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13 Dec 2011
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Harvard Business School Launches U.S. Competitiveness Project

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Historical Data & Sources - Business History

values given for: Czech Republic and Slovakia. Download Data Set in Excel Natura Cosméticos Geoffrey Jones and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho, "Natura: Global Beauty Made in Brazil," Harvard Business School Case... View Details

18 Feb 2021
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Kenya Is Becoming a Global Hub of FinTech Innovation

Keywords: FinTech

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Teaching Resources - Business History

Teaching Resources Harvard Business School has taught business history since 1927. Today around half of the 900 students in the second year of the Harvard MBA take one or more of the View Details

2003
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BMW Group's Sustainability Management System: Preliminary Results, Ongoing Challenges, and the UN Global Compact

By: Michael W. Toffel, Natalie Hill and Kellie McElhaney

This article describes preliminary results and ongoing challenges faced by Designworks/USA, an industrial design subsidiary of BMW Group, in its sustainability management efforts since it implemented the world's first certified Sustainability Management System (SMS).... View Details

Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Management Systems; Standards; Social Issues; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Outcome or Result; Auto Industry

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30 Jan 2018
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HBS Global Opportunity Fellowship: Making a Difference in Africa

About the Global Opportunity Fellowship (GO:Africa) HBS offers a variety of career support and exploration programs for eligible students that provide financial assistance for those who choose careers in which starting salaries are lower... View Details

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Multinational Corporations as the Key to Global Poverty Reduction

By: George C. Lodge and Craig Wilson

Keywords: Business Ventures; Poverty

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01 Dec 2002
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Hong Kong Club Thrives, Plans Next Global Alumni Conference

AMP), and Andrew Yao (MBA '92) at a recent Distinguished Speakers' Forum. Photo courtesy HBSA-HK Anthony Teo (MBA '69, ITP '68), vice president of the Harvard Business School Association of Hong Kong (HBSA-HK), has long been an active... View Details

February 2024 (Revised February 2025)
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Doing Business in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

By: Karen G. Mills, Allison H. Mnookin, Leonard A. Schlesinger, Shu Lin, Julianne Bliss and Morgane Herculano

Le Thi Thu Thuy, Vice Chairwoman of Vingroup, the largest private conglomerate in Vietnam, and Global CEO of VinFast, Vingroup’s automotive subsidiary established in 2017, was contemplating VinFast’s future strategy. Domestically, the EV market in Vietnam was in its... View Details

Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Business Conglomerates; Global Strategy; Emerging Markets; Business Strategy; Infrastructure; Competition; Auto Industry; Viet Nam

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09 Jun 2009
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Business Summit: Enterprise Risk Management

Editor's Note: This is a summary of an HBS Business Summit presentation. View a full summary and video of the event on the HBS Centennial Web site linked below. Date of Event: October 14, 2008 Moderator: Robert S. Kaplan, HBS Faculty... View Details

Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan

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Online Business Courses & Certifications | HBS Online

coursework, unique team activities with a diverse global network, and a capstone project that applies the program’s learnings. 6 months, 5-6 hrs/week Enroll by June 5 $6,500 Credential Business Essentials... View Details

17 Oct 2017
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Global Investors Pour Billions Into Hudson Yards in Major Bull Market Bet

Feb 18 2016
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The Business World Is Evolving—Make Sure You Are, Too

16 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

With COVID-19 cases growing worldwide, business leaders are scrambling to deal with a wide variety of problems, from slumping sales and stalling supply chains to keeping employees healthy and making sure they can continue working. We... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

January 2015 (Revised January 2017)
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Curriculum Associates: Turning the Page from Tradition to Innovation

By: John J-H Kim and Christine S. An

Set in Fall 2014, the traditional textbook publishing industry is being transformed by technological innovations and new student achievement standards. This case chronicles how Rob Waldron, CEO, and his team bring Curriculum Associates (CA), a traditional supplemental... View Details

Keywords: Education Technology; SaaS; Turnaround; Textbook Publishing; Innovation; Sales Cycle; HR Strategy; Privately-funded Businesses; Sustainable Growth; Product Development Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Technological Innovation; Competitive Advantage; Publishing Industry

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16 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

Why Business Travel Still Matters in a Zoom World

Nonstop flights generally make traveling more pleasant—but can they lead to innovation, too, especially in the global context? Research suggests that they can, with important takeaways for managers reinstating View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Air Transportation

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Food & Agriculture - Business & Environment

daughter to grow up in a better world. Global warming is an urgent situation that requires dramatic and immediate action.” Ayr Muir HBS MBA 2004 Founder, CEO, Clover Food Lab Katie Hsia-Kiung HBS MBA 2019 Head of Strategy and View Details