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Marwan Chaar

not even the energy companies we blame the most. We as a society are responsible for our environmental impact. I hope to change the way people produce and consume energy, starting in the region of the world that is the most wasteful: the... View Details

25 Jun 2014
News

An International Perspective

School “opened my eyes to a whole new spectrum of opportunities” in the field of financing and building entrepreneurial energy services companies. His most recent focus as managing director at Houston-based SCF Partners is the development of portfolio View Details

15 Oct 2019
News

Innovative Thinking Fuels Nascent Startup Scene

on the rise in the MENA countries. The company was cofounded by a woman—women represent about 25 percent of entrepreneurs in MENA countries as compared with the global average of 10 percent—and it capitalizes on the region’s high digital... View Details

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Thomas Grenier

yourself." The program has also opened up cultural perspectives. Thomas says, "In classes, we talk a great deal about the European emphasis on government regulation and the American belief in free trade. But the United States is... View Details

07 Jul 2023
Blog Post

How to Create a Psychologically Safe Workplace

organizational culture can be established and communicated. An organization may have an environment that encourages casual dress to promote individuality and comfort, it could fund advanced education and training, or it could establish a... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

27 Mar 2019
News

Sharing the Road

Sakshi Vij (GMP 23, 2017) is the founder and CEO of Myles, an innovative car-sharing company operating in 21 cities in India. In this interview, she talks about the potential growth in the car-sharing space and how new technologies enable... View Details

13 Feb 2020
Blog Post

Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Manufacturing

manufacturing want interactive sessions. They will do the upfront research on your company and what you do, then what they care most about during on-campus events is asking questions and learning more about your View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

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Scrapbooks & Collectibles- The Art of American Advertising

, May 1885 28 By the 1880s, the popularity of the coveted, mass-produced trade cards and souvenir materials inspired a mania for collecting. “In a culture not yet saturated with manufactured images,” historian Pamela Laird asserts, “this... View Details

05 Dec 2017
Research & Ideas

What We've Learned from 101 Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets

interviews is a tiny step in that direction. "I think that in addition to the commonalities, the project sheds light on how business cultures differ in Latin America" Silverthorne: What were some of the major commonalities you... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

22 Jan 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019

advantages of scale for innovation, companies need the right combination of strategy, systems, and culture. Based on more than three decades of the Pisano's research, teaching, and experience, Creative Construction offers a set of... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

12 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

Creating Value Across Borders

and differences in entrepreneurship as practiced in the U.S. and abroad? What are the reasons for these differences? A: I'll start with a key similarity. The basic notion that people act in their perceived self-interest is a given. In View Details

Keywords: by Staff

01 Mar 2005
News

A Well-Tuned Life

founded Carry-a-Tune Technologies, a company that sells software products that use the fun of karaoke to help people improve their singing — and, no doubt, their self-image. It happens that self-worth is an important theme in the... View Details

Keywords: karaoke; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

22 Feb 2022
News

An Rx for Small Business Recovery

organizations, all of which are consumer-facing. “It’s a chance for them to understand firsthand the challenges these companies face right now and what it will take to keep this critical segment of our unique entrepreneurial View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Dec 2015
News

Sharing Knowledge of Innovation in India

India today that illustrate how rapidly things are changing,” says Tewari, counting among them InMobi, the company he founded, which has grown into the world’s largest independently owned mobile advertising company, with more than 1.4... View Details

01 Jun 2010
News

Alumni Books

how companies use innovative business models to achieve transformational growth by fulfilling customer needs in current markets; serving new customers and creating new markets; and responding to shifts in market demand, government policy,... View Details

Keywords: mathematics; statistics; Finance

Profile

Paris Wallace

Paris Wallace is one of those serial entrepreneurs with ambition that transcends wealth creation. Wallace is focused on changing people’s lives in a dramatic fashion. Ovuline, his latest venture for example, is a company aimed at helping... View Details

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Angela R. Hicks Bowman

quickly and easily as possible so they can get on with their lives,” Hicks said. In 1999, Angieslist.com went live, a move that catapulted the company to new heights and Hicks decided it was time to earn an MBA in order to better... View Details

06 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Circularity in Denmark

advertisements include their UN sustainability goals. Lego prominently displays their UN goals on their easily accessible sustainability webpage. Many of the companies we visited and spoke with, including Maersk and Arla Foods, have zero... View Details

04 Mar 2014
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Innovation

employees to raise their creative game. But Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, has a different approach, creating an organization that values and rewards innovation rather than attempting to create it with his bare hands. AG Lafley, P&G's chief executive, revivied the... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

01 Jun 2003
News

Portraits from the Class of 2003

Jeff Norton “Popular culture can give the world a shared set of experiences, a starting point. I want to produce someone’s favorite movie.” Question He Asks Strangers Everywhere: What is your favorite movie? Grew Up: Burlington, Ontario... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment

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