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education. When Harvard Overseer Bishop William Lawrence approached him for a $1 million donation to help build the new campus, Baker refused. After consulting with his son, Harvard College graduate George F. Baker Jr., the elder Baker... View Details

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Thomaz Galvao

Putting his ideals into action, Thomaz became the co-founder, in 2016, of the McKinsey Black Network in Brazil, an organization that grew from two consultants to sixteen in the two years he worked with the firm. After working at McKinsey,... View Details

Rowan Clarke

Rowan Clarke is a PhD candidate at Harvard Business School in the Strategy Unit. He researches entrepreneurship and technology/AI for economic development and social impact. His work assists small business entrepreneurs, and high-growth technology... View Details

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January 2008
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How to Change the World

By: Howard H. Stevenson

Alan Wilson has a decision to make. The CEO of his company, Grepter, wants him to relocate to Zurich, where he can gain valuable experience for a rise to the top. Karl, his best friend, hopes to lure him to a hedge fund that promises big money fast. Shiori, an enticing... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Values and Beliefs; Compensation and Benefits; Personal Development and Career; Power and Influence

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Together with Prof. Daniel F. Spulber (Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University), I edit the Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (JEMS), the leading academic journal on the economics of strategy. JEMS is based at Harvard Business... View Details

March 2025
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Metaphysic AI: Rethinking the Value of Human Expertise

By: Zoë B. Cullen, Shikhar Ghosh and Shweta Bagai

In early 2025, Thomas Graham, CEO of Metaphysic, a leading AI generative video company confronted fundamental questions about who should control digital identity in a world where AI could perfectly recreate human likeness. Founded in 2021, Metaphysic first rose to fame... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Ethics; AI and Machine Learning; Intellectual Property; Rights; Negotiation; Value; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Technology Industry

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29 Jan 2018
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How 'Teaming' Saved 33 Lives in the Chilean Mining Disaster

trapped men (enough food for two men for 10 days) combined to make the possibility of rescue appear all but impossible to consulted experts. A mining rescue in the United States just a few years earlier, in which nine men were trapped 240... View Details

Keywords: by Amy C. Edmondson; Mining

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Student Journey - Entrepreneurship

tools and databases available for finding startups and doing background research. Attend one of Baker Library’s sessions, and schedule a Baker Research Consultation session. Set up a 1:1 session with a CPD startup-focused Career Coach and... View Details

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By: Rohit Deshpande

Rohit Deshpandé is Sebastian S. Kresge Professor of Marketing at Harvard Business Schoolwhere he currently teaches in the Owner/President Management Program and in other executive education offerings. He has also taught global branding, international marketing, and... View Details

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Alumni Engagement | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Education programs each year Alumni Clubs provide over $10 million annually in pro-bono consulting to non-profits Club Activities include: Social enterprise events and programs for alumni Volunteer View Details

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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

consultancy now called Monitor-Deloitte. He is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Business School and a director of PVH Corporation, Aera Technology and Helios Consulting, a trustee of Western Governors University and a Senior... View Details

27 Jun 2016
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These Management Practices, Like Certain Technologies, Boost Company Performance

practices that had been recognized by consulting firm McKinsey & Co., they began surveying large and random samples of companies to understand how well best practices were being used. In the first 10 years the project encompassed some... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

12 Nov 2001
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The Three Components of Family Governance

development policies for family employees. Family compensation. Succession process, including retirement ages. Ownership, including buy-sell agreements. Dividends. Because each of these topics, except ownership, are clearly business policy areas, the family council... View Details

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Compute Cluster and Data Storage - Research Computing Services

if you have questions or for a consultation before signing on for a FASRC account and resources. If you already have a FASRC account and need help, please visit their support page , see their FAQs , or request help via email or their RC... View Details

16 Feb 2023
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ESG Activists Met the Moment at ExxonMobil, But Did They Succeed?

The impact-investment hedge fund Engine No. 1 made a big splash in May 2021 when it managed to get three nominees elected to the ExxonMobil board of directors. It was an open effort to prod the oil giant toward renewable energy and test whether activist investing could... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Financial Services

30 Nov 2021
In Practice

What's the Role of Business in Confronting Climate Change?

The 26th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, also known as COP26, ended with a hard-fought pact that called on businesses and governments to meet their climate change goals faster. The event followed an August report by the Intergovernmental... View Details

Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Dina Gerdeman

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Strategy Curriculum - Faculty & Research

The General Manager’s Role (MDD) (also listed under Technology & Operations Management) Amy Edmondson , Tiona Zuzul Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Mastering Consulting and Advisory Skills (also listed under Organizational Behavior) David G. Fubini... View Details

07 Nov 2023
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Love and Money

more efficient. And so concierge services like matchmakers or dating coaching or consulting services, they're very expensive. It's a luxury good that you can buy to make it more efficient, so that when you show up for an actual date, you... View Details

09 Nov 2023
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From the Brink

to consult for the oversight board, assisting governments in fiscal distress around the world. In addition to starting on the debt restructuring, the board also began helping the Puerto Rico government get its financial house in order.... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

30 Sep 2019
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6 Steps to Building a Better Workplace for Black Employees

but also through informal get-togethers. For instance, employees at one consulting company started a book club that focused on black writers and coordinated visits to African American museums and historical sites. And when American... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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