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- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Chai Ling
"China's democracy and free-market economy will require people with a solid understanding of capital markets, advanced management skills, and experience in global competition," she says. After developing her skills and establishing a... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Books
Work, by Don Cohen and Laurence Prusak, is the first book to examine and explain the role that social capital — the value inherent in human connections, including trust, personal networks, and a sense of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Arunma Oteh (MBA 1990)
assets. “Our leadership understands that you can bring innovation from the private sector and capital markets to solve the world’s most difficult challenges,” says Oteh. She describes visiting World Bank projects in India that mitigate... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Drilling Down
involved in projects abroad for over twenty years, Fischer observes that his company must compete for human capital with larger, more established concerns as well as other small companies that have begun to... View Details
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Lara Hodgson
we’re letting her talk. What are your biggest concerns? The human capital side of growing quickly. We’ve validated the model and you want to grow by hiring. I prioritize mindset over skillset, which is easy... View Details
- 16 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 16, 2010
that acquisitions can build competitive advantage partially through retention of valuable human capital of the target firm. However, making commitments to retain and motivate successful top managers is a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Books
firms weren’t competitive and didn’t take advantage of business opportunities, a void that foreign firms and foreign capital were poised to fill. Political power in China, Huang says, is still skewed toward stateowned enterprises, which... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Capitalism’s New Agenda
benefits of growth increasingly will be enjoyed only by the top quintile, and mostly by the top 1 percent. The business leaders we spoke to were disturbed by the environmental challenges of climate change, scarce water, and depleted fish stocks as well as by View Details
- 29 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 29
http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/410046-PDF-ENG Managing Organizational Human Capital: Library Resources Harvard Business School Note 410-045 This technical note provides a list of library resources for researching various aspects of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Feb 2018
- Blog Post
WesTrek: A Recap of the Largest Professional Trek at Harvard Business School
interest in technology companies and venture capital. Over the course of three days, the students explored the Bay Area, met dozens of alumni, and visited over 50 companies across San Francisco and Silicon Valley. This list included big tech names like Facebook,... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Turning Point: Sum of the Parts
a quiet smile from my father, I suspect. More recently I’ve written 2 books, 10 peer-reviewed articles for scholarly journals, and more than 30 opinion pieces and essays in the fields of education and human development. Recently, I helped... View Details
- 08 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Height Tax, and Other New Ways to Think about Taxation
fair strategies in public finance? A: Tax economists generally point to a few things about current taxes that seem unwise. Probably foremost among them is the taxation of capital income, such as dividends and View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 19 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 19, 2016
Guiding Principles into Action: Human Rights at Barrick Gold (A) In 2010, Human Rights Watch, a well-regarded international NGO, approached Barrick Gold asserting that members of the company’s security force... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
The Business of Biotech
With the sequencing of the human genome running ahead of schedule (see sidebar), the American Stock Exchange's "BTK" biotech index registered an annual increase of 232 percent in February, prompting exuberant headlines ("Move Over,... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Trade Off
trade and capital flows created a world that looked in many ways like ours. Yet even in the early 20th century, there remained tensions of increasing inequality and wage competition in a context of ruthless international rivalry.... View Details
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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog
Managing Human Capital Ethan Bernstein Fall 2024 Q1Q2 3.0 Mastering Consulting and Advisory Skills (also listed under Strategy) David G. Fubini Spring 2025 Q3 1.5 Power and Influence Lakshmi Ramarajan Spring... View Details
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Board Diversity Network: 2024 Fall Events Recap - Blog: RGE Report
It’s good to bring the core financial skills but boards these days are also looking for expertise on how to navigate economic uncertainty, capital allocation, cybersecurity, digital transformation and AI, and all things talent and View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
A Roaring Success in the Windy City
best-practice tales from the frontlines, and networking opportunities with other alumni. "I had forgotten how great it is to be in a classroom," said Alan M. Silberstein (MBA '72), after hearing Professor William A. Sahlman's humor-filled presentation on risk View Details
- 11 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
Free Trade Needs Nurturing—and Other Lessons from History
explosion of trade and capital flows created a world that looked in many ways like ours. Yet even in the early 20th century, there remained tensions of increasing inequality and wage competition in a context of ruthless international... View Details
Keywords: by Staff; Auto; Aerospace; Chemical; Consumer Products; Electronics; Energy; Industrial Products; Manufacturing; Shipping; Transportation
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Field Course: Life Sciences Venture Creation - Course Catalog
clinical budgets and timelines, using these tools to develop a business model and resource the venture, exploring the process of building a syndicate and establishing a board of advisors, finding human talent to accomplish scientific... View Details