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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
market? How are jobs affected as AI penetrates the workplace? What are the long-term consequences of COVID-19 on the workforce? What is the explanation for America having a record number of job openings and near record-low workforce... View Details
- 17 Dec 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
‘Ted Levitt Changed My Life’
The details differ slightly, but the story, in its telling, is always the same. Ninety or so MBA students sit nervously awaiting the start of their first Marketing class. At the appointed time—not a minute more or less—a slight man with... View Details
- 08 Sep 2008
- HBS Case
The Value of Environmental Activists
There are many methods, most financial, to measure the success of companies in meeting goals. But the question becomes a lot harder at Harvard Business School when MBAs are challenged to measure the efforts of environmental organizations like Greenpeace and the World... View Details
- 19 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?
considered to be especially important. “I have had papers rejected because they are ‘of interest to a specialized audience and not to a general audience,’” says Shane Greenstein, the MBA Class of 1957 Professor of Business Administration... View Details
- 2008
- Article
Industrial Specialization and Regional Clusters in the Ten New EU Member States
By: Orjan Solvell, Christian H.M. Ketels and Goran Lindqvist
Purpose—The purpose of this paper is to provide an analysis of regional concentration patterns within ten new European Union (EU) member states, EU10, and make comparisons with EU15 and the US economy.
Design/methodology/approach—Industrial... View Details
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Keywords: Geographic Location; Policy; Employment; Industry Clusters; Industry Structures; European Union; United States
Solvell, Orjan, Christian H.M. Ketels, and Goran Lindqvist. "Industrial Specialization and Regional Clusters in the Ten New EU Member States." Special Issue on Macro and Micro Level Competitiveness Competitiveness Review 18, nos. 1/2 (2008): 104 – 130.
- September 2020 (Revised June 2021)
- Case
Algramo
By: Michael Chu, Monica Silva and Mariana Cal
Founded in 2013 by José Manuel Moller in Chile, Algramo first became known for addressing the “poverty tax” (the surcharge paid by lower income families for staples sold in smaller sizes) through specially-designed dispensers in low-income neighborhood grocery stores... View Details
Keywords: Packaging-as-a-wallet; Plastic Waste; Business At The Base Of The Pyramid; Reusable Packaging; Alliances With FMCGs To Meet ESG Goals; Social Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Strategy; Value Creation; Goals and Objectives; Business Model; Consumer Products Industry; Latin America; South America; Chile
Chu, Michael, Monica Silva, and Mariana Cal. "Algramo." Harvard Business School Case 321-079, September 2020. (Revised June 2021.)
- Teaching Interest
Managing Human Capital
The Managing Human Capital course has been specifically designed to teach practical skills for the future general manager (not just the human resource practitioner) who seeks to manage both other people and her or his own career with optimal... View Details
Keywords: Human Capital; Hiring; Socialization; Performance Management; Compensation And Benefits; Talent Development And Retention; Structure; Career Management; Human Resources; Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Organizations; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Africa; Asia; Europe; Middle East; Latin America; North and Central America; South America
- 2009
- Working Paper
International Differences in the Size and Roles of Corporate Headquarters: An Empirical Examination
By: David J. Collis, David Young and Michael Goold
This paper examines differences in the size and roles of corporate headquarters around the world. Based on a survey of over 600 multibusiness corporations in seven countries (France, Germany, Holland, UK, Japan, US, and Chile) the paper describes the differences among... View Details
Keywords: Business Headquarters; Size; Organizational Structure; Culture; Japan; France; Germany; Netherlands; United Kingdom; United States; Chile
Collis, David J., David Young, and Michael Goold. "International Differences in the Size and Roles of Corporate Headquarters: An Empirical Examination." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-044, December 2009.
- 17 Oct 2022
- Blog Post
6 Things to Know About Sustainability at HBS
You’ll find beehives and rooftop gardens on campus Beehives have been on campus since 2015 as part of a project proposed by our SSAs. Our four hives act as a natural fertilizer, increasing biodiversity on campus. HBS also has nine green roofs View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Letters to the Editor
were June 1959 graduates of the one-year Harvard-Radcliffe Program in Business Administration (HRPBA). They were (left to right) Roberta Moniz (later Lasley), Diana Greer, and Sara Beth Wilkinson. These three were the first women to be admitted into the second year of... View Details
- Profile
Casey Gerald
that I think sucks and saying, `I want to do my own thing.’” To that end, MBAs Across America is an organization formed by Gerald and three HBS classmates in order to... View Details
- 23 Oct 2018
- News
Coming of Age as the World Comes Apart
very bottom. I also wonder how much your experience with MBAs Across America might have played a role in connecting you to a wider perspective. Gerald: The tagline for this... View Details
- Profile
Casey Gerald
and towns not (yet) known for entrepreneurship. Throughout the summer of 2013, the MBAs Across America team will travel across country in an RV,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
The Billion-Dollar Question
—World traveler, public speaker, and consultant Francis Tapon (MBA 1997) is the author of Hike Your Own Hike: 7 Life Lessons from Backpacking across America and The Hidden Europe: What Eastern Europeans Can... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Ideas: Books
analyze why such partnerships occur and show how they are improving social conditions across Latin America as well as creating value for businesses. The Social Enterprise Knowledge Network is a collaboration... View Details
- 02 Nov 2015
- Blog Post
Harvard Arab Weekend (HAW) 2015
women who have worked towards achieving that end. Conference Highlights: Attendees: 1000 attendees from across North America Keynotes: 12 keynote speeches including an opening by Moncef Marzouki, Former... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Competitiveness at Risk
Rivkin and Porter: HBS alumni are in a position to help put America back on a more competitive footing in the world economy. View the survey results Watch Professors Michael Porter and Jan Rivkin introduce the project Join the... View Details
- 04 Aug 2015
- News
Brazil Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS
hosted “A Vision for the 21st Century” as part of the world tour of The Harvard Business School Campaign. Contemporaneo 8076 was the setting for an evening presentation and reception, enabling more than 170 alumni and guests from across... View Details
Santiago Subotovsky
one that no money can buy. Before joining Emergence, Santi founded AXG Tecnonexo, a SaaS e-learning company in Argentina. He expanded the company to 150+ employees with operations across Latin America and... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Constant Inspiration
Ellen Guidera (MBA 1986) Ellen Guidera (MBA 1986) has played an active role in the evolution of the HBS immersive student learning experience. Shortly after the first-year Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership Development (FIELD) MBA... View Details