. George and Andrew N. McLean

Keywords: Leadership Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Style; Management Succession; Personal Development and Career

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16 May 2015
Blog Post

Using an MBA to Reimagine the Music Industry

Monica. In her free time she also tours as the drummer for artist M.I.A (no big deal!). Why did you decide to come to HBS? I decided to come to HBS because I wanted to learn about other industries who had also been hit by severe disruption in the past. What View Details

24 Jun 2015
HBS Case

Upgrading School with a Startup Mentality

"It's interesting to see Ventilla applying entrepreneurial concepts often associated with technology startups to the field of education," Kim said in a recent interview. "He is employing rapid prototyping strategies with... View Details

Keywords: Re: John Jong-Hyun Kim; Education

01 Sep 2003
News

Books

scenarios early on in the product development process, while the financial and organizational costs of changing course are still relatively low. In Experimentation Matters, Thomke defines six principles that managers should keep in mind... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg; Margie Kelley; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2016
News

In My Humble Opinion: Julie Bishop (AMP 151, 1996)

live, study, and work in 38 countries in our region. It’s the first time we’ve had such an overseas study program run out of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.” Group effort: The innovationXchange, an international advisory... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photography by X99/Zuma

Portrait Project

Sadiq Gillani

believe one day the airline industry will make money. It will have happy workers. It will be a pleasure to fly. I am going to devote my life to fixing existing airlines and creating new ones to improve people's lives, particularly in the View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

Unlocking mobile money in emerging markets

buyers and sellers are currently excluded from global commerce. These individuals, because of their collective size, will likely redefine the concept of banking and financial access in the future.” Working in developing View Details

13 Jan 2021
News

Silicon Valley’s “Detroit Moment”

Haryopratomo: I don't think it's just Silicon Valley against the world or frontier markets. I actually think every country has a slightly different culture and you have to embrace what is strong about their culture. Indonesia has always... View Details

01 Dec 2007
News

Letters to the Editor

ambassador to India) regarding his desire to send economists to India to help develop that country. My argument was that India did not need more economists but rather more Schumpeter-style entrepreneurs to get the View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

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