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to World Problems Professor Emeritus William Sahlman (MBA 1975) No additional materials available + More Info – Less Info The world has a seemingly infinite supply of problems. Fortunately, entrepreneurs view problems as opportunities. In this talk, Baker View Details

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By: Rohit Deshpande

Rohit Deshpandé is Sebastian S. Kresge Professor of Marketing at Harvard Business Schoolwhere he currently teaches in the Owner/President Management Program and in other executive education offerings. He has also taught global branding, international marketing, and... View Details

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Avi Kremer

could convince them that ALS is a good investment, market forces will do more than all the ALS foundations worldwide can do.” In 2011 and 2012, Prize4Life awarded million-dollar prizes for tests that measure the disease’s progression... View Details

Keywords: Health Care; Entrepreneurship

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Lindsay Steinmetz

Why was earning your MBA here important to you? After working for a small, entrepreneurial organization I wanted to build a stronger foundation in general management. HBS expanded my knowledge of industries, types of organizations, and... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

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Institutions and Corporate Lobbying

“Institutions and Make-or-Buy Decision of Lobbying: The Role of Sociopolitical Legitimacy on Foreign MNEs’ Lobbying Internalization”

In this study, I examine how legitimacy comes into play in foreign MNEs’ make-or-buy decisions... View Details

Keywords: Institutions; Make V. Buy; Lobbying; Legitimacy; Corruption; Culture; Multinational Enterprise; United States

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Katie Laidlaw

Why was getting a degree from HBS important to you? HBS attracts people similar to me, yet different from me in every way. I was particularly drawn to challenging myself in this learning environment and meeting new people from around the globe. How has your overall HBS... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

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Mastering Strategy Execution

By: Robert Simons

Professor Robert Simons’ research encompasses three areas of management accountability that are the foundation for successful strategy execution: organization design, performance measurement and control, and risk management. In addition, Simons is interested in the... View Details

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By: Debora L. Spar

Managing International Trade and Investment

Despite the ease with which it is often conducted, doing business across borders is not the same as doing it at home. Rather, it entails a whole new set of managerial challenges: re-assessing competitive... View Details

01 Jan 2014
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To Spot Financial Trouble Early, Use Three Circles: A conversation with Blythe McGarvie of Harvard Business School

16 Mar 2023
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Collaborating for Climate

01 Sep 2016
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Advancing the Vision for HBS

the midpoint of this effort, I am delighted to welcome Mark Nunnelly (MBA 1984) and Mark Stevens (MBA 1989) as cochairs of the Campaign Leadership Committee. Their efforts will help the Campaign reach a successful conclusion—both guaranteeing a solid financial View Details

26 Jun 2009
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Robert Kaplan and David Norton

25 Feb 2020
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Teachable Moments

2020 Thomas J. DeLong. All rights reserved. A Baker Foundation Professor of Management Practice, Professor DeLong is co-chair of the Executive Education program The Reflective Leader, developed specifically for mid-career MBA alumni.... View Details

18 Aug 2009
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Disclose the fair value of complex securities

19 Dec 2016
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Harvard Students Help Mom-and-Pop Shops Get off the Ground

Along the way, the students are learning lessons that their classroom experience has perhaps only hinted at. “It’s one thing to learn in a case study environment,” said senior lecturer Kristin W. Mugford, who helped launch the class with Baker View Details

Keywords: retail

01 Dec 2017
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Alumni Salute Bill Sahlman

has created a culture of entrepreneurship that has powerfully influenced the School, its students and alumni, and society at large. Following Sahlman’s retirement in June 2017 (he remains on the faculty as a Baker Foundation Professor),... View Details

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Meeting the Collaboration Challenge Workbook

By: James E. Austin and The Drucker Foundation

Keywords: Cooperation; Problems and Challenges

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Leadership and Leadership Development: An Ontological Approach

This summarizes my research program over the last twelve years (with my co-investigators Werner Erhard, Steve Zaffron, and more recently Kari Granger) in which the objective has been to rigorously distinguish leader and leadership and to create a technology for... View Details

21 Oct 2013
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Moving the Needle

Seegull coauthored a policy paper, funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and others, focused on engaging the federal government in impact investing to achieve social and environmental outcomes. "That opened my eyes to the world of... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

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International Students | MBA

International Students External Funding Boustany Foundation British Friends of Harvard Business School Scholarships (UK) Eduarda Justo Foundation (Spain) Fundação Estudar (Brazil) Fundación México en Harvard... View Details

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