landscape - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 May 2021
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History’s Future

environmental sustainability and inclusive growth. “This is a cultural landscape. We don’t want to get ahead of ourselves in development and ruin all this heritage,” he says. For AlMadani, that means a commitment to preserving the region’s natural View Details

Keywords: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment

07 Nov 2014
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The First Five Years: Tiffany Pham (MBA 2012)

kind-hearted nature and candor.” How do you use what you learned at HBS today? “At HBS, I learned to think on my feet and make optimal decisions, with limited information, while overcoming complex problems. In the media and technology sector, as the View Details

Keywords: News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Apr 2002
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Q&A - Mark Fields

What have you learned about Japan? It’s a land of clarity and ambiguity. Think of a Japanese painting with a beautifully detailed willow branch against a landscape of fog. Contradictions and paradoxes abound. While it’s a very... View Details

Keywords: auto; Mazda; Ford; Mark Fields; Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Oct 1999
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A Constructive Summer at HBS

going on behind the scenes," notes Angela Crispi (MBA '90), assistant dean, chief planning officer. "We're choosing color palettes and making decisions about furniture, flooring, and lighting fixtures. We're also planning the landscaping... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

17 Mar 2015
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The First Five Years: Adam Enbar (MBA 2010)

“The Flatiron School is named after the Flatiron Building. It was the first skyscraper in New York City, and, for a long time, a symbol for technology transforming the landscape of a city. We hope to use technology to transform the View Details

Keywords: Technical and Trade Schools; Educational Services

01 Oct 2000
News

Books

a business landscape replete with possibilities, they select a single modern-day example -- the electronic computer -- as the focus of their study. Baldwin and Clark argue that the computer industry could not have experienced its... View Details

15 Nov 2013
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Helping Bright Ideas Shine Again

things. Even when I was young, I started a landscaping business that I ran for several years. It taught me customer service, following a rigorous schedule, buying and maintaining equipment, and dealing with employees—all of which have... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

19 Feb 2020
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Capitol Ideas to Combat Climate Change

federal policy would really be helpful to create a uniform landscape for the capital markets and the technologies to respond to.” Matt Sonnesyn (HKS 2002) and VP of infrastructure, energy and environment at the Business Roundtable—which... View Details

Keywords: April White; photos by Jack Conroy

01 Mar 2017
News

Lego Stays on Script

approach, in essence, was true to the spirit of Lego’s brand. According to Moynihan, there’s a reason for all of those figures that Lin asked (and was granted permission) to play with in his movie, from Wonder Woman to C-3PO: “Given the way the media and entertainment... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Jun 2024
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The Exchange: Chance Encounters

physical proximity and virtual connection, and the increasing human tendency to isolate oneself. You write that this moment represents a rare opportunity to reimagine the workplace. What does the landscape look like now, and how strategic... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Mar 2007
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The Plight of the Global Poor

its leavings. Every night on the outskirts of Manila, thousands of people lie down to sleep amid acres of rotting food and industrial detritus in a vast urban dumping ground called Payatas. At dawn, they rise and swarm across a featureless View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; bottom of the pyramid (BOP); Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

01 Mar 2017
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Case Study: Moment in the Sun

hospitality. Offices and health care facilities could both offer the company access to huge sectors of the $80 billion lighting market. The Question: Hoskins describes the competitive landscape as “a land grab.” He’d love to do some pilot... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Jun 2016
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Ask the Expert: Barreling Ahead

environment where 115-plus local breweries work together to create some of the best craft beer in the country. In addition, San Diego County has done a nice job of diversifying its water resources. With that said, we expect the landscape... View Details

01 Jun 2000
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VC Luminary John Doerr: Education Reform Critical to Success of New Economy

sales in excess of $73 billion. After chronicling the landscape of the new economy, Doerr remarked, "You probably figured I was going to come here and talk about technology and venture capital. But I think education is the biggest problem... View Details

09 Mar 2021
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Empowering School Leaders to Meet Today's Challenges

gained from the CSML program to help navigate issues wrought by the pandemic: “With the increased demands of leading a campus through the ever-changing landscape of COVID-19, the ability to triage needs, inspire hope, and develop robust... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

23 Feb 2023
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In My Humble Opinion: Hometown Reboot

golf.” Out of office: “I paint landscapes and portraiture.” It’s a hobby Motley’s pursued since the age of four. Fork in the road: “Engineering versus art school. My dad made that decision for me, and I ended up in engineering school.”... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Dec 2014
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Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2014

politics, and a business landscape dominated by yesterday’s champions. Murphy places these troubles in a broad historical context, combining analyses of Japanese culture and society over the centuries with accounts of Japan's numerous... View Details

30 Aug 2018
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Sharing a Passion for Art

Netherlands in attendance. The name Voorlinden (literally “in front of the Linden”) has been associated with the surrounding landscape since the 16th century, but the museum’s architecture itself is decidedly modern. Walls consist of... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Arts, Entertainment

01 Jun 2017
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The Exchange: Venture Forth

context of venture-backed companies. Professor Nanda, you’ve identified 2006 as a turning point in venture capital investing. What happened then, and how did it change the decision-making process among venture capitalists? Ramana Nanda: In the mid-2000s, the... View Details