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15 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

The New Global Business Manager

In a 1992 article for Harvard Business Review, HBS professor Christopher A. Bartlett and co-author Sumantra Ghoshal tackled the question, "What is a Global Manager?" Their answer then was that "there is no such thing as a... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

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Events - Private Capital Project

and was moderated by Professor Josh Lerner (Co-Head of the HBS Private Capital Project) Private Capital through Political Cycles September 9, 2024, “Private Capital through Political Cycles” with John Coates (John F. Cogan, Jr. Professor... View Details

01 Jan 2013
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Joanna M. Jacobson, MBA 1987

Cofounder and Managing Partner, Strategic Grant Partners Download Jacobson profile Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1960 Born, Framingham, Massachusetts 1982 Earns BA, International Relations, University of... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

12 Sep 2023
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Harvard Climate Entrepreneurs Circle: Taking Climate Solutions from Idea to Action, Faster

accepted into the Harvard Climate Circle have access to over 100 resources. Most of the resources are concierge 1:1 offerings, like meeting with Oladeji Timayu, of the Harvard Law School Negotiation and... View Details

09 Mar 2015
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Why Entrepreneurs Should Go Work for Government

other projects produced the nation's first big-city 311 app that allows citizens to alert government to potholes and graffiti. He also helped cut through zoning laws to create the Boston Innovation District... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Jan 2011
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Karen Gordon Mills, MBA 1977

Council on Foreign Relations 2007 Becomes chair of Maine's Council on Competitiveness and the Economy 2009 Named administrator of the US Small Business Administration Throughout her career, Karen Gordon Mills owned, managed, mentored,... View Details

March 1997 (Revised November 1997)
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Incidents in Foreign Direct Investment

By: Louis T. Wells Jr. and Courtenay Sprague

Presents seven examples (i.e., incidents) of conflict concerning foreign direct investment. The incidents lay the framework for discussion of issues such as the jurisdiction of the WTO and the U.S. position, the Helms-Burton Act of 1996 and its political implications,... View Details

Keywords: Trade; International Finance; Foreign Direct Investment; Laws and Statutes; United States

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06 Jan 2016
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Why Do Leaders Get Their Timing Wrong?

long-term strategy and culture. David Wittenberg led the way in making the argument for an inadequate strategy as a primary cause of the problem. He suggested that bad timing is related to a lack of “strategic frameworks to assess the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Auto; Fashion

22 Feb 2016
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The ‘Mother of Fair Trade’ was an Unabashed Price Protectionist

prices beyond those included in the original contract; and a statute that allowed for code-making authority in intrastate commerce. California’s codes included maximum working hours, minimum wages, View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Retail; Health; Legal Services

28 Apr 2022
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Can You Buy Creativity in the Gig Economy?

Writers may lament the uncertainties of the digital age, as many turn to online markets to distribute their work with no promises of fame or fortune. But when authors are guaranteed a cut of their own book sales, they tend to work harder View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

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Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Best Paper Prize in Asset Management from the Midwest Finance Association for "The Market for Sharing Interest Rate Risk: Quantities and Asset Prices" with Umang Khetan, Jane Li, and Ioana Neamtu. Ishita Sen... View Details

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Article databases: Which to choose?

Yes Best for older research. Classic academic journals. 100% full-text; all charts and images included. Nexis Uni Yes Yes Best for legal and government sources. No images. Journals, newspapers,... View Details

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Demonstration Policy | About

Demonstration Policy This policy outlines guidance and requirements for and restrictions on demonstrations and other forms of dissent on the Harvard Business School campus. It... View Details

October 1981
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Tony Santino (A)

A recent MBA without a stable work history in the private sector feels that he is being forced to compromise his personal convictions and professional integrity through a violation of the Robinson-Patman Act. This person is in his mid-thirties, married, and carries... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Personal Development and Career; Laws and Statutes

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Bridgette Slater

up to safety. As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be an astronaut (thank you, Mae Jemison, for that inspiration!), architect, actor, and author. I clearly really liked alliteration as a kid View Details

03 Jun 2022
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In a Work-from-Anywhere World, How Remote Will Workers Go?

professional and personal lives, or who might need to toggle between work and childcare depending on the needs of the day. “The Portugal legislation makes it easier for people, both men View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

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Connell House | About

said that “family, faith, and education” were at the center of her husband’s life. The Connells were married for nearly 40 years and have six children: Monica, Lisa, Courtenay, Terence (MBA 2013), Timothy... View Details

12 Nov 2019
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Corporate Innovation Increasingly Benefits from Government Research

spearheaded by University of California, Berkeley, engineering and business professor Lee Fleming, and also included University of Connecticut law professor Hillary Greene,... View Details