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Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online

similar pace and can take full advantage of social learning opportunities. In addition to module and assignment completion, we expect you to offer feedback on others’ reflections and contribute to conversations on the platform.... View Details

08 Mar 2022
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Representation Matters: Building Case Studies That Empower Women Leaders

when they think through a decision point or reflect on the leadership journey described in the case. But who are these “model” leaders? Since 2015, the HBS Gender Initiative has been analyzing gender representation in HBS cases. After... View Details

Keywords: by Colleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg

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Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015) - Recruiting

29 Jan 2025 Finding Professional Purpose: Building an Impactful Career that Reflects your Values with Lisa Tanzer (MBA 1993) Lisa Tanzer 22 Jan 2025 Career Risks and Professional Growth: Finding a Fulfilling Career with Paige Arnof-Fenn... View Details

15 Apr 2015
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Why Americans Voted for an Income Tax

explained why he supported higher taxes on higher incomes: "As a country that values fairness, wealthier individuals have traditionally borne a greater share of this [tax] burden than the middle class or those less fortunate [This is] a basic View Details

Keywords: by Matthew C. Weinzierl

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Faculty and Research - Alumni

students to be effective business leaders. Your Gift Matters $250 $500 $1,000 $5,000 Other Give View my giving history Hide my giving history We would welcome your support this year, . According to our records, you have not made a new gift or pledge in recent years... View Details

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Harvard Environmental Centers - Business & Environment

justice—particularly the disproportionate effects on marginalized communities locally and globally. Impact Weighted Accounts The mission of the Impact-Weighted Accounts Project is to drive the creation of financial accounts that reflect a... View Details

15 Jun 2012
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Reaching for Yield in the Bond Market

Keywords: by Bo Becker & Victoria Ivashina

19 Aug 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Optimal Taxation in Theory and Practice

Keywords: by N. Gregory Mankiw, Matthew Weinzierl & Danny Yagan

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Growing as a Purposeful Leader

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger

Leaders today have to lead in the context of extraordinary changes and challenges. The demands of today's stakeholders have risen significantly, and what is expected of senior leaders is quickly evolving in terms of their mission (more than profit),... View Details

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The Fading Light of Democratic Capitalism: How Pervasive Cronyism and Restricted Suffrage Are Destroying Democratic Capitalism as a National Ideal ... And What to Do About It

By: Malcolm S. Salter

What are we to do about declining public trust and confidence in democratic capitalism, which many citizens consider a cornerstone of our national ideology and identity? In this book, I address how we can rekindle the fading light of democratic capitalism as an... View Details

Keywords: Government and Politics; Power and Influence; Economic Systems; Culture

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ChemChina

By: F. Warren McFarlan, Donghong Li, Lei Li and Hong Zhang

ChemChina is China's largest basic chemical manufacturing firm. It was included in Fortune Global 500 in 2011 and 2012, ranked No. 475 and 402. Its sales revenue in 2011 was 179 billion yuan, and profit was 600 million yuan. The year-end total assets were 254.2 billion... View Details

Keywords: Reorganization; Strategy; China; China

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Charlotte MacDonald

With four years of consulting experience at Boston Consulting Group behind her, Charlotte MacDonald, realized it was time to reflect on the path before her. "I was having a great experience, I loved the work and people," she... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

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Organizational Leadership Course | HBS Online

(optional): Share your action plan with a classmate and receive feedback Reflect on your Learning Path Tool assessment 6-8 hrs Module 6 Leader as Catalyst of Change Diagnose the need for organizational change in response to external... View Details

21 Dec 2011
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The Most Common Strategy Mistakes

value chain. At the other extreme, a global industry is one where important activities in the value chain can be shared across all countries. Reflecting on my experience, however, I'd have to say that the worst mistake—and the most common... View Details

Keywords: by Joan Magretta

30 Oct 2017
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Asking Questions Can Get You a Better Job or a Second Date

invasive,” Brooks says. Brooks, who has been fascinated by “why people don’t ask more questions” since grade school, has mulled over this topic in many discussions with her mother, whom she thanks in the study. “My mom, a talented natural psychologist, and I would... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

10 Nov 2015
Op-Ed

Authentic Leadership Rediscovered

jerks, nor does this behavior reflect their authentic selves. Rather, these individuals likely had very negative experiences early in their lives that cause them to have difficulty in managing their anger, in part because they feel like... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

20 Dec 2017
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How to Design a Better Customer Experience

discussion. As part of that experience, executives use LEGO bricks to build models that reflect their positive and negative experiences. “It’s not about building objects. It’s about solving problems,” explains Thomke, who has co-authored... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health; Entertainment & Recreation

10 Mar 2021
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Key to Doing Your Best at Work? Be Yourself

outgoing or creative? Gino: We can learn to bring out the badass in ourselves and part of what we do is to show people how from a person who’s done it, [Saint John]. Frances and I see our role as putting a framework on the house, so creating a moment of View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette

01 Oct 1999
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Banking on Success

an insider's view of the action, the Bulletin asked five members of the class who have been involved in a variety of banking endeavors to share some personal and professional insights and to reflect on the lessons, losses, and phenomenal... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

06 Oct 2003
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The Problem with Hedge Funds

noon; moments later hedge funds are buying or selling. They've added a new dynamic to the market that is reflected in the enormously increased volume of stock transactions and in the very greatly shortened period of time for which shares... View Details

Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills

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