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Arielle Anderson

predominantly white swim team for a decade. I felt like an outsider. Navigating adulthood as an outsider was lonely but a few genuine people changed things for me. I don’t know the recipe of a good friend,... View Details

21 Oct 2015
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How to Predict if a New Business Idea is Any Good

In 2008, entrepreneur Brian Chesky and his two San Francisco roommates made the rounds of Silicon Valley VC firms with what they thought was a great idea: a website and mobile app that would allow homeowners to open their homes to... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Accommodations; Financial Services

2010
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Global Capital and National Institutions: Crisis and Choice in the International Financial Architecture

By: Laura Alfaro

All managers face a business environment in which international and macroeconomic phenomena matter. International capital flows can significantly affect countries' development efforts and provide clear investment opportunities for businesses. During the 1990s and early... View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Capital; International Finance; Globalized Economies and Regions; Policy; Government and Politics; Business and Government Relations

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01 Sep 2023
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History Matters

The stunning collapse of three high-profile banks in recent months—Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and First Republic Bank—churned up a host of headlines and fears: Are these signs of major instability? The first dominos to fall? In the second edition of their... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

25 Aug 2014
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Ashraf M. Dahod, MBA 1981

Mumbai, surrounded by a large extended family, Ash Dahod read Reader’s Digest from cover to cover. “That was my view of life in the United States,” says Dahod. “I was fascinated.” The thumbnail version of Dahod’s journey has many elements that would make a compelling... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Entrepreneurial Support - Business & Environment

MBA Experience Entrepreneurial Support 43ms Entrepreneurial Support Across HBS, Harvard, and Boston, there are many resources to support students interested in founding or joining a climate start-up. The resources below highlight opportunities View Details

11 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Merchants to Multinationals: British Trading Companies in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

pioneered new industries, from jute manufacture in India and cotton textile manufacture in China, to the oil industry in California."The improvements in transport and communications from the 1870s resulted in opportunities and threats View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones

25 Feb 2020
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Task Force

the hands of consumers. Workers have three options for compensation: mobile phone credit, bank transfers, or digital gift cards for brands including Amazon, Netflix, Starbucks,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; gig economy; Retail Trade

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Organizational Leadership Course | HBS Online

and less averse to having difficult conversations. Juliana Casale Head of Marketing at Crazy Egg Learn to lead at scale and mobilize your employees as you transition your business from a startup into a growth-stage company. "HBS Online... View Details

16 May 2005
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Nonprofit Networking: The New Way to Grow

take control again over those assets." At the same time, Guide Dogs did not maintain any direct control or share in any of the value that might be created through these entities. Guide Dogs also partnered with local governments, who had general responsibility... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

08 May 2020
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Building a World of Trusted Leaders: Taking the MBA Oath

In 2009, students at Harvard Business School mobilized to create a social contract: the MBA Oath. The MBA Oath has since been adopted by 1000+ MBAs worldwide and counting. In this new era, the MBA Oath feels more relevant than ever and... View Details

01 Jan 2012
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Hiroshi Mikitani, MBA 1993

Chairman and CEO, Rakuten, Inc. Download Mikitani profile (pdf) Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1965 Born, Kobe, Japan 1972 Family moves to United States for two years 1988 Earns commerce degree, Hitotsubashi... View Details

23 May 2018
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Claudio L. Haddad, OPM 12, 1987

homeland. His tactical blueprint for doing so centers on broadening educational opportunities. “I’ve never had a long-term plan. I always wanted to participate and be present.” “I’ve never had a long-term... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Studies in Management (Dublin, Ireland, June 2004) for “Exploring the Relationships between Product Development and Environmental Turbulence: The Case of Mobile TLC Services,” with T. Buganza and C.... View Details

March 2015
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BOLT: Seed Venture Capital Firm

By: William A. Sahlman and Robert F. White

BOLT is a different kind of seed venture capital firm built to serve the needs of early-stage startups at the intersection of hardware and software.

In the past decade, the cost of entrepreneurial experimentation has dropped dramatically, particularly in web... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Accelerator; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Venture Capital; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Strategy

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Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory

were deciding whether to participate in a Series B round for PEGAfrica, which sold solar home systems in Africa via pay-as-you-go (PAYG) financing plans that allowed customers to make small payments via View Details

18 Sep 2017
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'Likes' Lead to Nothing—and Other Hard-Learned Lessons of Social Media Marketing

marketers are feeling pressure to show ROI.” Still, since those first Facebook ads were posted in 2004, social media has proven itself a valuable tool for helping companies create consumer perceptions about particular brands (Old Spice)... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Advertising; Technology

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Privacy Policy & Legal Info | HBS Online

users, Harvard University, Harvard affiliates, or others. Sharing excludes text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties. No mobile information will be shared with or sold to... View Details

16 Mar 2020
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How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

honest conversation, to undermine their ability to develop a trust-based culture for years to come. Michael Beer is the Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, co-founder and director of TruePoint Partners, and the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Jan 2004
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D. Ronald Daniel, MBA 1954

importance of teamwork and communications skills." ADVICE TO CURRENT STUDENTS "No matter what job you take when you graduate, your first months and first couple of years will mark you. You'll be creating a reputation for yourself. If you... View Details

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