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- 21 Nov 2017
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Alumni Peer into the Future of Energy
here. But a principal effect of that trend as it relates to radical change in the industry is that, from a policy or social perspective, there’s going to have to be either incredible sacrifice or economic incentive/transfer payments provided by governments, to View Details
- 19 Jan 2023
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Forged in Fire
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. When he was just three years old, Chad Foster (PLDA 21, 2016) was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative condition that would ultimately leave him...
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- 01 Mar 2017
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A Summit Higher Than Everest
Settlement, under the control of Britain and the United States since 1863, all able-bodied men were encouraged to join the battle. Moore and several others signed up and were issued bandoliers, rifles, and bayonets. They stood watch over...
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- 22 Dec 2022
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LGBTQ+ Alumni Forums Expand; 2023 Alumni New Venture Competition Is Underway
being LGBTQ+ is not necessarily something they all understand, so when you're in a group specifically made up of people who are LGBTQ+, then immediately that issue doesn't exist." Regarding discussion topics, Donaher explains that forum protocols View Details
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Margie Kelley
- 01 Oct 1996
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The Right Stuff: Getting the Word from MBA Admissions
apply so that more will be admitted, above the 25 to 30 percent that typically are found in an entering MBA class. Bulletin: Besides women, who else would you encourage to apply to HBS? Fadule: Put simply, we want smart people with the...
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- 01 Dec 2017
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Yoga Inc.
company encourages its instructors to stick to English and keep the spirituality to a minimum. “If you talk about a life philosophy, maybe that’s OK,” says DeCoons. “But I think that [yoga’s spiritual side] probably draws a little too...
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Deborah Halber
- 01 Sep 2016
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@Soldiers Field
the piece, they are encouraged to contemplate what it means to inhabit their own speech and beliefs.” The installations will be on view until April 2017. Nearly 500 students from more than 20 countries gathered in May for HBX ConneXt,...
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- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Leading In a New Era
equation" seems to be at the forefront of each of their leaders' minds. "I really believe that the most important competitive element a company has are the people who work in it," notes Boise Cascade's Harad. Harad prefers to lead by example, View Details
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Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Lasting Impressions
feelings and attitudes. "It encouraged me to be more independent," Belkin continues. "In a way, I think it fertilized my entrepreneurial leanings. I also believe it made me more community oriented. As a result, I wanted to take what was...
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Deborah E. Blagg
- 01 Jun 1999
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Where Main Street Meets Wall Street
another significant advance. For if the mutual fund first empowered the "little guy" by encouraging him to visit Wall Street, the Internet has captured the Street and placed it at his disposal, inside his personal computer. A Nation of...
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Garry Emmons
- 16 Feb 2022
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Holding Business to Account
returns but who also use the unique access and voice we have as investors to engage management and redirect corporate efforts toward long-term sustainability.” The firm has been active in encouraging companies to be leaders on issues from...
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- 22 Sep 2015
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Business as a Force for Good
As director of B Lab, the standards organization for certified B corporations, Kim Riether Coupounas (MBA/MPA 1995) encourages companies around the world to be a force for good. By promoting policies that benefit their employees, their...
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- 29 Jan 2021
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Holding Business to Account
something counterintuitive to those outside the sector: They used FedEx stock to encourage change. Slowly, starting in 2009, through shareholder proposals, investor statements, and presentations at FedEx annual meetings, the group...
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- 01 Oct 1999
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A Message from Dean Clark
structures in lesser developed countries, multinational joint ventures, and product development. Encouraged by these efforts, we are looking forward in the near future to the opening of a center in Latin America that will broaden our...
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- 21 May 2018
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Community Partners Delivers “Expert Goodness” to the Bay Area
Kuemmerlein. “And to encourage them to share their personal insights in a welcoming environment.” Crossroads Conference Explores Deglobalization More than 350 alumni, corporate and thought leaders convened in Dubai on March 22, to explore...
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Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 1998
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Africa's Way
Vietor received assistance and encouragement from several South African AMP alumni. "They helped arrange access to key GEAR players during my several weeks in the country," says Vietor, who describes his research experience as exciting,...
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Susan Young and Garry Emmons
- 07 Oct 2021
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Bringing Light to the Fight
Today the foundation remains focused on education—it’s “an old message but it’s still the right message,” Smyth concludes—but also has expanded into patient support and research, becoming the biggest nongovernmental funder, and into advocacy. With View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
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Research Brief: The High Cost of Election Expectations
impact of a robust get out the vote effort. The trio visited the country multiple times to develop and roll out a text message campaign to encourage voting, which ultimately reached 2 million—about 40 percent—of Kenya’s registered voters....
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Erin Peterson
- 01 Dec 2002
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Serving through TechnoServe
encourages its clients to “look at production as a business and figure out what their competitive advantage is,” Tierney explains. He has led efforts to modernize the organization, which was founded in 1968 and is based in Connecticut....
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- 01 Jun 2018
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Up by the Roots
encouraging labor market mobility. “Setting the table in terms of creating an environment that is attractive to entrepreneurship is one of the most important things that government can do,” he says—and differences in incentives and...
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