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Power and Influence for Positive Impact | HBS Online

Understand how power really works Cultivate power to make an impact Avoid the pitfalls of power Build networks as a source of power Assess your organization’s political landscape Develop influence skills to shift power dynamics Exercise... View Details

12 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

Enron’s Lessons for Managers

Some events mark a generation. If a marker is a source of deep learning about ourselves, as Malcolm Salter believes it is, then the Enron crisis is exactly that for business people. Political scientists have the Bay of Pigs; engineers... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

20 Dec 2011
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First Look: December 20

innovation in open systems is an important trend in the modern global economy. In general, distributed innovation is made possible by the modularity of the underlying product... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Judges - Alumni

customers/borrowers. Lara co-founded NowAccount, an innovative B2B payments company that enables small businesses to get paid immediately in a way that feels like accepting a credit card for payment and served as its CEO for 14 years.... View Details

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Finance & Investing - Business & Environment

climate change, what will you do to stay ahead of the curve, preserve access to capital, anticipate and manage risk, and invest in new opportunities? Conference Agenda Agenda Conference Videos Ramana Nanda Opening Remarks Leading a... View Details

28 Feb 2023
Blog Post

Celebrating Socioeconomic Diversity and Inclusion at HBS (Part 1)

opened a small American Chinese restaurant in Dallas, and in the classic fashion to save money, I would often help out. At HBS, I have had the privilege to explore, reflect, and find my calling. I realize that I love food and restaurants!... View Details

06 Dec 2017
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Is It Time To Break Up Amazon, Apple, Facebook, or Google?

strong-arm suppliers and competitors As long as Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple operate transparently and legally, I don’t think we need to worry. The speed with which innovation occurs and expands will almost certainly see competitors... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology; Web Services

10 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Globalization: The Strategy of Differences

potential for the scale economies that such commonalities unlock, as their primary source of added value. Differences from country to country, in contrast, are viewed as obstacles that need to be overcome. It's possible to apply different... View Details

Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat

06 Dec 2016
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December 6, 2016

American economic development, Slavery's Capitalism identifies slavery as the primary force driving key innovations in entrepreneurship, finance, accounting, management, and political economy that are too often attributed to the so-called... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Nov 2022
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Why Aren’t Business Leaders More Vocal About Immigration Policy?

residing in the US as either undocumented or illegal immigrants. What you call them seems to depend to some extent on your political leanings. Another result are borders—in particular, the Southern border—that are more open than many... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

12 Nov 2021
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Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

innovative solutions, especially Black female knowledge workers. We found that 42 percent of Gen Z Black women are “the first to know when something new or cutting-edge is released.” The gap with the other races was almost two-to-one. Jim... View Details

01 Feb 2001
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Advisory Boards Help HBS Assess and Attain Its Goals

the board, the Dean, and the faculty is very open and candid. It's clear to me, and to all members of the board, that our ideas and challenges are valued and that they do make a difference." It is this easy interaction that fosters the... View Details

Keywords: Elena N. Berg; boards; alumni; planning; leadership; advice; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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McCollum Center | About

northeast corner of the HBS campus. The classroom facility opened in 1970, in tandem with the nearby Baker Hall, an Executive Education residence. Designed by Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott, the modern, two-story... View Details

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The Intersection of Public Relations and Photography | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Baker Library, Harvard Business School (olvwork355024). Russell Aikins. Charging molten pig iron into open hearth, South Chicago Works, Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation, 1932. Industrial Life Photograph Collection, Baker Library,... View Details

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

endowment increased to $80 million, from $56 million in fiscal 2020. Cash giving for construction projects totaled $8 million, compared with $5 million in the prior year. Current use giving—both restricted and unrestricted—provides crucial funding for View Details

21 Feb 2005
Op-Ed

Is Business Management a Profession?

innovative new financial derivatives or special-purpose vehicles, even if they serve on boards that are required to approve such potentially risky transactions. In fact, data on enrollment in executive education programs offered by... View Details

Keywords: by Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria & Daniel Penrice

19 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 19, 2018

optimal action paves the way for incidental learning, while being dogmatic creates a barrier. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54567 Harvard Business School Case 717-035 Turkey and Russia: Dangerous Liaisons The case View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

19 May 2021
Op-Ed

Why America Needs a Better Bridge Between School and Career

change among training organizations, our research team at Harvard’s interdisciplinary Project on Workforce analyzed 316 applications to the Postsecondary Innovation for Equity initiative. The grant competition, launched by venture... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller and Rachel Lipson

26 Jun 2023
Blog Post

ClimateCAP 2023 & ClimateCAP Fellowship

witness the innovative solutions that have sprung up in the region. This experience also inspired me to develop my own venture idea, which also becomes my project in the ClimateCAP Fellowship. What inspired you to apply for the ClimateCAP... View Details

24 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach

Enterprise Balanced Scorecard: The Enterprise Scorecard is the source of essential information for executive management and the board, providing a concise but thorough understanding of the business and its key drivers. This tool describes... View Details

Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu

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