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31 Oct 2014
Op-Ed

Ebola’s Call To Arms About Disaster Preparedness

First of all, many more Americans will die of heart attacks than will ever die of Ebola. This is not like smallpox, whose spread can only be controlled with great difficulty. The nature of the disease is that, because it can only pass... View Details

Keywords: by Gautam Mukunda; Health

28 May 2019
News

Tech for the People

Photos courtesy of Henry Tsai Photos courtesy of Henry Tsai HBS Leadership Fellow Henry Tsai (MBA 2017) was working as a technology and innovation advisor in the San José mayor’s office in the fall of 2017 when he began thinking about the plight of families forced from... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

17 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

Tales of the Newly-minted MBA

accompanies most jobs. "Networking and building relationships are key—pay attention to those 'softer' skills," advised Gonsalves, sector head of Goldman, Sachs & Co.'s Aerospace & Defense Group and a managing director in Goldman's Industrial &... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

11 Oct 2017
Blog Post

Designing Internship Projects for Greater Impact

make an impact. An intern’s willingness to “go big” with a small company may be good news for recruiters of any size, creating an opportunity for more hands-on involvement and greater creative thinking. But few smaller companies, especially start-ups, have the human... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

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Europe - Global Activities 2020

president of Yugoslavia; the nature and impact of NATO’s 1999 intervention; the country’s transition to capitalism; and China’s recent investments. After delivering a presentation on the state of global capitalism at HBS’s Europe Research... View Details

June 2022 (Revised January 2023)
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South Africa – a 'Just Energy Transition'

By: Richard Vietor

South Africa, like most other countries, is in the process of reducing its carbon emissions to comply with COP26 and, hopefully, reach net zero emissions by 2050. However, because South Africa relies almost wholly on coal (93%) for electricity, and on coal for... View Details

Keywords: Energy; Economic Development; Climate Change; Coal Mining; Emission Reduction; Environmental Regulation; Environmental Sustainability; Environmental Law; Labor and Management Relations; Labor Unions; Natural Resources; Energy Policy; Energy Sources; South Africa

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01 Apr 1997
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HBS Research Available on World Wide Web

development of entrepreneurial ventures? How about success factors for women managers, or the psychological factors that influence risk-taking? Interested in updating yourself about information technology in the organization, the changing View Details

07 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

The Organizational Model for Open Source

market, goods like education. If we are granting special tax privileges to organizations to produce software, we as a society are saying something about the nature of that good and the nature of the markets... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

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Cristina Ros Blankfein

has emerged as a promising venture for the young entrepreneurs. Blankfein and Ross, with the backing of the Harvard iLab and the Rock Center, went to work on a single-serving, zero calories, all natural cocktail mixer and with the help of... View Details

15 Apr 2014
First Look

First Look: April 15

that have ownership and control rights in the SOE. Building on Vernon, we argue that the SOE can break free from this power imbalance and establish resource independence from other state actors by becoming a multinational firm and/or by... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 May 2004
Research & Ideas

When Reputation Trumps Regulation

cross-listed firms that violate the law. What can be done to rectify this situation? Doesn't this undercut one of the supposedly main benefits of listing in this country? Jordan Siegel: The SEC faces two primary challenges. One is that it is still severely View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

16 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

What Happens When Zambian Schoolgirls Receive Negotiation Training

2009, Harvard Business School Professor Kathleen McGinn has developed keen insight into the exigent nature of such challenges. Her experiences there prompted her to study how teaching communication and negotiation skills at critical... View Details

Keywords: Re: Kathleen L. McGinn

17 Jun 2020
News

Toronto Copes with COVID-19 Via Webinars; Alumni Respond to Pandemic in Philippines

earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and other natural disasters. As such, “helping people through times of crisis is second nature to Filipinos,” says Alicia Morales (AMP 186), co-president of the HBS Club of... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

19 Sep 2024
Blog Post

A Day at Royal FloraHolland: The Epicenter of the Global Flower Market

buyers. However, this is a challenge as RFH is a cooperative owned by the growers themselves. Currently, 70% of their products are certified, but this is largely attributable to the 25% of the larger growers who have the resources to... View Details

08 Jan 2008
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First Look: January 8, 2008

finding is that societies that depend heavily on oil, and perhaps natural resources more generally, will experience a heavier demand for government intervention. We argue that this is one aspect that the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

The Right Connections

chief scientific officer, in particular — aren't really the deciding factors for investment bankers," Higgins explains. "It's these executives' professional ties and company connections, their access to information and resources... View Details

Keywords: by Judith A. Ross

27 Sep 2011
First Look

First Look: September 27

PublicationsThe Innovator's DNA: Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators Authors:Jeffrey H. Dyer, Hal B. Gregersen, and Clayton M. Christensen Publication:Harvard Business Press, 2011 Abstract Some people are just natural... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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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

02 Sep 2013
Research & Ideas

The Curse of Double-Digit Growth

then Liberia would be unlikely, in our opinion, not to grow at double-digit rates from the moment that the ore is exported in quantity, so long as market conditions for natural resources remain strong,"... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

17 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance

community resource because it nourished the livestock that provided a foundation for the local agricultural economy. If the commons fell into disrepair—either through overuse or neglect—everyone suffered. Although taking care of the... View Details

Keywords: by Gary P. Pisano & Willy C. Shih; Manufacturing

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