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Funding Opportunities - Business & Environment

used to inform the University’s implementation of its Sustainability Plan. Up to $25,000 in funding. Harvard University Student Grant Program : Provide students with up to $5,000 in seed funding to support new ideas and innovative... View Details

22 Mar 2024
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Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015)

for solving challenging problems with the interpersonal skills required for deep relationship building. Coaching, mentoring, and leading lights her up and further her mission. “I knew that I wanted to get an... View Details

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Effects of Climate Change - Business & Environment

The growing region for wheat moves further north each year in the U.S., Europe, and Russia [9] . Storms, heat, and drought also impact crop yields View Details

21 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 21

strategies and their importance for globalization have been scarce. In The Language of Global Success, Tsedal Neeley provides an in-depth look at a single organization—the... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

26 Mar 2013
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First Look: March 26

effective alternatives in place. The second global economy has provided more opportunities for catch up from the Rest and has seen the rapid growth of View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

How to Succeed in Business (According to a 15th Century Trade Merchant)

community and who you are as a person” “Sponsoring this event was an opportunity to highlight the extraordinary treasure trove we have here, as well as the larger return to studying early capitalism in a View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

31 May 2011
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First Look: May 31

Voids Authors:Tarun Khanna and Krishna G. Palepu Publication:The World Financial Review (May-June 2011) An abstract is unavailable at this time. Read the paper: http://www.worldfinancialreview.com/?p=483 Working PapersThe Institutional... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2022
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Full Court Press

vuvuzelas competes with the arena’s mix of American hip-hop and regional hits. It is a distinctly regional take on an iconic American export. The league is a core pillar of NBA... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Jan 2012
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Hiroshi Mikitani, MBA 1993

translates to “optimism”—into one of Japan’s most successful businesses and a thriving global enterprise. Through savvy investments, strategic partnerships, and acquisitions,... View Details

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Historical Data & Sources - Business History

values given for: Czech Republic and Slovakia. Download Data Set in Excel Natura Cosméticos Geoffrey Jones and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho, "Natura: Global Beauty Made in Brazil,"... View Details

07 Jul 2003
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Can We Have Too Much Productivity Improvement?

global economy and the Internet were cited by some as being responsible for the current dilemma. John van Heteren paraphrased several respondents when he opined that "I... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog

2026 J 3.0 Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the Global Economy Vincent Pons Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Managing International Trade and Investment Meg... View Details

11 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Budgeting Kills Your Company

culprit is what he calls the fixed-performance contract. "The targets for sales, costs, and key ratios that are spelled out in the budget become an implicit contract," he says. A recent Hackett survey found between 60 percent... View Details

Keywords: by Loren Gary

30 Jun 2021
In Practice

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021

What’s on HBS faculty members’ reading list for summer 2021? Which books are most meaningful to them and why? Below, faculty share their top picks, ranging from biographies and memoirs to their colleagues’ latest works. Julia Austin: Social justice and the Obamas I... View Details

Keywords: by Kathryn Haviland

21 Sep 2015
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Helping Japan Build a Strong Economic Future

senior fellow at the Research Institute of Economy, Trade, and Industry; and a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution. She has written and lectured on Japan’s Asia policy... View Details

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William R. Kerr | About

themes and disseminates to broader audiences through platforms like the MFW podcast series . Bill’s recent book is The Gift of Global Talent: How Migration Shapes Business, View Details

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In the News - Creating Emerging Markets

documented as far back as the Egyptian dynasties. While the World Bank estimates that international bribery exceeds $1.5 trillion annually, the larger and more subtle effects of corruption on economies View Details

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What You Can Support - Alumni

an ever-changing world. Expanding HBS’s Global Footprint In the past 20 years, HBS has opened 18 research centers and regional offices on five continents. They assist faculty... View Details

15 Dec 2023
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Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem

(DPI), a leading pan-African private equity firm based in London with over $3.1 B under management; and Victor Williams (MBA 1998), CEO of NBA Africa, which is transforming Africa’s profile in the world of View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jun 2023
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In My Humble Opinion: Very Continental

Tanzania. Now based in Kigali, Rwanda, Ngoyi finds her global experience is a good fit with her current role. In May 2022, she was named CEO of the Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA). A $670 million investment fund View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; investment; exports; infrastructure; life experience; finance; Finance

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