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01 Mar 2024
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On the Radar

When the firm started in 2008 with a group of funders that included Bill Gates, Ginkgo Bioworks focused on engineering cells for applications in food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and more. The company employs more than a thousand people, and its customers aim to use... View Details

Keywords: Janine White; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

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Strategy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Roche : Recipient of the 2023 Outstanding Reviewer Award from Organization Science . Raffaella Sadun : Included in the 2023 Thinkers50 Radar list—a list of 30 "up-and-coming thinkers whose ideas we predict will make an important impact on... View Details

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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Controlled Trials Can Drive Effective Social Spending.” Michael W. Toffel : Winner of the 2014 NBS Research Impact on Practice Award from the Network for Business Sustainability and the Academy of Management (AOM) View Details

07 Mar 2017
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First Look at New Research, March 7

in press Academy of Management Annals Scaling: Organizing and Growth in Entrepreneurial Ventures By: DeSantola, Alicia, and Ranjay Gulati Abstract—Entrepreneurial ventures face unique challenges related to growth, particularly in the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Nov 2015
Op-Ed

Authentic Leadership Rediscovered

organizations who have a deep sense of purpose and are true to their core values who have the courage to build their companies to meet the needs of all their stakeholders, and who recognize the importance of their service to... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

18 Feb 2015
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First Look: February 18

effects of an imperfect legal system, and social norms of fairness. We illustrate our arguments with examples from practice. Publisher's link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/doi/10.1002/smj.2303/full February 2015 Research Policy Hidden... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Certificates, Credentials, & Credits | HBS Online

own schedule, there are deadlines to ensure you’re progressing through the course in step with your peers and taking full advantage of all networking and social learning opportunities. To earn a Certificate of Completion, you must... View Details

21 Dec 2010
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First Look: December 21

with age. Temptation and Productivity: A Field Experiment with Children Authors:Alessandro Bucciol, Daniel Houser, and Marco Piovesan Publication:Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (forthcoming) Abstract Substantial evidence... View Details

15 Dec 2023
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Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem

explaining why the club organized the webinar. “Over the next 20 years, it will become the most populous continent, and with the largest youth population that would be 100% digital native. They are smart, highly motivated and, with... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

09 Dec 2013
Research & Ideas

Cultural Disharmony Undermines Workplace Creativity

up with the right answers, he found those who had more people in their social network from different cultures who disliked each other did about 23 percent worse on the test. This makes sense, says Chua. "Just as a child observing parents... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

16 Aug 2018
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Working with a Giver’s Spirit

If you were looking for the perfect candidate to run a nonprofit that fights poverty through entrepreneurship, Manny Ayala (MBA 1992) is just the person you’d want. That was the opinion of Cindy Ko (MBA 2005) in 2013 when she was Asia-Pacific head for Endeavor, the... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

29 Nov 2023
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A Holiday Benefit Dinner in LA; Seattle Club Revival Underway

event organizer to budget manager. Meanwhile Weintraub can be found working his networks to find resources, guest speakers and volunteers. “You have to think of it like a startup,” he says. “Everyone is... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

20 Aug 2008
Op-Ed

The Time is Right for Creative Capitalism

networks of companies and organizations are emerging, new ways of competing and collaborating are becoming more important. Old boundaries are withering. The traditional widget-making company maximizing its... View Details

Keywords: by Nancy Koehn

19 Apr 2023
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A Kick Start for Latin American Startups

to achieve in order to raise a subsequent round." Part of that hands-on guidance comes in the form of market strategy, fundraising, and talent and customer acquisition. It helps that Saggioro Leal and Lemann have an extensive network in... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

07 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 7

once a very secretive industry, to take increasingly public stances on the risk of human-induced climate change and the need to take urgent action to contain it. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52170 November 2016 Management Science... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Beauty Entrepreneur Madam Walker

some kind of conspiratorial development that was imposed by manipulative entrepreneurs trying to make women feel a certain way. It was much more organic and part of a huge social transformation." Church And Capital One of the secrets... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Beauty & Cosmetics

24 Oct 2018
Blog Post

The Energy & Environment Club

resources, such as CPD, the Business & Environment Initiative (BEI), and networks within the Energy & Environment Club. Thanks to Zander Sebenius (MBA ’19) and Andrew Leonpacher (MBA ’19) for View Details

02 May 2025
Blog Post

How to Work with Search Firms

firm? Explore the Coach Directory to filter coaches by industry and function expertise. Search Firms Work for the Organization The most important thing to remember when engaging with an executive search firm is that they do not work for... View Details

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ICIC - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC About Michael Porter About Michael Porter A Letter from Michael Porter Biography The Essential Porter Honors & Awards Affiliated Organizations & Institutions VBHCD Initiative Affiliated Organizations... Affiliated View Details

June 2009 (Revised June 2009)
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VidaGas: VillageReach - The Mozambican Foundation for Community Development Joint Venture

This case describes the evolution of a liquid petroleum gas (LPG) distributor start-up, incubated by two not-for-profit NGOs to help improve the vaccine cold chain in Northern Mozambique. These NGOs must face the decision whether and how to sell their participation in... View Details

Keywords: Joint Ventures; Supply Chain; Health Care and Treatment; Investment; Non-Governmental Organizations; Energy Sources; Energy Industry; Health Industry; Mozambique

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