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25 Oct 2011
First Look

First Look: October 25

members source knowledge on behalf of the team. This specialized knowledge-sourcing approach lowers search costs. The other approach has most or all team members engaging in knowledge sourcing. This broad approach means that more team... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Renewable Energy - CleanMax

tremendously since then and taken on financing from global investors like Brookfield Asset Management and the International Finance Corporation (IFC). In 2017, the firm expanded operations beyond India into the UAE and Thailand. CleanMax... View Details

01 Dec 2012
News

An Advocate for Women's Equality

position at First National City Bank to work to put more women in leadership roles and to serve as a spokesperson on women's issues. Even with Nixon's backing, significant pressure against her came from inside the administration. For example, Chuck Colson, View Details

Keywords: Richard Nixon; Chuck Colson; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

01 Sep 2011
News

The Spangler Effect

Tellingly, he keeps his visits low-key. “He gets in line and pays for his meals,” says Mulder. “Just because his name is on the building, he made it clear that he didn’t want any special treatment.” “This Place Means Something to Us”... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

20 Nov 2014
Blog Post

An update from the Hospitality Club

& Lifestyle Development for Hilton and former Head of Global Development for W Hotels. The celebrity Chef Daniel Boulud made a special appearance during our lunch and restaurant tour at Bar Boulud. We also had a coffee chat with the... View Details

17 Jun 2025
Blog Post

Balancing Career Stability with Creative Pursuits with Jeff Roslund (MBA 2013)

and coaching, which helped me refine my approach and ultimately return to a large corporate environment in a product management role. Building Business and Family In 2020, while still working my day job, I founded Dapper Barons—a company View Details

21 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

7 Successful Battle Strategies to Beat COVID-19

toward gunfire, where they certainly would be needed. Southwest Airlines famously provides structure to staff built on culture and an aligned operating model. In the field, staff members know what levers they can pull to respond to... View Details

Keywords: by Euvin Naidoo

01 Dec 2015
News

Estonia, Incorporated

Illustration by Peter and Maria Hoey In June, Aman Kumar (MBA 2014) was appointed the first-ever special advisor to the CIO of the Republic of Estonia. Kumar has a day job, too, working in the New York office of enterprise software giant... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs

21 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

The Parable of the Bungled Baggage And the Unhappy Customer

said, "Would Professor Sasser meet the special service agent?"... I was feeling a little uncomfortable because I was going to talk about customer service and customer focus and these folks were really sort of showing me stuff... View Details

Keywords: by W. Earl Sasser

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Shad Membership Eligibility | About

Candidates and qualified contractors) must sign up for membership (monthly, annual or multi-visit pass) at the Shad Member Services desk during hours of operation or register on the member portal at shad.hbs.edu . Please stop by our... View Details

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Digital Transformation - HBS Online

months, 5-6 hrs/week Apply by November 3 $6,500 Credential Certificate Courses (2) AI Essentials for Business Professors Karim Lakhani and Marco Iansiti Compete in the age of AI with a comprehensive approach to building, leading, and View Details

14 May 2024
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - How to Build a Culture of Intrapreneurship

is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of InGenia Uruguay, an outsourcing and strategic consultancy services company based in Montevideo. Established in 2003, InGenia specializes in risk management for Uruguay’s financial sector.... View Details

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Financial Management of Smaller Firms - Course Catalog

challenges encountered when acquiring a small business. We then learn about different ways to fund a search through five other acquisitions by HBS graduates. We then focus on the market for smaller firms including cases about private equity firms that View Details

01 Sep 2015
News

Faculty Q&A: The Working World

takeaway for anyone operating a business today—global or local? People do not move between countries, or even states, in a generic way. We have affinities and particular skill sets for places that we connect back to—places where we have... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Sep 2020
News

Navigating the Populism Phenomenon

they’re able to destroy countries that were relatively successful. And that’s certainly true around the world. How does this trend affect businesses? RDT: The rise of populism affects the business environment even in places where the government itself is not populist.... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jan 2005
News

Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., MBA 1965

1776, by David McCullough In any survey of great American corporations that have left their mark on business history, IBM would always hold a special place. Its origins date back to the late 1880s, when mechanical time recorders and... View Details

09 Sep 2024
News

Basket Chase

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. On this episode, we’re featuring an excerpt from a new HBS podcast called Think Big, Buy Small. The show is hosted by Professors Richard Ruback and Royce Yudkoff... View Details

26 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

Where is Home for the Global Firm?

costs," he continues, "while readily identifiable and daunting, must be compared with the potentially large benefits created by managerial specialization and the ability to access differentiated resources easily." In the following... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

29 May 2001
Research & Ideas

Good News, Not Blues, For the Inner City

candidate for the Inner City 100, each company nominee must employ ten or more employees at year end; be private with at least a five-year operating history; and have at least $1 million in sales. It also must be headquartered in the... View Details