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Harvard Business School professors often travel into the field to conduct business research, but it's a safe bet none have had the experience of Professor Robin Ely. She and coauthor Debra Meyerson of Stanford University took helicopter trips to deep-water oil... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Energy; Utilities

How Companies in Emerging Markets Break Out

In this interview with Harvard Business Review, Krishna Palepu explains how multinationals and local companies can win in emerging markets.

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10 Mar 2015
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Women in Tech: Breaking the Digital Ceiling

Janet Kraus doesn’t wear a hoodie. She doesn’t live in Silicon Valley. She doesn’t write code. And she isn’t, perhaps most significantly, a straight, white, 20-something man. “I have built tech-enabled businesses,” says the HBS Entrepreneur-in-Residence, a 48-year-old... View Details

Keywords: April White

27 Jan 2017
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The Microstructure of Work: How Unexpected Breaks Let You Rest, but Not Lose Focus

Keywords: by Pradeep Pendem, Paul Green, Bradley R. Staats, and Francesca Gino

December 2018 (Revised July 2023)
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Instituto Dara: Breaking the Cycle of Poverty and Illness at Scale

By: Julie Battilana, Marissa Kimsey, Priscilla Zogbi and Johanna Mair

Dr. Vera Cordeiro founded the NGO Instituto Dara in 1991 to help poor families break the cycle of poverty and illness in Brazil. She and her team of employees and volunteers developed a holistic methodology to address the multidimensional sources of poverty based on... View Details

Keywords: Social Innovation; NGO; Scaling; Health; Social Enterprise; Social Entrepreneurship; Non-Governmental Organizations; Health Care and Treatment; Poverty; Health Industry; South America; Brazil

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13 Feb 2024
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Breaking Through the Self-Doubt That Keeps Talented Women from Leading

There it is, gleaming at the top of your LinkedIn feed: your dream job, a high-level, well-paying position in your field. Are you qualified enough? Should you apply? New research shows that women might be less likely to take that chance than men. Talented women are... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

12 Oct 2016
Research & Ideas

Break the Rules of How Business is Done

Taking a risk by breaking with standard operating procedure can make your company more innovative. Credit: maxsattana In addition to creating a new company that is disrupting the status quo, many founders are also challenging the old... View Details

Keywords: by Julia B. Austin

13 Aug 2024

Applying to HBS: Breaking Down the Written Application

This virtual event provides prospective applicants with insights into the HBS MBA application. A member of the Admissions Board will break down the components of the application, including guidance on navigating the essay and choosing... View Details

29 Jan 2020
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Beyond tax breaks and subsidies: Virginia’s Amazon gambit

HBS alum Stephen Moret led Virginia’s winning proposal for Amazon’s 2019 HQ2 expansion. A crucial factor in the Commonwealth’s success was its billion-dollar commitment to developing talent, particularly in computer science and engineering. In beating out states that... View Details

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M&A Break Fees: U.S. Litigation versus U.K. Regulation

By: John C. Coates

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