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- 01 Nov 2019
- Blog Post
Confronting Climate Change in the Classroom and Beyond
acutely aware of climate change. Our students are able to explore and develop a business skill set that can be applied to many different situations as they think about the sustainability of their operations and develop new products and...
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- February 2024
- Case
Continuity & Change at Boston Consulting Group
By: David G. Fubini, Suraj Srinivasan and David Lane
As the new CEO of Boston Consulting Group (BCG) since autumn 2021, Christoph Schweizer had big shoes to fill—his predecessor, Rich Lesser, had tripled the partnership’s total revenues and created digital initiatives that contributed 40+% of 2021 revenues, more than...
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Business Organization;
Change Management;
Talent and Talent Management;
Governance;
AI and Machine Learning;
Environmental Sustainability;
Leading Change;
Risk Management;
Organizational Culture;
Partners and Partnerships;
Revenue;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Management Succession;
Consulting Industry
Fubini, David G., Suraj Srinivasan, and David Lane. "Continuity & Change at Boston Consulting Group." Harvard Business School Case 124-011, February 2024.
- 24 Oct 2023
- Research & Ideas
When Tech Platforms Identify Black-Owned Businesses, White Customers Buy
elected a fellow by the National Association of Business Economics alongside Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke—stresses that highlighting the race of a View Details
- 07 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Giving Back: Consumers Care More About How Companies Donate Than How Much
perception is that brands that sacrifice relatively more of their earnings seem more generous,” says Elizabeth Keenan, assistant professor of business administration at HBS. “There's some good will View Details
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by Pamela Reynolds
- 03 Jan 2017
- First Look
January 3, 2017
Winter 2017 MIT Sloan Management Review Why Big Data Isn't Enough By: Chai, Sen, and Willy C. Shih Abstract—There is a growing belief that sophisticated algorithms can explore huge databases and find relationships independent of any preconceived hypotheses. But in...
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Carmen Nobel
- 18 Apr 2023
- Research & Ideas
The Best Person to Lead Your Company Doesn't Work There—Yet
are external hires, and roughly two-thirds are “complete outsiders,” finds a recent working paper by Paul Gompers, the Eugene Holman Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. In...
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- 12 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Private Sector, Public Good
substantial business interest in seeing the public sector succeed. "Sitting in a business school, this is something we should look at very seriously." Henderson noted...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 26 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day
Earth Day focuses the world's attention on the both the dangers and opportunities facing the planet. But sustainability and the intersection between business and the environment are issues that need to be addressed all the time, as cities grow, resources diminish, and...
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- 01 Sep 2023
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Futures Investor
transition to a low-carbon economy. Roosevelt’s dual career interests offer a singular perspective on the evolving relationship between business and the environment. “For years,” he explains,...
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Working at HBS - Employment
Working at HBS Founded in 1908, Harvard Business School has been dedicated to its mission of educating leaders who make a difference in the world. We have evolved to meet the management needs of a changing country, and now, a changing...
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Nonprofit Board Service - Alumni
Gordon Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus Matching and Search Resources and Programs Sites and Sources to Find Opportunities and Organizations That Meet Your Interests BoardStrong (formerly...
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- April 2011
- Article
Institutional Tax Clienteles and Payout Policy
By: Mihir Desai and Li Jin
This paper employs heterogeneity in institutional shareholder tax characteristics to identify the relation between firm payout policy and tax incentives. Analysis of a panel of firms matched with the tax characteristics of the clients of their institutional...
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Institutional Investors;
Clienteles;
Payout Policy;
Private Equity;
Investment;
Taxation;
Ownership Stake;
Business and Shareholder Relations
Desai, Mihir, and Li Jin. "Institutional Tax Clienteles and Payout Policy." Journal of Financial Economics 100, no. 1 (April 2011): 68–84.
- 12 Oct 2021
- Research & Ideas
What Actually Draws Sports Fans to Games? It's Not Star Athletes.
suggests that spectators also value something far simpler: the suspense of not knowing who will win. In fact, stadiums sell more tickets when the outcome of a game is less predictable, says a study by Harvard Business School Professor...
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Accounting & Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Evidence from Shareholders’ Votes" with F. Ferri and G. Markarian. 2003 Dennis Campbell: Awarded the Harvard Business School Mel Tukman Dean Fellowship to new HBS Faculty in 2003. Aiyesha Dey: Named a Fellow of the American Accounting...
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- 20 Oct 2023
- News
Highlights from the Fall 2023 Alumni Board Meeting
they address the market. Financial Model of the School C. Fritz Foley, the Andre R. Jakurski Professor of Business Administration and senior associate dean for External Relations, reviewed the financial...
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Alumni - Global
Alumni 90,662 alumni in 173 countries Harvard Business School’s unparalleled alumni network extends throughout the world, with a third of our MBA alumni living outside the U.S. Our graduates are leaders in an exceptionally broad range of...
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- 02 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
Why We Still Need Twitter: How Social Media Holds Companies Accountable
reality-based “metaverse.” “In the current discussion about Twitter’s future, many critics of Elon Musk appear to be rooting for his failure in turning around the company,” explains Heese, the Marvin Bower Associate Professor of View Details
- August 2008
- Article
From Clusters to Cluster-Based Economic Development
By: Christian H.M. Ketels and Olga Memedovic
Over the last decades, changes in the global economy and the emergence of Global Value Chains (GVCs) have raised the interest in understanding the specific conditions and cross-company interactions within and across locations. For companies, the need to choose the...
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Development Economics;
Economy;
Value;
Business Strategy;
Competition;
Performance Productivity;
Cost;
Natural Environment;
Policy;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Framework;
Industry Clusters
Ketels, Christian H.M., and Olga Memedovic. "From Clusters to Cluster-Based Economic Development." Special Issue on Global Value Chains and Innovation Networks: Prospects for Industrial Upgrading in Developing Countries. Part 1. International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation, and Development 1, no. 3 (August 2008).
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General Management - Faculty & Research
constituencies. The Unit's work is conceived and carried out principally in four interest groups, each of which has its own leadership, research agenda, and teaching programs: Management Policy and Process Management Information Systems...
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