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- 12 Apr 2023
The MBA Tour Spotlight: Women in Business (APAC)
Connect with the world's leading business schools at an upcoming GMAC Tours event. The MBA Tour Spotlight on Women in Business is an initiative to showcase resources available... View Details
- 01 Nov 2022
- What Do You Think?
Why Aren’t Business Leaders More Vocal About Immigration Policy?
policy issues, but whether business leaders are expressing enough “voice” about a matter that affects their talent pool as well as the overall growth rate of the US economy. The question arises at View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 8 Mar 2005
- Other Presentation
Armenian Competitiveness: Towards a Strategy for Economic Development
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's books and articles, in particular, "Building the Microeconomic Foundations of Prosperity," in The Global Competitiveness Report 2004-05 (World Economic Forum, 2004); "Clusters and the New Competitive... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Armenian Competitiveness: Towards a Strategy for Economic Development." Armenia 2020 Summit, Cambridge, MA, United States, March 8, 2005.
- October 2017 (Revised September 2018)
- Supplement
Jumia Nigeria: from Retail to Marketplace (B)
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Namrata Arora
This follow up case study explores the ramifications of Jumia's decision to move from a retail-led to a markplace business model for its e-commerce platform. The case visits the company's successes as well as its many failures when adopting this vendor-led strategy. ... View Details
Keywords: Retail; Marketplace; Inventory; Funding; Business Ecosystems; Business Ecosystem; Competition; Business Model; Globalization; Emerging Markets; Expansion; Logistics; Retail Industry; India; Nigeria; Africa
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Namrata Arora. "Jumia Nigeria: from Retail to Marketplace (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 718-432, October 2017. (Revised September 2018.)
- January 2000 (Revised April 2000)
- Case
StarMedia: Launching a Latin American Revolution
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Jon K Rust
By the fall of 1999, StarMedia had sprinted to a sizable lead in the race to acquire Latin American Internet users. Its pan-regional, horizontal portal was the first to target Spanish- and Portuguese-language speakers on the Internet, registering 1.2 billion page views... View Details
Keywords: Private Ownership; History; Risk Management; Business Cycles; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Infrastructure; Media; Emerging Markets; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Web; Information Technology Industry; Web Services Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Jon K Rust. "StarMedia: Launching a Latin American Revolution." Harvard Business School Case 800-166, January 2000. (Revised April 2000.)
- June 2012
- Case
Microsoft IT India
By: Willy C. Shih, Margaret Pierson, Alexander Down, William Gustave Jair-Shemuel Jurist, Diego Medicina and Helen Wang
Raj Biyani faced tough challenges managing Microsoft IT India: leading a remote development organization in which key decisions were made in Redmond, and managing an organization that was perceived as less strategic than its sister Microsoft India Development Center... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Development; Cross-functional Management; Foreign Subsidiaries; Strategy Alignment; Organizational Behavior; Indian Software Development; Global Distributed R＆D; Software Industry; Organizational Structure; Research and Development; Operations; Leadership; Globalized Firms and Management; Business Subsidiaries; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Technology Industry; India
Shih, Willy C., Margaret Pierson, Alexander Down, William Gustave Jair-Shemuel Jurist, Diego Medicina, and Helen Wang. "Microsoft IT India ." Harvard Business School Case 612-078, June 2012.
- July 2020 (Revised September 2020)
- Case
Property Finder's Strategy for Online Classifieds in the MENA Region
By: Krishna G. Palepu, Gamze Yucaoglu and Fares Khrais
The case opens in 2020 as Michael Lahyani, founder and CEO of Property Finder, Dubai’s leading online real estate classifieds portal, contemplates the company’s five-year growth strategy.
Since its founding in 2005 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Property... View Details
Keywords: General Business; Real Estate; Entrepreneurship; Property; Strategy; Emerging Markets; Growth Management; Online Technology; Real Estate Industry; Technology Industry; United Arab Emirates; Saudi Arabia; Egypt; Turkey
Palepu, Krishna G., Gamze Yucaoglu, and Fares Khrais. "Property Finder's Strategy for Online Classifieds in the MENA Region." Harvard Business School Case 321-009, July 2020. (Revised September 2020.)
- 05 Jun 2017
- News
Women on Boards: A Course Becomes a Movement
recently left UCB and currently leads the procurement division at Adidas. That’s when she discovered Women on Boards: Succeeding as a Corporate Director, a first-of-its-kind... View Details
Keywords: Margaret Kelley
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Africa Business Conference Creates Ongoing Forum for Change
Business Conference, “Africa, Inc.: A New Frontier for Business.” In addition to keynote speakers, panel discussions, and case analyses, the conference, sponsored by the HBS Africa View Details
- 23 Aug 2018
- News
Is “Gender-Neutral” Just A Beauty Buzzword — Or Something Greater?
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Judith Prior Lawrie Oral History - Business Education For Women At Harvard University | Harvard Business School
partner of HLM Management Co. Learning about HRPBA In 1953, I was not married or seriously engaged. I knew I didn't want to be a secretary, and I knew I didn't want to go to graduate school in English because it would mean merely putting... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Shaping Leaders Who Understand Business and the Environment
Administration. Serafeim teaches Reimagining Capitalism: Business and Big Problems, one of several electives in the MBA Program that focus on environmental and social challenges. Given the surge of student interest in the topic, Serafeim,... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 19 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
New Venture Competition 2023: Business and Environment Ventures
Business Development; Dr. Joseph Laux, CTO; Dr. Bhawna Nagar, Research Projects - Grensol closes the materials loop for car recycling to valorize industrial waste, recover valuable resources, and produce energy. TOP FINALISTS Earthbond -... View Details
- 06 Apr 2018
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3 Tips for Presenting in English When You’re Not a Native Speaker
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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online
diverse global network. 1 year 5-9 hours per week 7 courses plus a capstone project Self-Paced with regular deadlines This course earns you a Credential of Leadership, Impact,... View Details
- 20 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Users Love Ello, But What’s the Business Model?
that social media users are increasingly attracted to the idea of such a model. But funding it without advertising's help won't be easy. Two digital marketing experts, Harvard Business School professors John... View Details
- 28 May 2020
- Video
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Bankruptcy | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
mortgage assets on our balance sheet was a big problem, regardless of any quality or hedging arguments that might be made.” [16] Glen Le Lievre, "Too big to fail." The Wall Street Journal Cartoon Collection, Baker Library, Harvard View Details
- 05 Dec 2018
- News
6 Ways Traveling Makes You A Better Employee
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Partners & Fellows | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Scouts of the USA Grameen America Grassroots Business Fund Habitat for Humanity International Harbor Bank of Maryland Community Development Corp Harlem Children's Zone Health Leads Hebrew SeniorLife Hospital... View Details