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- 20 Sep 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Three Types of Leaders Who Create Radical Change
group of people around a mutual desire for change. “Effective agitators are able to draw attention to a problem and convince others that it requires both some corrective action and collective work to bring it about,” Battilana writes in... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 2018
- Dialogue
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Curriculum - Business & Environment
Sourcing at Nike This case explores the evolution of Nike's global product sourcing strategy, in particular ongoing efforts to improve working conditions at its suppliers' factories. Sian Flowers: Fresher by... View Details
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Managing Human Capital
The Managing Human Capital course has been specifically designed to teach practical skills for the future general manager (not just the human resource practitioner) who seeks to manage both other people and her or his own career with optimal... View Details
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Hiring International Students
Hire Talent Hiring International Students Hire Talent Hiring International Students International students are an extraordinary addition to any company. At HBS they represent over a third of the MBA population and come from more than 70 countries. In an increasingly... View Details
- 2015
- Working Paper
Business Groups Exist in Developed Markets Also: Britain Since 1850
By: Geoffrey Jones
Diversified business groups are well-known phenomena in emerging markets, both today and historically. This is often explained by the prevalence of institutional voids or the nature of government-business relations. It is typically assumed that such groups were much... View Details
Keywords: Business Groups; Business History; Economic History; Conglomerates; Entrepreneurship; Globalization; Management; Organizations; United Kingdom
Jones, Geoffrey. "Business Groups Exist in Developed Markets Also: Britain Since 1850." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-066, November 2015.
- 28 Nov 2023
- Book
Economic Growth Draws Companies to Asia. Can They Handle Its Authoritarian Regimes?
With democracy retreating worldwide, businesses with global aspirations increasingly face the challenge of setting up shop in geographies where autocrats rule. In doing so, they often lose the comforting assurances of democratic areas... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The Burden Legacy
incoming MBA Class of 2004 to restore confidence in America’s free enterprise system after public trust in business had been shaken by the Enron and WorldCom scandals. And in the wake of the global financial crisis, former Treasury... View Details
Keywords: Linda Kush
- 16 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive
business model for small independents is often elusive. So when a crisis of the magnitude of the COVID-19 global pandemic forces restaurants to close, and their revenue drops to zero overnight, things get particularly dire. Unlike the... View Details
- 21 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: December 21
article reviews recent research conducted by the authors that finds that intellectual property rights reform increases technology transfers, foreign direct investment inflows, and industrial development. It also places the findings of this View Details
- 28 Jun 2016
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June 28, 2016
support the proposed theoretical framework and bear important implications from both a theoretical and practical viewpoint. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=47062 Entrepreneurs and the Co-Creation of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Health Care - Faculty & Research
Health Care Health Care February 2015 Supplement The Affordable Care Act (A): Legislative Strategy in the House of Representatives By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Norris In early 2009, the Obama administration and the Democratically-led Congress began View Details
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Strategy Curriculum - Faculty & Research
Sustaining Competitive Advantage Eric J. Van den Steen Fall 2025 Q1 1.5 Driving Profitable Growth (also listed under Technology & Operations Management) Juan Alcacer , Raffaella Sadun Fall 2025 Q2 1.5 Global Climate Change (also listed... View Details
- 26 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
HBS Lingo 101
GEO is the Global Experience Office on campus. You’ll work closely with this department when going abroad for FIELD Global Capstone or IFCs in your second year. GSAS: GSAS... View Details
- 23 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
China’s 60-Year Road from Revolution to World Power
Yangzi region and Manchuria. Growth was slowed significantly in the 1930s by the global depression and by the financial policies of the Nationalist government, and it would be stopped altogether by the onset of the Sino-Japanese and then... View Details
Keywords: by William C. Kirby
- 19 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 19, 2008
Working PapersExploring Inventory Trends in Six U.S. Retail Segments Authors:Adenekan (Nick) Dedeke and Noel H. Watson Abstract Our paper describes inventory trends for both public and private U.S. firms in six retail segments between... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship
involved or started a number of entrepreneurial ventures. While working three days a week at AOL, he bootstrapped Compare.com , which enabled customers to compare prices on everything from PCs to mortgages. Later, He View Details
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Innovation Science at Harvard Managing the Future of Work Private Capital Project Public Education Leadership U.S. Competitiveness Insights Working Knowledge More HBS Working... View Details
- 07 Sep 2011
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protection through anti-dumping measures, especially given that both industries face the full force of the global economy? We argue that the patterning of anti-dumping actions is best explained in terms of industrial structures, inclusive... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne