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- 01 Dec 2005
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Winning Legally
terms of knowledge, managers need to become more legally literate so they can communicate effectively with counsel. This includes understanding their fiduciary duties and the circumstances under which companies are liable for the actions...
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Deborah Blagg
- 20 Oct 2022
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Lebanon Alumni Host US Ambassador for Dinner and Discussion
Clubs News Clubs News The HBS Club of Lebanon (HBSCL) hosted the US Ambassador to Lebanon, Dorothy Shea, for dinner and a discussion on August 18 at the Monty Club in Beirut. According to Club President Jean-Marc Ingea (MBA 1994), the event’s theme was “Lebanon: What’s...
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Margie Kelley
- 25 Apr 2014
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Strategists analyze market forces—great strategists also look beyond the market
Traditionally, corporate strategists define industry structure, competitive positions, resources, and knowledge flows as the key sources of competitive advantage. Within these sources, they look for areas of opportunity in the market that...
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- 01 Mar 2009
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Faculty Responds to Financial Crisis
new elective in the works for next fall, Managing the Financial Firm, which will explore the challenges of managing financial institutions during periods of unprecedented disruption. To facilitate sharing of faculty knowledge and ideas,...
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- 01 Jun 2012
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What Industrial Policy?
manufacturing in this country might look a lot more attractive.) By subsidizing other industries so generously, we have tilted the scales away from manufacturing. Thus, its decline is not completely a result of “natural” market forces. There are some popular arguments...
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- 19 Aug 2021
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A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues
always in search of, is action. And the action that I'm seeing must include wealth sharing of some kind, must include the mention of money. I'm a businessman who also has a background in Black history. And I've melded the two together...
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- 27 Jul 2017
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Seeing a Way Forward
their place, it was not the way I wanted to have an impact,” she says. Leger then shifted her focus to social enterprise and the concept of “business at the base of the pyramid,” realizing that she needed more business knowledge in order...
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Jennifer Myers
- 11 Oct 2022
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On Balance
Mary Wooldridge (MBA 1994) recalls a job interview early in her career in which the interviewer asked, “Why should I employ you? At your age, you’re just going to go off and have children.” At another position, she recruited a younger man to join the company, only to...
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April White
- 01 Sep 2012
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Hierarchy's Last Stand
development rendering some knowledge obsolete and a global knowledge explosion democratizing access to the rest. Titles are losing their signaling value. Autocrats of the breakfast table (a book title 150...
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- 01 Dec 2013
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Faster, Bigger, Stronger: Supersizing the NFL
string of concussion-level hits. And NFL team reports suggest head injuries may actually be on the increase. This new research push underlies a class action lawsuit against the NFL, recently settled for $765 million, pending a judge's...
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- 01 Jun 2006
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Chinese CEOs, Professors Study at HBS
needed in today’s global economy.” The GCPC addresses current business and management demands on Chinese CEOs, focusing on the effects of country differences on decision-making and organizational competitiveness. The program aims to increase participants’ business...
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- 01 Jun 2015
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Leadership on a Global Stage
the attendees usable knowledge and actionable insights, now and in the future. “The networking aspect is also important. These are unique communities of proven leaders, and the service academies want their...
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Robert S. Benchley
- 01 Mar 2012
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Competitiveness at Risk
project is chaired by Professors Michael Porter and Jan Rivkin, who are joined by a team of HBS faculty together with thought leaders from other institutions. It aims to inspire alumni, other business leaders, and policymakers to take View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
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Lesson Plans
(MBA 1997) Founder and CEO, Central Square Foundation, New Delhi, India A UNIFIED FRONT "Businesses tend to support individual programs or schools. The impact could be much larger if corporations partnered to take collective action on a...
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- 22 Feb 2022
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The Well-Healed Athlete
to studying athletes of different ages, genders, and ethnicities to better understand the potential of the healthy human body and to improve knowledge of injury prevention and rehabilitation. The goal is to give people of all abilities...
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- 01 Oct 1996
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Tedlow on Tires and the Meaning of Life
in your business career that you have the courage to build a bridge between knowledge and action. Tire industry executives knew at least in 1972, probably before, that they had to change their business radically or leave it. But, in...
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- 01 Apr 2000
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Real World Issues Aired at Student Led Conferences
Association, and the Asia Business Club provided attendees with an opportunity to engage in lively discourse, thoughtful reflection, and gala celebrations. AASU Conference: A Call to Action "Leading the Restoration: Black Business...
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Mary Ellen Gardner
- 01 Mar 2012
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Alumni Book Briefs
accommodate mobile employees. This book arms managers with the knowledge they need to become more effective virtual leaders, giving advice on what actions to take to increase far-flung employees’ dedication...
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- 26 Oct 2020
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A Social Impact Roadmap; Arts Leadership in a Pandemic; Amplifying Hispanic Contributions
good? And if we believe profit, purpose and social returns are not in conflict, how do we put that theory into action as a corporate executive, entrepreneur, or investor?” Cissy Chen (MBA 2019), who helped organize the event for the HBS...
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Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2003
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Books
to make “transforming commitments” — managerial actions like exiting a legacy business, publicly committing to a new goal, or firing a powerful executive who defends the status quo. Such actions break the...
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