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Research Design - Impact Investments

research is archival and constructs a timeline of how our sampled companies evolved, including key events such as executive hires and departures, mergers and acquisitions, set-backs and successes, as well as exits. Next, we conduct View Details

November 2007
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Solve the Succession Crisis by Growing Inside-Outside Leaders

By: Joseph L. Bower

This article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. In his interviews and data analysis, Harvard Business School professor Bower found... View Details

Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Leadership Development; Management Practices and Processes; Management Succession; Planning

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16 Oct 2017
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The Most Successful Startups Have Hands-On Founders

responsibilities and make important decisions. It’s easy to confuse hands-on management with micromanaging, Koning says. “Startup founders have a really hard time letting go, so they’re the ones doing the customer interviews and trying to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

2025
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Retiring: Creating a Life That Works for You

By: Teresa M. Amabile, Lotte Bailyn, Marcy Crary, Douglas T. Hall and Kathy E. Kram

Retirement, as a major life transition, can be both thrilling and challenging in unexpected ways. Written by acclaimed authors in the fields of business leadership, careers, and work, this book goes beyond the typical financial and health-related advice on retirement,... View Details

Keywords: Retirement

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31 Aug 2021
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Feeling Powerless at Work? Time to Agitate, Innovate, and Orchestrate

has spent a career studying power dynamics within corporations, political institutions, and other organizations. Power is intoxicating To bring social science research on power to life, Battilana and Casciaro conducted more than 100 View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

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Projects - Business History

projects are done in collaboration with Special Collections at Baker Library. Creating Emerging Markets Creating Emerging Markets explores the evolution of business leadership in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. At its core are over 150 View Details

09 Jan 2020
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Rethinking Business Strategy in the Age of AI

and NASA. Iansiti says in the following interview that the book provides a guide for all businesses—from startups to long-standing legacy companies—for thriving in the new digital rat race. Dina Gerdeman: Explain what you mean when you... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

09 Nov 2021
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The Simple Secret of Effective Mentoring Programs

pre-hiring interview records, the authors found no correlation between any specific demographic or personality traits among those who opted in or out of mentoring. They did find that those who opted out of mentoring tended to have lower... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

01 Sep 2023
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Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint

as a unique research and teaching resource The center conducted video interviews for the “Creating Emerging Markets” project co-directed by professors Geoffrey Jones and Tarun Khanna. Among the leaders in business and social enterprise... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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Frequently Asked Questions - Health Care

newsletters are only available to students, faculty, and alumni. Do I need to apply or interview separately for this program? No separate application or interview process is required to be involved in the... View Details

20 Oct 2008
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The Seven Things That Surprise New CEOs

new CEOs. See a video interview with Porter.Most new chief executives are taken aback by the unexpected and unfamiliar new roles, the time and information limitations, and the altered professional relationships they run up against. Here... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter, Jay W. Lorsch & Nitin Nohria

09 Feb 2021
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Investing in Entrepreneurship

SwissAir. While in Zurich, he read a Time magazine interview with Laurance Rockefeller in which the legendary businessman and philanthropist described his investment philosophy. “The article struck a note with me,” said Crisp, who sent a... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

21 Dec 2011
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The Most Common Strategy Mistakes

to understanding everything from the free enterprise system to the individual motivations of managers. Why are some companies more profitable than others? In this excerpt from an interview between Porter and Magretta, Porter discusses the... View Details

Keywords: by Joan Magretta

01 Mar 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

entrepreneurs to high-level executives, in the business sector, government, or nonprofits—a unique blend of expert insights and concrete examples. Grounded in interviews with 50 esteemed innovators and informed by the authors’ own deep... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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Online Management Course | HBS Online

experts from companies like Amgen Pharmaceuticals, Uber, and United States Digital Service. Description of silent animated video above: Learner scrolls through video interviews from prominent business leaders About the Professors Joseph... View Details

01 Jun 2023
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Bridging the ESG Data Gap

i-lab, with helping Metric land early customer interviews and build a pitch deck narrative. “Her social entrepreneurship experience was invaluable,” Murday says. Metric was a finalist in the New Venture Competition sponsored by HBS’s... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

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Resources - Creating Emerging Markets

Resources Events CEM has hosted international conferences in Boston, Mumbai, and Santiago that attracted prominent scholars, archivists, and practitioners in the respective regions. Published Materials The interviews in the CEM archive... View Details

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Video - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

for Birmingham Creating Shared Value: The Path to Economic and Social Prosperity for Birmingham by Michael E. Porter 10 Oct 2013 Presentation Why U.S. Business is Stalling Why U.S. Business is Stalling by Michael E. Porter In an interview... View Details

31 Jul 2023
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Striving for Imperfection

we should step forward and learn. Skydeck is the Harvard Business School alumni podcast, featuring interviews and insights from across the world of business. It’s produced by the External Relations Department at HBS. Our audio engineer is... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

11 Mar 2024
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In Harmony

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, my name is Julia Hanna; I’m an associate editor at the HBS Alumni Bulletin. Last November I flew to Seoul, South Korea to interview Michael Kim (MBA 1990) of MBK Partners. Often referred to as one of... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photograph by Jun Michael Park

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