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07 Nov 2023
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Get to Know the HBS Armed Forces Alumni Association

US military veterans, those who have served out of uniform, and veterans from our partners and allies throughout the world and wanted to be involved in creating an environment of camaraderie for those people attending HBS. The members of... View Details

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Doing Business with China: Early American Trading Houses - A Chronicle of the China Trade

Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership Networked Business... View Details

10 Jan 2024
Research & Ideas

Technology and COVID Upended Tipping Norms. Will Consumers Keep Paying?

whether they should be tipping at all. “Asking for higher tip levels felt appropriate during COVID as we understood or could rationalize the ‘why’ behind them,” she says. “It feels less fine in the current environment and could be... View Details

Keywords: by Anna Lamb, Harvard Gazette

12 Sep 2024
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4 Things You Need to Know about Immersive FIELD Courses at HBS

potentially add real value to participating firms. In other models, faculty will design their courses to have students focusing on a particular research topic or subject. With either model students will also gain exposure to local business View Details

13 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

What Would It Take to Unlock Microfinance's Full Potential?

identify which borrowers have high-growth opportunities. Microfinance often operates in environments that are information-scarce, in terms of screening borrowers. Ten years ago, India didn’t have social security numbers, so that is a... View Details

Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint; Financial Services

28 Nov 2023
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Economic Growth Draws Companies to Asia. Can They Handle Its Authoritarian Regimes?

Silverthorne: What skills do capitalists need to maneuver effectively in environments where laws may be absent, institutions are weak, and stability is more or less dependent on one person or party’s ability to hold power? Rithmire:... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

February 2017
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JCDecaux, 2016: Global Leader ... Again

By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth

In 2016, JCDecaux was number one in the world in outdoor advertising. This was a far cry from the situation in 2003; at that time, JCDecaux had been unseated by Clear Channel from the number-one spot that it had held for decades, and it was fighting for second place... View Details

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01 Jun 2024
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2024

Photographed by Susan Young; Edited by Julia Hanna MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS Read more about the 2024 recipients, and learn about past recipients. ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS SITE MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS Read more about the 2024 recipients, and learn about past recipients.... View Details

13 Nov 2023
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HBS Veteran Spotlight: Lindsey Chrismon (MBA 2025)

School's emphasis on ethical leadership and social responsibility resonated deeply with my own values of being a good person and leading with integrity. This environment was instrumental in shaping my ambition to pursue entrepreneurship.... View Details

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Strategy Curriculum - Faculty & Research

Strategy Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students MBA Required Curriculum (FIRST YEAR) Strategy The objective of this course is to help students develop the skills for formulating strategy. It provides an understanding of: A... View Details

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Polaroid Timeline - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership... View Details

16 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive

“People are resilient in their desire to eat out, and perhaps a bit bored with what’s in their refrigerators, so eager to enjoy some of their dining occasions prepared by someone outside their own homes.” Paul Brown noted restaurants must consider all visual cues that... View Details

Keywords: by Michael S. Kaufman, Lena G. Goldberg, and Jill Avery; Food & Beverage

23 Oct 2000
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The Strategy-Focused Organization

development, and employee capabilities, they can improve their position relative to competitors, so that when the external environment improves, they will enjoy profits much higher than the industry average. How senior executives react... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton

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Contemporary Art | About

Contemporary Art Harvard Business School collects and exhibits contemporary art to create an engaging and stimulating environment for the HBS community and those who visit the campus. Schwartz Art Collection Schwartz Art Collection C.... View Details

30 May 2024
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How to Have Effective Conversations

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Charles Duhigg (MBA 2003) is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, a staff writer for The New Yorker, and author of the bestselling books The Power of... View Details

30 Mar 2023
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Amager Bakke: A Look into the Future of Waste Incineration

essays posted on the HBS Business and Environment Initiative’s Blog that highlights their reflections. Learn more about this IFC course on Decarbonization and Sustainable Production by watching this five minute video summary. Visit Date:... View Details

22 Feb 2024
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Combat-Tested Cancer Coaching

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. When Kathy Giusti (MBA 1985) was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 1996, she was overwhelmed. It was the pre-Internet era, with limited available information, but... View Details

24 Jan 2023
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Dispelling Myths About HBS Through My Summer Venture in Management Program Experience

leveraged a unique way of keeping students engaged and challenging them to dig deeper when problem solving. Overall, this made every discussion topic very interesting! My favorite part of the classroom environment was the debates between... View Details

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Business for Social Impact | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

school nutrition environments in underserv... Featured MBA Courses Business at the Base of the Pyramid (B-BOP) This course seeks to provide an understanding of how business approaches can address low income segments, often the largest... View Details

20 Sep 2017
Research & Ideas

The Three Types of Leaders Who Create Radical Change

likely someone who has studied, lived, or experienced something beyond the norms in a given environment and thus is able to create a vision of a different future that nonetheless makes sense to, and captivates, those living within the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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