Business Evaluation - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Mar 2016
News

New Head of MBA Admissions Is 2013 Grad

Chad Losee Chad Losee Harvard Business School has announced that it has chosen Chad Losee (MBA 2013) to be its next managing director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid. Losee will succeed Dee Leopold (MBA 1980), who has headed the... View Details

09 Jul 2019
Blog Post

Solving the Complexities of the Biotechnology Industry

combination of Harvard’s new MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Program. This combination will enable graduates to analyze the biotechnology and life science problems with a better perspective, one that allows them to evaluate any... View Details

13 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

Managing to Learn: How Companies Can Turn Knowledge into Action

to the unrealistically purist view that it was in the business of producing only high-performance footwear for competitive athletes. Nike has since changed its ways, but several years of less-than-stellar sales was the price the company... View Details

Keywords: by Laurie Joan Aron

20 Aug 2020
Blog Post

“Business as Usual, In a Different Way” – Creating an Impactful Remote Internship at Actis

COVID-19 shut the doors of businesses around the world, it quickly became clear that the in-person internship experience would need to shift to remote. For both Mason and Henley, cancelling the program wasn’t even a consideration. The... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity; Other Financial Services

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Tough Tech Ventures - Course Catalog

strategies and tactics for managing risk vs. reward. Historically, most entrepreneurship courses (at HBS, and elsewhere) disproportionately focus on consumer- and /or software-centric business model and product experimentation tools... View Details

04 Dec 2007
First Look

First Look: December 4, 2007

this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=808074 DW Healthcare Partners Harvard Business School Case 208-005 No abstract available. Purchase this case:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

November 2016 (Revised December 2020)
Case

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation in Motion

By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott

Evan Siddall, newly appointed CEO of Canada Mortgage Housing Corporation, a governmental organization focused on the residential housing market, is charged with leading change at the organization. The case follows this process of change step by step and looks at the... View Details

Keywords: Leadership, Personal Strategy ＆ Style; Government Organizations; Performance Management; Organizational Change And Transformation; Culture; Leading Change; Change; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Government Administration; Risk Management; Restructuring; Leadership; Performance; Change Management; Financial Services Industry; Canada

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01 Jun 1997
News

Jennifer L. Scott

curriculum. Participating students developed their business plans in elective courses and field studies, honing their ideas with the help of some 25 HBS alumni who also evaluated the plans based on their... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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International Applicants | MBA

International Applicants Application Process Harvard Business School (HBS) welcomes students from around the globe. The admissions criteria applied in evaluating international applicants are the same as... View Details

21 Jan 2009
First Look

First Look: January 21, 2009

paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-012.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsArrow Electronics—The Apollo Acquisition Harvard Business School Case 607-007 Having already made 10 acquisitions of competitors in the last decade, the CEO... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

2019
Working Paper

Improving Working Conditions in Global Supply Chains: The Role of Institutional Environments and Monitoring Program Design

By: Jodi L. Short, Michael W. Toffel and Andrea R. Hugill

Activism seeking to improve labor conditions in global supply chains has led transnational corporations to adopt codes of conduct and monitor suppliers for compliance, but it is unclear whether these formal organizational structures raise labor standards. Drawing on... View Details

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Read Now

01 Jun 1999
News

Sheila Lirio Marcelo

Organizational Behavior Over the past four years, Sheila Lirio Marcelo's alarm has rung at 4:00 most mornings, rousing her to start her day as a student at both Harvard's Business and Law Schools, a part-time consultant in Cambridge, and... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

16 Jul 2019
News

The Making of a Movement

original donation total. With a second event complete, the two business school graduates at the helm were able to do a deep-dive analysis of their concept and forecast its future. From what they saw, it was positioned to grow rapidly in... View Details

Keywords: Greg Forbes Siegman; cancer

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Marco Crespo

Required Curriculum is the same for the whole group. The RC program guarantees that everyone shares a foundation in business administration.” In the race for better education in Brazil As driven as he is to succeed in business, Marco is... View Details

01 Dec 2020
News

Embrace the Corona-Blur

Taylor says, to bring clarity to the values that most matter to you. Use this moment as an opportunity to evaluate how well your choices reflect your values and how well the various pieces of your life are working together. When you show... View Details

25 May 2023
Blog Post

Interview Strategies to Connect with a Wider Range of Candidates

research from Harvard Business School faculty and Harvard Business Review contributors. They are designed to help organizations think through the details of their interview process to achieve their... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

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IFC: Singapore; Shaping a Global Innovation Hub - Course Catalog

Singapore, offering an in-depth exploration of the country's ecosystem with particular focus on the government’s efforts to facilitate an innovation hub that is durable and relevant. The course is specifically designed to expose and View Details

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Tariro Goronga

dimension.” His engineering background proved to be the bridge. At British Petroleum, Tariro was assigned to a finance team to bring the engineering perspective they needed. As his colleagues considered potential investments, he evaluated... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy

01 Oct 1998
News

New Releases

Smart Choices by John S. Hammond, Ralph L. Keeney, and Howard Raiffa (Harvard Business School Press) Decision-making is a major part of life for every human being. Where should you live? Which house should you buy? Is it time to change... View Details

01 Oct 2001
News

New Economy Notables: Peter C. Wendell

$10 billion. In 2001, in its current "depressed" condition, the industry will attract $40 billion or more of fresh capital. Key elements in evaluating a business proposal Great people pursuing a big market... View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Finance

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