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Decarbonization and Sustainable Production: Immersive Field Course in Denmark and the Netherlands - MBA
Business & Environment Career Change Career and Professional Development Case Method Clubs Curriculum Digital Entrepreneurship FIELD Financial Aid Health Care Instagram Takeover JD/MBA Leadership Letters to Classmates MBA/MPP & MBA/MPA-ID...
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Improving Lives One Data Set at a Time - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year...
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- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Thai Lee, MBA 1985
President and CEO, SHI International Download Lee profile Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1958 Born, Bangkok, Thailand 1980 Earns BA, Biology and Economics, Amherst College 1985 Earns MBA 1985 Joins Procter & Gamble 1987 Joins American Express,...
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Susan Young
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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
Yet, many executives worry that these systems could reduce employee empowerment and hinder employees’ entrepreneurial spirits. Is there a way to avoid this tradeoff? Professor Sandino will share insights on ways to promote adaptability and View Details
- July 2016 (Revised March 2024)
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Alphabet Eyes New Frontiers (A)
By: Juan Alcacer, Raffaella Sadun, Olivia Hull and Kerry Herman
In October 2015, Google restructured into Alphabet, a holding company, which analysts said would facilitate innovation among its diverse subsidiaries. But when news reports surfaced revealing struggles within Alphabet companies including Nest, the smart thermostat...
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Innovation;
Conglomerates;
Corporate Restructuring;
Google;
Corporate Strategy;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Innovation Strategy;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Research and Development;
Diversification;
Financial Reporting;
Talent and Talent Management;
Technology Industry;
Computer Industry;
California;
United States
Alcacer, Juan, Raffaella Sadun, Olivia Hull, and Kerry Herman. "Alphabet Eyes New Frontiers (A)." Harvard Business School Case 717-418, July 2016. (Revised March 2024.)
- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Bridging Business and Engineering
Erez Perelson (MS/MBA 2020) hopes to build on his technical background and hone his entrepreneurial and management skills in the new joint degree program. (photo by Susan Young) Erez Perelson (MS/MBA 2020) hopes to build on his technical background and hone his...
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- 01 Jun 2022
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Home Base
Above: Dowling at home in New York City: “There’s no one model for being a working parent.” Daisy Dowling (MBA 2002) had built a successful career in leadership development and executive coaching at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley in the 2000s, but there was one...
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April White
- 01 Jan 2017
- News
Improving Health Care Delivery
Jeffrey and Mary Ellen Jay (both MBA 1987) In the mid-1980s, Jeffrey Jay (MBA 1987) had set his sights on academic medicine, having earned his MD from Boston University. A dramatically changing health care landscape and his growing interest in the world of finance,...
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How I Spent my 2+2 Deferral: Matthew Young - MBA
Business & Environment Career Change Career and Professional Development Case Method Clubs Curriculum Digital Entrepreneurship FIELD Financial Aid Health Care Instagram Takeover JD/MBA Leadership Letters to Classmates MBA/MPP & MBA/MPA-ID...
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- February 2018 (Revised August 2023)
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Nykaa.com: A Passion for Beauty
By: Paul Gompers, Anjali Raina and Rachna Chawla
Being an entrepreneur was a childhood dream for Falguni Nayar. The opportunity to build Nykaa.com, a woman-centered business, with a multi-brand retail format in the beauty and wellness space, and the fact that she was doing it with her daughter Adwaita (HBS MBA 2013)...
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Entrepreneurship;
Leadership;
Organizational Culture;
Information Technology;
Human Resources;
Brands and Branding;
Operations;
Marketing;
Decision Making
Gompers, Paul, Anjali Raina, and Rachna Chawla. "Nykaa.com: A Passion for Beauty." Harvard Business School Case 218-049, February 2018. (Revised August 2023.)
- July 2015 (Revised January 2020)
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Horst Dassler, Adidas, and the Commercialization of Sport
By: Geoffrey Jones, Michael Norris and Sophi Kim
The case focuses on the career of Horst Dassler, the son of the founder of the German-based sports shoe manufacturer Adidas. The origins of the firm were in the interwar years, and it rose to public prominence after it provided spikes for Jesse Owens, the famous...
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Corruption;
Economic History;
Business History;
Entertainment;
Business;
Strategy;
Media;
Digital Technology;
Blockbuster;
Superstar;
Film;
Television;
Music;
Publishing;
Performing Arts;
Nightlife;
Crime and Corruption;
Entrepreneurship;
Globalization;
History;
Sports;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
Fashion Industry;
Sports Industry;
Germany;
South America;
Europe;
Asia;
North and Central America
Jones, Geoffrey, Michael Norris, and Sophi Kim. "Horst Dassler, Adidas, and the Commercialization of Sport." Harvard Business School Case 316-007, July 2015. (Revised January 2020.)
- 2006
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New Business Ventures and the Entrepreneur
By: Michael J. Roberts, Howard H. Stevenson, William A. Sahlman, Paul Marshall and Richard G. Hamermesh
Keywords:
Entrepreneurship
Roberts, Michael J., Howard H. Stevenson, William A. Sahlman, Paul Marshall and Richard G. Hamermesh, eds. New Business Ventures and the Entrepreneur. 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2006.
- 27 Apr 2023
- News
Life Preserver
When Sebastian Giwa (MBA 2009) joined Singularity University's Global Solutions Program in the summer of 2012, he was accepted based on his ideas of how distance learning and remote work—both rarities at that point—could reshape opportunities for youth in developing...
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April White
- 18 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
After the 'Crypto Crash,' What's Next for Digital Currencies?
And so, there’s a lot of uncertainty around crypto; and in times of overall financial market uncertainty, people pull away from riskier assets. At the same time, a lot of the basic technology investment and entrepreneurship in crypto is...
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- 11 May 2022
- Blog Post
MoMBAs: The Inspiring Student Mothers of HBS
Internship: Entrepreneurship / Rock Summer Fellowship What’s the best part of being pregnant at HBS? The incredibly supportive environment from both professors and section mates and the predictable schedules. What’s the hardest part about...
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- October 2023 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
Ӧzyeğin Social Investments: A Legacy of Giving
By: Christina R. Wing, Zeshan Gondal and Brittany L. Logan
This case explores the work of Özyeğin Social Investments, founded by Hüsnü Özyeğin, one of Turkey's most successful entrepreneurs. With a focus on education, health, gender equality, rural development, and disaster relief in Turkey, Özyeğin Social Investments and the...
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Keywords:
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Family Business;
Business Model;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Social Enterprise;
Turkey
Wing, Christina R., Zeshan Gondal, and Brittany L. Logan. "Ӧzyeğin Social Investments: A Legacy of Giving." Harvard Business School Case 624-054, October 2023. (Revised January 2024.)
- February 2015 (Revised June 2017)
- Case
Intrapreneurship at DaVita HealthCare Partners
By: Joseph B. Fuller, David J. Collis and Matthew G. Preble
Josh Golomb, president and general manager of DaVita Rx (Rx), was about to meet with Kent Thiry, CEO of Rx's corporate parent, DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc. (DaVita), in August 2013. The two would discuss whether Golomb should lead a new DaVita venture, Paladina...
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Keywords:
Intrapreneurship;
Entrepreneurial Organizations;
Startup Management;
Startup;
Strategic Positioning;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Corporate Strategy;
Business Startups;
Strategic Planning;
Competitive Strategy;
Health Industry;
United States
Fuller, Joseph B., David J. Collis, and Matthew G. Preble. "Intrapreneurship at DaVita HealthCare Partners." Harvard Business School Case 315-046, February 2015. (Revised June 2017.)
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Empowering Future Leaders: Meet the HBS Women’s Student Association - MBA
Business & Environment Career Change Career and Professional Development Case Method Clubs Curriculum Digital Entrepreneurship FIELD Financial Aid Health Care Instagram Takeover JD/MBA Leadership Letters to Classmates MBA/MPP & MBA/MPA-ID...
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- July 2008 (Revised July 2019)
- Case
Amazon: The Brink of Bankruptcy
Enables a thorough analysis of the Amazon.com business model and its evolution from 1994 to 2001. The case ends with the company poised on the brink of bankruptcy and enables discussion of how to turnaround the company and leverage proprietary assets.
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Restructuring;
Entrepreneurship;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Business History;
Leading Change;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Strategy
Applegate, Lynda M. "Amazon: The Brink of Bankruptcy." Harvard Business School Case 809-014, July 2008. (Revised July 2019.)
- May 2002 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
Performance Indicator
Performance Indicator is a start-up that holds patents on the use of color-change technology to indicate when golf balls have been damaged by exposure to water. Because golfers put two to five used golf balls into play for every one new ball they buy, the used golf...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Patents;
Entrepreneurship;
Sports;
Sports Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Corts, Kenneth S. "Performance Indicator." Harvard Business School Case 702-480, May 2002. (Revised May 2003.)