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26 Mar 2024
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IFC India: Financing the Climate Transition in India

dry lease) model is recognized as a strategic move. This shift allows for rapid scaling of the bus fleet without the need for substantial upfront capital. Collaboration with Private Actors: While BEST excels in expanding the government... View Details

07 Feb 2019
Book

How Big Companies Can Outrun Disruption

scale might actually be an advantage for innovation motivated me to write this book. Lagace: As you say, innovation is a broad term. What does it mean to you? Pisano: Innovation means change that creates economic value. Innovations can be... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

11 Jul 2019
Blog Post

Meet the MBA Class of 2020

TAKE MY SKILLS TO THE NEXT LEVEL.” HOME REGION Buenos Aires, Argentina UNDERGRAD EDUCATION Universidad de San Andres, 2010 PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Lartirigoyen Group, Adecoagro, ExxonMobil Michelle Lee “TO SCALE FOOD BUSINESSES, YOU FACE... View Details

01 Mar 2021
Blog Post

Exploring Career Passions through Short Intensive Programs – Moving Beyond Direct to Consumer

status very quickly (such as Allbirds, Casper, Warby Parke and Glossier). Then reality hit. What we discovered was that these businesses were relatively easy to imagine and start up but very difficult to grow and scale. Our 2020 version of the course focused... View Details

01 Aug 1998
News

High Honors

in hand in 1950, McDermott returned to West Point to teach economics. In an environment that valued conformity, he introduced assignments in his courses that appealed to each cadet's strengths and interests. In 1954 he began to apply this approach on a larger View Details

20 Feb 2019
Research & Ideas

Rocket-tunity: Can Private Firms Turn a Profit in Space?

obsessed with space, and he bought this old NASA technology for inflatable space habitats and has poured a ton of money into it,” Weinzierl says. One such inflatable pod is currently attached to the International Space Station and holding cargo. “Whether they can View Details

Keywords: by Scott Wallask; Aerospace; Tourism; Transportation

14 Mar 2024
Blog Post

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

tackle the largest sources of drudgery and inconvenience in everyday life as well as energy instability which is common in rural areas. SELCO’s codified approach of first innovating with a user-centered approach, then scaling once a... View Details

12 Feb 2021
News

How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World

with the management team at the time, to scale back all of those businesses, focus on the diamond in the rough that we had within our midst, the Dunkin’ Donuts business, polish that up, standardize the format, standardize the menu, the... View Details

Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

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Entrepreneurship Course Online | HBS Online

that can profitably scale and attract venture capital. 5 weeks, 5-6 hrs/week Enroll by April 10 $1,850 Certificate Design Thinking and Innovation Srikant Datar Leverage design thinking principles and creative problem-solving tools to... View Details

25 Jan 2024
Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #15: Hilton Augustine III on Financing Climate Ventures

feeling encouraged that there have been alumni and others around the world working on solutions for decades. As the world recognizes the time to act is now, we will be able to marshal additional talent and resources towards scaling these... View Details

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Sustainable Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

Credential Global Business Professor Forest Reinhardt Understand how decisions affect markets and business on a global scale and prepare for the political, social, and economic factors driving change. 4 weeks, 6-8 hrs/week Enroll by April... View Details

January 15, 2019
Article

Is Your Company's Strategy Aligned with Your Ownership Model?

By: Josh Baron

The legacy of Vanguard founder John Bogle has brought attention to the transformative influence of ownership structures within the business world. Bogle's revolutionary insight into the limitations of active fund management led to the widespread adoption of index... View Details

Keywords: Ownership Type; Business Strategy; Organizational Structure; Strength and Weakness; Competitive Advantage

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09 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

OneTen: Creating a New Pathway for Black Talent

necessary to prepare that individual to succeed and work their way up in the organization over time. “By bringing, in effect, demand at scale, I think we’re also going to be able to create a situation where we get supply at scale by... View Details

Keywords: by Rawi E. Abdelal, Katherine Connolly Baden, and Boris Groysberg

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Business Economics Online Course | HBS Online

Structure Show Hide Details Concepts An Introduction to Cost Fixed versus Variable Costs Relative Cost Analysis Supply Curves Scale Economies Featured Exercises Predict market structure by examining various costs and cost structures... View Details

21 Nov 2022
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HBS Student Club Spotlight: Sustainability Club

before HBS building and scaling a deeptech company for AI development. I came to HBS with a desire to continue pursuing entrepreneurship with a renewed focus on climate and when I came to campus I was pleasantly surprised to find sizable... View Details

01 Jun 2004
News

Working the Street

scuffles but has never fired his weapon, nor been fired upon. He always wears his bulletproof vest, and does things by the book. On the street, he’s firmly in command but respectful, bantering in both English and Spanish. “On a street-smarts View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; tattoo; removal; program; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

22 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

The Hard Work of Failure Analysis

after much smaller scale errors or "near misses." These formal studies were forums designed explicitly for the purpose of learning from mistakes by probing deeply into their causes. In addition, cross-functional teams, known as... View Details

Keywords: by Amy Edmondson & Mark D. Cannon

27 Sep 2021
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Working to Change the Food System

sugars or vegetable oils, using a lot less land and resources. It’s no secret that these are powerful organisms, but past attempts to scale production have faced challenging unit economics (high up-front capital costs for facilities,... View Details

16 Dec 2021
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on STEM

during an MBA, and the opportunities afforded to you post-MBA related to fundraising and deploying capital, are imperative for scaling impact. When you think about affecting change on a national or global level, an MBA is one clear way to... View Details

30 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

The New Rules for Remote Work: Pandemic Edition

should understand that some employees can’t do back-to-back phone or online meetings all day long. “People are still spending too much time in meetings, even though our work and lives have changed significantly,” Austin says. If your office has a meeting-heavy culture... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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