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  • Research Summary

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Sameer's research examines the dynamics of social networks inside organizations and their consequences for individual attainment and organizational success.  His research encompasses three broad streams of activity.


Social Capital... View Details

  • 25 Jan 2021
  • Book

In a Nutshell, Why American Capitalism Succeeded

How did the United States become the world’s center of business growth following its founding in 1776? Surely a number of nations had powerful natural resources, stable financial and legal institutions, and dynamic entrepreneurs over that same span. Why was American... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Manufacturing
  • 21 Oct 2022
  • Research & Ideas

People Trust Business, But Expect CEOs to Drive Social Change

Public trust in business remains relatively unshaken amid economic turbulence and a lingering pandemic, even as faith in the media and government falters, but leaders could do more to address social issues, a new global opinion survey shows. However, not everyone... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
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ハーバード - Global

was a risk that the timing of hydrogen availability would not align with market demand. Despite such challenges, KHI's past experience in scaling LNG infrastructure, its technological ambitions, and Japan's commitment to hydrogen provided... View Details
  • 01 Jul 2016
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Working in Tension

  • January 2025
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Untapped Global: Financing Africa's Missing Middle

By: Raymond Kluender and Emanuele Colonnelli
In November 2024, Jim Chu, founder and CEO of Untapped Global, faced mounting internal tensions over the company’s strategic direction. Untapped had developed a data-driven revenue-based financing (RBF) model to address the “missing middle” problem—the $5.2 trillion... View Details
Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Working Capital; Private Equity; Financial Strategy; Microfinance; International Finance; Currency Exchange Rate; Profit Sharing; Revenue; Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Growth; Emerging Markets; Mission and Purpose; Small Business; Entrepreneurial Finance; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; Information Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Africa; Nigeria; South Africa; Kenya; Uganda; California; San Francisco
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  • 01 Dec 2023
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Wide Horizon

told, was a therapy called applied behavior analysis. “Then they handed us a list of ABA providers and said, ‘good luck.’ And that was all the medical system had for us.” At first, he accepted that answer at face value, but nonetheless... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson
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Tools & Training - Alumni

ManageMentor covers 40 topics including decision making, finance essentials, developing employees, and diversity. Each of the topics on Harvard ManageMentor include Lessons that are comprised of three sections: Learn, Practice and Reflect, View Details
  • 16 Oct 2023
  • HBS Case

Advancing Black Talent: From the Flight Ramp to 'Family-Sustaining' Careers at Delta

Business School, who wrote a series of three case studies about the company’s focus on DE&I. For Bastian, the strategy is about providing more equitable opportunity for all Delta employees, including Black employees, to move “from the... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Air Transportation
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Biography - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC About Michael Porter About Michael Porter A Letter from Michael Porter Biography The Essential Porter Honors & Awards Affiliated Organizations & Institutions VBHCD Initiative Biography Biography Career Timeline Biography Michael... View Details
  • June 2006 (Revised April 2007)
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Wendy Kopp and Teach For America (A)

By: William W. George, Diana Mayer and Andrew N. McLean
In 1995, Wendy Kopp, founder and president of Teach for America, faces a worsening budget shortfall and sharpening challenges from education experts concerning her organization's mission and effectiveness. Provides information on the leadership development of the... View Details
Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Leadership Development; Social Entrepreneurship; Education; Education Industry; North and Central America
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Publications - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Feeley, M.D.f, Neema Navai, M.D. Objectives: Patients undergoing radical cystectomy represent a particularly resource-intensive patient population. Time-driven activity based costing (TDABC) assigns time to events and then costs are based on the people involved in... View Details
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Our Mission | About

not right to lie, cheat, or steal. It involves recognizing that you are a true leader only when you have earned the trust of others, and when others, whether in your organizations or your communities, recognize you as such. “Make a... View Details
  • 2007
  • Report

Compounding Impact: Mission Investing by U.S. Foundations

By: Mark R. Kramer and Sarah E. Cooch
If foundations are to achieve their lofty ambitions for social impact, they must find creative ways to use every resource they possess. Enter mission investing (now more popularly called impact investing), a practice of using financial investments as tools to achieve a... View Details
Keywords: Foundations; Mission Investing; Impact Investing; Organizations; Mission and Purpose; Investment
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About - Business & Environment

on business and environment topics Educate students to transform organizations to become environmentally sustainable Disseminate insights from research and foster alumni engagement on critical environmental topics BEI brings together more... View Details
  • 18 Mar 2024
  • Research & Ideas

When It Comes to Climate Regulation, Energy Companies Take a More Nuanced View

Common wisdom holds that oil and gas companies, electric utilities, and other industries known for their large carbon emissions generally oppose clean energy policies. Now, a study of corporate advocacy spanning 30 years reveals that many companies are more flexible... View Details
Keywords: by Desmond Dodd; Energy; Utilities
  • 22 Mar 2010
  • Research & Ideas

One Strategy: Aligning Planning and Execution

planning has become outdated in today's fast-moving environments. What did you discover, and how did Microsoft do it? A: Planning is key. Planning is the glue that holds the organization together, providing... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services
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Volunteer - Alumni

volunteers are dedicated to the idea that you and your classmates have the most memorable reunion possible. You can join the effort (and fun!) of organizing your next reunion. Raise Funds for HBS By securing support from fellow... View Details
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HBS - The year in Review

high-impact management positions in nonprofit and public sector organizations for one year after graduation. The program, which provides financial support so that Fellows receive competitive salaries, is... View Details
  • 12 Aug 2018
  • News

As Barnes & Noble Struggles to Find Footing, Founder Takes Heat