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- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2019
rest of us—keep up with technology’s relentless march? Have we gone as far as the eye can see? Told in five parts, Becoming, Transforming, Observing, Showing, and Curating, this book shows how each revolution in seeing has determined who we have become—and how we might...
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- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Honorable Mention
Hoegh, Steven Le Poole, Kerstin Nilsson, Paul Ostergaard, and Ernesto Gonzalez-Quattrini - who established a corporate sponsorship program to raise money for the construction of elementary schools in Latin America. Closer to campus,...
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- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Springboard Boosts Funding Prospects for Women Entrepreneurs
those of you who are here making presentations today and trying to build companies," he said. "We need people with that kind of courage and vision." HBS senior lecturer Robert F. Higgins, who is also founder and managing general partner...
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- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2021
whole approach to decision making. It made me want to get the smartest people I could find who disagreed with me so I could stress test my opinions. I used to think there was making money and there was philanthropy. Then I realized...
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- 15 Sep 2015
- News
Easing the Costs of Saving a Child
more than 300 children in orphanages across the United States and in 35 countries. “There is a great need among middle-income families – postmen, teachers, pastors – who have the heart for these kids, but are often short on the money to...
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Jill Radsken
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
View from the Top
a culture in business that does not tolerate “nodders” and “yes men,” neither in management nor in the boardroom. We need a culture that is willing, when necessary, to ask awkward and embarrassing questions and that insists on believable...
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- 01 Mar 2011
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Local Hero
began with the Giants’ cross-bay rivals, the Oakland A’s. As a political science major at the University of California, Berkeley, Baer fed his passion for journalism and sports by serving as business manager and sports director of the...
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- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Student Trio Advance Health Payment Reform
Related Links Read about other efforts in healthcare delivery Three HBS students spent much of the last academic year helping a leading Boston hospital answer one of the most important questions in health-care management: how to create a new payment system that saves...
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- 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...
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- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Sheila Lirio Marcelo, MBA 1998/JD 1999
way to class each day, discussing coursework and cases in their spare moments. After working as a teaching fellow at HBS for a year and delivering her second son, Marcelo joined Upromise, a start-up that helps families save money for...
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Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Camel and the Unicorn
from one town, New Bedford. The reason actually has nothing to do with them having better ships or them having better anything. It's only because of their invention of a new financing mechanism, whereby merchants were able to take money...
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- 14 Nov 2012
- News
Remembering His Roots
having spent the first 16 years of his life alongside his family, moving from Mexico up and down the West Coast of the United States to harvest peaches, olives, cherries, and plums. He managed to graduate from high school in California in...
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- 01 Sep 2015
- News
The Business of Love
the inverse of Tinder. “Catering to women tends to enhance the experience for both parties,” says Kang. In other words, attract women and the men will follow. That’s also the thinking behind Jess, Meet Ken, which—like the website that brought its founders together—is...
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April White
- 01 Sep 2015
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Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015
measurement tool, the Total Motivation Factor, enables managers to measure the strength of the company culture and track improvements over time. They explore their original research into how Total Motivation leads to higher performance in...
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- 14 Jan 2021
- News
Better Than Cash
Courtesy Ruth Goodwin-Groen Today, 100 million unbanked adults worldwide receive government transfers, wages, or pensions in cash, a payment method that is highly vulnerable to fraud and theft. Furthermore, 1.7 billion adults lack a bank account, making it difficult to...
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- 01 Mar 2014
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The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria
have plenty of money in my pocket and healthy maize for my family to eat," Mustapha said then. "My children are already looking healthier—I can barely lift my eight-year-old. He's the fattest in the village." On a continent more likely to...
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- 04 Aug 2020
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How Business Can Advance Racial Equity
member, ed tech veteran, and current cofounder and managing partner of Ethical Ventures, a management consultancy dedicated to social enterprises. In its first month, the Business for Racial Equity Pledge...
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- 01 Dec 1996
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An Entrepreneurial Journey
ventures they began, from the 1950s through the 1970s. Of those, take one area for closer inspection in search of the HBS imprint - broadcast and cable television. In the mid-1950s, Thomas S. Murphy (MBA '49) found himself managing an...
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- 01 Dec 1996
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Entrepreneurship at HBS
Fifty years ago, a new course was introduced at HBS to provide students with a better understanding of the problems of starting and managing new businesses. The Management of New Enterprises, developed and...
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- 01 Dec 2012
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From Where We Stand
room. You will never regret it, and you'll build a strong reputation." Linda Rossetti (MBA 1991), managing director, Golden Seeds; blogger, Novofemina.com, Boston, Massachusetts I'd offer three ideas to female MBAs. First, take the time...
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