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28 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

A Dedication to Creation: India's Ad Man Ranjan Kapur

hour-long discussion driving around the city. Young Kapur had just joined the firm Ogilvy & Mather after a brief stint at Citibank, where he’d decided he needed a more creative career. His conversation with Ogilvy confirmed that he’d made the right decision. “The... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Advertising

20 Mar 2013
Research & Ideas

How CEOs Sustain Higher-Ambition Goals

pass that test." Even when rough patches are encountered, it's important that higher-ambition efforts not be abandoned completely, some participants said. "We have to think about how we keep the culture as higher ambition while we're... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Aimmy Asavatevavith

View Video Aimmy Asavatevavith appreciates the complexities of cultural context. On the one hand, her mother inspired her interest in business. “She was the only female executive in her company,“ Aimmy says. “I grew up hearing her talk... View Details

Keywords: Retail/Hospitality

15 Dec 2024
News

After Ozempic

Back before Ozempic, when Kate Mulroney (MBA 1984) spoke at technical conferences about her work at Novo Nordisk, people often assumed she was talking about Novartis. “I’d have to explain that’s a Swiss company; we’re Danish,” says Mulroney, now head of advanced... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Illustrations by Pete Ryan; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

29 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel

income remained relatively stable, about 3 to 1. Over the last 20 years, however, the financial markets that financed the housing system in the United States changed remarkably. Local markets once dominated... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

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Systems for Scaling Ventures (SSV) - Course Catalog

high-growth organizations — between empowering employees or teams to adapt to new markets and implementing formal systems to drive disciplined execution. b. Driving results . Employees in growth-stage ventures must explore new... View Details

01 Feb 2001
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Drilling Down

headlines and rack up revenues in the billions, a number of smaller U.S. companies — some publicly traded, others privately owned — refuse to be overshadowed. However modest their comparative size, their market share still reaches into... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Matthew R. Simmons; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Natural Gas Distribution; Utilities

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Investment management: industry resources

& Poor’s NetAdvantage- Capital Markets Industry Survey IBISWorld- Portfolio Management, Securities Brokering Company Overviews Create lists of competitors, potential employers, and people based on industry, geography, size,... View Details

01 Mar 2008
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Faculty Books

Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism edited by Geoffrey Jones and R. Daniel Wadhwani (Edward Elgar Inc.) This selection of articles includes historical research on the role of entrepreneurship in creating global capitalism; the cultural... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

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The Route of the Exhibition - The High Art of Photographic Advertising - Baker Library | Bloomberg Center

exhibition then traveled to Chicago, another metropolis where the worlds of executives, advertisers, designers, photographers, and patrons of high culture merged. The NAAI show opened in the public gallery spaces at the Lakeside Press... View Details

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Leadership Team | Harvard Business School Online

Executive Education Cristina de la Cierva Senior Director of Marketing and Product Management, HBS Online Patrick Mullane Executive Director, HBS Online and Executive Education Kristen Maynard Managing Director of Business Operations and... View Details

01 Mar 2004
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HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors

commercial, financial, and cultural center. There are also a variety of pre- and post-forum tours that make this a unique opportunity. In order to make this forum truly a family affair, children of participants have the opportunity to... View Details

Keywords: Ted Fischer; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

06 May 2019
Research & Ideas

Consumers Blame Business for Global Health Problems. Can Business Become the Solution?

Every public health crisis—whether it’s the availability of highly addictive opioids or junk food marketing to children—prompts consumers to question how far companies will go for profit. It’s not an unwarranted concern. After all, cigarette makers once used... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Health

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Mental Health Awareness Month | Baker Library

Wellbeing" report. Read " Employers Can Do More to Advance Health Equity " in Harvard Business Review . Use Health Business Fulltext Elite to find magazines, trade publications, and academic research related to mental health Review Capital IQ Pro 's View Details

17 Apr 2014
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Striking a Balance

1989. “She saw the tension between being mothers, wives, and professional managers.” It was a passion for Wilson, who had planned a research project on these issues before succumbing to cancer in 2003. Wilson took the HBS field study course Creative View Details

01 Apr 2000
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A Place in the Sun

in a culture where it's very difficult for people to tell other people what to do. It's not the usual supervisory manager-submanager structure found in the United States." Before coming to Turtle Island, Evanson was involved in the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna and Garry Emmons

03 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster

challenging conditions, such as the following, are present: When cultures clash. Negotiators from diverse organizational, professional, or national cultures often bring clashing assumptions to the table. As... View Details

Keywords: by Ron S. Fortgang, David A. Lax & James K. Sebenius

11 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

Is Group Loyalty a Force for Good or Evil?

you are trying to do is create a sense of loyalty or trust in the firm,” says Tandon Family Professor Francesca Gino, a member of the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets unit at Harvard Business School. “But that can make people so... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

November 2013 (Revised September 2014)
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Man Jit Singh at Sony Entertainment Television (A)

By: Linda A. Hill, Dana M. Teppert and Allison J. Wigen

Explores the role of CEO Man Jit Singh and his senior management committee in leading Multi Screen Media Pvt. Ltd. (formerly SET Pvt. Ltd.), a leading television broadcaster in India. Describes Singh's decision to evaluate employees based on values as well as... View Details

Keywords: Performance Appraisals; Performance Management; Performance Evaluation; Leadership Style; Managerial Roles; Organizational Culture; Groups and Teams; Management Teams; Change Management; Decision Making; Emerging Markets; Media and Broadcasting Industry; India

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25 Jun 2018
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The Internship Search: “Is this just a personal interest, or is there a real professional opportunity here?”

“But I didn’t want a large, established organization – I already had that experience at Morgan Stanley,” Aaron explains. He wanted to experience something more dynamic with a fast-growth and an entrepreneurial culture where he could work... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

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