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- 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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- 04 Apr 2011
- HBS Case
Reinventing the National Geographic Society
been immense from the various units—magazines, catalogues, and expeditions—to push their products. Instead, Fahey wanted someone to think holistically about NGS's offerings and how best to approach customers and sell them what they want...
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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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Video - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
development? The Social Progress Index was launched in 2013 as a holistic approach to benchmarking countries' social performance, independent of economic measures. SPI has been widely taken up on a global basis in evaluating national...
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My Summer of Joy with the National Parks Service - Recruiting
holistically before—I studied biomedical engineering as an undergrad, and immediately became a biomedical engineer. The resources at HBS were simultaneously empowering and overwhelming, because I felt like I actually had the privilege to...
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- 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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- 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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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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- 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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- Research Summary
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
- Profile
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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- 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
- 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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- 24 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Building an IT Governance Committee
someone who fits these criteria, boards may find that many talented CIOs and CTOs drop off the list of potential IT committee members.) The IT expert must have not only a solid grounding in the firm's overall business needs but also a View Details
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by Richard Nolan & Warren McFarlan
- Web
Attract additional Black talent to all parts of the HBS community. - Advancing Racial Equity
competency as part of a holistic talent management and performance measurement program for all staff. The opportunities will include specialized programming for managers, who play a critical role in creating a culture where everyone can...
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- 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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- 30 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Upside of Highlighting a Product's Downsides
who stick around longer and spend more. “When customers have a more holistic view of the trade-offs of an offering, it helps them make more well-informed choices, which enhances the quality of the customer relationship,” says Buell, who’s...
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by Danielle Kost
- 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