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Ben Seipel
industry you can think of, everything from finance and consulting to mining in Africa or pursuing a social enterprise." The combination of personal and professional... View Details
Keywords: Tech
- 13 Oct 2016
- News
Adding Muscle to the Fight Against Disease
biotech companies—as a function of cost, time, and failure modes—tend to risk pivot on one program, one clinical trial, one outcome,” he observes. “Our company is the leader in mining muscle biology for drug... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
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Joe Stenger
a lot, but that woman is the most heroic person I know. What’s the best thing about your home town? Fast cars, backroads, and freedom. I grew up in a really small mining town nestled in the foothills of the... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Short Takes
operator adjusts the oven because it "doesn't sound right" and prevents a disaster. A steel alloy salesperson who has kept his eye on emissions regulations knows what "the next big thing" in furnace... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Insights from the Post-Macho Workplace
ELY: Drilling down for valuable perspectives on how gender issues affect efficiency, safety, and productivity in the workplace. Field-based research can take HBS faculty members to some unusual places. Professor Robin Ely’s recent working... View Details
- 18 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
GM’s IPO: Back to the Future
suppliers, tertiary suppliers such as steel and aluminum manufacturers, the dealer network, and providers of financing, especially GMAC. The task of saving two major auto... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Lisa Churchville (MBA 1979)
A native of Aliceville, Alabama, Lisa Churchville attended HBS while on educational leave from IBM. Upon graduation, she changed paths and pursued her interest in broadcasting, working as an account executive for ABC before joining NBC in... View Details
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Past Projects | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
level. The global community tends to look to governments and multilaterals during public health crises, but in what contexts can the private sector be better equipped to act and in what ways? ArcelorMittal... View Details
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Kira Epler
the community he had lived in and how it was affected by a copper mine nearby. After hearing his story, I could see the broader impact of a company's decisions, the larger consequences for communities."... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Terence P. Stewart
Auto Workers in a 1980 case that led to the voluntary restraint agreement with Japan; the bearings industry since the 1970s; and the steel sector in the 1970s and 1980s - as... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 14 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
5 Lessons I Hope Marketers Don’t Learn from Donald Trump
If marketing is a profession, and I hope it is, then I suggest there are five rules that marketers should not follow in the interests of self-respect and respect for the profession. It pays to pander. No it... View Details
Keywords: by John A. Deighton
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Ink
not nearly enough are aiming to be market leaders in 2025. Foresight is a muscle that can be developed.” —Alison Sander (MBA 1986), director of Boston Consulting Group’s Center for Sensing & Mining the Future, from her October 2014... View Details
- 02 Jan 2020
- News
Empowering Rural Communities
Utah’s coal country, where three generations of Rileys have mined and where his family still lives. But Riley thinks Guzman Energy has a role to play in that transition. “I’m trying to cultivate a culture... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Ask the Expert: Barreling Ahead
side or the support side (equipment suppliers, startup consultants, etc.)? Over history, some of the most successful ventures were launched on the support side. (Some people who made the most money during the gold rush sold picks and... View Details
- 30 May 2018
- What Do You Think?
Should Intellectual Property be Protected in International Trade?
the US, for example, travel and creation of intellectual property provide massive positive trade balances. Innovation, and the intellectual property that it creates, provide the lifeblood for the world’s... View Details
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Shaun Miller
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? Earning an MBA has been a career aspiration of mine since my undergraduate studies - I had always looked forward to the idea of not only expanding my technical skill set, but also learning... View Details
- February 2011 (Revised July 2011)
- Supplement
Caterpillar, Inc. (C)
By: David F. Hawkins
IASB proposes new defined benefit plan accounting standard. View Details
Keywords: International Accounting; Governance; Compensation and Benefits; Standards; Mining Industry; Mining Industry; Mining Industry
Hawkins, David F. "Caterpillar, Inc. (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 111-088, February 2011. (Revised July 2011.)
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Thinking Green
As part of the cross-University program Harvard Thinks Big, in December six professors from different Harvard schools offered their thoughts on climate change. University Professor Rebecca Henderson and Professor of Management Practice... View Details
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- 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.... View Details
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Ben Faw
deep personal interest of mine to wean ourselves from oil. When you have friends and colleagues who have given their lives in conflicts related to oil interests, you’re motivated to find ways to reduce oil... View Details