Presence - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2022
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Full Court Press

but also in schoolyards, says NBA Africa CEO Victor Williams (MBA 1998). “We want the first instinct of African kids, when they see a ball, to be to bounce it rather than kick it.” The NBA’s presence in Africa dates back to 1993, when the... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Economics , January 2020) with William Gornall, Steven N. Kaplan, and Ilya A. Strebulaev. Ebehi Iyoha : Winner of the 2021 Young Economists' Essay Award from the European Association for Research in Industrial Economics (EARIE) for “Estimating Productivity in the View Details

01 Jun 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books Debunking Teenagers: 200 Research-Based Parenting Strategies to Help Your Adolescent Successfully Navigate the “Tempteen” Years By Daphne Adler (MBA 2004) Independently Published Why are teenagers constantly tempted to behave... View Details

Teaching Interest

Overview

Globalization and Emerging Markets (Elective Course) The world order has changed significantly in the last two decades. The influence of western-style varieties of capitalism has been challenged by new forms of capitalism that rely less on private enterprise and on the... View Details

07 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis

consumers; 71 percent of those surveyed promised that brands and companies that placed their profits before people during the crisis would lose their trust forever. How can brands help during a crisis? Educate the public by transforming the brand’s authority and media... View Details

Keywords: by Jill Avery and Richard Edelman

01 Mar 2018
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Every Trick in the Book

with plans for at least three more in 2018. (The company also expanded its commitment to a physical retail presence with the purchase of Whole Foods Market in 2017.) For 20 years, physical bookstores have fretted about losing customers to... View Details

Keywords: April White

20 Jan 2023
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Free Spirits

(In medieval Europe, it was consumed daily because the presence of alcohol made it a safer alternative to water.) And the recipe has remained largely unchanged. To make either low- or no-alcohol beer, one begins with a batch of full-test... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

30 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

The Upside of Highlighting a Product's Downsides

incentive—$300 to customers who opened particular cards and charged $1,000 to them during the first 90 days. Although the promotion helped Commonwealth Bank attract more customers, they didn’t spend as much or stay as long as those gained without the deal. What’s more,... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

14 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

systems of adherence. Case 1: Learn and deploy new information Geographic diversification is often seen by managers as a useful way to tap into new sources of growth. In case of a pandemic, a specific form of geographic diversification—namely, having a significant... View Details

Keywords: by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa

10 May 2020
Blog Post

Let’s Hear it For the Moms – The Incredible Balancing Act of Student Mothers

orientation. I left class thinking I didn't find my group yet and after 5 minutes on the quad, one by one, a group of black women formed and we just gravitated towards each other. We enjoyed one another's presence and the commonality... View Details

Research Summary

Leadership and Leadership Development: An Ontological Approach

This summarizes my research program over the last twelve years (with my co-investigators Werner Erhard, Steve Zaffron, and more recently Kari Granger) in which the objective has been to rigorously distinguish leader and leadership and to create a technology for... View Details

Allen F. Jacobson

A trained chemical engineer, Jacobson joined 3M’s Scotch tape laboratory in 1947. In his many years with 3M, he encouraged research and innovation and developed 3M’s presence in such new fields as magnetic-media. Between 1986 and 1991,... View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

Ralph E. Ward

Sauce, Bass Shoes, and Health-tex Children’s Clothing are textbook examples of successful mergers. He used Chesebrough’s marketing clout and presence to achieve stellar financial performance for over a decade. View Details

Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products

John M. Regan, Jr.

Regan helped build Marsh & McLennan into the largest U.S. insurance broker and the first US company to buy its way into the world’s only major insurance underwriting exchange, Lloyd’s of London. Regan has played an instrumental role in creating a global View Details

Keywords: Finance

Harold L. Stuart

Following its spin off from N. W. Halsey, Stuart continued his Chicago-based firm’s strong presence in bond issuance, helping raise funds for many industrial conglomerates that, until that time, had always gone to New York for financing.... View Details

Keywords: Finance

01 Jun 2013
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Start Me Up

business or a social enterprise track, the fledgling companies pitched everything from early-stage Alzheimer's diagnosis technology to environmentally friendly lodging. Below, the four that the competition's alumni judges—plucked from the start-up and nonprofit... View Details

Keywords: contests; awards; infographic

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Asia Pacific - Global Activities 2020

programs and events. Students from the region contribute to the vibrancy of the HBS community and bring their unique perspectives to the classroom. HBS Engagement Across the Region The Harvard Shanghai Center and HBS Asia-Pacific Research Center in Hong Kong help... View Details

Alex Trotman

Being of Scottish descent, Trotman’s presence as CEO of Ford was seen as quite rare at the old auto giant. However, with Trotman’s special attention to leadership at all levels, he continued to improve the company’s operations.... View Details

Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 28 Oct 2015
Webinars: Career

Harnessing Social Media for Thought Leadership, Networking, and Job Searching

LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Klout, Hootsuite, Blogs #Overwhelmed? The world of social media for business professionals is getting increasingly complex. Sasha Grinshpun, HBS MBA 2002 and founder/ executive coach at sasha360.com, will provide the best-in-class... View Details

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About the Collection | About

About the Collection Schwartz Art Collection Gerald Schwartz believes the presence of provocative art promotes creative thinking, remembering that “artistic presence was the only thing missing at HBS when I... View Details

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