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- 14 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
MBAs Accelerate Their Social Enterprise Ventures
startup to tackle product accessibility for the disability community. Many products and websites today are inaccessible to people with disabilities despite over 30 years of the Americans Disabilities Act which prohibits disability... View Details
- 13 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
How 'Small C' Change Can Beat Large-Scale Rebuilding
added experience, strong identification, and distinct understanding of the organization to the team to support the young players on the pitch. Two experienced homegrown players became the cornerstones of his team: Thomas Müller and David Alaba. Flick relied on his... View Details
- 20 Jul 2021
- Research & Ideas
Bankruptcy Spells Death for Too Many Businesses
the 2019 Small Business Reorganization Act seeks to make it easier for small businesses to reorganize under Chapter 11—something smaller companies should seriously consider, Antill says. Before heading to court, managers considering... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 16 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business
quickly. The shift has happened in days, not months. Businesses may be able to learn how to move faster, acting in more agile ways, as a result. Amy C. Edmondson (@AmyCEdmondson) is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management.... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Aug 2008
- Op-Ed
The Time is Right for Creative Capitalism
entrepreneurs saw the outlines of competition in their respective industries before other players and could thus act quickly to create and control what became the standards of rivalry in each young market.) The economic spoils of this... View Details
Keywords: by Nancy Koehn
- 22 Jan 2016
- Blog Post
Case Protagonists at HBS
being ethical and acting with integrity. It’s being respectful and grateful to others. It’s enjoying the presence of people and giving as much knowledge as you plan to take. Practice those things. View Details
- 15 Mar 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
More Than 900 Examples of How Climate Change Affects Business
This word cloud is composed of blog posts by more than 900 students describing how individual organizations are likely to be affected by climate change. Image by Patrick Clapp Last fall, first-year MBA students at Harvard Business School received a new assignment in... View Details
- 14 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact
rights-based work, where collaboration may matter more than acting alone, an organization's resources would be better used pursuing its mission and developing approximate measures to help it improve, rather than chasing hard proof of... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 13 Jun 2011
- HBS Case
Mobile Banking for the Unbanked
fundamental theorem of marketing: understand what your customers really want," Rangan says. To create a distribution channel, M-PESA franchised thousands of mom-and-pop convenience stores to act as M-PESA agents at their existing... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Derek Ferguson
Indeed, the surprise impact of hit songs like “Pass The Courvoisier” has not been lost on companies desperate to reach the lucrative youth and urban markets (sales of the cognac jumped after the song’s release). “We are definitely leveraging the View Details
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Capturing & Disseminating Video/Photography During Course Activities | About
project groups, work at project sites, virtual classes and presentations, and doctoral dissertation defenses. The policy is also intended to clarify what is deemed sufficient notification for students and participants in accordance with the Family Educational Rights... View Details
- 03 Nov 2023
- News
Global Networking Night; Sweden Club Holds Climate Forum
opened the forum with a video message offering reasons to be optimistic on climate if leaders can act quickly. “It’s going to take a lot of money and new models of risk allocation,” said Spar. “We need leaders in this space who can be... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 18 Sep 2019
- Op-Ed
WeWork—The IPO That Shouldn’t?
published in the company’s prospectus. The lessons to be found there are classic examples (and warnings to other IPO companies) of how not to frame a public offering. WeWork took advantage of being deemed an “emerging company” under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Graduate's Gift Honors HBS Friend
In a spontaneous act of friendship, Nathaniel de Rothschild (MBA '71) recently made a generous gift to the School in the name of his longtime friend and HBS classmate Franklin R. Anderson (MBA '71). To give special recognition to the gift... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
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Sustainable Business Strategy Course | HBS Online
hrs Module 2 Driving Change at Scale: Moving Beyond the Firm Learn what purpose-driven firms are, the "Wheel of Change," and why businesses must act to solve large global issues, such as climate change and income inequality. Highlights... View Details
- 02 Apr 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Making the Move to General Manager
they act by improving their leadership skills. The former takes time to identify and assess critical assumptions about management, leadership, and business; the latter requires practicing new approaches. Getting away for an extended... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 12 Dec 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Clocky, the Runaway Alarm Clock
get adequate sunlight; and the Follo, a roving robot that would act as its owner's personal assistant. Conducting consumer research on a completely new product idea is a dilemma for many entrepreneurs. "When you come to consumers... View Details
- 18 Nov 2002
- Research & Ideas
Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift
higher standard. Financial results are a must, but in addition, leading companies are expected to achieve those results by acting in an ethically acceptable manner. This represents a dramatic departure from centuries of tradition holding... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 01 Jun 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Benefits of Oversharing
whether they would admit that they used drugs on a job application; a different set of participants acting as prospective employers were asked whom they'd rather hire, someone who admitted using drugs, or someone who chose not to answer.... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 03 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Box Office Power of Stars
can help to attract audiences to the film. Their power may find its origins in superior acting skills, a loyal fan base, a knack for picking the most promising projects, a strong relationship with other creative talent, a solid box-office... View Details