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- 01 Dec 1998
- News
New Senior Executive Programme Strengthens African Managerial Leadership
One key to becoming more integrated into the global marketplace will be southern Africa's ability to respond to the radical economic and social changes taking place in its own backyard. "This not only poses complex challenges for... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Faculty Books
dynamics and strategies used by firms that recognize the transformative power of these “invisible engines.” Shorter discussions of Internet-based software platforms offer glimpses into a future in which the way we buy, pay, watch, listen,... 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
- 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
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Getting Security Right
fifth-generation nuclear capabilities. The threat of nuclear aggression among powerful nations did not disappear with the Cold War; it remains a major challenge for the United States and poses a more serious... View Details
- 02 Dec 2018
- News
An Investor’s Guide to Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities
geoengineering, which, like all technologies, pose specific societal and environmental risks but might be necessary for keeping global conditions manageable. Recent graduate David Chan (MBA 2018), of America Capital Management, commented... View Details
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2022 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
“master’s tools” can be turned toward liberatory ends, powerful new strategies and technologies are reshaping work and life in potentially emancipatory ways. Many of these redeployments and innovations are aimed at advancing equality.... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
New Wave
Verdant Power cofounder Ron Smith (MBA 1979) stands aside the East River in New York, where his company launched the first commercially licensed tidal power project in the United States. It’s a muggy July... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Porter, Kanter Win McKinsey Awards
the power to unleash the next wave of global growth. Kanter received second-place honors for “How Great Companies Think Differently,” which appeared in the November 2011 issue. In her article, Kanter explains that traditional theories of... View Details
Keywords: awards
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Passion Projects
Turning teddy bears into art On a trip to London in the 1980s, John O’Donnell (MBA 1977) and his wife snapped a picture of two teddy bears posed near a Buckingham Palace guard. The normally staid guard bowed to the bears, and the couple... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Bright Future for Green Business
venture capital panelists tackled two questions posed by the moderator, HBS professor Bill Sahlman: What are the opportunities in clean, green energy? And what big issues stand in the way of those opportunities? There’s no shortage of... View Details
- Web
2022 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
“master’s tools” can be turned toward liberatory ends, powerful new strategies and technologies are reshaping work and life in potentially emancipatory ways. Many of these redeployments and innovations are aimed at advancing equality.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Ideas in Action
performed significantly better than others when evaluated for “presence” and were more likely to be hired. Their secret? Striking expansive poses for two minutes before the interview. The study builds on Associate Professor Amy Cuddy’s... View Details
- 03 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Viewpoints: Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
critical role in global society. In the lead-up to COP26, the Business and Environment Initiative asked HBS alumni business leaders from a wide range of sectors and disciplines what they see as the role of business and business leaders in this important moment.... View Details
- 24 Jun 2013
- Research & Ideas
Is Your iPhone Turning You Into a Wimp?
poses and less likely in constrictive poses. Now they wanted to look into whether behavior was affected during the poses. This might help to answer questions like: Would people be more likely to join a game of online poker while using a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Rx for Too Big to Fail
In the wake of the financial crisis and the massive federal response, it has become fashionable to declare that “too big to fail is too big to exist.” Powerful lawmakers and popular commentators regularly endorse this notion, promising to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Origin Story: Ricky Cordova (MS/MBA 2025)
making music in our free time.” “My first exposure to HBS was through Tom Eisenmann’s course Tech Venture Immersion. That’s where my mind was really blown. I knew I had to be here.” Bioengineering 101: “At Stanford, one of my professors View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 11 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: ’Entrepreneurship and Multinationals’
As the pace of globalization speeded up from the 1960s, the term "multinational enterprise" (hereafter MNE) was coined, and there was an outpouring of discussion, much of it critical, about the political, social, and economic role of large global firms. MNEs... View Details
Keywords: Re: Geoffrey G. Jones
- 20 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: Illuminating India’s Solar Future: Reflections on Tata Solar Manufacturing Plant Visit
across the country. In the bustling city of Bangalore, where tradition meets technology, we had the privilege of visiting the Tata Solar manufacturing facility. This visit offered a window into India’s renewable energy journey, showcasing both significant achievements... View Details
- 27 Feb 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Development while Decarbonizing - Understanding India’s Agriculture Landscape
standpoint, lowering its carbon intensity in India is key to unlocking a sustainable future. In 2019, agriculture generated 585 Mt CO2e, making it the third most contributing sector behind power generation and heavy industry. Nonetheless,... View Details