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Building Entrepreneurial Organizations - Health Care

in R&D labs to their development for commercial use. This is for students who want to pursue entrepreneurship in science and technology, anticipate leading market launch teams in incumbent organizations, or... View Details

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Professional Development - Alumni

organizations designed to help experienced executives expand their global perspective and lead at a higher level. HBS Online Online courses, led by award-winning faculty, to help you master essential business concepts. Tools & Training... View Details

23 May 2018
Research & Ideas

How to Know If Your Neighborhood Is Being Gentrified

Francisco. Among the findings: The opening of a Starbucks—and cafes more generally—is a leading indicator of gentrification, and is associated with an increase in local housing prices of .5 percent. Gentrifying neighborhoods tend to spawn... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

25 Jul 2005
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Fool vs. Jerk: Whom Would You Hire?

of perspectives that can lead to truly innovative approaches to accomplishing a task. Even groups composed not of similar souls but merely of people who are very familiar with one another miss the chance to integrate the fresh perspective... View Details

Keywords: by Tiziana Casciaro & Miguel Sousa Lobo

17 Jan 2017
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First Look at New Research: January 17

of working at a large organization for the chance to be in charge? Search diligently and efficiently. Plan to spend six months to two years—full time—following leads and systematically vetting business prospects. Focus on companies that... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 8

manage multiple strategies of interaction at once? This article examines the experience of three leading NGOs in Mumbai, India involved in slum and squatter housing. We investigate how they began relating with government agencies during... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Jun 2021
Blog Post

7 Things HBS Taught Me the Last 2 Years

applicable. I felt like an impostor but I found over the next two years that impostor syndrome is nearly universal and always unfounded. All of us belong here and have enriched the HBS community in our own special way. I learned that my experience working at Google... View Details

26 Nov 2013
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First Look: November 26

"get excited"), which lead them to feel more excited, adopt an opportunity mindset (as opposed to a threat mindset), and improve their subsequent performance. These findings suggest the importance of arousal congruency during... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Jun 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

The Role of Emotions in Effective Negotiations

which was a recipe for disaster." Wasynczuk learned to enter into contract talks with a smile—and to rationalize away his own anger when a deal couldn't be struck. "If an agent was being greedy with me, they were probably being greedy with other View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Entertainment & Recreation; Sports

08 Oct 2013
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First Look: October 8

Ferguson's Formula By: Elberse, Anita, and Sir Alex Ferguson Abstract—When Alex Ferguson took over as manager of the English football team Manchester United, the club was in dire straits: it hadn't won a league title in nearly 20 years... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

April 2011 (Revised April 2015)
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Cipla 2011

By: Rohit Deshpande, Sandra J. Sucher and Laura Winig

Dr. Yusuf Hamied, head of the Indian pharma and generics manufacturing company Cipla, is weighing options for how to continue to support the global fight against HIV/AIDS while positioning his company for growth in a changing regulatory landscape. View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Leading Change; Leadership Style; Management Teams; Governance Compliance; Corporate Strategy; Pharmaceutical Industry

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26 Oct 2022
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How Paid Promos Take the Shine Off YouTube Stars (and Tips for Better Influencer Marketing)

suggests that the effect translates to an average of $10,000 over an average six-year-career influencer. “If consumers aren’t perceiving social influencers as trustworthy and authentic, much of their marketing effort might not lead to a... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Technology; Media & Broadcasting

23 Sep 2022
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8 Strategies to Sustain Business Innovation

leading innovation in changing environment.” 1. Understand the opportunity paradox How can organizations capture new growth most effectively? “If you’re doing something new, it is inevitably going to be difficult,” McDonald says. The... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

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Organizational Leadership Course | HBS Online

distinct challenges of leading larger, more dispersed teams Develop strategies for planning and engineering organizational change and innovation initiatives Shape your organizational culture and architecture... View Details

01 Dec 2023
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A Continuum of Innovation

As senior associate dean and chair of the MBA Program, Matt Weinzierl has a running list of questions that he and Jana P. Kierstead, the executive director of MBA and Doctoral programs, always keep in mind. They range from the curricular (How can we ensure that the MBA... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

14 Jan 2019
Op-Ed

These 4 CEOs Created a New Standard of Leadership

financial strength, increasing annual revenues to $12 billion while reducing costs. A $3.6 billion fundraising campaign further strengthened its balance sheet. With the help of a skilled team of physician leaders and administrators, John... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George; Health; Banking; Food & Beverage; Consumer Products

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Angela Q. Crispi | About

Angela Q. Crispi Bio Angela is the Executive Dean for Administration at Harvard Business School, leading an organization of nearly 2,000 staff with an operating budget of $1 billion. She oversees the execution of the School’s strategy... View Details

01 Mar 2024
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Unlocking the Power of Community

When Tara Fung (MBA 2016) explains Co:Create, the company she cofounded in 2022 and now leads as CEO, she doesn’t mention Web3 first. “We help innovative brands and creators unlock the power of community,” she explains. Co:Create does this with a new, gamified approach... View Details

Keywords: April White

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HBS Entrepreneurship Summit - Alumni

Programs & Events HBS Entrepreneurship Summit NOV 4-5 4-5 NOVEMBER 2022 HBS ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT: LEADING HIGH-GROWTH VENTURES IN AN UNPREDICTABLE WORLD Brought to you by the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship and Alumni Relations... View Details

May 2013 (Revised March 2014)
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Benetton Group S.p.A., 2000

By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin

In 2000, Benetton was one of the leading mass fashion competitors in the world with approximately $1.9 billion in sales across 5,500 stores in 120 countries. But the company's fortunes seemed to be on the wane. Operating profits had fallen 9% from the prior year to... View Details