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- 30 Nov 2016
- Blog Post
Why I Didn’t Think I’d Get in to HBS
the current students. The first was a woman who, by age 25, had founded and sold a retailing business in Canada. I was 26 – yikes! Next was an army interrogator who had spent four years in Afghanistan and from whom I immediately ran,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Two Kinds of Green
in its manufacturing facility by the time the case was taught for the first time last fall, down from 344 tons in 2006.) The question of how the relationship between Clorox and Burt’s will play out offers... View Details
- 02 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Digital Initiative Summit: Who Has the Power in the Music Industry?
be the business person and think about the nuances of that, but there's also a ton of traffic coming by and I don't have limitations on how much money I can make." In other words, musicians today have... View Details
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Energy & Environment Club’s Icelandic Adventure! - Blog - Business & Environment
Research News 11 Jul 2024 Energy & Environment Club’s Icelandic Adventure! Tyler Grim & Sydney Falle Author Students tag Event MBA During a 3-day weekend this spring, Energy & Environment Club members went on a whirlwind trip to Iceland. Each day was packed with... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Action Plan: Net Proceeds
was designed to provide business expertise to places in need; Goodwin brought his emergency-response experience to provide safe water systems and support medical programs. Months later, he was alarmed by a cholera outbreak rapidly... View Details
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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,... View Details
- 09 Jan 2014
- News
Tapping into Opportunity
SHENKAR by Constantine von Hoffman For many of us, water isn't something we give much thought to. Why should we? Turn on the tap and it's there. If you have to pay your town or city for water, chances are you don't pay very much.... View Details
- 25 Feb 2016
- Blog Post
Alumni: Where Are They Now? Featuring: Maria (Brewer) Palma...
graduation, was actually founded by an HBS alumni a few years ahead of me who came in and presented in one of my second year classes. Another way the MBA was impactful to my career was the true quality of the learning while at HBS, which... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
- 24 Mar 2016
- Blog Post
Learning to Code at Business School
practical skills. What was the most challenging thing about this class? Samuel: The class covers a ton of different areas, but not in much detail. If you had no background with coding (or just weren't very tech-savvy in general), it would... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
The Sparkles in Our Skies
Illustration by Brian Stauffer Illustration by Brian Stauffer Aether Diamonds makes its precious gems out of thin air—literally. The three-year-old company uses carbon dioxide drawn from the atmosphere to... View Details
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6 Discoveries I Made About HBS - MBA
than people are willing to admit! There's a ton of new material to cover and exercises to complete, especially during the first term. It's interesting and 100% manageable, but I didn't know to expect it and wasted a lot of time feeling... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria
Transformation Agenda, that seeks to create 3.5 million agriculture jobs and add 20 million metric tons of produce to the domestic food supply by 2015. (Adesina says they're already more than halfway to... View Details
- 14 Dec 2016
- Blog Post
Career Paths: From Finance to Social Enterprise
thought business school would be my savior, prior to applying to business school, I ended up being “rescued” by an international opportunity to work in Chile at a non-profit called Endeavor that mentors and supports high-impact... View Details
- 08 May 2014
- News
The Sky's the Limit
possibility. "The industry needs more women in it. Women are very detail-oriented and, when it comes to flying, tend to have a delicate touch, but aren't over-controlling," she says. Noting that "there is a ton of scholarship money out... View Details
- 15 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Navigating the Future of Renewable Energy at Port Esbjerg
student essays that highlight their reflections. As part of our Immersive Field Course (IFC), we had the privilege of visiting Port Esbjerg, a key player in the offshore wind sector that has the largest capacity for offshore wind installation in the world. Our tour was... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Batteries Included
Illustration by Klaus Kremmerz Supply-chain shortages put container shipping in the headlines during the pandemic, with images of vessels languishing in line at major ports worldwide. It made visible what Steven Henderson (MBA 2016), CEO and cofounder of Fleetzero,... View Details
- 11 Apr 2018
- News
The First Five Years: Regan Turner (MBA 2013)
readjustment in some way. At the same time, the communities that these veterans are returning to after their service are struggling with issues like urban blight, school infrastructure, and access to quality parks and green spaces. The Mission Continues works to ease... View Details
- 26 Oct 2017
- News
Can Farming Save the Planet?
Photos by Marc Romanelli Climate change rightfully scares a lot of people. The changes already occurring—from the die-off of coral reefs and shrinking polar ice to increasing global temperatures—are almost too much to take in.... View Details
- 09 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 9
has been little empirical evidence on the propensity with which core-periphery structures are observed in practice, the factors that explain differences in the design of such structures, or the manner in which these structures evolve over time. We address this gap... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Nov 2016
- Blog Post
Memoirs of an International First Year Student
As an Indian national who was working in the Middle East in the petroleum industry, my decision to apply for an MBA was fueled (pun intended) by two reasons. One was the obvious need to get a business perspective after staying in the... View Details