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Jeremy Andrus

now is managing growth and our increasing organizational complexity. Last year was very active: we opened an office in Zurich and secured European distribution rights for our products, set up a joint venture with a partner in Mexico to... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products; Entertainment / Media

23 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS

development of the U.S. railroad industry in the latter half of the 19th century. Al went straight to the sources and expanded upon them in a series of important articles in the Business History Review. That work developed into his... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

01 Dec 2020
News

In Review

access by expanding fellowships for those with financial need. It opened new international research centers and offices, launched the Harvard-wide i-Lab ecosystem, completed a $1.4 billion capital campaign, and enhanced the campus through... View Details

01 Dec 2008
News

Lesson from the Fall

"...But the good news is your old Enron stock has become a high-priced collectible." © 2008 www.cartoonstock.com Nearly seven years after its collapse, Enron continues to fascinate those interested in corporate leadership and governance. The latest chapter of the Enron... View Details

Keywords: Malcolm S. Salter; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

19 Jul 2011
First Look

First Look: July 19

jobs and dignified salaries. As of March 2010, La Fageda has opened up a new production facility to make ice cream in an urban area outside of its well-known agricultural farm. Students are faced with understanding La Fageda's business... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Apr 2022
News

Clean Slate

but as long as India didn’t get it and open defecation was still a given in India, and people didn't even own toilets, what do you expect?” So I knew that it was something that was not giving the country the need to do the right thing,... View Details

Keywords: Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities

05 Dec 2019
Blog Post

Addressing Unmet Needs in Health Care Using an MBA

firsthand (my mother has 2 J&J knees) the difference total knee replacement makes in lives of patients. That is a great source of motivation. What were some of the most helpful resources you tapped into while you were an MBA? The... View Details

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Faculty & Research | MBA

writing, and administrative duties. Faculty dedication is motivated by its reward: an exciting, energized classroom that's thoughtfully choreographed, yet open to unexpected insights and understanding. HBS faculty are pioneers in the... View Details

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Managing International Trade and Investment - Course Catalog

advantage. We will consider how various organizations of labor markets, financial markets, and regulatory regimes, for example, create opportunities and barriers for multinational firms. Second, we will focus on the more informal domestic “rules” that shape... View Details

05 Dec 2005
What Do You Think?

Is Growth Good?

decline"? Growth at the organizational level opens up opportunities for new customers, new hiring, acquisitions, increased profitability, and generally more liberal policies as a result of the removal of constraints associated with... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

25 Apr 2018
Blog Post

Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree

internal sources of revenue that can then finance their public goods and services – which means a strong local private sector that creates jobs and generates tax revenue. This interest in private sector development in Africa is what... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

08 Jun 2023
News

Three Alumni Clubs Celebrate Leadership, Community, and History over Dinner

dinner raised $1.3 million toward the club's extensive programming, pro bono consulting, and student scholarships as well as club staffing and operations. The evening opened with a welcome from Club president Clare Peeters (MBA 2000) and... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

05 Dec 2017
Research & Ideas

What We've Learned from 101 Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets

was attracted to this effort because I thought I saw two potential sources of long-term value. First, on emerging markets, there’s a lot we don’t know. These videos dramatically supplement the quality of information we have. Second,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

09 Mar 2021
News

A For-Profit Business That Makes Education Accessible

platform he launched in 2007. Alison’s first six courses were among the first MOOCs—massive open online courses—to take advantage of the reach of the internet, debuting even before the term was coined. Now,... View Details

Keywords: April White

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3 Technologies that Will Change the World - Course Catalog

(AI) – Bringing the cost of cognition to zero (approximately 50 percent of class sessions): We cover the application of AI to a number of early and late stage companies and look at the ways in which AI can be used and misused. We look at foundational companies like... View Details

04 Dec 2007
First Look

First Look: December 4, 2007

retail outlets, such that stores with membership fees are more popular even when they offer the same goods at the same prices as stores without fees. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-029.pdf Dynamics of Platform... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

How AI Could Ease the Refugee Crisis and Bring New Talent to Businesses

easing the transition for refugees, the results could help businesses, too, Paulson says, since finding a better way to anticipate where refugees will thrive and how to support them in success potentially offers fresh sources of talent.... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Technology; Information Technology

18 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Breaking Through a Growth Stall

identify your core customers and build a scalable platform for growth around them. That's the message from Frank V. Cespedes, the MBA Class of 1973 Senior Lecturer of Business Administration at Harvard Business School; James P. Dougherty,... View Details