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Philippe Rival

the sharing of different opinions are core to collaborative learning. The result is that no day is ever dull, and every day teaches you something you’d never thought you’d learn! Being part of the HBS community is like Discovering whole... View Details

04 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Smart Cities are Complicated and Costly: Here's How to Build Them

Chombosan Much promotion of smart cities assumes that municipalities will take a proactive, top-down, technology-first approach to urban progress. Thus far, these initiatives look for some forward-thinking city official (or immensely deep-pocketed private investor) to... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Construction; Green Technology

11 May 2022
Blog Post

MoMBAs: The Inspiring Student Mothers of HBS

new mom at HBS? I have absolutely loved being a parent at HBS. Becoming a mom felt like discovering a core part of my identity that I didn't know about before, but was always there. It has given me more confidence in who I am and what I... View Details

25 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Feeling Stuck? Getting Past Impasse

Unstuck I have a number of exercises that are designed to enable the reader to shift to this more metaphorical way of apprehending life. One exercise is called the 100 Jobs exercise. It has nothing to do with jobs. It's a way of helping a person identify the View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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HBS Fund Council - Alumni

Volunteer HBS Fund Many alumni dedicate their time and energy to securing donations for the HBS Fund, which plays a vital role in sustaining the School’s core priorities and fueling new ideas and initiatives. HBS Fund Council The HBS Fund... View Details

12 Nov 2021
News

Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

institutions and our approaches to managing ourselves will have meaningfully evolved. And in fact, 20 months later we have seen and are seeing rapid acceleration of innovations of all kinds that—pre-pandemic—were moving slowly and non-disruptively in our View Details

12 Sep 2023
Blog Post

Harvard Climate Entrepreneurs Circle: Taking Climate Solutions from Idea to Action, Faster

while their core platform continues to serve the nation and globally, with over 10,000 unique visitors a month. What background do Climate Circle founders have? As you can begin to see from the founders I’ve regaled you with, Climate... View Details

12 Mar 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

Managing the Family Business: Firing the CEO

hesitant. Yet sometimes, this is necessary. But when? You should fire your CEO under two of these three conditions: (1) there is a weak and unfixable fit between the CEO's skills and the needs of the company, (2) the CEO disrespects the View Details

20 Oct 2010
Op-Ed

Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic

necessary to confidentially put exports at the center of growth strategies. An alternative view of the data suggests that export-orientation works if some other fundamental conditions are in place. These fundamental conditions should then be at the View Details

Keywords: by Christian Ketels

23 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Arla Foods: How Sustainable Can A Dairy Company Be?

presenter highlighted the nutritional benefits of cow-based dairy products and said she was unsure that alternative dairy products would be able to match the nutrition and taste profile. Arla is also farmer-owned, meaning that the core... View Details

23 May 2023
Research & Ideas

Lessons on Life, Graffiti, and Value: 'It's in That Darkness That You Can Actually Develop and Evolve'

sociologist at Harvard Business School. His parents were an interracial couple who fell in love in the 1960s, when mixed marriages faced scorn and sometimes worse in many parts of the US. Even so, he said, they always believed in the promise and potential of the... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette

14 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

A Strategy For Steady Leadership in an Unsteady World

prevalent characteristic these days, business leaders who stay focused on their mission and values and have the courage to deploy bold strategies building on their strengths will be the winners. Those who abandon core values or lock... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

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Diversity and Equity - Alumni

supports both core priorities and new initiatives, and donors have the option to direct their gift specifically to diversity and equity . To learn about other opportunities to support HBS’s efforts in this area, please contact Ellen... View Details

24 May 2017
News

David G. Bradley, MBA 1977

made it out of the ditch if the Internet hadn’t come along.” “The Atlantic would never have made it out of the ditch if the Internet hadn’t come along.” That leave-no-stone-unturned approach is a core principle that has guided Bradley’s... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Recruiting Partners - Health Care

Systems Clinton Foundation Collective Health Coloplast Concert Pharmaceuticals COPE Health Solutions CORE Group Corindus Vascular Robotics Corning Incorporated Credit Suisse Crestovo Cullinan Oncology Curefit CVS Health CVS Minute Clinic... View Details

11 Feb 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

10 Rules Entrepreneurs Need to Know Before Adopting AI

companies to build generic solutions for customers across industries. But for challengers, the more they can focus on solving core business problems, the more successful they will be. They can understand customer needs deeply and... View Details

Keywords: by Rocio Wu

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Harvard Business School

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 Demands & Proposals Early Years... View Details

22 Dec 2022
Blog Post

TOP 10 MBA VOICES BLOGS OF 2022

AT HBS Sustainability is a core value at HBS, and we endeavor to build a healthier, more sustainable, and inclusive community. We know that environmental sustainability is of growing interest to our student community and teamed up with... View Details

14 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: SELCO - Last Mile Solar Powered Energy for Rural India

juicer (top left), roti rolling machine (top right), sewing machine (bottom left), and pottery making machine (bottom right). Core to SELCO’s mission is also inclusion of underserved or disabled folks. Many of these machines decrease... View Details

17 Jun 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

Excellence Comes From Saying No

School Professor Frances Frei has explored that question for years in the retail realm, culminating in her 2012 book, Uncommon Service: How to Win by Putting Customers at the Core of Your Business. This past semester at HBS, the UPS... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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