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- 28 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Meeting China’s Need for Management Education
the "experts" in this field. While full-time MBA programs are growing, the greatest growth is in executive MBA programs (part-time) and in Executive Education. Particularly in China, much of the... View Details
- 08 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 8, 2010
describes the growth of Guggenheim Brothers as one of the largest mining companies in the world in the early twentieth century. Global expansion led the firm to Chile, first in copper and later in natural... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jul 2020
- Book
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020
personally special as we co-wrote a chapter together in a past book, Confidence, focusing on Nelson Mandela’s leadership lessons for organizations and businesses seeking large scale transformation. The... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- September 2011 (Revised March 2012)
- Case
KKR: Leveraging Sustainability
The case describes KKR's Green Portfolio Program, one of the firm's environmental initiatives, which has achieved $160 million in cost savings. While pleased with its progress in achieving greater energy efficiency and reduced carbon emissions, the firm is looking for... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Investment Portfolio; Energy Conservation; Cost Management; Supply Chain Management; Risk Management; Social Enterprise; Growth and Development; Performance Efficiency; Financial Services Industry
Eccles, Robert G., George Serafeim, and Tiffany A. Clay. "KKR: Leveraging Sustainability." Harvard Business School Case 112-032, September 2011. (Revised March 2012.)
- 30 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 30
through affective mechanisms. Working Papers Innovation, Reallocation and Growth By: Acemoglu, Daron, Ufuk Akcigit, Nicholas Bloom, and William Kerr Abstract—We build a model... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 May 2009
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First Look: May 27, 2009
consumption growth by a representative agent with a high elasticity of intertemporal substitution. This paper documents several empirical difficulties for the model as calibrated by Bansal and Yaron (BY,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 18, 2016
2016 New York: HarperBusiness Competing Against Luck: The Story of Innovation and Customer Choice By: Christensen, Clayton M., Taddy Hall, Karen Dillon, and David S. Duncan Abstract—The foremost authority on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jun 2009
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First Look: June 2, 2009
version of this process enabled IBM to generate more than $15 billion in growth between 2000 and 2005. Cases & Course MaterialsBrummer and the bracNet Investment Harvard... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Designing Cities for a Sustainable Future
On a June day in Manhattan with temperatures heading into the 90s, a straphanger named Mike is taking his customary subway ride to work. People are grumbling about the heat, but hey, it's summer, it's supposed to be hot, and besides, "Whaddya gonna do?" New Yorkers... View Details
- 22 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 22
case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/912414-PDF-ENG K&N's: Health and Happiness for Pakistan David E. Bell, Damien P. McLoughlin, and Mary ShelmanHarvard Business School Case 512-002 In 2011 Khalil... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Aug 2024
- Book
Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge
thriving products at their core. To ensure sustained growth of an ecosystem, a company must prioritize the defensibility of its product. In the case of Anker, the company was able to convince industry leaders, such as Apple View Details
- 20 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Much Is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.
(Oberholzer-Gee says food-delivery drivers tend to work shorter shifts, and so are less likely than other gig economy workers to use the work as a primary income source.) “This suggests that the ability to View Details
- 18 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
How Much is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.
(Oberholzer-Gee says food-delivery drivers tend to work shorter shifts, and so are less likely than other gig economy workers to use the work as a primary income source.) “This suggests that the ability to View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products
- May 2024
- Teaching Note
AI21 Labs in 2023: Strategy for Generative AI
By: David Yoffie
Teaching Note for HBS Case 724-383. The case has 3 important teaching purposes: First, what are the advantages and disadvantages of imitation? (e.g., Should AI21 imitate OpenAI with a chatbot?) Second, what are the advantages and disadvantages of keeping new technology... View Details
- 14 Apr 2016
- Blog Post
What I Learned at SVMP
experience as it is professional. Business school is about forming relationships with others, being challenged to think differently, and being asked to grow in ways you couldn't imagine. Business school is a personal View Details
- 20 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 20
fast-growing food service sector. Internationally, the plan sets out a vision of Brasil Foods evolving from an exporter to a true multinational. The team believes their operational expertise and scale... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Investors Have More Than Money to Offer Entrepreneurs
job. People Table stakes: If they are involved with financial planning, investors should be helpful with basic headcount and organizational growth plans (what roles to fill, how many, View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 19 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Ground-Floor Opportunities for Retail in India
India's economic growth is an exciting new playing field for the retail industry and for entrepreneurs looking to get in on the ground level, a panel of that country's businessmen agreed. Rising incomes,... View Details
- December 1992
- Supplement
Wal-Mart Ventures into Mexico
By: David B. Yoffie and Jonathan Ginns
Introduces Wal-Mart's initial plans to enter the Mexican retail market. Designed for use with Wal-Mart Stores' Discount Operations. View Details
Yoffie, David B., and Jonathan Ginns. "Wal-Mart Ventures into Mexico." Harvard Business School Supplement 793-071, December 1992.
- 03 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Business History around the World
control and the growth of professional management seen in the United States. That debate continues. But this book does report compelling research that shows that, historically, family ownership View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell