Information Environment - Publications - Faculty & Research

31 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

One Quarter of Entrepreneurs in the United States Are Immigrants

downs of their companies, and the ability of those enterprises to create jobs. “Before this, the most prominent source of information we had was self-employment statistics,” says Kerr. Self-employment, however, can mean many things and is... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Mar 2017
News

Promoting a Deeper Understanding

“Once you understand the environment each of us is coming from, it makes it a lot easier to communicate, which is what business is all about. Communication is key to solving problems,” says Bullard, chairman of E.D. Bullard Co., a... View Details

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IFC: Cape Town; Africa Rising - Course Catalog

by meeting and working with other young Africans in the area. We will reflect on a changing international environment marked by COVID, the decline of globalization, a possible global recession and a new Cold war ignited by the Ukrainian... View Details

03 Mar 2020
News

Can This Man Change the American Diet?

pull it off. But it’s, it’s a hard thing and it’s a battle every day. Julia: One Brussels sprout sandwich at a time. Ayr: Yes, that’s right. Skydeck is produced by the External Relations department at Harvard Business School and edited by Craig McDonald. It is... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture

01 Mar 2012
News

1st-Year MBAs Learn from Global Partners

partner organization they would work with. Over the ensuing weeks, they acquired a broad understanding of product development via regular MBA courses. The teams also learned about the business environment of their immersion destination... View Details

Keywords: Professor Youngme Moon; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

04 May 2023
Blog Post

Sustainability: Career Advice from HBS Career Coach Hillary Mann

to help solve? What type of company culture will enable you to thrive? These questions might help inform the type of organization you might be interested in. You can see more of the resources available to you here. It's important to... View Details

08 Sep 2022
News

Learning Curve

Courtesy Patti Melcher Patti Melcher (MBA 1986) never intended to open a school but when her first child, Katie, struggled with learning disabilities, the private equity strategist turned her attention to finding the best learning View Details

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Visionary, Innovator, Educator - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

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March 2018
Case

Lufax: FinTech and the Transformation of Wealth Management in China

By: Christopher J. Malloy, Lauren H. Cohen and Anthony K. Woo

This case examines the rise and competitive positioning of Lufax, an online marketplace headquartered in Shanghai, China, and a pioneer in the origination and trading of financial assets. The company had grown at a remarkable rate, and was awarded “Trading Platform of... View Details

Keywords: Asset Management; Internet and the Web; Competitive Strategy; Situation or Environment; Product Positioning; Financial Services Industry; China

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01 Dec 2017
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Global Perspectives

Understanding Southeast Asia’s New Business Frontier From cosmopolitan Bangkok and Singapore to the Sumatran rainforest, participants in the June 2017 HBS faculty immersion explored the diverse industries of Southeast Asia. “This region is something of a new frontier... View Details

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ARD - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA... View Details

07 Jan 2020
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Models of Success

lack “the recipe”—the knowledge they need to navigate the opaque college-recruitment process and to transition their skills and identity from the sports environment to the work environment. “We want to empower athletes everywhere to... View Details

01 Jun 2012
News

Alumni Book Briefs

creating a good narrative in selling effectively. Just Start: Take Action, Embrace Uncertainty, Create the Future by Leonard A. Schlesinger (DBA 1979) and Charles F. Kiefer, with Paul B. Brown (Harvard Business Review Press) In an View Details

Keywords: Information; Information; Information; Information

Student-Profile

Anil Doshi

I spent over ten years working in finance and at startups. During my time in industry, I observed the significance of information in transacting and making decisions. Prior to coming to HBS, I founded a company called introPLAY that... View Details

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Jonathan Assayag

Business and innovative technology have consistently played large roles in Jonathan Assayag's life. Growing up in Brazil and Miami, he started his informal business education working weekends at his parents' retail store, selling... View Details

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Related Collections - A Chronicle of the China Trade

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Bibliography - A Chronicle of the China Trade

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16 Sep 2013
News

Canada’s Native Son

by Maureen Harmon Blaine Favel Blaine Favel (MBA 2001) grew up on Cree Indian reservation. His father was a chief, as was his grandfather before him. "It was a true democracy back then," says Favel, when a chief served at the will of the people. Favel recalls his... View Details

Keywords: First Nations; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Educational Services; Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry; Agriculture

24 Aug 2017
News

Unlocking Potential

a large penitentiary. “If you boil Reset down to one idea, it is that environment is the most important thing,” Anderson observes. “Jails and prisons are dehumanizing, ugly, and dark. If you tried to imagine the worst place possible to... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli; Community Partners; Legal Services; Professional Services

01 Sep 2010
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RX for Change

experience. Some are doctors or nurses who head departments or units within hospitals. Others are full-time administrators like Emory’s Peterson. Navigating the intricacies of modern medicine requires teamwork, yet there’s a good chance that most came up through a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Health, Social Assistance; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance

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