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HBS - The year in Review

2021 Annual Report From The Dean Financials PDF Downloads Archive The Year in Review The 2020–21 fiscal year was one of innovation and adaptation. While the pandemic disrupted lives and activities around the world, Harvard Business School... View Details

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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

courses are completed successfully, learners will earn a Certificate of Specialization. HBS Online is currently offering a Learning Track in Leadership and Management , Strategy , Entrepreneurship and Innovation , Business in Society ,... View Details

06 Jan 2016
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Why Do Leaders Get Their Timing Wrong?

include openness and honesty. "Live them rigorously, and fire people who won’t, regardless of level, role or title.” Clearly, both dysfunctional strategies and cultures can help explain poor timing in implementing plans and... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Auto; Fashion

12 Nov 2021
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Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

innovative solutions, especially Black female knowledge workers. We found that 42 percent of Gen Z Black women are “the first to know when something new or cutting-edge is released.” The gap with the other races was almost two-to-one. Jim... View Details

20 Jan 2023
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Free Spirits

pair reinvented the process. Athletic’s proprietary system prevents the fermentation process from generating ethanol in the first place, an innovation that opened up a new range of NA opportunities. Where,... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

17 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

Why a Blended Workforce May Be Key to Lasting Competitive Advantage

In recent years, companies have been anxious about the lack of skilled workers to fill pivotal jobs. But then came COVID-19 and a subsequent recession. The ensuing business turmoil and record-high unemployment may have temporarily distracted companies from their... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller

01 Aug 1998
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High Honors

Idanta works closely with entrepreneurs to build major businesses with a potential for sales of a half-billion dollars or more. Dunn has made long-term commitments - an average of twelve to fifteen years - a bulwark of his firm's philosophy. Dunn's first big deal took... View Details

16 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Luxury Isn’t What It Used to Be

refreshing their product lines and extending their brand to more affordable items. Pressure to innovate is intense, says HBS professor Nancy F. Koehn, a business historian and author of Brand New: How Entrepreneurs Earned Consumers' Trust... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Consumer Products

03 Nov 2023
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Global Networking Night; Sweden Club Holds Climate Forum

opened the forum with a video message offering reasons to be optimistic on climate if leaders can act quickly. “It’s going to take a lot of money and new models of risk allocation,” said Spar. “We need leaders in this space who can be... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

24 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach

institution where the top twelve executives had Executive Scorecards detailing their goals, measuring their contributions, and defining their priorities. Because Executive Scorecards state the exact role that managers are to play, they are useful in assessing the... View Details

Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu

30 Jun 2021
In Practice

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021

What’s on HBS faculty members’ reading list for summer 2021? Which books are most meaningful to them and why? Below, faculty share their top picks, ranging from biographies and memoirs to their colleagues’ latest works. Julia Austin: Social justice and the Obamas I... View Details

Keywords: by Kathryn Haviland

22 Jul 2019
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How to Be a Digital Platform Leader

was focused on what we call today innovation platforms. With the emergence of Amazon, eBay, and other firms in the late 1990s and early 2000s, it was clear that a very different kind of technology platform was emerging, which we call... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

06 Sep 2022
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To Go-Go: A Foodtech Startup Serves Up Scale in Latin America

would return to consulting afterward. But Izquierdo, who spent six months at an Italian culinary institute after high school, had long wanted to open her own eatery as a side venture. In the meantime, Azuero had been mulling... View Details

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Payment and Financial Aid - HBS Online

Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business (CLIMB) , the Credential of Digital Innovation and Strategy , the Certificate in School Management and Leadership (CSML) , Harvard Online courses , or the undergraduate credit option of the... View Details

23 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

Three-Dimensional Strategy: Winning the Multisided Platform

sorting all these clothes." But with those additional inventory risks and associated expenses come greater control and higher absolute dollar margins. Growth is much easier and more capital efficient, however, under the MSP model. "eBay can View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

09 Jun 2024
Blog Post

The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

case discussions doesn’t just show you what your unique viewpoint is, but also enables you to critically listen to classmates and understand how their backgrounds shape their perspectives. What advice would you give to prospective MBA students interested in your... View Details

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

Program (SELP) in India, the Middle East, and Africa and resumed its in-person SELP program in China. Sixty-three percent of participants in the group’s open enrollment programs represented businesses based outside the U.S. Total... View Details

20 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

Gaps in the Historical Record: Development of the Electronics Industry

personal computer and to do so within a single year. The unit's revenues were $500 million at the close of the first year, close to Apple's $600 million. By 1983 and 1984 they had soared to $5.5 billion. Moreover, IBM's personal computer was an View Details

Keywords: by Alfred D. Chandler Jr.; Consumer Products

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Career Support - Business & Environment

Professional Development . Events Agribusiness Seminar Networking Session An opportunity to network with alumni working in agribusiness. Open to members of the Food, Agriculture, & Water Club. (January) Career Panels (login required) BEI... View Details

16 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

Crowdsourcing Is Helping Hollywood Reduce the Risk of Movie-Making

writer based in the Boston area. [Image: CasarsaGuru] Related Reading: Related Reading Black Business Leaders Series: Franklin Leonard, 'Black List' Mastermind Should Entrepreneurs Pitch Products or Ideas for Products? Open View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Motion Pictures & Video

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