Scaling And Growth - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2014
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Screen Saver

Born in Cuba and raised in Puerto Rico, Gerardo "Gerry" Lopez fondly recalls the first movie he saw in the United States, in 1977: Star Wars. "Wow, the special effects and flying through space—it was great!"... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Arts, Entertainment

01 Sep 2017
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City of Dreams

he speaks of with such passion. “John Keells is probably the only company based in Sri Lanka that has the scale and commitment to create systemic change,” he says, noting that housing will be one area of... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Alice Carfrae; Sri Lanka; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development

04 Sep 2019
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The School that Donham Built

and 1927. “Donham’s innovations became anchor points for subsequent campus development,” says Executive Dean for Administration Angela Crispi (MBA 1990). “Our unique status as a residential business school has guided decisions about the... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Jun 2016
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Up by the Roots

its wine, but inferior product from Canada and China had begun flooding the market, driving down retail prices from $50 a pound that year to $12 a pound by 2006. Instead of joining the family business, Hsu went to work for General Mills... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs

01 Sep 2020
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Saving Grace

Illustration by Neil Webb About a year before he reached retirement, Frank Chapman started mapping out the travels he and his wife envisioned for their golden years. A career accountant for British telecom companies, he thought it best to... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

25 May 2011
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Race to the Finish?

The National Research Council, an arm of the U.S National Academy of Sciences, recently added its voice to a growing chorus of calls for immediate action to cut emissions of heat-trapping gases. As it happens, the announcement came on the heels of a visit to the School... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

19 Aug 2024
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Quantum Leap

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Quantum computing has long been talked about as one of the next big things—the kind of technology, like AI, that will change everything. But to our... View Details

28 Sep 2021
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Alumni Connections Drive Career Opportunities for Students

Eric Westphal (MBA 2021) Diego Dzodan (MBA 1999) Eric Westphal (MBA 2021) Diego Dzodan (MBA 1999) As the impact of COVID-19 on individuals and businesses grew in intensity last year, HBS Career & Professional Development (CPD) staff... View Details

Keywords: Becca Carnahan

01 Jun 2017
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Supercharged

connectors. China, which outstrips both Europe and the United States in terms of EV adoption, wants to put 3 to 5 million electric vehicles on its roads by 2020. China’s central government has also opened the state-run power sector to... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; illustrations by Tavis Coburn

01 Dec 2002
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Faculty Updates

Challenge (1996) and The Real Estate Game (1999). His research concerns the entrepreneurial process in large and small companies, capital formation in real estate, and the... View Details

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 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

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 Jun 2020
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Check In

to be one of the first market segments to come back in a big way, and there’s already a big demand for Key West—in fact, it has higher room rates on average than New York City. You sound pretty optimistic overall. MD: Even though travel... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; hotels; COVID-19; real estate; Accommodation; Hospitality

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

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

30 Mar 2017
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Negotiating Peace in Canada's Largest Rainforest

this problem was a good fit to my personality. What I found powerful is that for me I had to have a model of how each of the different parties to the negotiation saw the world, what their pressures on them were, where their funding was, what their time View Details

09 Mar 2023
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Four Alumni Clubs Mark Milestone Year

on at the School, and hope to include Dean Datar as well as several other prominent alumni," he says. "We're creating a Centennial Celebration Committee, and we invite our alumni to please join us. This is a... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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