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01 Apr 2002
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Just Super

Patriots' emergence through his adept handling of players' salary and contract issues, day-to-day operations, and the construction of a new stadium, where the Pats will play next season. "In the background, but really in the forefront of... View Details

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

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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Curriculum Social Enterprise Student Club Social Entrepreneurship Summer Fellows Technology for Good Transformative Impact Tri-Sector Impact Investing in Social Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets: SE Summer Fellow Nikki Philip (MBA 2023)... View Details

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Avoiding Startup Failure - Course Catalog

behind that startup’s imagined future failure. Analyze distinctive factors behind startup failure in a specific context or industry sector, for example, biotech, social enterprise, or emerging markets.... View Details

15 Oct 2019
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Examining Climate Change From a Business Perspective

multilateral negotiations, and tedious wordsmithing that led up to the Paris Agreement. It also examines the consequences of President Donald J. Trump’s 2017 withdrawal from the accord; the emerging leadership of the European Union and... View Details

05 Oct 2010
First Look

First Look: October 5, 2010

Affect Credit Ratings? Authors:Bo Becker and Todd Milbourn Abstract The credit rating industry has historically been dominated by just two agencies, Moody's and S&P, leading to longstanding legislative and regulatory calls for... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Jul 2016
Blog Post

Advice on Switching Careers While at HBS

merchandiser did or how to execute a strong digital marketing campaign. “Why would anyone already in retail even talk to me?” I wondered. The good news is there are a multitude of ways to get familiar with your desired industry here at... View Details

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Dr. Lurtz researches the history of agricultural economies in Latin America. She has a particular interest in export agriculture and attendant state- and locally-driven modernization projects. Her current work looks to the coffee economy of southern Mexico in the 19th... View Details

April 1990
Case

Nestle Alimentana S.A. -- Infant Formula (Abridged)

By: James E. Austin

The new vice president of infant and dietetic products of Nestle Alimentana S.A. has to make recommendations on the company's marketing programs for its infant formulas in developing countries. The U.S. subsidiary is currently the target of a consumer boycott because... View Details

Keywords: Product Marketing; Emerging Markets; Developing Countries and Economies; Distribution Channels; Marketing Strategy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Food; Business Subsidiaries; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; Switzerland

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14 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society

range of adaptation, however. As markets and technologies undergo historic change, so too must the current model of capitalism. Each new episode of capitalism emerges from the complex interplay of three forces: (1) New human yearnings... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

August 2019 (Revised October 2019)
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Preserving Trust at Care.com (B)

By: Krishna G. Palepu and Julia Kelley

The (B) case describes the company’s response and subsequent developments. View Details

Keywords: Business Strategy; Corporate Governance; Digital Platforms; Market Design; Emerging Markets; Trust; Technology Industry; United States

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01 Dec 2021
What Do You Think?

How Will the Metaverse Affect Productivity?

in a U-Stor-It container in Inglewood, California. After losing his day job, he turns to his “auxiliary emergency backup job” as a “freelance stringer for the CIC, the Central Intelligence Corporation of Langley, Virginia.” He, along with... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

04 Apr 2018
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Why Private Investors Must Fund 'New Nuclear' Power Right Now

Drbouz In June 2016, I gave a TED Talk called We Need Nuclear Power to Solve Climate Change. The talk discussed the world’s realistic options for reducing fossil CO2 emissions soon enough to contain climate change’s more severe effects. To my surprise, that talk has... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Lassiter; Energy; Green Technology

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Prita Kumar

private equity. Her focus was on consumer retail, her personal passion, and all that talk around the dinner table helped shape her vision as an emerging entrepreneur. “It just made sense to start something that was consumer facing... View Details

01 Apr 1998
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Student Conferences Inspire Campus Dialogue

Meanwhile, prospective African-American students attended a case discussion led by Professor Linda A. Hill. The day concluded with a career fair featuring representatives from major corporations. Saturday morning began with a seminar led by George E. Curry, editor of... View Details

01 Sep 2010
News

Five Honored for Missions Accomplished

capacity she helped lead the MBA Silicon Valley Immersion Experience Program. As a newspaper industry analyst at DLJ early in your career, did you anticipate the industry’s decline? I put a “sell” on newspapers in 1988 when I saw threats... View Details

Keywords: awards; Finance; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance; Space Research and Technology; Government; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

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Crisis Leadership - Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School

change ingrained habits and emerge as industry leaders. One such firm was the renowned Waltham Watch Company, which pioneered the production of watches from interchangeable parts. Like all manufacturers of... View Details

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Understanding Africa: Business, Entrepreneurship, Political Economy and the Complexities of a Continent - Course Catalog

which represents a real existential threat for humanity. Are we seeing a new cold war emerging in the Sahelian region? What impact will demographics have on Africa's place in the world. We will deal old View Details

01 Jun 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016

(MBA 1965) (Springer) This book focuses on how to lead transformative and strategic change in the healthcare industry in times of great uncertainty. It provides new tools, processes, examples, and case studies offering an effective... View Details

01 Sep 2011
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The City Solution

small percent more is being built brand new). Moreover, the world’s dominant habitation pattern still consists of poor people in emerging nations flocking to urban areas to seek work. Typically, these migrants end up in illegal and... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Government; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

23 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS

development of the U.S. railroad industry in the latter half of the 19th century. Al went straight to the sources and expanded upon them in a series of important articles in the Business History Review. That work developed into his... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

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