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In the News - Creating Emerging Markets

volume hope to rectify that with the first scholarly business history of Modern Turkey. 30 Sep 2019 The Conversation What Gandhi believed is the purpose of corporations... View Details

20 Aug 2001
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Making an Ally of Uncle Sam

you do. You may also need to anticipate and shape linkages between value-net games and public interest games. But first we need to digress a bit to define these types of games and to explore the roles that... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Watkins, Mickey Edwards & Usha Thakrar

04 Feb 2022
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Beyond the Cold War: Reinventing Socialism in 5 Countries

Although many view socialism through the rigid lens of Soviet orthodoxy, it has always been a work in progress and an evolving and adaptable ideology on a global scale, says Harvard Business School Marvin Bower Associate Professor Jeremy Friedman. In his new book, Ripe... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

21 Dec 2023
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Top 10 MBA Voices Blogs of 2023

As we bid farewell to another incredible year, it's time to reflect on the moments that resonated most with our readers. Let's revisit this year's highlights of the MBA Voices Blog! FROM HARVARD BUSINESS... View Details

02 Jun 2021

Women in Industry Series: Technology

Please join Christina Wallace, Senior Lecturer of Business Administration, for a panel discussion as she moderates a panel of HBS women making a difference View Details

09 Jun 2014
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The Manager in Red Sneakers

confidence in their dressed-down rejection of the traditional pricey business suit and tie. It happens in academia, too. Anat Keinan, assistant... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion

August 2002 (Revised February 2003)
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Siebel Systems: Anatomy of a Sale, Part 2

By: John A. Deighton and Das Narayandas

How does a $2 million software sale happen? This case traces efforts by Siebel Systems to sell lead management software to discount broker Quick & Reilly. The buying process is mapped out over four years. Covers in detail the last six months--from Siebel's initial... View Details

Keywords: Business Cycles; Leadership; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Marketing Strategy; Consumer Behavior; Organizational Structure; Behavior; Competition; Applications and Software; Technology Industry

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Content & Community for Students | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

believe the role of social enterprise at HBS is to both innovate and draw lessons from classic managerial disciplines and apply them to help businesses and organizations create... View Details

10 Nov 2008
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Social Media Leads the Future of Technology

Internet-connected televisions, social media, and the power of simplicity were all cited as launch pads for future innovation in technology, according to a panel of experts... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

2016
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Win-Win Corporations: The Indian Way of Shaping Successful Strategies

By: Shashank Shah

Why did Ratan Tata decide to pay for all the victims of 26/11 whether injured in the Taj or anywhere else? Why did HDFC’s Aditya Puri insist that employees leave for home by 5:30 p.m.? How did HUL develop a cheaper, better product to beat its competitor, Nirma? What do... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Success

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07 Jan 2020
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Models of Success

lessons she learned on the basketball court—drive, endurance, teamwork—served her well in the business world, too. But not all of her college teammates and other friends found... View Details

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Meaningful Work as the Recognition and Expression of Deeply Embedded Life Interests

A large part of my research efforts over the past twenty years has been focused on the understanding of meaning as the recognition and expression of "deeply embedded life interests", an aspect of the psychology of human personality that has a long tradition... View Details

20 Sep 2022
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How Partisan Politics Play Out in American Boardrooms

result. The findings by Harvard Business School Associate Professor Elisabeth Kempf come at a time of heightened political discord and polarization among Americans. The research sheds new light on how the... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

01 Mar 2016
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Expressions of Support

“We believe in HBS’s ability to prepare leaders to meet the challenges facing business and society today.” Ashley Garrett and Alan K. “AJ” Jones (both MBA 1987), HBS Fund... View Details

24 Feb 2016
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Why It's Best to Take Tests Early in the Day

Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School; and Marco Piovesan, an associate economics professor at the University of... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

08 Aug 2011
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The Death of the Global Manager

When Transnational Management was first published in 1992, the world was a different place. "The global economy was radically restructuring in the wake of an era View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

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Special Assistant to the CEO | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Special Assistant to the CEO Sometimes the right role comes as a consequence of long hours dedicated to research, networking, and soul-searching. At other times, the stars simply align – and the wise... View Details

31 Jul 2020
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Braintrust Podcast Episode 1: Joseph Fuller Professor at HBS - The Future of Work

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Labor Practices | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

presented photographs of women in a variety of production positions, the absence of any reference to women in text... View Details

12 Oct 1999
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Porter’s Perspective: Competing in the Global Economy

modern competition; how they arise and decline; how they affect productivity, new business formation, and economic growth; and the roles both the private and the public sectors can have View Details

Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter

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