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- 08 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
4 Ways the MS/MBA is Preparing Me for a Career in Health Care and the Life Sciences
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, focusing on neuroscience. There I was part of two academic labs, one focusing on the impact of stress on the immune system, and the other on translational bioengineering. Looking at my long-term goals,...
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- 2012
- Book
Producing Prosperity: Why America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance
By: Gary P. Pisano and Willy Shih
For years—even decades—in response to intensifying global competition, American companies decided to outsource their manufacturing operations in order to reduce costs. But we are now seeing the alarming long-term effect of those choices: in many cases, once...
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Keywords:
Job Cuts and Outsourcing;
Production;
Competitive Advantage;
Transformation;
Innovation and Invention;
Manufacturing Industry;
United States
Pisano, Gary P., and Willy Shih. Producing Prosperity: Why America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press, 2012.
Ranjay Gulati
Ranjay Gulati is the Paul R. Lawrence MBA Class of 1942 Professor of Business Administration and the former Unit Head of the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School. He is an expert on leadership, strategy, and organizational issues... View Details
- 2009
- Other Unpublished Work
When Weak Ties and Social Alternatives Benefit Organizational Commitment: Evidence from Wikipedia
This study examines the social mechanisms reinforcing participant commitment to collaborative work. Previous literature largely fails to acknowledge the wider context of individual workplace commitments, or suggests that multiple concurrent work and life commitments...
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Social and Collaborative Networks
- 05 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
Student Conferences at HBS: The 2021 Climate Symposium
In 2021, the Energy & Environment Club, Food, Agriculture & Water Club, and Sustainability Club collaborated to host a single, two-day conference focused on climate change. The 2021 Climate Symposium facilitated discussion,...
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- 2014
- Chapter
Business History and the Impact of MNEs on Host Economies
By: Geoffrey Jones
Business history has long been recognized as providing an important dimension in international business studies. Much of this historical work has focused on mapping historical growth patterns of multinationals and exploring the determinants of their growth. However,...
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Keywords:
Multinational;
International Business;
Business History;
Culture;
Globalization;
History;
Africa;
Asia;
Europe;
Latin America;
North and Central America
Jones, Geoffrey. "Business History and the Impact of MNEs on Host Economies." In Multidisciplinary Insights from New AIB Fellows. Vol. 16, edited by Jean J. Boddewyn, 177–198. Research in Global Strategic Management. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing, 2014.
- 18 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Beyond Heroic Entrepreneurs
traditional nonprofits, what's most important is the social purpose, but hybrids also have economic objectives to generate enough revenue to sustain their operations." Echoing Green Battilana and Lee, who were designing the database...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 2010
- Working Paper
Law and Finance c. 1900
By: Aldo Musacchio
How persistent are the effects of legal institutions adopted or inherited in the distant past? A substantial literature argues that legal origins have persistent effects that explain clear differences in investor protections and financial development around the world...
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Musacchio, Aldo. "Law and Finance c. 1900." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 16216, July 2010.
- 2008
- Working Paper
Do Legal Origins Have Persistent Effects Over Time? A Look at Law and Finance around the World c. 1900
By: Aldo Musacchio
How persistent are the effects of legal institutions adopted or inherited in the distant past? A substantial literature argues that legal origins have persistent effects that explain clear differences in investor protections and financial development around the world...
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Keywords:
History;
Law;
Development Economics;
Investment;
Corporate Governance;
Finance;
Business and Government Relations
Musacchio, Aldo. "Do Legal Origins Have Persistent Effects Over Time? A Look at Law and Finance around the World c. 1900." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-030, January 2008.
- February 2015
- Case
CLP: Powering Asia
By: George Serafeim, Rebecca Henderson and Dawn Lau
Richard Lancaster, taking over from Andrew Brandler, was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CLP Holdings Ltd., one of the leading power companies in Asia, with operations in China, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Australia, and India, and an energy portfolio spanning coal,...
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Keywords:
Energy Generation;
Environmental Sustainability;
Goals and Objectives;
Values and Beliefs;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Strategic Planning;
Energy Industry;
Asia;
India
Serafeim, George, Rebecca Henderson, and Dawn Lau. "CLP: Powering Asia." Harvard Business School Case 115-038, February 2015.
- 13 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 13
could the report provide a clearer representation of the organization's strategy and its ability to create and sustain value over the long-term? And finally, how could web-based technologies be used to promote the organization's...
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Sean Silverthorne
- August 2015 (Revised May 2017)
- Case
TSG Hoffenheim: Football in the Age of Analytics
By: Feng Zhu, Karim R. Lakhani, Sascha L. Schmidt and Kerry Herman
In 2015, Dietmar Hopp, owner of Germany's Bundesliga football team TSG Hoffenheim and co-founder of the global enterprise software company SAP, was considering how to ensure long-term sustainability and competitiveness for TSG Hoffenheim. While historically a small...
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Zhu, Feng, Karim R. Lakhani, Sascha L. Schmidt, and Kerry Herman. "TSG Hoffenheim: Football in the Age of Analytics." Harvard Business School Case 616-010, August 2015. (Revised May 2017.)
- 08 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 8
Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/510063-PDF-ENG Creative Capital: Sustaining the Arts G. Felda Hardymon and Ann LeamonHarvard Business School Case 810-098 Creative Capital provides grants to individual artists...
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Martha Lagace
- 12 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting
How can managers better identify, describe, and confront the issues of environmental and social sustainability that their companies increasingly encounter? One answer is One Report, a method of integrating information about financial and...
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by Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2009
- Lessons from the Classroom
The Challenges of Investing in Science-Based Innovation
In economic downtimes, businesses are apt to cut R&D projects that don't promise a speedy return on investment. But take a cue from smart science-based businesses, which view the recession as an opportunity to stoke up research and innovation for View Details
- February 2017 (Revised December 2018)
- Case
From Start-Up to Grown-Up Nation: The Future of the Israeli Innovation Ecosystem (Abridged)
By: Elie Ofek and Margot Eiran
In June 2016, Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, wrestled with how to sustain Israel’s strong innovation track record and the country’s reputation as the “start-up nation.” Despite the economic miracle the country had wrought since its founding, he...
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Keywords:
Innovation and Management;
Entrepreneurship;
Business Startups;
Government and Politics;
Economy;
Equality and Inequality;
Israel
Ofek, Elie, and Margot Eiran. "From Start-Up to Grown-Up Nation: The Future of the Israeli Innovation Ecosystem (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 517-103, February 2017. (Revised December 2018.)
- 23 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
The Future of the Venture Capital Cycle
long-run supply and demand conditions. In the short run, intense competition between private-equity groups may lead to a willingness to pay a premium for certain types of firms (e.g., firms specializing in tools and content for the Internet). This is unlikely to be a...
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- April 2009
- Journal Article
Perspectives on the Productivity Dilemma
By: Paul S. Adler, Mary Benner, David James Brunner, John Paul MacDuffie, Emi Osono, Bradley R. Staats, Hirotaka Takeuchi, Michael Tushman and Sidney G. Winter
For more than a century, operations researchers have recognized that organizations can increase efficiency by adhering strictly to proven process templates, thereby rendering operations more stable and predictable. For several decades, researchers have also recognized...
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Keywords:
Learning;
Innovation and Invention;
Knowledge Use and Leverage;
Operations;
Business Processes;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Performance Efficiency;
Performance Improvement;
Performance Productivity;
Adaptation
Adler, Paul S., Mary Benner, David James Brunner, John Paul MacDuffie, Emi Osono, Bradley R. Staats, Hirotaka Takeuchi, Michael Tushman, and Sidney G. Winter. "Perspectives on the Productivity Dilemma." Journal of Operations Management 27, no. 2 (April 2009): 99–113.
- July 2015 (Revised October 2015)
- Case
Building Strong Partnerships at the Inter-American Development Bank
By: Amy C. Edmondson, Erin L. Henry, Andreas Georgoulias and Natalie Bartlett
Building Strong Partnerships at the Inter-American Development Bank details the development of the bank's new Office of Outreach Partnerships to sustain a culture of innovation through maintaining and generating partnerships in order to fulfill the bank's greater...
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Keywords:
Business Organization;
Business And Community;
Well-being;
Wealth and Poverty;
Organizational Structure;
Groups and Teams;
Organizational Culture;
Technology Adoption;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Business and Government Relations;
Change Management;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Expansion;
Partners and Partnerships;
Restructuring;
Welfare or Wellbeing;
Business and Community Relations;
Non-Governmental Organizations;
Banking Industry;
Latin America
Edmondson, Amy C., Erin L. Henry, Andreas Georgoulias, and Natalie Bartlett. "Building Strong Partnerships at the Inter-American Development Bank." Harvard Business School Case 616-004, July 2015. (Revised October 2015.)
- 17 Jan 2020
- Blog Post
Going the Distance for Investment Excellence
Run As a research analyst at MFS Investment Management, Cameron focuses on quantitative, strategic, and thematic approaches to bond management. MFS specializes in managing investment portfolios for both retail and institutional investors with the goal of delivering...
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