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initiatives—from the New Venture Competition to the Rock Accelerator to the Rock 100—have emerged as potent tools for would-be entrepreneurs to experience the practical reality of chasing a dream. The faculty includes some of the top... View Details

February 2008 (Revised December 2011)
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Weber Shandwick: The Client Relationship Leader Program

By: Robert G. Eccles and Kerry Herman

In 2002 Weber Shandwick, a leading global public relations agency, instituted a Client Relationship Leader (CRL) Program for its top 32 global accounts. The purpose of the program is to ensure that all of the firm's resources across geographies, practice areas, and... View Details

Keywords: Blogs; Competency and Skills; Customer Relationship Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Design; Social and Collaborative Networks; Competitive Advantage; Public Relations Industry

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Do Bitcoin and Digital Currency Have a Future?

Credit: pixelfit SUMMING UP How Will Digital Currencies Be Regulated? Blockchain technology has a brighter future than most digital currencies in general and Bitcoin in particular, judging from responses to this month’s column. It’s also... View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett; Financial Services

10 Jun 2019
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What I Did Differently Before Reapplying to HBS

it could have on the world, particularly in emerging markets. It gave me a sense of purpose, a mission, and a reason to attend an institution like HBS. I came to HBS to obtain the skills, experiences, and View Details

14 Sep 2023
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MBAs Accelerate Their Social Enterprise Ventures

despite cost-effective FinTech alternatives, many European migrant communities continued to rely on expensive money transfer operators for monthly remittances averaging around 200 per migrant. This puzzling trend emerged due to two key... View Details

17 Jan 2019
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Why Business Should Support Employees Who Are Caregivers

friend, more workers are scaling back, stepping away, or choosing alternative professional opportunities that help them balance these demands. Companies that ignore this emerging crisis risk losing their hardest-to-find and highest-paid... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Health

25 Jun 2007
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HBS Cases: Beauty Entrepreneur Madam Walker

evangelists," as well as appealing and effective products that inspired consumer loyalty—held sway over the popularization of beauty products that were just emerging for all women, black as well as white. All told, her central... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Beauty & Cosmetics

08 Feb 2024
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African American Student Union Spotlight on Joint Degrees

New Jersey. What was your pre-MBA industry and role? I explored several different roles prior to attending HBS. My post-MIT career began at Microsoft, where I spent several years as a Product Manager working on Artificial Intelligence, eventually specializing in View Details

22 Feb 2022
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New Urban Order

the risk of flooding.” In addition, a number of seemingly futuristic sustainable technologies are already being deployed commercially, including photovoltaic cells built into the “skin” of buildings and electrochromic windows that darken automatically in View Details

Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services

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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

this session, we will consider the implications of living in a permanent state of elevated turbulence. COVID has been an object lesson in having to continuously reassess changing conditions and adapt both strategy and operations to the View Details

10 Feb 2016
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Combining an Interest in Music and Business

mind. Nevertheless, already a year in the MBA program, I now realize that an MBA means lots of different things to different people and that it is my responsibility to make sure I tailor my experience to my own goals and passions. For the... View Details

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Marketing Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Narayandas. Julian De Freitas : Recipient of a 2023–2024 HBS Required Curriculum (RC) Case Award for “Hometown Foods: Changing Price Amid Inflation” (HBS Case 522-087, March 2022) with Jeremy Yang and Das Narayandas. Ayelet Israeli : Finalist for the 2024 Erin Anderson... View Details

21 Nov 2015
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HBS Cases: Stella McCartney Combines High Fashion with Environmental Values

the case in class, what kinds of comments or ideas emerged that surprised you? Did it go in directions you didn’t expect it to? A: For me, what was most surprising is that many students were not aware of her sustainability philosophy.... View Details

Keywords: by Brian Kenny; Fashion

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Molly Welch

Why did you choose this path at this point in time? I worked for several years at Google in marketing and public policy roles, first related to corporate social responsibility initiatives and subsequently to View Details

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By: Debora L. Spar

I'll have a girl, please

American Public Media [Marketplace], 12 September 2006

DR. DEBORAH SPAR: "The ability to choose gender is really only the first... View Details

04 May 2020
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6 Things You Should Know About the HBS/HKS Joint Degree

must have a thorough understanding of how the public, private and non-profit sectors interact with each other. The HBS/HKS joint degree program provides you with the curriculum, peer group, network and resources to accelerate attaining... View Details

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Invention of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership View Details

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Disruptive Innovation Online Course | HBS Online

Community's Official Networking Group and gain exclusive access to events and other networking opportunities. Description of silent animated video above: Learner types an answer in the discussion board in... View Details

14 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

heightened uncertainty? While we are still far from knowing what constitutes a “best practice,” there is already a great deal of experimentation emerging globally. To provide an early report of these View Details

Keywords: by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa

21 Feb 2005
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Is Business Management a Profession?

individuals. In response to the recent scandals, politicians and government officials have stepped in to pass new laws and create new regulations, while prominent persons on Wall Street and elsewhere in the business community have issued... View Details

Keywords: by Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria & Daniel Penrice

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