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  • 28 Nov 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Unilever: Transformation and Tradition

changing aspirations. Secondly, Unilever developed strengths in the acquisition of other firms, and their subsequent "Unileverization." After the failed merger attempts of the late 1960s, Unilever professionalized its... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products
  • Profile

Brandon Graves

both professional and personal aspects. The HBS experience encourages deep reflection and has allowed me to take early steps at shaping my life post b-school. I am pleasantly surprised by how many takeaways extend to everyday life beyond... View Details
  • 27 Sep 2023

A Conversation with Professor Jim Matheson and HBS Alumni on Tech

Wondering how an MBA can help with your professional growth? Learn from Professor Jim Matheson and alumni how HBS helps prepare you for a career in Tech. Our alumni panel will feature Mike LeBlanc (Cobalt Robotics), Akash Shah... View Details
  • 2013
  • Working Paper

The Appeal of the Appropriate: Accounting, Risk Management, and the Competition for the Supply of Control Systems

By: Anette Mikes
How do certain risk measurements in organizations come to be seen as more reliable and acceptable than others? Taking a multiple-control perspective, I investigate the aftermath of a control debacle at a financial services company (MultiBank), focusing on its insurance... View Details
Keywords: Management Control Systems; Multiple Control Systems; Interactive Control Systems; Performance Measurement; Risk Measurement; Financialization Of Accounting; Institutional Logics; Banking; Risk Management; Fair Value Accounting; Insurance; Financial Services Industry
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  • June 2010
  • Article

The China Rules: A Practical Guide for CEOs Managing Multinational Corporations in the People's Republic

By: Lynn S. Paine
To achieve growth and profitability in the world's third-largest economy, multinationals need strong leadership--but China is tough on top executives. Pulsating with opportunity, China attracts foreigners, yet HR professionals continue to rank it as one of the most... View Details
Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Multinational Firms and Management; Leadership; Management Skills; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Adaptation; China
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  • January 2009
  • Journal Article

The Fiscal Impact of High-skilled Emigration: Flows of Indians to the U.S.

By: Mihir Desai, D. Kapur, J. McHale and K Rogers
Easing immigration restrictions for the highly skilled in developed countries portends a future of increased human capital outflows from developing countries. The myriad consequences of these developments for developing countries include the direct loss of the fiscal... View Details
Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Diasporas; Developing Countries and Economies; Taxation; Compensation and Benefits; Human Capital; Mathematical Methods; India; United States
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  • 01 Dec 2019
  • News

Bridging the Gap

drew on the support of fellow YALPers to launch a successful bid to prevent the city’s professional soccer team from moving to Austin, Texas. In Salt Lake City, YALP participants enlisted area companies to commit to Parity.org’s pledge to... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Josh Cochran; photographed by Melissa Golden; cross sector collaboration; local government; nonprofits; education; leadership; Administration of Economic Programs; Government
  • Web

For Organizations - Business & Environment

organizations to recruit on campus through the Career and Professional Development Office or working directly through student clubs. Through Career Hub you can post summer internships or full-time opportunities and reserve dates for... View Details
  • 22 Sep 2023
  • News

Capital Connection

professional fix-and-flipper, someone accumulating a portfolio of single-family rentals, or somebody buying a 200-unit housing complex, strip mall, or small hotel. They often need capital in the $1 million range and up, with intentions of... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley; Real Estate
  • Blog

Eight Steps to Board Success for Female Executives

current with industry trends and connected with other executives and directors who are wrestling with similar problems. That's why your professional network is so important to your role as a board member—your network is part of what you... View Details
  • Web

Research Design - Impact Investments

the processes that drive the dual attainment of financial success and social impact across industries. Through a qualitative, empirical study, our contribution is getting behind the numbers and studying the work of impact investment companies and View Details
  • Web

Frequently Asked Questions | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Initiative? Organizations and professionals from around the world participate in our Executive Education programs, access our research publications, and interact with our students and alumni through field-based projects, recruitment... View Details
  • Web

Baker Library / Bloomberg Center | About

was understood to be an endorsement of the need for professional management education. When Harvard Overseer Bishop William Lawrence approached him for a $1 million donation to help build the new campus, Baker refused. After consulting... View Details
  • Blog

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2023

research goals. To further deepen my understanding of habit formation, I'm excited to revisit Atomic Habits by James Clear. This impactful book explores the power of small habits and their profound influence on personal and professional... View Details
  • Web

Negotiation Course Online | HBS Online

Who Will Benefit Negotiation Professionals Value-Driven Individuals Early and Mid-Career Professionals Hone your negotiation skills and develop strategies and techniques to achieve success at the bargaining... View Details
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Increasing Value in Care Delivery - Health Care

faced by health care leaders: being accountable for both medical and financial outcomes. With the focus on dramatically enhancing patient care, this intensive program helps professionals design, manage, and improve their organizations. At... View Details
  • 20 May 2024
  • Blog Post

Get to Know Class Day Student Speaker Erik Roberts

Roberts went into consulting to dip his toes into the field of business and discover his passions. He worked in sectors such as economic development and climate and sustainability, founded a nonprofit academy to deliver capability building programs to nonprofit View Details
  • 16 Mar 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Advice on Advice

thrilled to work on the advice project with Garvin since he has turned to his colleague for professional advice and has found him to be especially skilled in providing it. "I was curious about the method and skill set he had that... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • Web

Balancing Work & Life - Alumni

to make time for both. You Have More Choices than You Think Ambitious people tend to pursue demanding careers. As they advance, many professionals cannot help but wonder about the state of their personal lives. What do they owe, and want... View Details
  • 17 Nov 2015
  • Blog Post

What is HBS START Week?

students’ next two years. We structured START around the three pillars at the foundation of successful student life: (1) personal and (2) professional development and (3) a strong community to facilitate said development. START affords... View Details