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- 20 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround
West Coast headed to eastern ports, with a smaller flow of manufactured goods and agricultural products headed the other way. The canal supercharged the growth of the West Coast (at the expense of Venezuela... View Details
- 28 Jan 2020
- Book
Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking
essential skill to master for creating an edge in the innovation economy is the ability to tell stories, to motivate others to join you on an unknown journey. What are the key ideas behind learning to be a storyteller? Kanter: Effective... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 8
governance and civil society. At the same time, however, professionals in the West are under increasing pressure from commercialism or skepticism about their ability to rise above self-interest. This book focuses on professionals in China... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
Business and the Global Poor
who the customer is. Traditionally, leading companies—both in the West and in developing countries—have operated under the assumption that the world's poor majority—those four billion people on the planet with a disposable income of $5 a... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Unilever: Transformation and Tradition
that their options for radical change appeared highly constrained. During the years of Cole and Tempel, the key to improving performance was believed to lie in diversification. The Unilever "fleet" sailed in a variety of... View Details
- 10 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know
In the summer of 2023, Initiatives intern Skye Bluestein conducted important research with the BEI on the intersection of environmental justice (EJ), policy, and business. The resulting paper posted below provides an interesting and necessary first look at three View Details
- 24 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
How to Get People Addicted to a Good Habit
initial survey of several thousand rural households in West Bengal, India, they discovered that people don’t wash their hands with soap for the same reason most of us don’t run three miles every morning or drink eight glasses of water... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 31 Jan 2007
- HBS Case
When Good Teams Go Bad
between the Army crew's difficulties and the problems that business teams experience. "We pursued the idea for the case," he says, "after Scott, who is a West Point grad and former teacher there, told me about his friend,... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Highly Recommended: Leah Modigliani
it to the top." But this key financial strategist ("When She Talks, Stocks Move" a New York Times headline recently proclaimed) has other things on her mind. "Do you think you could get me the recipe for that spicy tomato cocktail they... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 19 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 19, 2018
with other historical examples, suggesting that the key to understanding technology diffusion lies not only in explaining the number of different users but also in explaining the number of different uses. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- Web
Judges - Alumni
Building a Team, Co-Founder Dynamics, Company Culture, Customer Acquisition, Fundraising Strategies, Go-to-Market Strategy, Pitch Feedback, Scaling, Brand Building, Board Roles Advice #1 - Keep the pitch tight. Avoid confusing details or tangents. Focus on the View Details
- 28 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Supply Chain Risk: Deal With It
instability in Third World countries, and last year's shutdown of West Coast shipping docks—have awakened managers as never before to supply chain risks, some of which had been introduced or heightened by the very actions companies had... View Details
Keywords: by David Stauffer
- 20 May 2022
- Blog Post
Nucleate Eco: Connecting Aspiring MBA Entrepreneurs with Cutting Edge Climate Research
unique opportunity. By requiring the programming to virtual, we’ve already been able to go national, involving teams from west coast schools and across the country! What was the program like, and what specific resources did you get access... View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
of the Boston area who graduated from West Point in 1943, McDermott became a fighter-bomber pilot in World War II. He then served on General Dwight D. Eisenhower's staff before being sent to HBS to learn the management skills needed to... View Details
- 09 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back
across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. A lot of what we discussed in this course will immediately be relevant when I start my new role with the City of Cambridge in August. Some key takeaways from the course include how to:... View Details
- Web
2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
Video Recording – Less Info - Video Recording Dean Srikant Datar kicks off Reunion Weekend by sharing his key priorities, which will strengthen and accelerate the School’s impact in the world. 10:00-11:15 a.m. EDT Navigating Uncertain... View Details
- Profile
Andrea Nadosy
customer’s point of view, from the first time they see it through the actual purchase. As aconsequence, Andrea made a number of key business changes, including an expandedrange of products and a new company name: Bobarra (the nickname of... View Details
- Web
Riding the WAVE | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
people are included in the labor market today,” says Rewane. “This is not just a West Africa problem—it’s a global problem. We’re learning from on-the-ground implementation, looking to work in partnership with bigger players like... View Details
- Career Coach
Craig Husa
value to their customers. Craig’s ability and desire to coach team members, both young and old, has been a key to the success of these teams. “The only thing worse than training your employees and having them leave, is not training them... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Celebrations in LA, Florida, London
pursue the School’s mission with a high degree of excellence.” Thanks to film executive Alan F. Horn (MBA ’71), who opened the Warner Bros. Studio lot to HBS, the Los Angeles event was a memorable evening for the several hundred West... View Details