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- 24 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
Managing Alignment as a Process
strategic guidelines to shape strategies at lower levels of the organization. Board and shareholder alignment: The corporation's board of directors reviews, approves, and monitors the corporate strategy. Corporate office to corporate... View Details
- Profile
Claire Freidman
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? Prior to business school, I spent five years working in finance. My clients were entertainment companies and I knew I wanted to switch careers and work on the operations or strategic side... View Details
- September 1983 (Revised July 1998)
- Case
Heather Evans
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts
Focuses on the efforts of Heather Evans, a second-year MBA student, and her attempts to start her own dress business. Examines the business plan and the process of acquiring control over the financial and human resources necessary to implement the plan. View Details
Keywords: Business Plan; Business Startups; Investment; Human Resources; Strategic Planning; Apparel and Accessories Industry
Stevenson, Howard H., and Michael J. Roberts. "Heather Evans." Harvard Business School Case 384-079, September 1983. (Revised July 1998.)
- February 2010 (Revised March 2016)
- Background Note
Marketing Analysis Toolkit: Break-even Analysis
By: Thomas J. Steenburgh and Jill Avery
Marketing managers are often called upon to make recommendations for or against programs that cost money to implement. Before expenditures are made, managers want to be sure that they will be getting a return on their investment. One way of assessing this is by... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Investment Return; Spending; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Marketing Strategy; Strategic Planning; Mathematical Methods
Steenburgh, Thomas J., and Jill Avery. "Marketing Analysis Toolkit: Break-even Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 510-080, February 2010. (Revised March 2016.)
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
The Natural World
TERCEK: A tight strategic focus. Courtesy The Nature Conservancy Two years ago, Mark Tercek (MBA ’84) left his job at Goldman Sachs to become head of The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the habitat-preserving organization that has some 3,700... View Details
- 02 Oct 2012
- News
Green Pioneer
Zofnass Photo courtesy Paul Zofnass A longtime environmentalist, Paul Zofnass (MBA 1973) founded the Environmental Financial Consulting Group (EFCG) in 1990, after 17 years in finance at Citibank and at Oppenheimer (where he was managing director of View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Alumni Books
investment bank in the world. Ellis, a strategy consultant to Goldman Sachs for over thirty years, explains how it rose to leadership in the United States and abroad, made many partners great fortunes, and became a leader in IPOs, M&A,... View Details
Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments
- 20 Aug 2024
- Book
Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge
traditional businesses may struggle to adapt to the constantly changing nature of ecosystem strategies. In his book, Smart Rivals: How Innovative Companies Play Games That Tech Giants Can't Win, Feng Zhu provides principles to help companies shift their View Details
- Career Coach
Michele Biamonte
functions and can assist with both strategic and tactical aspects of the job search. Individuals exploring or trying to break into various tracks in finance often find their way to her schedule. She has particular expertise working with... View Details
- Career Coach
Guy Kamguia
(Engineering), Credit Suisse (Corporate Strategy), AFGRI Group Holdings (Investment & Strategy), Zebu Investment Partners (Private Equity, Value Creation), TOMRA (Corporate Strategy). View Details
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Sarah Appleby Archives | Social Enterprise
Filter Results: (1) Submit Author Types Alumni HBS Staff SE Practitioners SEI Faculty SEI Team Students Topics Alumni for Impact Alumni Programs Arts Business for Social Impact Business School Executive Education Faculty Research Future of Work HBS Students Impact... View Details
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Michael Chu Archives | Social Enterprise
Filter Results: (1) Submit Author Types Alumni HBS Staff SE Practitioners SEI Faculty SEI Team Students Topics Alumni for Impact Alumni Programs Arts Business for Social Impact Business School Executive Education Faculty Research Future of Work HBS Students Impact... View Details
Stanley C. Gault
Taking the helm of the company his father helped to found, Gault was instrumental in reorganizing and revitalizing Rubbermaid from a small household gadget company into a streamlined and efficient multinational corporation. He embarked on a dual plan of divestiture and... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Good as Our Word
uses ratings, and how they are used. The case concerns the strategic options facing a new entrant hoping to exploit the potential crack in the dominance of Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P. Becker was spurred to write it when he realized the bond... View Details
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Aaron Mitchell
look at all the other contributing forces, enhancing the value that I bring as an HR professional. How has your overall HBS experience shaped your goals & career path? HBS has given me a way to think about approaching HR strategically... View Details
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On Course | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
were incorporated into a report presented by Ebrahim as part of his work for the G8 Social Impact Investment Taskforce. In her current role through the HBS Leadership Fellows Program , So is serving as View Details
- 08 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Building the Bridge from Nonprofit to VC with Joshua Mbanusi (MBA 2021)
your unique bridge and “network your tail off!” Both strategic parts of the process would be key to Mbanusi securing a summer internship at DBL Partners, one of the largest impact investing funds in the... View Details
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History | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
2018 New MBA Elective Investing for Impact is introduced. 2017 New Executive Education program Strategic Nonprofit Management - India is introduced. Loan assistance program expanded to include alumni working... View Details
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HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer
Need-based tuition assistance, long a hallmark of HBS, remains a strategic priority for the School. This support, made possible through the generosity of donors, underscores the School’s commitment to invest... View Details
Frank G. Hickey
Hickey embarked on a major restructuring program for General Instruments by investing in new communications technologies and pursuing selective strategic acquisitions. Through his efforts, he was able to... View Details
Keywords: Communications