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Brittani Rettig
With Grit by Brit, I am very entrepreneurial and get my hands dirty—I develop fitness choreography, select music, work with graphic designers on the look and feel of my blog, and write all the content." How did Grit by Brit come into... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Beyond the Plastisphere
reusable insulated water bottles. Kauss works with designers and artists to introduce new looks every season, often in partnership with major brands such as Disney and National Geographic. Her goal, however, is not to help people look... View Details
- 28 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 28, 2009
Encourages readers to think about the impediments to energy efficiency in the buildings sector and the ways in which entrepreneurs can profitably surmount the obstacles. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Strategy for Small Fish
Welcome to the age of business interdependence, say HBS professor Marco Iansiti and collaborator Roy Levien, authors of the new HBSP book The Keystone Advantage: What the New Dynamics of Business Ecosystems Mean for Strategy, Innovation, and Sustainability. View Details
Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien
- 12 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
What Great American Leaders Teach Us
Leadership Initiative was organized to be a catalyst for research on leaders and leadership, and to design effective leadership development programs that are relevant for the 21st century. The goal of the Initiative is to support Harvard... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 31
increases individual productivity by eliminating potential cognitive distractions resulting from good weather. When the weather is bad, individuals may focus more on their work rather than thinking about activities they could engage in... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley Unlocking Innovation: A Leader's Guide to Turning Bold Ideas Into Tangible Results By Robyn Bolton (MBA 2005) Page Two Press Only 1 in every 50,000 incubated ideas reaches $1 million in sales. If you ask most corporate executives why their... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
$how Me the Money
actors. “The richest countries are the biggest promoters of lawlessness in international trade and finance,” Baker writes in his 2005 book, Capitalism’s Achilles Heel. “In a process that parades as agreeable enterprise illegal money streams through mechanisms View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
productive teamwork. Enhance creativity through more flexible organizational structures. Bet on people. Think big. Say no respectfully. McArthur liked to say that the faculty was the “whole ball game,” and in fact, he lavished time and... View Details
- 08 Nov 2024
- HBS Case
What Wartime Service Taught These Historic Leaders
think in successful businesses there is both a sense of strategy and how you allocate resources to get the maximum impact.” His humility allowed Eisenhower to play a long game—working under other officers and learning how to bring out the... View Details
- 16 Jul 2019
- News
The Making of a Movement
to be ideal candidates to scale it to those greater heights. Yet, despite their passion for the cause, the Linns knew better than to make the commitment quickly. “HBS taught us to dream big while also using the strategic and analytical View Details
- 01 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 1, 2008
development organizations, involved in both research and program design and delivery. This case explores CCL's approach to leadership and management education for executives and presents some of the challenges the CCL faces as many... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Taxi Wars of Jakarta
Anthony Tan and COO Hooi Ling Tan (no relation to one another) expanded their Grab car-hailing app to Jakarta in June 2014. Later that year, Uber launched its car service in the city. Grab had started as MyTeksi in Malaysia in 2012, View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Drive-In Nation
repurposing, with input from everybody,” Snow notes. “But what’s really gotten the Japanese to where they are is the use of technology not only in the manufacturing process, but also in engineering and designing for ‘buildability.’ ” Down... View Details
- 12 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 12, 2006
School Case 606-118 A successful young design firm faces a difficult decision: whether to compromise its creative values to win a big job. The client brief is very conservative. The company is pretty sure it can win the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Apr 2006
- What Do You Think?
Has Globalization Reached Its Peak?
"If we look at all the regional trade barriers, subvention politics, protective measures, and legal and fiscal barriers that exist worldwide, I think one can assume that globalization is far from having reached its peak." Elisio... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 Sep 2005
- What Do You Think?
What are the Lessons of New Orleans?
In this regard, can lessons learned in the private sector be brought to bear in minimizing the suffering and damage from inevitable future calamities? Many personal experiences come to mind in thinking about this question. The first was... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 25 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #18: Tom Ferguson (MBA 2014) Venture Capitalist and Water Evangelist
Business School, thinking that his undergraduate studies in political economy, a short-lived acting career, and three-plus years on the Sustainability Strategy and Transformation team at the London consultancy ERM, would perhaps “bring a... View Details
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Oral Histories | Baker Library
the Harvard-Radcliffe Program, and then at the end of that it was just about the time the Harvard-Radcliffe Program was ending. And so we were told that Harvard Business School itself would be much more receptive to admitting women into their program, and I View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Growing Together
Cleveland Day in January, agrees. "The Cleveland Turnaround is an excellent example of the kind of impact business can have on society," she says. "It's important that HBS is training us to think not just like business leaders, but like... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry