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01 Dec 1997
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The World's Banker

more convinced than ever of its importance. "This job," he concludes, "has taught me about the nobility and capacity in the people we are trying to assist. They deserve our support." View Details

20 Jan 2017
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Teaching a Solutions-Oriented Take on the News

solutions journalism and describes how his organization is training journalists in its techniques. “I am president of the Solutions Journalism Network, which is a three-year-old independent nonprofit organization founded to build in journalism the View Details

01 Dec 2014
News

The Far-Reaching Impact of Fellowships

Each year more than 900 MBA students arrive on the Harvard Business School campus eager to begin a two-year experience that promises to transform their lives. They have been selected because of their academic record, work experience, and a demonstrated View Details

Keywords: fellowships

June 1982 (Revised May 1995)
Case

Ellis Manufacturing Co.

By: Roy D. Shapiro

Ellis finds itself in a weakening competitive position largely due to the lack of rationalization in its plants. Driven by a strong traditionally decentralized sales organization, Ellis finds that all plants want control over all product lines. As a result, overall... View Details

Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Cost; Analytics and Data Science; Brands and Branding; Performance Capacity; Competitive Strategy; Construction Industry

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12 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

The Untold Story of ‘Green’ Entrepreneurs

In the 1920s, on pitch black nights in rural eastern Montana, the farmhouse owned by the parents of brothers Marcellus and Joe Jacobs stood out for one reason: it had light, although located far from power lines and gasoline supplies. It was a beacon in the dark that... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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George Pierce Baker Courtyard | About

education. Along with newly constructed executive education classroom facilities in the nearby McCollum Center, Baker Hall created that environment, as well as the capacity to offer executive programs between AMP sessions. Along with... View Details

November 2003 (Revised March 2004)
Supplement

GE's Talent Machine: The Making of a CEO

By: Christopher A. Bartlett

CEO Jeff Immelt, ex-CEO Jack Welch, and HR Chief Bill Conaty discuss how GE has made talent development a source of sustainable competitive advantage. Immelt describes GE's deeply embedded philosophy around its people and how it has allowed the company to add value... View Details

Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Talent and Talent Management; Human Resources; Business or Company Management; Performance Capacity; Performance Effectiveness; Competitive Advantage; System; Value

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11 Mar 2009
HBS Case

The Energy Politics of Russia vs. Ukraine

part of Gazprom's long-term strategy is "to build up its LNG capacity so it can export to regions it cannot reach by pipeline." Despite these moves, Abdelal downplays fears of Russian expansionism. "Energy can be a tool for... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Energy; Utilities

08 Sep 2016
Blog Post

4 Unexpected Things I Learned at HBS

and Operations Management (TOM). Many perceive the necessity to ask for help as a sign of weakness in today’s society. I find this not to be true. Asking for help signals you trust someone else’s capacity on a subject matter. By taking... View Details

01 Mar 2009
News

Gazprom Goes Global

Russian gas. And, he says, another part of Gazprom’s long-term strategy is “to build up its LNG capacity so it can export to regions it cannot reach by pipeline.” Despite these moves, Abdelal downplays fears of Russian expansionism.... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Natural Gas Distribution; Utilities

01 Jun 2012
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Plan B: The Brick Bank

the target household’s average savings capacity was $1 per month, that local annual inflation was nearly 20 percent, and that home repairs usually cost about $300.” While that environment was not conducive to the savings program, the team... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Jun 2009
News

IXP 2009

confirms the benefits of placing students in an unfamiliar, cross-cultural setting, with local people often the students’ only resource for grappling with the subject at hand. “It really gets into the nuts and bolts of addressing a topic in a hands-on way,” Piemonte... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Anja Anliker

service, but it took three years before she made the commitment. “Ultimately, I thought I had the mental and physical capacity to serve,” says Anja. “I realized there were no longer any excuses for me not to serve. I decided that service... View Details

17 Aug 2020
News

Democratizing Medicine

provide educational value. So not only they're helping their patients, they're also learning and building capacity for future patient care. And about half of them help avoid unnecessary referrals or duplicate tests that would have been... View Details

09 Dec 2014
First Look

First Look: December 9

Download working paper: http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/15-016_c6e7c9cc-70a3-4119-bd7b-8e4b25a26312.pdf Technology Choice and Capacity Portfolios Under Emissions Regulation By: Drake, David, Paul R. Kleindorfer, and Luk N.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Oct 2014
Op-Ed

Ebola’s Call To Arms About Disaster Preparedness

Ebola. Furthermore, in the interest of efficiency, we've decreased the number of beds available for extreme cases, leaving ourselves unable to admit patients in the face of an epidemic. There's a constant trade-off between efficiency and slack View Details

Keywords: by Gautam Mukunda; Health

14 Dec 2017
News

Making Movies Is a Class Act

Beyda) Sally Wood (photo by Russ Campbell) Joe Abrams (photo by David Beyda) Sally Wood (photo by Russ Campbell) Abrams served in various executive capacities at CBS, Columbia, MGM, and ABC, before setting up his own consulting business... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Sep 2014
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Groundwork

capacity to accommodate evolving learning styles is one of four priorities that shaped the 10-year master plan initiated under Dean Jay O. Light in 2006. Input from faculty, staff, students, alumni, and architect/planner Beyer, Blinder,... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; George F. Baker III; real estate; Tata Hall; Educational Services; Real Estate

25 Jun 2020
News

Covering All Corners

battle must be fought on three fronts: preventing the spread among the general population, relieving hospitals running at full capacity wherever possible, and ensuring the availability of life-saving medicine in the face of threats to... View Details

01 Mar 2015
News

Case Study: The Speed of Light

(Photo courtesy of KDC Solar) Launched in 2011, QE solar is an operations and maintenance company focused on servicing large-scale, commercial solar energy structures—the kind typically owned by large utility companies. The company is based in New Jersey, the... View Details

Keywords: Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

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