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- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Case Study: Staking a Claim
where to focus their distribution energies between these three channels. Terry wonders whether they should focus on one or two of those streams, or if there’s a way to think more holistically about how they could support one another. The...
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- 22 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Why Salespeople Struggle at Leading
accounting profit margins, for example, should be trained in “Finance 101,” Cespedes says. Besides, the best sales managers are not only adept at bargaining for a chunk of the company’s budget to benefit their own people, but look for ways to increase enterprise value...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Oct 2015
- Blog Post
HBS and the Arts
philanthropists. After three years in finance I was ready to come to HBS to build a more holistic skillset. At work, it is easy to fall into a given professional function, or limit your engagement to thinking only about the performance...
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- 18 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Hazard Warning: The Unacceptable Cost of Toxic Workers
a more holistic approach in hiring and get rid of the tunnel vision on managing productivity, Minor says. “Even if you don’t care about people and all you want to do is make more money, you still should care about hiring people who care...
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by Roberta Holland
- 11 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
The High Risks of Short-Term Management
investor base. For example, adoption of integrated reporting could be a step in this direction. Integrated reporting provides a holistic picture of the business describing the economic, environmental, and social performance of the...
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- 12 May 2023
- Blog Post
Independent Project: The Rise of Electric Heat Pumps
most viable to meet a home’s holistic heating and cooling needs. Here are the most important components of TCO and how they may drive meaningful cost differences: Government incentives: the Inflation Reduction Act makes owning a heat pump...
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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online
While applicants to the MBA Program at HBS will have an opportunity to inform the Admissions Board of non-degree preparatory coursework (including CORe), this is one of many application elements and will be considered in the larger context of a View Details
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Peggy Mativo-Ochola
assumed she’d follow a "traditional path" toward medical school. But her advisor encouraged Peggy to think more holistically about her life and career. Even though Peggy enjoyed her lab work, she increasingly felt "it took...
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Nonprofit/Government/Education
- 02 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Nikki Philip
At the NFL I was responsible for the holistic wellness of active and retired football players as well as coaches and staff. Did 2+2 change your path or alter your post-undergraduate plans? 2+2 made many of my decisions between undergrad...
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Capital IQ: Introduction, Help, Etc.
Preparation Quickly gain a holistic understanding of any company or firm including competitive landscape, transaction history, third-party affiliations, key people and their backgrounds, etc. Identify and understand the nature of...
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- 14 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
MBAs Accelerate Their Social Enterprise Ventures
officials, private companies, NGOs, financiers, and academic institutions. We discovered the complexity of solar irrigation, marked by bureaucratic challenges, limited purchasing power, and geographic variances. Additionally, we learned farmers' broader needs, which...
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- 03 Nov 2023
- News
Global Networking Night; Sweden Club Holds Climate Forum
“Climate change isn’t just a scientific issue—it’s a business, ethical, political, and social one. HBS can bridge these domains, facilitating conversations that lead to holistic solutions,” she says. “I believe HBS faculty and alumni have...
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Margie Kelley
- 29 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
How to Succeed in Business (According to a 15th Century Trade Merchant)
perverting the law, and that this profession should be considered of so little importance and be so neglected by the wise...a forum for empty chatter where anything goes.” To correct this sorry state of affairs, Cotrugli took a holistic...
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by Julia Hanna
- 03 May 2021
- Blog Post
Celebrating the First HBS African-American Mother-Daughter Duo
across many organizations. This has further demonstrated the critical importance of supporting holistic wellbeing. As an entrepreneur, I’m often drawing upon the HBS experience to amplify the SoHookd journey. From recruiting amazing...
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Electricity - Business & Environment
with both the skills and drive required to start solving those problems.” Alex Edison HBS MBA 2020 Sarah WrightHBS MBA 1997, Partner, Hull Street Energy, Hull Street Group “The fastest way to decarbonize the U.S. power grid requires a View Details
- 02 Mar 2020
- News
Educating the Whole Student
the work and seeing what the needs are, every day, of teachers, students, and families—then you just don’t understand,” says Liu, who later worked on education policy in the government and nonprofit sectors. Her experience at Codman taught her that schools had to take...
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- 14 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: SELCO - Last Mile Solar Powered Energy for Rural India
Through their robust systems thinking methods, SELCO has been able to develop innovative solar powered technologies tailored to the unique needs of various customer segments including micro-business owners. Partnerships with financial institutions, microfinance...
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- 04 Dec 2023
- Blog Post
My Summer of Joy with the National Parks Service
yet. The first two months of RC (first) year were a blur. I had never really thought about my career so holistically before—I studied biomedical engineering as an undergrad, and immediately became a biomedical engineer. The resources at...
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Markets of Progress: Coffee, Commerce, and Community in the Soconusco, Chiapas, 1867-1920
Markets of Progress presents a new holistic story of rural development in Mexico at the turn of the century. In the Soconusco, as in regions throughout the world, the accelerating circulation of commodities and capital, ideas and immigrants reshaped society... View Details
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Commodities;
Coffee;
Mexico;
Foreign Investment;
Institutions;
Immigration;
Developing Agriculture;
Development;
Export Crop;
Emerging Market;
Property Rights;
Labor History;
History;
Capital Markets;
Business History;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Latin America;
Mexico;
Central America
- 28 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Supply Chain Risk: Deal With It
complexities of dealing with supply chain risks preclude measures that can reduce the risks. Here is some advice that can aid mitigation efforts companywide. Think strategically. Effective supply chain risk management must be holistic and...
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by David Stauffer