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- 23 Jun 2023
- News
Highlights from the Spring 2023 Alumni Board Meeting
the HBS MBA program have seen a similar trajectory, although there have been periods of plateaus, including the time we are in right now. As the world is rapidly changing, HBS is asking challenging questions about how the MBA can remain View Details
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Comments on my health
February 22, 2010
The doctors have been pleasantly surprised that I have responded to therapy better than they would have imagined. I have been greatly blessed through the miracle of medical science. I also attribute doing better to the faith and prayers... View Details
- 16 Aug 2018
- News
Working with a Giver’s Spirit
small robotic aircraft to deliver essential medical products, first asked Ayala to help her assemble and vet the board for Endeavor Philippines, and he happily agreed. “That then turned into, ‘Well, can you help me find somebody to run... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 13 Jun 2011
- HBS Case
Mobile Banking for the Unbanked
needs of their target customers. "WIZZIT essentially took a banking service like the one we have here—depositing salaries in the bank that we draw down to make payments—and decided that this is what the poor wanted, too," Rangan... View Details
- 08 Feb 2023
- Op-Ed
Building an Inclusive Workplace? Prepare to Shield It from Economic Fears
Fighting bias will be key Teams formed across department and location boundaries tend to be more diverse. What will it take for these teams to outperform during rockier times? Managing implicit bias will be essential to not only engage... View Details
Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and Nicole Gilmore
- 24 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach
Board Scorecard, and the Executive Scorecard. These Scorecards clarify goals, priorities, processes, and ownership, and define the linkages between desired financial results and the actions needed to achieve them. Context Professor Palepu examined why a governance... View Details
Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu
- 27 Mar 2017
- Blog Post
Should Entrepreneurs Get an MBA?
I’m happy to concede some territory here: I’m not convinced it’s essential to running the company that I can derive WACC or read Balance of Payments statements. This argument does, though, undervalue the soft stuff that is taught and I... View Details
- 27 Aug 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
The Impact of Patent Wars on Firm Strategy: Evidence from the Global Smartphone Market
- 01 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Bank That Takes Parmesan as Collateral: The Cheese Stands a Loan
how the bank essentially replaces an expensive part of the operations process for dairy farmers in the Emilia Romagna region of Northern Italy. Besides holding the cheese as insurance, Credem stores and ages the wheels in... View Details
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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 Organizations &... View Details
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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 Organizations &... View Details
- 08 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Building Effective R&D Capabilities Abroad
essential that managers from the highest levels of the company be involved in the decision-making process from the start. Senior scientists met with high-level managers and entered into a long series of discussions. Their first decision:... View Details
Keywords: by Walter Kuemmerle
- 13 Nov 2013
- Research & Ideas
Should Men’s Products Fear a Woman’s Touch?
really goes away. Since the dawn of advertising, retailers have made a point of marketing separate lines of branded products for men and women in many categories, even in cases where their functions are essentially the same. It's a... View Details
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Online Business Courses for Organizations | HBS Online
Subjects Why Us Learning Model Programs Request Info Harvard Business School Online offers certificate and credential programs that help your employees master essential business concepts. Whether you represent a large multinational... View Details
- 05 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Connecting with Consumers Using Deep Metaphors
Gerald Zaltman, an emeritus professor at Harvard Business School, and Lindsay Zaltman, managing director of Olson Zaltman Associates, a research and consulting firm, believe that deep insights from consumers are essential for brands that... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
L.E. Simmons
the recent boom in service stocks, he still claims to "spend more time thinking about how to minimize risk than about how to make more money." Twenty-five years into his career, Simmons finds his priorities essentially unchanged. "I still... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
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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 Organizations &... View Details
- 26 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Office of Strategy Management
other roles where it plays a coordinating function, essential to ensuring that strategy informs critical processes like budgeting, operational planning, and performance management. Q: Your article discusses Chrysler Group and the U.S.... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Options: Basics for finding price data
An option is a financial derivative contract that essentially bestows the right to buy (call) or sell (put) a given security at a specified price (the strike or exercise price) at (or before) a specified date (the expiration date). For... View Details
- 15 Jun 2009
- Research & Ideas
GM: What Went Wrong and What’s Next
global economy. With the June 1st bankruptcy deal, the U.S. government's role essentially changes from "reluctant" creditor to "reluctant" owner. And the UAW's role shifts to being an owner as well. Since no other... View Details