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- 20 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Open Source Science: A New Model for Innovation
Oftentimes, somebody else can make sense of both what the problem has been and what people are proposing as solutions, and can come up with a better answer. I also read a book by Dava Sobel about the longitude prize [Longitude: The True... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Eligibility | New Venture Competition
can not compete with the same business idea in following years, unless it is the alumni track. They may enter the Competition again with a new business idea. Any team that did not win a cash prize in the previous year’s Competition may... View Details
- 30 Mar 2022
- News
Giving Hope and Comfort
items—the soap and the shampoo—that were most prized by the organizations that received the donations. A social worker from Catholic Charities who called Feingold to thank him explained that few people think to donate such expensive... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Complete Package
very important because the way they look at things, the way they do things, is very different. I’m always learning from them.” Prized possession: “When I was young, I played the piano. But I had to sell it to fund my school fees. Piano... View Details
Keywords: April White; entrepreneurship; sustainability; packaging; leadership; women; Manufacturing
- 23 Sep 2020
- News
Alumni Consider Election Reform; Clubs Explore Parenting by Case Method
Front Row: NYU Prof. and CNN Presidential Scholar Tim Naftali, Business Executive Katherine Gehl, Harvard Prof. Michael Porter, Pulitizer Prize Winner HBS Alumna Sheryl WuDunn (Panel Moderator) Back Row: HBS Club NY President Andy... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- Web
Modern Corporate Strategy: Revitalizing the Corporation - Course Catalog
won Ronald Coase the Nobel Prize in Economics [2] and which, unless we believe that one company will take over the world, is the logical corollary of the first, asks, "What is the limit to the scope of the firm?" The third question... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Up by the Roots
When he graduated from high school in 1994, Will Hsu (MBA 2006) had no plans to take over his father’s ginseng farm—there just didn’t seem to be a future in it. Hsu’s Ginseng Enterprises Inc. was one of the largest operations in central Wisconsin, a region as View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs
- 13 Jan 2021
- Blog Post
Staying Curious with the Harvard Innovation Labs Ahead of the 2021 Virtual President’s Innovation Challenge
Challenge Launch Event that took place in December 2020. What role does the PIC play at the i-lab? The PIC is our marquee event of the year. It’s a time for the entire i-lab community to come together to celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit and our culture of... View Details
- 22 Mar 2022
- News
Clubs Mark a Milestone and the Lunar New Year
as well as door prizes and a surprise video greeting from HBS Dean Srikant Datar. “We’ve been here since 1947, which is pretty amazing,” says the club’s president, Megan Stidman (MBA 1999). “It was a lot of fun to celebrate being here for... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Profile: The Invisible Hand - Robert Massie and God's Green Earth
French so well he graduated first in his lycée class). His parents, Suzanne and Robert, were talented chroniclers of Russian culture and history (Robert's Peter the Great won the 1980 Pulitzer Prize for Biography), and an exciting group... View Details
- 02 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 2
years. It analyzes the effects of patent laws and innovation prizes that were designed to promote technical progress. It explores the challenge associated with the changing organizational structure of innovation and the shift from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Merton Named University Professor
Harvard's most distinguished professorial posts. "Bob Merton has done seminal work in enlarging our theoretical and practical understanding of financial markets and how to manage risk," said Harvard President Neil L. Rudenstine in announcing the appointment. Merton, a... View Details
- 08 Jan 2001
- What Do You Think?
Have We Extended the Boundaries of the Firm Too Far?
obtaining full disclosure, and in general exercising oversight in such relationships. Coase's ideas were thought to be so valuable that they earned him the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1991. One of the most important phenomena of the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 19 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
A Day at Royal FloraHolland: The Epicenter of the Global Flower Market
employing orange oil and predator insects to fend off pests, ensuring their flowers are pesticide-free—a quality highly prized by retailers. To combat frostbite, RFH adopts innovative techniques such as specialized coatings, moving away... View Details
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Africa - Global Activities 2021
mergers and acquisitions associate at Africa Health Management in Accra, Ghana. Dezzy Ogakwu (MBA 2021) , director/CEO of Lagos-based Aku Fintech, which enables access to digital financial services. Nikki Okrah (MBA 2021) , founder of Ghana-based Chaku Foods, and a... View Details
- 17 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
New Venture Competition 2024: Business and Environment Ventures
Watch Solara at the 2024 New Venture Competition. 2024 Social Enterprise Track Crowd Favorite: SeaCycle - Hande Ilhan (MBA 2025), Jakob Spiess (MBA 2025) - Pioneering sustainable biopolymer production. 2024 Tough Technology Prize Winner:... View Details
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Advocating for Best Practices on Tech Boards - Blog: RGE Report
in a nice breeze but with solid sand underfoot. She is “someone who is light-hearted and very kind but also unmoving in her expectations and the foundation she sets,” said Banks, who won the $1 million top prize from the nonprofit Black... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Minding The Gap
assistant principal of the school she now leads, an institution with a proud, 174-year history that counts a constellation of distinguished professionals, political leaders, judges, philanthropists, and a Pulitzer Prize winner among its... View Details
- 30 Jun 2019
- News
Alumni in France honor self-made entrepreneurs; Shih talks trade in Buffalo
President of the National Assembly came to underline the values of the VDA and personally announce the winner.” The 2019 VDA National Prize was awarded to Gary Anssens, founder of alltricks.com, a kind of “Amazon for sports gear.” A... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
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Ai Weiwei Strength 2019 | About
recognized through the Václav Havel Prize for Creative Dissent in 2012 and Amnesty International’s Ambassador of Conscience Award in 2015. He is represented by Lisson Gallery and by neugerriemschneider. View Details