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- 11 Jun 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching the Next Generation of Energy Executives
You may think that being an energy executive—especially a manager in a leading oil company—might be the easiest job around. Just flip the production switch, and watch gas prices head toward $4 a gallon. But students enrolled in Harvard Business School professor Forest... View Details
- 23 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Businesses Need a 'Catalyst' to Make CSR Practices Stick
wider. What the process looks like In their new paper, the writers expand upon the process necessary to put inclusive growth strategies into action. Ideation. “Someone has to see the opportunity for creating an ecosystem that builds a... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Breaking Free from Fear of Change
research on high-need-for-achievement professionals — people with an insatiable need to keep achieving at all costs — DeLong took stock of the ways in which he and other driven executives can become victims of their own ambitions and... View Details
- 06 Dec 2017
- Blog Post
The 23rd Annual Harvard Business School Tech Conference
start their venture and take a plunge in the technology space in upcoming markets - often their home countries. Hearing stories from the visitors about the fantastic work underway in some of the markets, and the plethora of opportunities... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 24 Oct 2013
- News
Searching for a Better Society
needs. That took me a long time to understand, and it cost me a lot of money. It is why I believe what I believe. I don't want to repeat mistakes." Dumon is more than someone with a formulaic approach to designing new products. He has... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Alumni Books
to revolutionize every part of every business. Guerrilla Marketing for a Bulletproof Career: How to Attract Ongoing Opportunities in Perpetually Gut-Wrenching Times, for Entrepreneurs, Employees, and Everyone in Between by Jay Conrad... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Dean Clark on Leadership, Educational Priorities, and Funding the Future
business in the world today, do you foresee new opportunities for HBS? In most institutions that endure, there are “inflection points” — times when forces like the economy, technology, and the social environment converge, and the future... View Details
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
What Really Drives Your Strategy?
process; all these other elements have an impact as well. Q: What role do customers play? Bower: In the ordinary course of events, when managers of business units make proposals for investments, they are almost always driven by View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Web
Global Activities 2020-2021 - Global Activities 2021
career in economic development. GO: Africa Fellowship Enables Graduates to Have an Impact The Global Opportunity Fellowship (GO: Africa) supplements the income of MBA graduates pursuing careers in Africa where the annual compensation is... View Details
- 29 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Helping Women in Mexico to Live Fulfilled and Healthy Lives
for a Mexican health care startup called Moons, leading market entry, in-house production, and operations for Colombia, and interned at SAGANA, an impact investing fund, where she had the opportunity to lead an investment thesis on... View Details
- 15 Jan 2020
- News
The Business of Access
take Lisle’s business know-how—she had led revenue generation and growth opportunities in the private sector at companies like Oracle, Zefer, and Wellbourne International—and apply it to nonprofits rooted in the social services. The... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 29 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 29, 2016
institution’s patient portal. Conclusions. As healthcare costs continue to rise in the United States and around the world, a value-based approach with explicit, transparently reported patient outcomes will not only create View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 23, 2008
monetary incentive to join the company more quickly than originally planned. The case provides an opportunity to analyze negotiation strategy and the importance of emotional intelligence and effective interpersonal communication during a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Making Their Way
medical industry; shelving units for retail consumer products; and high-tolerance firing pins for military applications. When it comes to per-piece cost for metal stampings, the United States is very competitive with China because labor... View Details
- 15 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Black Swans and Big Trends Can Ruin Anyone's Internet Prediction
how we thought about online opportunities one year after the dot-com bubble burst. In retrospect, many of my thoughts about the internet’s future evolution missed the mark. If you think history repeats itself, then these forecasting... View Details
- 28 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Spotlight: Cissy Chen (MBA 2019)
to going to HBS, it wasn’t until I took “Investing in the 21st Century: Return, Risk and Impact,” taught by Professors Shawn Cole and Vikram Gandhi, that I had a chance to learn about what impact investing was and understand how big the View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Student Conferences, at a Glance
governance in Asia, and measuring performance in nonprofit organizations. As always, there was ample opportunity for networking and socializing with participants and speakers from across the Harvard University community and beyond. The... View Details
- 13 May 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #5: Phyllis Newhouse, CEO, Entrepreneur, Leader
Newhouse, whose SPAC, Athena Technology Acquisition Corp, merged with Heliogen in mid-2021 in a deal that valued the joint company at $2 billion. “I collect what I call ROCs. That means resources, opportunities, and connections. We’re always just one ROC – one... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Post-Office
cost of living is much cheaper. I think from both the company’s perspective and the workers’ perspective, this could be a win-win. Some CFOs and workers will see that and that will make this a more permanent phenomenon or a trend. The... View Details
- 10 Nov 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Making Lincoln Center Cool Again
interact, such as cross-organization meetings on key areas including PR, marketing, financial, legal, and technology. Dinners, cocktail parties, galas, and other social gatherings provide opportunities for board members, VIPs, donors, and... View Details