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01 Apr 1997
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A Conversation with Dean Clark

technology environment while they're at school, because they're going to have to understand and manage technology in their subsequent careers. Our students have to experience a world-class information technology environment while they're... View Details

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Sharing a Strategic Perspective | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

than 143 million children in the United States and abroad with programs focused on improving nutrition, health, and education. That chance to gain a broader perspective did come, however, through a week spent at the HBS Executive Education course Strategic Perspectives... View Details

10 Dec 2001
Research & Ideas

Governance in India and Around the Globe

effects of global talent from global product markets. Further, the emergence of the Indian software industry offers a unique experimental setting to ask whether globalization can promote convergence in corporate governance. This is... View Details

Keywords: by Tarun Khanna & Krishna Palepu; Technology

24 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 24

models, and partnerships involved in eight early "ecocity" projects to begin to identify success factors in this emerging industry. Ecocities, for the most part, are viewed as a means of mitigating threats to the natural... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Mar 2009
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Philly Club Hosts Nonprofit Execs

best practices. HBS lecturer Stacey Childress, a cofounder of the Public Education Leadership Project at Harvard, led a case discussion focusing on selecting the right management tools to implement nonprofit strategy. Comcast COO Stephen... View Details

Keywords: clubs; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details

14 May 2013
Blog Post

Alumni: Where are they now? Featuring Matt…

evidence-based government, and innovation teams in governments around the world. But surely my most important project is raising our one-year-old daughter! How has having an MBA impacted your career?My interest in general management led... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

May 2021 (Revised May 2022)
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Odebrecht's 'Transformation Journey' (B)

By: Lynn S. Paine, Ruth Costas and Pedro Levindo

The case describes the changes in Odebrecht’s board of directors while the company had to file for court-supervised reorganization and cope with an ongoing feud within its founding family, and the new challenges that the Group’s leadership has to face. The changes in... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Misconduct; Corporate Governance; Crisis Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Reputation; Mission and Purpose; Business and Government Relations; Engineering; Family Business; Emerging Markets; Construction Industry; Brazil; Latin America

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29 Nov 2018
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"There's No Substitute for Finding the Right Role": James Correa, MBA 2015

trying something new." No direct path, yet a destination emerges Over the next two years, James would fulfill roles at three different startups until he found a fourth, Getaround, a peer-to-peer car sharing service, which proved to... View Details

March 2001 (Revised June 2001)
Case

Identifying and Realizing Investments in Eastern Europe (A)

By: Ray A. Goldberg, Robert E. Kennedy and Laure Mougeot Strook

A Greek milling firm wants to invest in Eastern Europe. The case explores the firm's search strategy and its due diligence process after a potential investment, and considers how the company should structure its bid. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details

Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Venture Capital; Emerging Markets; Business and Government Relations; Financial Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Europe

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Latin America - Global Activities 2020

Latin America Latin America Seeing the Immediate Impact of Faculty Research in Chile Pictured: Working with Fondo Esperanza, groups of microentrepreneurs meet regularly and are jointly liable for their credits. As assistant professors in HBS’s Entrepreneurial View Details

18 Dec 2018
Blog Post

"There's No Substitute For Finding The Right Role": James Correa, MBA 2015

trying something new." No direct path, yet a destination emerges Over the next two years, James would fulfill roles at three different startups until he found a fourth, Getaround, a peer-to-peer car sharing service, which proved to... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technology

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Strategy and Technology - Course Catalog

of governing technology-intensive firms? And how can they build and sustain value in emerging technologies? Industries covered range widely, including Generative AI, esports, autonomous vehicles, collaboration tools, cybersecurity, cloud... View Details

20 Nov 2007
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First Look: November 20, 2007

aims at providing a possible direction to fill this empty spot in innovation management literature. In particular, first we propose a meta-model for investigation of design-driven innovation. In this meta-model a manufacturer's ability to... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2019
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In My Humble Opinion: Easy Rider

native knew an icon—and a challenge—when he saw one. In 2009 he stepped into the role of managing director, Harley-Davidson India. Entering the Indian market had plenty of challenges related to tariffs, accessibility, and brand... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

26 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 26, 2008

Working PapersDiffusing Management Practices within the Firm: The Role of Information Provision Authors:Michael J. Lenox and Michael W. Toffel Abstract A key role of corporate managers is to encourage... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

03 Aug 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Fierce Competitors Apple and Amazon Became ’Frenemies’ Over eReaders

Technology and Operations Management unit at Harvard Business School. And why would Apple ever allow a Kindle app in its App Store in the first place? "We all know historically Apple often says no to apps that directly compete with... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Information; Publishing; Technology

20 Jun 2012
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching Leadership: What We Know

an emerging field that have significant implications not only for design and delivery, but also for assessment. As a result of such conceptual disarray and interdisciplinary diffusion, solid data on outcomes assessment and theoretical... View Details

Keywords: by Scott A. Snook, Rakesh Khurana & Nitin Nohria; Education

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Questions for Evaluating Company Culture and Community - Alumni

students and alumni who are searching for organizations that are committed to these same principles. Below is a sample of questions to enable HBS students and alumni to have thoughtful conversations with hiring managers on this important... View Details

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Introduction - The Collection - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

Throughout the university’s expanding libraries, museums, and research departments, photographs were acquired to support research and teaching in newly emerging disciplines. Like other fields in the sciences and humanities, business... View Details

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