Scaling And Growth - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2018
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Engaging with Students to Share Insights About Africa

first and second-year MBA students. During the four-day course, he worked with Elkins to provide an overview of Africa’s economic landscape, range of business opportunities, and the speed of View Details

01 Oct 1998
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Going Against the Flow

and those of developed countries. When capital is flowing freely throughout the world, there is tremendous growth and opportunity in emerging markets. But when the tap is... View Details

Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr.

01 Jan 2004
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A. G. Lafley, MBA 1977

the breakthrough development of Liquid Tide in 1984, is proud that most of P&G's growth in recent years has come from core products that are household names around the globe. "I really believe you should play to your strengths," he says.... View Details

01 Mar 2017
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Case Study: Moment in the Sun

Grabski (OPM 29, 2000) When you look at the life of successful startups, there is a distinct pattern: At the early stages, they focus and allocate most of their resources for the activities where the growth... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Feb 1999
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Fred Lazarus: Art Work at the Office

eight times its 1978 level, and its endowment has grown over twentyfold. Physically, MICA has dramatically expanded its campus, acquiring new buildings and renovating old ones. But perhaps most impressive is... View Details

Keywords: Jeffrey Lazar

14 Nov 2024
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How the Insurance Industry Can Weather the Storms

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Liberty Mutual CEO Tim Sweeney (MBA 1991) says that 2012 was the year that climate change started really showing up on the balance sheet. “This is a horrible... View Details

09 Dec 2010
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Driving the Market for Big-Rig Engines

Keywords: Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing

20 Dec 2022
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Singing to the Corn

sustainable agricultural practices like no-till farming and polyculture—in other words, the same practices used by indigenous cultures and promoted by Sacred Seed through gardens like the one at the... View Details

01 Oct 1999
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Entrepreneur Daniel S. Bricklin: A Class Act

that enabled programmers to more easily simulate other applications and to create new prototypes. Continuing to design software over the next several years, Bricklin addressed diverse needs such as repetitive laser printing View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs

04 Sep 2019
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Accelerating Allston

Dean Nitin Nohria. “This generous gift will support future leaders who will bridge the worlds of business and engineering, spurring innovation and the commercialization of new discoveries to address many of... View Details

01 Jun 2008
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Kash Rangan

money to good use, building a successful organization, showing that you have a demonstrable impact in achieving your mission, and then scaling the organization are the hardest to accomplish. When you show... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

01 Sep 2018
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From Das’s Desk

their career growth, working at an advanced level in their profession, and beginning to think about their legacy at work, in their field, or in the world. Senior alumni, while continuing to seek further View Details

Keywords: Das Narayandas

28 Feb 2025
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Joy to the World

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010), CEO of East Boston Social Centers, spent time in foster care as a child, living in more homes than he can remember,... View Details

29 Aug 2018
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The Value of Valleys

that. Really hard, kind of walking around with the knowledge of who was going to lose their positions and after I got through that I had a hard time pulling myself out of it and focusing on future View Details

05 May 2022
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Lesson Plans

growth mindset, they’re building their grit, their perseverance, they’re taking agency over their learning. And all sorts of beautiful things can start to happen in the actual classroom. Instead of it being... View Details

19 Jun 2018
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Pittsburgh Alumni Annual Meeting Features PPG’s McGarry

Community Partners program is open to volunteer consultants “from HBS and other top business schools. It’s a way to build a network across our business community here,” Chussil says. Consultants typically help clients with challenges of... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Mar 2017
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Swimming with the Stream

worked,” she says. “But that extra time helped us build a show that will just be extraordinary.” From Baker Library: The US isn't the only region witnessing growth of music streaming services—China and... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Mar 2018
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Turning Point: One Step at a Time

I’ll never be “above average” in this part of my life. But cultivating a practice of endurance and resilience has paid dividends far beyond the physical. Christina Wallace is vice president of growth at... View Details

Keywords: Christina Wallace (MBA 2010)

01 Mar 2019
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Building a Movement

image by John Ritter Twenty-five years after the Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI) was launched at HBS, the Bulletin sits down with professors on the forward edge of the movement: Mitch Weiss (MBA 2004), who developed the EC course Public Entrepreneurship, View Details

01 Apr 2002
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Back in Business

to promote the growth of the city's economy, was asked by the city and state to take over management of these donations. In turn, an NYCP subsidiary, the New York City Investment Fund (NYCIF), took charge of... View Details

Keywords: 9/11; NYC; New York City; Government

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