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01 Mar 2010
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Slum for Sale

area. Written with the assistance of Namrata Arora, a research associate at the HBS India Research Center, the case considers the potential risks and rewards of approaching an area like Dharavi with a new model in mind: slums as lucrative and socially entrepreneurial... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

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Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - Site Credits

Baker Library Special Collections Exhibits More Exhibits Explore the Exhibit Student Pioneers The Value of Business Education The Golden Age of Black Business AASU Early Years & Influence AASU Founders Core... View Details

06 Apr 2017
News

From Lobster Traps to Border Fencing

A Massachusetts firm that makes wire mesh for lobster traps says its technology could save millions in building the US-Mexico border wall proposed by President Donald Trump. "It's difficult to climb, it's difficult to cut—I think it just... View Details

Keywords: Donald Trump; homeland security; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Apr 1996
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HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

The HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors has had a busy year, meeting both on campus and in informal settings around the world. In January, we returned to HBS for our Winter Meeting. The sessions included important reports from the... View Details

Keywords: Cathy Connett

12 Apr 2018
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: The Trouble with Tariffs

Stacks of shipping containers waiting to be filled with export goods. ralfgosch In March, when the Trump administration released its proposed tariffs list against China, I was eager to get a look. After all, these are the products from... View Details

Keywords: by Willy C. Shih; Manufacturing; Auto; Steel; Air Transportation; Technology; Telecommunications

01 Dec 2017
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Diagnosing DC’s Dysfunction

School’s US Competitiveness Project from business leader Katherine Gehl and University Professor Michael Porter. Gehl and Porter use the lens of industry competition to analyze the US political system and View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Government

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HBS Magazine About Us The HBS magazine (ISSN 1553-1546) is published four times a year (March, June, September, and December) by Harvard Business School. We welcome your letters and story ideas. Send them to magazine@hbs.edu , or HBS... View Details

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Vivek Garg

thread among the various groups and issues: a need for coordinated leadership. "Too many of us get locked into minute battles over turf," he says. "That makes it harder to propose global changes or innovations that could... View Details

15 May 2012
First Look

First Look: May 15

Distributed Innovation Author:Carliss Y. Baldwin Abstract Systems of distributed innovation-so-called business ecosystems-have become increasingly prevalent in many industries. These entities generally encompass numerous corporations,... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Sep 2015
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Opening Minds Through Expanded Learning Opportunities

History by the Case Method Professor David Moss David Moss knew his proposal to develop a history course for Harvard College students might take Dean Nitin Nohria by surprise. But it was Nohria who surprised Moss when he suggested that... View Details

01 Jun 2012
News

Ideas

with Gary P. Pisano Following up on his pledge to provide greater support for manufacturing, President Obama has announced a proposal to cut the effective tax rate for manufacturers to 25 percent. More Faculty Research Online HBS Working... View Details

Keywords: Finance; Manufacturing

01 Dec 2018
News

Hard Choices

and its flaws exaggerated, thereby leaving its future even more clouded and uncertain. While it’s hard to see how this proposed regulation would solve the problems that I’ve raised tonight, it’s exactly the kind of View Details

Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)

20 Nov 2007
First Look

First Look: November 20, 2007

a new toothpaste that had helped drive Colgate to a record value share in the important U.S. market, was in the global pipeline for 2005. Burton had on his desk the proposed marketing launch plans for CMF in China and Mexico. Each plan... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Native American Heritage Month | Baker Library

the basic community industries can be recycled as many as three or four times" (p. 32). The diagram is part of a larger proposed business strategy for Native American reservations to realize cash flow... View Details

12 May 2016
Research & Ideas

When Mass Shootings Lead to Looser Gun Restrictions

In the United States, there’s much debate over whether gun-related legislation can diminish the likelihood of mass shootings. New research from Harvard Business School turns the question on its head: Do mass shootings lead to more... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Jun 2012
News

Good as Our Word

for KBRA as early as 2008; in his mind, Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P sold their souls to win business in the short run. KBRA would, says Becker, “value integrity above everything else.” The case begins in April 2010, as Fons, Kroll’s EVP, is... View Details

Keywords: Maggie Starvish; Bond rating; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

16 Dec 2008
First Look

First Look: December 16, 2008

business. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=609011 China's Evolving Labor Laws Harvard Business School Case 308-092 The (A) case describes key provisions of the new labor... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2004
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Ex-Con Talks Ethics with HBS Students

80240ad2c5f43acc66f13dc5e89928ff There’s not much room for theory when Patrick Kuhse talks about business ethics. A successful stockbroker and entrepreneur, Kuhse became an international fugitive after being charged in 1994 with 32 counts... View Details

Keywords: Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

01 Dec 2016
News

How DC is Taxing the Country

to deliver desired outcomes our “gravest competitive weakness,” the authors propose their solution: an eight-point plan for Washington, recommending changes that they say would have impact within two to three years, such as streamlining... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs

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Making Markets

Use these resources to analyze broken markets and validate your proposed solutions. Understand the Current Marketplace: Gain a sense of the current landscape, major players, and future trends within an industry or sector in order to... View Details

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