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- 01 Feb 2000
- News
HBS Honored for Addressing Business and Societal Issues
HBS, along with ten other business schools, has been recognized for its "cutting-edge programs incorporating societal-business issues" in a report issued by the World Resources Institute and the Initiative for View Details
- 01 Nov 2022
- What Do You Think?
Why Aren’t Business Leaders More Vocal About Immigration Policy?
gets lost in this conversation is the extent to which the US needs immigrants. We need their youth, their willingness to work at any job, their productivity, their contributions to a social security system being weighted down by the...
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by James Heskett
- 19 Sep 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Say Again? Uncommon Advice for Common Business Problems
iStock Much has been accomplished by business leaders who turned left when told to turn right, who reached for the door instead of for the stars, who hired A when the search committee unanimously recommended B. The following research...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- March 2014 (Revised October 2014)
- Teaching Note
ISS A/S: The Buyout
By: Lucy White and Carsten Bienz
Provides the opportunity to value a leveraged buyout; and to examine the nature and extent of a company's responsibilities to its bondholders. Here, the context is a "going private" transaction in Europe, where the financing plan called for the addition to the...
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LBO;
Private Equity;
Contracts;
Global Business;
International Business;
Finance;
Ethics;
Law;
Service Industry;
Europe
- February 2014 (Revised October 2014)
- Case
ISS A/S: The Buyout
By: Clayton Rose, Carsten Bienz and Lucy White
Provides the opportunity to value a leveraged buy-out; and to examine the nature and extent of a company's responsibilities to its bondholders. Here, the context is a "going private" transaction in Europe, where the financing plan called for the addition to the...
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LBO;
Private Equity;
Contracts;
Global Business;
International Business;
Finance;
Ethics;
Law;
Service Industry;
Europe
Rose, Clayton, Carsten Bienz, and Lucy White. "ISS A/S: The Buyout." Harvard Business School Case 214-027, February 2014. (Revised October 2014.)
- 2018
- Other Unpublished Work
Trump's Populism: What Business Leaders Need To Understand
By: Rafael Di Tella
In the 2016 United States presidential election, candidates from both major political parties used anti-establishment messaging to appeal to Americans, a theme that had been on the sidelines of US political discourse for decades. Donald Trump, in particular, played...
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Populism;
Globalization;
Public Opinion;
Social Issues;
Government and Politics;
Demographics;
United States
Di Tella, Rafael. "Trump's Populism: What Business Leaders Need To Understand." HBS Working Knowledge, March 2018.
- 2020
- Chapter
Islamic Capitalism and the Rise of Religious-Conservative Big Business
By: Kristin Fabbe, Űmit Őzlale and Efe Murat Balikçioğlu
This chapter argues that the rise of “Islamic capitalism” and the country’s so-called “conservative bourgeoisie” owes much to the pragmatism and agility of Islamic actors who are quick to seize upon new economic and political opportunities by leveraging religious...
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Islamic Capitalism;
Economic Systems;
Religion;
Values and Beliefs;
Government and Politics;
Power and Influence;
Turkey
Fabbe, Kristin, Űmit Őzlale, and Efe Murat Balikçioğlu. "Islamic Capitalism and the Rise of Religious-Conservative Big Business." Chap. 5 in Business, Ethics and Institutions: The Evolution of Turkish Capitalism in Global Perspectives, edited by Asli M. Colpan and G. Jones, 97–122. New York: Routledge, 2019.
- October 2012 (Revised December 2013)
- Case
Urbanizing China
By: Lakshmi Iyer and G.A. Donovan
In 2012, China attained a historic development milestone with more Chinese citizens living in cities than in the countryside. China's rapid urbanization, and the accompanying conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural uses, raised a number of economic, social,...
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China;
Urbanization;
Industrialization;
Property Rights;
Local Government Finance;
Social Protest;
Business Environment;
Food Security;
Safety;
Change Management;
Food;
Urban Development;
Social Issues;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Public Administration Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
China
Iyer, Lakshmi, and G.A. Donovan. "Urbanizing China." Harvard Business School Case 713-037, October 2012. (Revised December 2013.)
- Web
Harvard Business School Announces Its 2023-2024 Blavatnik Fellows - MBA
Sciences Partners & Families Peek SVMP Social Enterprise Student Life Student Loans Student Profile Sustainability Video Blog Industries Industries Architecture Construction Consulting Consumer Packaged Goods Education Energy Engineering...
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- 2022
- Book
Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies
By: Ranjay Gulati
This book offers a compelling reassessment and defense of purpose as a management ethos, documenting the vast performance gains and social benefits that become possible when firms manage to get purpose right. Few business topics have aroused more skepticism in recent...
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Purpose;
Business And Society;
Organizations;
Mission and Purpose;
Performance Effectiveness;
Organizational Culture
Gulati, Ranjay. Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies. New York: Harper Business, 2022.
- 23 Dec 2019
- Blog Post
Taking the Risk to Start a Company at Business School
“For me, attending HBS was about choosing a time to take a risk on myself. It sets you up to take a chance and start a company,” says Julie Johnson, Co-Founder and CEO Armored Things, HBS 2017. When Julie Johnson applied to Harvard View Details
- Web
Business and Climate Change Course | HBS Online
needed to define your purpose, make the case for corporate social responsibility to internal stakeholders, further your education, and help enact change. Access Your Free E-book Our Difference Business and...
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- June 2010
- Supplement
Blue Man Group: Creativity, Life, and Business (Video)
This video complements the case "Blue Man Group: Creativity, Life and Surviving an Economic Crisis." (810108) With extensive clips from live performances, Blue Man's three co-founders offer their perspective on creativity, life and business; and describe the birth and...
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Chakravorti, Bhaskar, and Shirley M. Spence. "Blue Man Group: Creativity, Life, and Business (Video)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 810-704, June 2010.
- 31 Oct 2019
- News
Business Success Means Community Success in Wisconsin; GNN Roundup
of Wisconsin scholarships for nonprofit leaders to attend Social Enterprise Executive Education programs at the Harvard Business School. Global Networking Night: One night, 74 chances to connect worldwide In...
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Margie Kelley
- Web
Digital Resources | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
decades. At its core are over 140 interviews by Harvard faculty with high impact leaders in business and social enterprise. HBS Entrepreneurs Collections - In 2001, HBS initiated a two-year oral history...
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- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Showing business leaders the benefits of sustainable operations
Carter Roberts (MBA 1988), CEO of the World Wildlife Fund, talks about working with business leaders to see the benefits of sustainable operations and environmental sensitivity. (Published April 2014)
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- 06 Dec 2010
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Doing Business in Emerging Markets
Sharpening Your Skills dives into the HBS Working Knowledge archives to bring together articles on ways to improve your business skills. Questions To Be Answered: How do I identify opportunities in emerging markets? How important are...
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Industrial Production & Materials - Business & Environment
principles not only yields environmental and social benefits, but could also generate a net economic benefit of 1.8 trillion by 2030 for Europe. [42] Challenge Linear production processes—where material is extracted, processed,...
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- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
What It Takes to Restore Trust in Business
The crisis in American business has spawned tales of colorful characters who will surely live on in folk memory, quipped Harvard Business School professor D. Quinn Mills: the ignorant CEO; the creative...
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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online
Introduction to Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business (CLIMB) Our Most Comprehensive Offering 5 pre-set courses + 2 electives + a capstone project. Choose from the New Leader or Experienced Leader learning paths....
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