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  • 22 May 2007
  • First Look

First Look: May 22, 2007

  Working PapersGlobal Currency Hedging Authors:John Y. Campbell, Karine Serfaty-de Medeiros, and Luis M. Viceira Abstract This paper considers the risk management problem of an investor who holds a diversified portfolio of global... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Web

HBS - The year in Review

pandemic travel restrictions, the program pivoted to focus on US challenges and opportunities, taking more than 1,000 students to one of 15 domestic locations. With a lens on the course’s three modules—contextual intelligence, team... View Details
  • October 1997
  • Case

John A. McCarthy, Jr.

By: Hugo Uyterhoeven, Todd M. Harris, A. Lanham Napier and John Sisson
Seven years after graduation, an MBA grad accepts the COO position in a company he's never heard of in an industry he knows nothing about. Moving up a vertical learning curve, he is involved in a crisis, and exposed to change and people management. He also must develop... View Details
Keywords: Management; Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Leadership Development; Labor and Management Relations; Business Strategy; Management Teams
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  • November 2014 (Revised March 2015)
  • Case

Disrupting the Meat Industry: Tissue Culture Beef

By: Jose B. Alvarez and Matthew G. Preble
Dr. Mark Post and his team at Maastricht University were perfecting their tissue culture beef product—made entirely from muscle grown in his lab—to give it the same taste, texture and appearance of a traditional beef hamburger. A previous iteration of this product had... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Beef Production; Environmental Impacts Of Food Production; Agribusiness; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation and Invention; Environmental Sustainability; Food; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Netherlands; United States; United Kingdom
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  • Web

Research Computing Services

analyses, natural language processing & more. Artificial Intelligence (AI) RCS team members have experience applying AI techniques to academic research. Our Team (login required) RCS staff include... View Details
  • 24 Apr 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018

Bird, Yanhua Z., Jodi L. Short, and Michael W. Toffel Abstract—Exploitive working conditions have spurred companies to pressure their suppliers to adopt labor codes of conduct and to conform their labor practices to the standards set... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Jan 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Being the Boss

through. As companies and work groups become more diverse, these differences will appear more often. Finally, people may not comply because they're confused. The growing complexity of the workplace and more fluid organizational structures... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 17 Aug 2021
  • Blog Post

Applying the MBA Skillset to Global Health Challenges: Summer Fellow Vasilis Theodorou (MBA 2022)

are working around the world to develop skills and knowledge while having significant responsibility and high impact. What are you working on this summer? I am working at... View Details
  • 11 Apr 2024
  • In Practice

Why Progress on Immigration Might Soften Labor Pains

Black Voters, Did a Landmark Law Stir White Angst? Why Aren’t Business Leaders More Vocal About Immigration Policy? Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image:... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • Web

Online Business Courses & Certifications | HBS Online

analysis techniques to solve real-world business challenges and drive informed decision-making. 8 weeks, 5 hrs/week Pay by September18 $1,850 Certificate Economics for Managers Professor Bharat Anand Gain economic insights and learn how markets View Details
  • 06 Jul 2016
  • Research & Ideas

The Truth About Authentic Leaders

The debate over which form of leadership works best seems settled, in my view. Most leading companies globally are focusing on developing "authentic leaders" within their ranks. Executive courses at Harvard Business School in... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
  • 17 Mar 2011
  • Working Paper Summaries

Marketplace Institutions Related to the Timing of Transactions

Keywords: by Alvin E. Roth
  • 2023
  • Case

Christiana Figueres and the Collaborative Approach to Negotiating Climate Action

By: James K. Sebenius, Laurence A. Green, Hannah Riley-Bowles, Lara SanPietro and Mina Subramanian
This case study centers on Harvard’s Program on Negotiation 2022 Great Negotiator, Christiana Figueres, and her efforts as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to build momentum for, and ultimately pass, the 2015... View Details
Keywords: Climate Change; Negotiation; Environmental Regulation; International Relations; Leadership
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Middle East & North Africa - Global

Unit at Harvard Business School. The evening brought together alumni for a candid conversation on the dynamics of family enterprises. Christina R. Wing shared insights from her many courses and work with family businesses around the... View Details
  • 21 Jul 2023
  • Blog Post

Malcolm McClain (MBA/MPP 2023) Named First RISE Career Fellow

understanding of the challenges businesses face operating in marginalized communities, especially companies addressing the racial wealth gap. Working alongside BrightUp will enable me to gain first-hand experience with a Black founding... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
  • 30 Jun 2022
  • HBS Case

Peloton Changed the Exercise Game. Can the Company Push Through the Pain?

Also Like: Free Isn’t Always Better: How Slack Holds Its Own Against Microsoft Teams Apple vs. Feds: Is iPhone Privacy a Basic Human Right? Cruising in Crisis: How Carnival Is Riding Out the COVID-19 Storm Related reading from the View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Media & Broadcasting; Health; Bicycle
  • 11 Dec 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Doing Well by Doing Good? One Industry’s Struggle to Balance Values and Profits

they have to live in some crappy apartment with five roommates.” You Might Also Like: Reunited and It Feels (Not) So Good: Tips for Managing a Rocky Return Managers, Your Employees Don’t Want to Be Facebook ‘Friends’ The Moral Enterprise: How Two Companies Profit with... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
  • 02 May 2023
  • What Do You Think?

How Should Artificial Intelligence Be Regulated—if at All?

(iStockphoto/Rost-9D) Artificial intelligence (AI) is the topic of the moment in circles ranging from science to business to religion. Its potential and implications are driven home when you see robot soccer players improve their game to the point that they behave as a... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Information Technology; Technology
  • 31 Oct 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Beyond the 'Business Case' in DEI: 6 Steps Toward Meaningful Change

force, and diversity recruiters can offer guidance and accountability, but they cannot do this work for the entire company. The CEO, hiring managers, and team leads across the enterprise should not only... View Details
Keywords: by Katherine Hutt Scott and Barbara DeLollis
  • 22 Mar 2010
  • Research & Ideas

One Strategy: Aligning Planning and Execution

Sinofsky, as it encounters and overcomes many of these same challenges. Sinofsky's blog posts to his team provide a behind-the-scenes look at how the One Strategy approach works in practice. Sean... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services