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Research in Action - Alumni
worldwide. Four faculty members talk about how they identify and explore the ideas that fuel their teaching and influence business practice. Taxation in a Global Context Professor Mihir Desai explains the origins of his research interests... View Details
- 07 Dec 2015
- News
Connecting with Indigenous Traditions
world, we look at elders as a drain on society, but here elderhood is seen as an invaluable asset. Providing wise counsel is part of the context for a way to give back.” (Published December 2015) View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Baker Library Gets New Executive Director
preparing for the reopening next summer, Kennedy has started work on a three-year strategic plan. “Baker serves a variety of customers, and they all use information differently and connect with people differently,” Kennedy explains. “Meeting their needs in the View Details
- 25 Jul 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
The Evolution of Apple
In the context of the computer industry at large, professor David Yoffie explores the ups and downs of a company that's always been a bit different in "Apple Computer, 2006." The case poses this question: Given its 2 percent... View Details
- Profile
Kristen Jones
to do and to find my strengths, an MBA felt like the right move.” Cases in context At first, Kristen did not consider HBS among her options, because she believed she had already experienced Harvard as an undergraduate. “But when I... View Details
- 30 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
Africa Rising: Understanding Business, Entrepreneurship, and the Complexities of a Continent with Professor Hakeem Belo-Osagie
to the class the African context and peculiarities. Many of these peculiarities also apply to emerging markets in general. By inviting leaders and practitioners from the continent there is a sense of immediacy and reality that makes it... View Details
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Global Leadership Roundtables | Institute for Business in Global Society
Previous Previous Next Previous Next Where do we host? We partner with HBS's Global Research Centers to host each Roundtable. We rely on the research centers’ deep knowledge of the local context for the topics we discuss and their... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faculty Books
updated look at the current difficulties of doing business in emerging markets, particularly in China. Why is it so much harder for companies to operate there today compared to just a decade ago? The authors describe the rapidly changing View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
A Juicy Story
In the context of the computer industry at large, Professor David Yoffie explores the ups and downs of a company that’s always been a bit different in “Apple Computer, 2006.” The case poses this question: Given its 2 percent computer... View Details
- 22 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Name Your Price. Really.
paid almost a third more, $1.98 to $2.63, raising their price to almost as much as the pro-social group. "In the context of a communal norm, their motivations shifted," says Santana. In other words, just by changing the View Details
- Portrait Project
Alyza Keshavjee
peace. I wonder, will I ever know what life could be like otherwise? Jaded by war and inhibited by cultural barriers, Parwadah lacks the empowerment she needs to succeed and become self-sufficient. Biased by the free market and daunted by choice, I lack the View Details
- 30 Sep 2002
- What Do You Think?
Are Business Schools Really Important “Crucibles of Leadership?”
crucible. Crucibles—by design—are boot camps of a sort, where the heat and pressure make or break the participant." Lim Yung Hui commented, "Business schools can only create a context that is fertile for the emergence of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 08 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Leading With Curiosity: Mayowa Kuyoro (MBA 2015)
Analyst at McKinsey and a year in banking in Australia, Kuyoro arrived on the HBS Campus excited to continue her career exploration in a general management MBA program. At HBS, Kuyoro gained a deeper understanding of Nigeria’s context in... View Details
- 25 Aug 2015
- Blog Post
Why an MD/MBA from HBS and HMS?
few courses in health policy, I realized that clinical care was controlled and confined by forces that were greater than the intimate interaction between a physician and patient. In fact, the discourse about these forces were amongst people with very little View Details
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Crucibles of Crisis Leadership - Course Catalog
The class concentrates on different leaders and situations. Some of these people and contexts are from the past; others are much more recent. In each instance, the relevant people are enveloped by a profound crisis that they did not see... View Details
- 15 Nov 2020
- News
Exploring China’s Belt & Road Initiative
important yet least understood forces that will shape the global business environment in the coming decades,” explains Rithmire. “It was a truly unique opportunity to learn about Chinese politics and policy on the ground in real time the trip [also] provided incredible... View Details
- 22 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 22, 2016
overweighting its representative types, which we formally define to be the types that occur more frequently in that group than in a baseline reference group. Stereotypes formed in this way contain a "kernel of truth": they are rooted in true differences between groups.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
History's Guiding Light
Having worked on the issues of the hour at the White House and the World Bank, I was keen to step back and understand the evolution and impact of business on society as I embarked on my journey at HBS. The role of companies in shaping and being shaped by economic View Details
- Career Coach
Whit Collier
work in the context of life, and has participated as a volunteer with Leslie Perlow’s EC course “Crafting Your Life”. While grounded in foundational virtues of self-reliance and hard work, Whit also believes in the transformative power of... View Details
- 29 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and Organizations of the Future
entrepreneurial and more creative, if they are to succeed. What is changing in the current business environment? Increased competition means that businesses have to be on their (figurative) toes in order to stay ahead; the only way to do that is through creative... View Details
Keywords: by Teresa M. Amabile & Mukti Khaire