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Seminars & Conferences - Faculty & Research

and the Sea Corridors of European Colonialism, 1850-1920 Time: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Organizers: Business History Dec 02 02 Dec 2024 Seminar Seth Rockman, Brown University Plantations Goods: A Material History of American Slavery Time: 3:30... View Details
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Admissions & Financial Aid - MBA

materials required for the MBA application, plus one supplemental essay, and one optional essay. All materials submitted for the MBA application will be shared with SEAS for use in review of the Master of Science application. 2 Interview... View Details
  • 09 May 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Clayton Christensen’s “How Will You Measure Your Life?”

2010) and Karen Dillon, the book uses meaningful corporate and personal anecdotes to extoll the value of theory in finding and creating happiness. "You'll see that without theory, we're at sea without a map or a sextant,"... View Details
  • September 2024
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Xendit: Hiring for Growth

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Steve Castano, Quoc Anh Nguyen and Claire Wu
In 2019, Xendit, a growth-stage Southeast Asia (SEA) fintech venture based in Jakarta, was looking to hire a Head of Sales and Head of Product to lead its next phase of growth. Founded by Moses Lo and Tessa Wijaya, Xendit provided payment infrastructure, modeling... View Details
Keywords: Finance; Entrepreneurship; Jobs and Positions; Sales; Product; Financial Services Industry; Technology Industry; Southeast Asia; Indonesia; Philippines
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  • 2013
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Flourishing: A Frank Conversation About Sustainability

By: John Ehrenfeld and Andrew J. Hoffman
Flourishing: A Frank Conversation about Sustainability invites you into a conversation between a teacher, John R. Ehrenfeld, and his former student now professor, Andrew J. Hoffman, as they discuss how to create a sustainable world. Unlike virtually all other... View Details
Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Culture; Behavior; Society
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  • 23 Jan 2014
  • Working Paper Summaries

Tommy Koh: Background and Major Accomplishments of the ’Great Negotiator, 2014

Keywords: by James K. Sebenius & Laurence A. Green
  • 2020
  • Chapter

Climate Change Is Going to Transform Where and How We Build

By: John D. Macomber
As fires, floods, and droughts increasingly threaten homes, businesses, and other institutions, climate risk has become financial risk. This implies that homeowners and investors have been making location decisions without properly pricing the cost of potential peril,... View Details
Keywords: Climate Change; Housing; Mortgages; Geographic Location; Real Estate Industry
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  • 2013
  • Working Paper

Entrepreneurs, Firms and Global Wealth since 1850

By: G. Jones
This working paper integrates the role of entrepreneurship and firms into debates on why Asia, Latin America and Africa were slow to catch up with the West following the Industrial Revolution and the advent of modern economic growth. It argues that the currently... View Details
Keywords: Institutional Change; Political Economy; Emerging Economies; Developing Countries; Industrial Development; Culture; Human Capital; Economic History; History; Wealth and Poverty; Business History; Emerging Markets; Globalization; Developing Countries and Economies; Manufacturing Industry; Mining Industry; Service Industry; Latin America; Asia; North and Central America; Africa; South America; Europe
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Podcast - Business & Environment

resilience as they develop and finance real estate and infrastructure to address the risks of flooding, wildfire, extreme heat, drought, and sea level rise. John describes “five R” options to address these risks—to reinforce, rebound,... View Details

    Better, Simpler Strategy: A Value-Based Guide to Exceptional Performance

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    In nearly every business segment and corner of the world economy, the most successful companies dramatically outperform their rivals. What is their secret? In "Better, Simpler Strategy," Harvard... View Details
    • 27 May 2014
    • First Look

    First Look: May 27

    Sea (multi-media case) This short video illustrates the challenges of leading innovation and change. This classic case (one of the oldest in the HBS system) retains its timeliness. The case describes how Lt. Sims develops a new form of... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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    Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni

    Family (MBA 1994) Fellowship The Connaughton Family Fellowship was established through the generosity of Stephanie Formica Connaughton and John P. Connaughton (MBA 1994) in honor of John's 30th Reunion and Nitin Nohria's time as dean of HBS. This fellowship supports... View Details
    • 16 May 2023
    • HBS Case

    How KKR Got More by Giving Ownership to the Factory Floor: ‘My Kids Are Going to College!’

    workers like his father a share of the profits and get them to think like owners. The case studies, written by HBS Professor Dennis Campbell and assistant professor Ethan Rouen, describe the sea change in motivation that happens when... View Details
    Keywords: by Avery Forman
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    Healthy Buildings in 2070

    By: John D. Macomber and Joseph G. Allen
    Fifty years seems a very long time in the future for most industries. Not so in buildings and real estate; built structures routinely last decades if not hundreds of years, as long as they are economically competitive. Any discussion of the 50-year future has to... View Details
    Keywords: Health ＆ Wellness; Real Estate; Architectural Innovation; Public Health; Health; Buildings and Facilities; Well-being
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    Mid-US - Global

    South Florida designated a national climate resilience tech hub, the only one of 31 focused on climate change, an urgent major issue for the region in light of global warming and sea level rise. Venture capitalists saw the potential but... View Details
    • 14 Feb 2022
    • Research & Ideas

    Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age

    the digital sea changes happening around us is for leaders to adopt a learning mindset and show generosity toward other people and themselves. Digitally mature companies, as it turns out, are led by people who can transition from taking... View Details
    Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards; Technology
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    Faculty & Research - Business & Environment

    Sea By: Vikram S Gandhi and David Allen In August 2023, SWEN Blue Ocean, a 170 million impact fund that invested in startups contributing to ocean sustainability, faced a critical investment decision. Part of SWEN Capital Partners, an 8... View Details
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    HBS - The year in Review

    an opportunity to hear firsthand the challenges companies face in their implementation, and share best practices and learnings from their initial efforts. OneTen Summit Highlights Exhibition at Baker Library Focused on Bubbles & Crashes Baker Library’s 2022 exhibit was... View Details
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    2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

    and sea rise perils seem to be getting worse in many parts of the world. The impacts vary depending on location, peril, types of structures, wealth, point of view, and the priority of other pressing concerns. There are substantial... View Details
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    Student Journey - Entrepreneurship

    Management 102 Blavatnik Fellowship (Apply as EC) What competitions are available? New Venture Competition , President’s Innovation Challenge , SEAS i3 Innovation Challenge , HBS Clubs’ pitch events How do I find a job at a startup?... View Details