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March 2021
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Snapp: Scaling Under Sanctions in Iran (B)

By: Meg Rithmire and Gamze Yucaoglu

The case opens in November 2020 as Eyad Alkassar and Mahmoud Fouz, co-founders of Iran’s first and leading ride-hailing platform, Snapp, eagerly await the results of the U.S. presidential elections.
The case takes us through the challenging times between... View Details

Keywords: Sanctions; Change Management; Disruption; Volatility; Decision Choices and Conditions; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Government and Politics; International Relations; National Security; Crisis Management; Risk Management; Health Pandemics; Transportation Industry; Middle East; Iran

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01 Jan 2007
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Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, MBA 1987

entrepreneurial style of management has benefited both Ayala and an island nation that faces significant social and economic challenges. At least once a year, Jaime Zobel, his brother Fernando (who shares leadership of the Ayala... View Details

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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

in organizations, such as the World Management Survey, the Executive Time Use Study, and the first large scale management survey in hospitals, MOPS-H, conducted in partnership with the US Census Bureau. Her work has helped uncover the... View Details

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Nonprofit Board Service - Alumni

resources and articles Joining a Nonprofit Board: What You Need to Know , book by HBS Professor F. Warren McFarlan Resources for Increased Impact Leading With Intent: BoardSource Index of Nonprofit Board Best Practices Board Roles, Responsibilities and Resources :... View Details

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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research

reliable stakeholder reported measures of the social impact of its inclusive growth projects based on an approach first pioneered in the healthcare sector. Keywords: Impact Investing ; Social Impact Investment ; Inclusive Growth ;... View Details

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Industrial Specialization and Regional Clusters in the Ten New EU Member States

By: Orjan Solvell, Christian H.M. Ketels and Goran Lindqvist

Purpose—The purpose of this paper is to provide an analysis of regional concentration patterns within ten new European Union (EU) member states, EU10, and make comparisons with EU15 and the US economy.
Design/methodology/approach—Industrial... View Details

Keywords: Geographic Location; Policy; Employment; Industry Clusters; Industry Structures; European Union; United States

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19 Sep 2023
Research & Ideas

What Chandrayaan-3 Says About India's Entrepreneurial Approach to Space

It was a ground-breaking achievement on several levels. Last month India became only the fourth nation to land successfully on the moon and the first to land and deploy a rover in the southern polar region,... View Details

Keywords: by Clea Simon, Harvard Gazette; Aerospace

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Leadership - Faculty & Research

"deviance" to foster innovative behavior and boost productivity. March 2015 Module Note Power and Influence in Society By: Julie Battilana This module aims to help students understand how power and influence are employed, both to reproduce the status quo and to effect... View Details

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1.11 Leaves of Absence - MBA

Health Services after an individualized assessment of the nature of the student’s conduct and circumstances and any other pertinent factors. Tuition and Fee Adjustment Calendar Students who go on leave in the first two weeks of the term... View Details

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Team - Case Method Project

working in historical interpretation and education with the National Park Service to Case Method Institute. She received her B.A. in History and B.A. in International Relations from University of California, Davis. While completing her... View Details

14 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

You're Right! You Are Working Longer and Attending More Meetings

to keep working from home part of the time after COVID-19 abates, researchers are probing how virtual interaction might reshape organizations. In the first large-scale analysis of digital communication early in the crisis, the team—Sadun;... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

30 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 30, 2018

2018 Northamption, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing Varieties of Green Business: Industries, Nations and Time By: Jones, G. Abstract—Published at a time of ever-increasing warnings that the pace of climate change and other environmental... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

20 Dec 2010
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Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround

professor Noel Maurer and economic historian Carlos Yu discuss the canal's complicated economic and political history—including the first proposals dating back to 1529, the massive cost overruns associated with digging the canal in the... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Transportation

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Hiring International Students

platform 12twenty to update your posting. Internship Hiring International students do not require visa sponsorship from your organization to participate in a US internship. All international students are eligible for US work authorization after the View Details

01 Sep 2023
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Wheel Change

A serial entrepreneur, Paris Wallace (MBA 2007/MPA 2008) is founder of Ovia Health and Good Start Genetics. But he started his first business—an online store selling bike parts and accessories—at age 16. With his launch this year of the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; cycling; entrepreneurship; leadership; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

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Investing for Impact | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

students the opportunity to learn from our entrepreneur partners, and to further HBS’ partnership with our neighboring communities. The fund currently seeks to make investments of $25,000 - $50,000 , either as a lead investor or as part of a larger funding consortium.... View Details

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I am currently a Principal or Co-Principal Investigator of five field-based randomized controlled trials, each of which examines the management of lay health workers in developing countries, with an eye toward generating theoretical insights and policy guidance on how... View Details

16 Nov 2015
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Vish Krishnan, Professor of Innovation, Technology & Operations, University of California San Diego Rady School of Man

07 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

Supervisor of Sandwiches? More Companies Inflate Titles to Avoid Extra Pay

If it seems like everyone is a manager these days, you may be onto something. Not only is there a profusion of assistant managers, there are also now carpet shampoo and food cart managers, directors of first impressions, assistant bingo... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

10 Feb 2020
In Practice

6 Ways That Emerging Technology Is Disrupting Business Strategy

serve, the skills they employ, and their organizational structures. The latter approach involves higher costs and time horizons, but most likely also much higher returns.” Raffaella Sadun (@raffasadun), a professor of business administration and a faculty research... View Details