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- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Noted & Quoted
day, a year of global immersion before college will become the norm rather than the exception.” — ABIGAIL FALIK (MBA ’08), founder and CEO, Global View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Bold Idea Takes Off
when she won the Social Enterprise Pitch for Change business plan competition for Global Citizen Year (GCY), a nonprofit she envisioned to provide American teens with a “bridge...
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- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Letters to the Editor
independent, and our heritage is Ottoman.” The Turkish culture is one in which all Turkish citizens are proud. To label them Middle Eastern often agitates them quickly. Thus, I gently bring this fact to your attention. George D. Rountree...
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- 20 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Misgovernance at the World Bank
capital, shareholder losses, and, in the extreme, financial crises—at the end of the day the investors by their nature have some tolerance for risk. "In an aid organization, however, the costs of misgovernance are borne not by the investors but by the View Details
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by Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: Capital Architect
Brunell spent five years helping Vietnam transition to a market economy, instituting government transparency measures and a national competitiveness index. (© Whitehotpix/ZUMAPRESS.com) David Brunell (MBA 1962) is a master at making...
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- 16 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
How HBS Supported My Career Transitions During and After Graduation
Verticals team in October of 2020. How have you used career services since graduating? One of the benefits of being an alum is that you have access to continued career coaching. About a year after graduating I went back to Martha and let...
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- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Going Against the Flow
up a global hedge fund called JGP. "Our focus is on global trading, with a special emphasis on Brazil," Jakurski says. "Today's telecommunications allow those of us in faraway markets to compete with Wall...
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Dun Gifford, Jr.
- 16 Feb 2012
- Op-Ed
Nitin Nohria: Why US Competitiveness Matters
from the perspective of smart people looking in. When it comes to understanding the state of American competitiveness, I often find that the sharpest insights come from the individuals I meet when I travel abroad. On a recent trip to China, what struck me most was the...
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by Nitin Nohria
- 26 Jun 2000
- Research & Ideas
Three Countries, Three Choices in Post-Soviet Eurasia
of a larger social purpose connected with protecting and cultivating the nation. It gives citizens a reason to sacrifice in pursuit of a higher national goal. And it expands the "time horizons" for a country's leaders and offers...
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by Martha Lagace
- 10 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 10
Business School Case 415-047 BlackRock: Diversity as a Driver for Success In July 2014, the Global Executive Committee (GEC) for BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, held a two-day offsite to discuss the state of talent within...
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Carmen Nobel
- 06 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Are the Olympics a Catalyst for China Reforms?
this all in perspective. His recent book, Billions of Entrepreneurs: How China and India Are Reshaping Their Futures—and Yours, published by Harvard Business Press, looks at the growing global influence of China and India as they emerge...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jan 2017
- News
HBS Deans' Message on White House Travel Ban
United States for citizens from seven selected countries and, specifically, targeting those of the Muslim faith. The dampening effects of such a ban have become clear very quickly: students (including a number with citizenship from the...
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- 03 Apr 2009
- What Do You Think?
How Much Obsolescence Can Business and Society Absorb?
potential. My guess [is that] the societal effects are just as important." Ganesh Ram commented, "We laugh at the Luddites who destroyed factories in the early Nineteenth Century but the cost of obsolescence is more rapidly and mercilessly extracted in the...
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- 18 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Identify Emerging Market Opportunities
"five contexts framework"—issues to consider, in essence—to understand institutional variations between countries. We excerpt a summary of the five contexts. As we helped companies think through their globalization strategies,...
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- 05 Dec 2016
- News
How to Start a Tech Company Without Tech Experience
(photo via Twitter) (photo via Twitter) Rob Biederman (MBA 2014) and his fellow HBS cofounders didn’t have any tech experience when they launched the online freelance marketplace HourlyNerd. Three years later the company, now known as...
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- 02 Jul 2015
- Op-Ed
The Future of the Greek Economy
governments and the International Monetary Fund and put the last six years in the book of history as lessons of what not to repeat in the future. — George Serafeim A citizen of Greece, George Serafeim is the...
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- Profile
Naiyya Saggi
analyzing opportunities in everything I do and seizing them. What are you most looking forward to in your career? I am very excited about working with diverse stakeholders from the industry, the government, civil society and citizen...
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- Portrait Project
Brian Elliot
address global poverty. Our world is far too rich with resources for billions to go hungry. "And if not now, when?" Two years ago, a falling telecom cable struck my head and nearly took my life. I...
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- 13 Dec 2011
- News
Harvard Business School Launches US Competitiveness Project
and actions that boost the ability of companies in the United States to compete in the global economy and raise American living standards. The announcement included the introduction of a new digital forum dedicated to the topic and comes...
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- 02 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Curse of Double-Digit Growth
advisable? Would it bring more responsive government, passable roads, fair courts, and a quality education for citizens that the country's leaders desire? The answers to those questions could help not only Liberia but also other countries...
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by Kim Girard