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- 16 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Transitions of Power Are Difficult. What Joe Biden and Other Incoming Leaders Need to Know.
The strained presidential transition facing President-elect Joe Biden probably rings true for many CEOs and other business leaders stepping into new positions of power. We asked Rosabeth Moss Kanter, an expert on leadership and change, to discuss challenges confronting... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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Umbulizer Wins 2018 New Venture Competition Social Enterprise Track | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Umbulizer Wins 2018 New Venture Competition Social Enterprise Track More Impact Stories A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations Mizuho Kanai 2018 While Mizuho Kanai (MBA 2018) was fulfilling her summer internship at NPR, her manager recommended... View Details
- 09 Sep 2019
- News
Should you ditch your cash? A growing number of cities say no way
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
How Bank of America Turned Branches into Service-Development Laboratories
of 2000. A customer entering the new center was immediately greeted at the door by a host—an idea borrowed from Wal-Mart and other retail stores.... View Details
- 05 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
First-Gen Voices: Eric Westphal on Tapping into the Global Alumni Network & Making a Difference Across Borders
At Harvard College, Westphal felt overwhelmed and underprepared at first, and knew he would need to put his head down to keep up. He studied Economics, based on his interest in... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Laura Scher of Working Assets
Laura S. Scher (MBA '85) is something of a modern-day Robin Hood, an entrepreneurial activist who redistributes the wealth of the marketplace to... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- April 1999
- Article
Diversification Strategies of British Trading Companies: Harrisons & Crosfield c1900-c1980
By: G. Jones and Judith Wale
This article examines the diversification strategies and organisational competencies of Harrisons & Crosfield, a British-based multinational, between 1900 and 1980. There is an accumulating body of case study evidence on the historical evolution of British... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Diversification; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Competency and Skills; Great Britain
Jones, G., and Judith Wale. "Diversification Strategies of British Trading Companies: Harrisons & Crosfield c1900-c1980." Business History 41, no. 2 (April 1999): 69–101.
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Strengthening Ties with Executive Education Graduates
Fischer It’s been a busy — and productive — spring for the dedicated volunteers who make up the Alumni Association Board of Directors. I want to... View Details
- February 2021 (Revised September 2022)
- Case
Shareholder Activists and Corporate Strategy
By: David J. Collis and Caeden Brynie
This library case examines the rise of shareholder activism in recent years, particularly in the public eye, and analyzes its effects on corporate strategy, growth, and shareholder value. It looks at three contemporary targets of shareholder activism in particular—Bed... View Details
Keywords: Shareholder; Shareholder Activism; Board; Board Of Directors; Hedge Fund; Hedge Fund Activism; Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Investment Activism; Governing and Advisory Boards; Business and Shareholder Relations
Collis, David J., and Caeden Brynie. "Shareholder Activists and Corporate Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 721-437, February 2021. (Revised September 2022.)
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FOCUS Foods Wins Social Enterprise Grand Prize 2015 | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
FOCUS Foods Wins Social Enterprise Grand Prize 2015 Julia Kurnik More Impact Stories A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations Mizuho Kanai 2018 While Mizuho Kanai (MBA 2018) was fulfilling her summer internship at NPR, her manager recommended that... View Details
- 09 Sep 2020
- News
Hot new job title in a pandemic: ‘Head of remote work’
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Stevenson Named Director of External Relations
easier than ever for alumni to stay connected to the School." Stevenson is the first incumbent of the Sarofim-Rock Professorship View Details
- 10 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Innovations to Address the Global Water Crisis
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series – Innovations to Address the Global Water Crisis Cover image features Rosario Bazán (left) and Anil Jain (right). Between March 22 – 24th, world and business... View Details
- 10 Oct 2018
- Blog Post
6 Lessons Learned from a Summer of Entrepreneurship
giving structured feedback more often instead of just on the fly. It’s easy to get so busy with the day-to-day that you forget that making View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
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HBS NVC: One Simple Idea Can Change Everything | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
HBS NVC: One Simple Idea Can Change Everything Multiple Students More Impact Stories A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations Mizuho Kanai 2018 While Mizuho Kanai (MBA 2018) was fulfilling her summer internship at NPR, her manager recommended that... View Details
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Summer Fellowship Enables Student Entrepreneur to Launch Startup | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
at NPR, her manager recommended that she read an HBS case study about how the Sesame Workshop CEO, Jeff Dunn... An Emerging Entrepreneur Patricio Bichara 2015 Patricio “Pato” Bichara (MBA 2015) learned... View Details