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01 Dec 2010
News

Clubs Assist Start-Ups

Got a great start-up idea? Enter it in this year’s Alumni New Venture Contest. Fourteen HBS alumni clubs in twelve host regions — Boston, Brazil, Chicago, Germany, India, Mexico, New York, Northern California, Southern California,... View Details

Keywords: contests

28 May 2013
First Look

First Look: May 28

hypodescent as a "hierarchy-enhancing" social categorization. Publisher's link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2013.04.010 2006 Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society Recent Research on Competitiveness and Clusters: What Are the Implications for... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Oct 2013

Middle East & North Africa Prospective Student Webinar

This online information session is designed for prospective students from the Middle East and North Africa region to learn more about HBS and the community of students from that area. The session will include a Q&A with a panel of current... View Details

December 1999 (Revised June 2000)
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Smithfield Foods, Inc.

By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and David Lane

Smithfield has become the number-one pork producer and processor in the world--given all the changes in the global agribusiness industry. How does the company develop its future strategy? A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details

Keywords: Economy; Globalized Economies and Regions; Agribusiness; Globalization; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Strategic Planning; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry

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01 May 2015
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Celebrating and Supporting Leadership

Since the launch of The Harvard Business School Campaign on April 25, 2014, more than 5,000 alumni and guests have come together to celebrate the School and its mission at regional events around the world and the Campaign’s website has... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services

29 Mar 2023
News

Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria

recovery workforce across a large geographical region prone to high risks,” he notes. “This product is not available in our sales system, and it is marked with ‘not for sale.’ It is only provided by our logistics system, which is highly... View Details

Catherine T. Clark

Purchasing a wheat bread recipe from a local Wisconsin baker, Clark went on to build a very successful upscale bakery business. Through the formation of Brownberry Ovens, Clark developed a regional distribution network for her products.... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

01 Apr 2001
News

Adventure in China

Can a small-town girl from the boondocks of China discover happiness in the international adventure-travel industry? Consider the tale of Zhang Mei (MBA 1996), “the daughter of a humble electrician” from one of the remotest and poorest View Details

Keywords: Personal Services

01 Mar 2014
News

The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria

call, Masha knew he would be returning home. Ndidi and Mezuo Nwuneli Cofounders, AACE Food Processing & Distribution Ltd. In a country where 90 percent of processed food comes from imported ingredients, AACE sources its spices from local growers, reducing costs to... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs; John H. Davis; Michael Halse; Crop Production; Agriculture; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

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LSEG Workspace Training

To access LSEG Workspace training videos: Visit https://www.lseg.com/en/training/learning-centre/ Select Watch Videos Search the word "students" in the search bar To access LSEG Workspace classes:... View Details

Amos Hostetter, Jr.

cable subscriber base of over 4 million (third largest in the US) and pioneered the launch of regional cable news channels in New England and Chicago. Hostetter sold his business to US West for over $11 billion in 1996. View Details

Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media

28 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

It’s India Above China in New World Order

Comparing India and China is to embark on an old puzzle that has fascinated smart people for centuries. The newer question of economic leadership, however—"Which country will overtake the other in the foreseeable future?" —is an urgent and important one,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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The View from the 1990s: How the Global Economy is Reshaping Corporate Power and Careers

By: R. M. Kanter

Keywords: Globalized Economies and Regions; Personal Development and Career; Transformation; Power and Influence

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11 Jul 2012
News

A Man, and a Plan, in Africa

Bloom: In Mali with local dignitaries at rice harvest in newly irrigated fields. Photo courtesy Jonathan Bloom It seems poetic justice when someone named Bloom is involved in an exciting experiment that’s blossomed and bearing fruit. Jonathan Bloom (MBA 1972), for one,... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Government

01 Mar 2012
News

FIELD 2: Global Intelligence

a new concept for a product or service for global partner organizations around the world. In January, they spent a week in the region conducting market research and meeting with the organization to refine their ideas before making a final... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

4 PM – 7 PM CDT, 13 Mar 2016

HBS@SXSW 2016

Please join HBS@SXSW for a Backyard BBQ and Alumni New Venture Competition. View Details

05 Jan 2015
News

China Still Isn't Ready to be a True Global Leader

Keywords: China; economic development; globalization; politics; human rights; Government

5:30 PM – 10:30 PM EST, 24 Feb 2015
Campaign

A Vision for the 21st Century - HBS in Miami

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 Schedule of Events 6:00 p.m. HBS Today 7:30 p.m. A Vision for the 21st Century 8:30 p.m. Celebrate and Connect Alumni in the region will receive an invitation by mail. If you would like to attend the Miami... View Details

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Consumer confidence

University of Michigan. Consumer Sentiment: Data aggregated by the U.S. Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) from different sources. Use filters provided to locate data for different global regions and frequencies. View Details

Henry A. Roemer

Roemer assumed the presidency of Sharon Steel during the early years of the Depression when it was losing almost half a million dollars on sales of $10 million. Under his guidance and leadership, Sharon emerged as a strong player in the View Details

Keywords: Metals

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