Strategic Initiatives - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2003
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“Culture Is Everything”

transforming IBM, talked about the key strategic decisions he made when he took the helm of the struggling company in 1993. Initially reluctant to take the top post, Gerstner, an outsider, determined that it... View Details

Keywords: IBM; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

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Leadership with purpose: Redefining success and impact with Satpal Singh (SELP—India 4, 2019) - Recruiting

expertise. I had been fortunate to work in various domains, from strategic sourcing to operations, but I was searching for something more—a vision for the kind of leader I wanted to become. My time at HBS gave me clarity: I found... View Details

22 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 22, 2008

initial step, China Netcom's Chairman, Zhang Chunjiang, began a program that sought to further develop the company's corporate governance practices to meet international corporate governance standards. The company hoped that its... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2013
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A Mission in Motion

Since its beginnings 20 years ago, the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative has been a focal point for applying innovative business practices to drive sustainable, high-impact social change. Conceived by John Whitehead (MBA 1947), the SEI was... View Details

Keywords: summary

17 Apr 2014
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Support for the Global Century

exceptional international relationships and execution capabilities,” observes the head of Greenhill & Co., Inc. “I believe strongly that the business world needs leaders who have a true global perspective and the ability to strategize and... View Details

01 Mar 2013
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Getting Smart About Philanthropy

Seven HBS alumni are among more than 50 philanthropic leaders who share their strategic thinking, insights, and wisdom in a unique set of video interviews being showcased on the new GiveSmart.org website. The "Conversations with... View Details

02 Mar 2020
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Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Energy

Director Amanda Schmitt – Recruiting Relations Manager Together, Phillip and Amanda make up the Career & Professional Development team that manages relationships with recruiting partners in the energy sector, including cleantech. They also engage with the Business... View Details

Keywords: Energy / Cleantech

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IT Strategy: Building a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Strategy for HBS IT | Information Technology

their latest strategic plan, HBS IT wanted to dedicate an effort to building a more intentional program to engage and support the organization in advancing this work and so this initiative was born. The... View Details

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Private Equity Finance - Course Catalog

recapitalizations, strategic and financial sales of portfolio companies, initial public offerings, and secondary transactions. Module 5: Private Equity Firm Strategic and... View Details

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Carol Lauson

engineering, agriculture. "The thing that was great about corporate development," Carol says, "was working on transactions that delivered on the strategic vision. But there came a point where I wanted to set View Details

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Casey Gerald

“Truth is, there weren’t a lot of kids around me going to an Ivy League school.” Initially “convinced” he would become a lawyer, a summer internship within a law firm “quickly disabused me of the idea.” Investment banking came next,... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Retail; Nonprofit / Government

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HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer

increase in professional services, which grew by $24 million to $77 million in fiscal 2023. Professional services accounted for 8 percent of total operating expenses for the year, 2 percent higher than fiscal 2022. Fiscal 2024 Outlook Much of the groundwork for Dean... View Details

08 Sep 2021
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Building the Bridge from Nonprofit to VC with Joshua Mbanusi (MBA 2021)

philanthropic consulting portfolio Mbanusi led at MDC, along with his experience founding and leading a city-wide youth organizing initiative focused on educational completion and connection to living wage work opportunities, pointed him... View Details

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HBS - Financials | From the CFO

Datar—implemented a clear strategy: Maintain the quality of the educational experience by investing in hybrid and virtual classroom technologies; protect jobs by reducing noncritical expenses and holding salaries level; and lay the groundwork for important View Details

27 Feb 2025
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IFC India 2025: HBS Visits Jindal Steel Works (JSW) Steel Dolvi Plant

and their decarbonization targets, along with their strategic decisions to balance growth with sustainability. This included exploring pathways such as renewable energy integration, hydrogen-based DRI pilot projects, and carbon capture... View Details

01 Jun 2023
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Alumni and Faculty Books

the China business as part of a global portfolio, under a range of geopolitical scenarios. The Imperfectionists: Strategic Mindsets for Uncertain Times By Robert McLean and Charles Conn (MBA 1990) Wiley The world is changing faster and... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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Tafadzwa Samushonga

toward ‘doing’.” Through a project management role at Life Healthcare, she drove strategic initiatives while working closely with the teams responsible for execution. And at ThoughtWorks, she provided... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

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Departments | Employment

agility, and working towards strategic objectives. Managers work together to set strategy, priorities, and policies, determine resource allocation, manage performance and coach individual staff on their career goals, and measure results.... View Details

05 Jun 2012
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First Look: June 5

abstract is unavailable at this time. Publisher's Link: http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f0a1b93d#/f0a1b93d/12 Working PapersLocation Choices under Strategic Interactions Author:Juan Alcacer Abstract The literature on location... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 25

PublicationsThe Strategic Use of Brand Biographies Authors:Jill Avery, Neeru Paharia, Anat Keinan, and Juliet Schor Publication:Research in Consumer Behavior (forthcoming) Abstract We introduce the concept of a brand biography to... View Details