Global Organizations - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Sep 2004
What Do You Think?

How Do We Prepare for a World Without Cheap Oil?

is education about the possibilities. I have rarely found anyone who is not ... fascinated by the possibilities ...." Governments and global organizations may also provide avenues for large-scale... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

3 Dec 1997
Keynote Speech

The US Corporation as a Citizen of the World." Speaker. "CEO Forum & Annual Dinner

By: Lynn S. Paine

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Globalization; United States

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10 Sep 2012
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Ideas in Action

01 Dec 2000
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Q&A: Andrew Kendall

organizations to determine how he would best fit into the field. Since that time, Kendall has brought innovative and pragmatic leadership to conservation efforts ranging from the protection of Costa Rican rain forests to Massachusetts... View Details

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22 Sep 2015
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Redesigning Schools for Today’s Learners

Through the NewSchools Venture Fund, Stacey Childress (MBA 2000) is bringing together teams of innovators and educators to reinvent the way schools work for today’s learners, to help the current generation of students gain access to what they need to compete in the... View Details

06 Mar 2020
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‘Can everyone mute?’ Coronavirus means we must telecommute. We’re not ready

2015
Working Paper

Business Groups Exist in Developed Markets Also: Britain Since 1850

By: Geoffrey Jones

Diversified business groups are well-known phenomena in emerging markets, both today and historically. This is often explained by the prevalence of institutional voids or the nature of government-business relations. It is typically assumed that such groups were much... View Details

Keywords: Business Groups; Business History; Economic History; Conglomerates; Entrepreneurship; Globalization; Management; Organizations; United Kingdom

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27 May 2022
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How “Digital Nomad” Visas Can Boost Local Economies

17 Nov 2021
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Balance of Power: How to Fix Supply Chain Issues

01 Sep 2015
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Faculty Q&A: The Working World

organizations that embedded globalization and the differences that exist across countries into the heart of its model. It’s set up with the idea of unlocking value by leveraging the opportunities created by... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

08 Jan 2001
What Do You Think?

Have We Extended the Boundaries of the Firm Too Far?

described by Michael Porter is being fragmented by organizations; value addition ... is taking place in numerous forms ..." Their comments reflected the general assumptions among respondents that organization boundaries will continue... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Dec 2016
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Alumni Books of 2016

that flourished and those that failed, they describe the practices that characterize entrepreneurial individuals, families, and organizations and offer pragmatic advice. The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle... View Details

01 Dec 2011
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Reimagining the MBA

real company, a Global Partner, located in an emerging market. HBS has arranged for 140 organizations in 10 countries to serve as sounding boards for the students’ projects. (Students who can’t travel will... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; FIELD program; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

26 Jul 2016
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HourlyNerd Rebrands as an Enterprise Talent Platform

Catalant is now a platform-based solution that “allows global organizations to centralize the process of sourcing independent talent by giving business leaders direct and immediate access to Catalant’s... View Details

01 Sep 2007
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Faculty Books

Redefining Global Strategy by Pankaj Ghemawat (HBS Press) Why do so many global strategies fail despite companies’ powerful brands and border-crossing advantages? In this “semiglobalized” world,... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

24 Apr 2014
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Recasting environmentalism as a smart financial investment

A former managing director and partner for Goldman Sachs, where he spent 24 years, Mark Tercek (MBA 1984) is inspired by the opportunity to help businesses, governments, and environmental organizations work together in new, innovative... View Details

12 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

What Brands Can Do to Monitor Factory Conditions of Suppliers

brand-name multinationals that contract out the work. “In a sense, global supply chains are serving a regulatory function, with companies imposing an additional layer of rules and investing resources to enforce them,” says Harvard... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Dec 2008
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NYC Club Hosts Nonprofits

fact-filled breakout sessions designed to help organizations become more successful in achieving their philanthropic goals. “To our knowledge, there has never been such a gathering of top nonprofit executives,” said Bruce Marcus (MBA... View Details

21 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

The Geography of Corporate Giving

part of their research, they have interviewed more than fifty people in two cities and collected data on some 1,000 communities since the late 1980s. They observe that organizations in different cities seem to have different foci when it... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

14 Dec 2015
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Building Platforms of Life for the World’s Poorest Children

Kevin Jenkins (MBA 1985) is president and CEO of the nonprofit World Vision International, a global Christian humanitarian relief, development, and advocacy organization. In this video, he talks about the organization’s mission and his... View Details

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