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Supporting Careers | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
graduating students to experience high-impact management positions in nonprofit and public-sector organizations for one year at a competitive salary. The program provides social-sector organizations access to analytic and strategic... View Details
- 18 Aug 2021
- News
Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement
2019), Kimberly Foster (MBA 2020), Amanda E. Johnson (MBA 2014), Depelsha McGruder (MBA 1998), Zuhairah Scott Washington (JD/MBA 2004), and Michelle Morris Weston (MBA 1983). OCTOBER 13 “In this radically changing world, if your business... View Details
- 11 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 11
had implemented changes to regulated but competitive insurance and provider markets, and the United Kingdom, which had introduced market-style initiatives while keeping insurance and delivery under the National Health Service. Purchase... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Tapping into “Nontraditional” Private Equity and Venture Capital Talent at HBS
them to alleviate poverty and mitigate climate change, and saw strategic investing as the ideal match for influencing change at scale. However, it would not be a simple career switch; they each needed to... View Details
- 13 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
3 Ways Firms Can Profit From Environmental Investments
In the course of her work, Rebecca Henderson meets business executives who don't address the threat of climate change because they don't believe that it exists. Her recommendation: They should consider investments in environmental... View Details
- 11 Jun 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching the Next Generation of Energy Executives
You may think that being an energy executive—especially a manager in a leading oil company—might be the easiest job around. Just flip the production switch, and watch gas prices head toward $4 a gallon. But students enrolled in Harvard Business School professor Forest... View Details
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Europe’s green transition | Institute for Business in Global Society
convened corporate leaders, sustainability officers, entrepreneurs, and policymakers in Paris to examine Europe's pivotal role in the global green transition. This groundbreaking roundtable explored how businesses are transforming environmental imperatives into View Details
- 08 May 2007
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First Look: May 8, 2007
be useful for managing change after the Kyoto period is a challenge both for Kyoto ratifiers and for countries like the United States that have not ratified the agreement. Summarizes the science and economics of climate change, and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 25
as a separate marketplace, because each has its own legal requirements, cultural traditions, and business methods, and most have their own currencies. The dramatic changes in strategic thinking and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Writing the Case for Public School Reform
transforming a human resources department from a paper-pushing backwater to an entity that is strategically incorporated into the district's overall mission. "One observation that we made early in PELP is that school systems have... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
March 2023 Alumni and Faculty Books
is structured for ease of learning and referencing, and full of examples. To inspire learning, each chapter is preceded by a personal anecdote. Leading Diversity for Competitive Advantage: The Twelve Strategic Competencies By Peter Linkow... View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Cynthia Carroll, MBA 1989
male-dominated mining community. The first woman and non–South African to lead the 95-year-old company, Carroll, a native of Princeton, New Jersey, was hired as a change agent, and her combination of compassion, View Details
- 10 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 10, 2015
forthcoming Journal of Financial Economics Under New Management: Equity Issues and the Attribution of Past Returns By: Baker, Malcolm, and Yuhai Xuan Abstract—There is a strong link between measures of stock market performance, such as View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- April 2024
- Case
Cyrus: Turning a Traditional Business Model on Its Head (A)
By: James Heskett
The loss of the lease at their Michelin-starred Cyrus 1.0 in Sonoma County, California gives the partners an opportunity to shut down and rework a “broken” business model, one with labor intensive experiences six or seven nights a week, high burnout, high... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Retention; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leasing; Work-Life Balance; Strategic Planning; Loss; Profit; Working Conditions; California
Heskett, James. "Cyrus: Turning a Traditional Business Model on Its Head (A)." Harvard Business School Case 924-303, April 2024.
- 05 Aug 2015
- What Do You Think?
What Happened to the ‘Innovation, Disruption, Technology’ Dividend?
change fast enough for the U.S. to have the workers it needs in any near-term way.” Tema Frank went even further, commenting that “ we are still reliant on the human factor so a lot of potential productivity is wasted through bad... View Details
- 11 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Crafting a Nontraditional Path to Venture Capital and Private Equity with Morgan Sheil (MBA 2021)
operations to investing was a strategic move that Sheil saw as necessary to further develop her toolkit and influence change. “Being able to do both operations and investing will be important and necessary for creating View Details
- 22 Nov 2016
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November 22, 2016
information in hand, managers can redesign organizational processes or change standards—even the strategy—to take advantage of changes in competitive markets and internal operations. Like all management... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Alex Slusky
speakers are another highlight. HBS attracts business leaders who share their thoughts on a small group level – an immediacy that enriches your experience beyond ways that can be measured on tests.” Turning MBA insights into a new way of doing business One thing HBS... View Details
- 12 May 2015
- Blog Post
A Summer Internship in General Management
FIELD courses and wanted to build my understanding of the discipline. How did your summer internship change what you wanted to do in the long term? My summer internship opened my eyes up to the rising importance of the marketing function... View Details
- 15 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Learning from Mistakes and Leveraging Personal Experiences: Tiffany Kent (MBA 2001)
growing. Though I invested in growth companies, I had no defined goals for myself. I started to take steps to explore what professional changes might help me rediscover the sense of passion and achievement I used to enjoy. I read Carol... View Details