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evaluation. HBS was supposed to be my ultimate safety net that would protect me from ever falling down again. To my surprise, I failed more here than I have ever done elsewhere– horrifying job interviews,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Tools and Training for a “Wicked Problem”
with me are things that could happen to many people in Albuquerque, whether it was a medical emergency or a lost paycheck,” he said. “That’s why we’re stepping up to create a safety net that works. Thanks to... View Details
Keywords: homelessness
- 19 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
Leadership Fellow Ming Min Hui: Figuring Out Her Mission
training, a cohort of classmates with similar experiences. Plus, the one-year commitment gives you a safety net if you discover the experience is not for you.” Measurable accomplishments and a leadership... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 10 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Vika Wasyliw
freeing three years during my deferral period thanks to the safety net of 2+2. What advice do you have for prospective MBA students considering the 2+2 program? Focus on what makes you unique and what you... View Details
- 13 May 2014
- Op-Ed
The Alibaba Effect
if today's 40 percent personal savings rate is to be reduced, thereby unleashing cash to fuel new growth in consumer spending. Creating this domestic safety net will be crucial to enabling Alibaba to grow... View Details
- 29 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Managing Innovation is Like Theater
competitor requires artful activity; so does handling a sudden problem caused by a supplier. An artful manager operates without the safety net of a detailed specification, guiding a team or organization when... View Details
Keywords: by Rob Austin & Lee Devin
- 01 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 1
repatriated earnings from foreign affiliates exceeded net capital investments by $1.1 trillion in 2010 dollars; and from 1950 to 2010, repatriated earnings and net interest from foreign affiliates exceeded... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
This Crisis Loan Program Preserved Jobs—and Made Money
savings for the government would be lower in the US. But the same forces would still be at play, and since American workers have less protective safety nets overall, including on health care, they might... View Details
- 25 Aug 2015
- News
Sunset in the East?
But China will not become a land without farmers or rural industries overnight, and those hundreds of millions of people will need to access the social safety net that allows them to consume if the domestic... View Details
- 15 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 1/5
indifference for the destruction of Black bodies. 6. I am angry that hundreds of thousands have died because we can’t afford health care, housing, or basic safety nets for Americans, but we can equip police... View Details
- 05 Jun 2015
- Blog Post
The HBS Investment
what I thought it would be. I had a clear bright line in my mind of what the cost would mean to me: a safety net of insurance in the brand name, potentially a better job in three years after graduation, and... View Details
- 19 May 2015
- News
Getting Ready for Success
social impact, measured by such factors as higher tax contributions and lower health care costs. “Moreover, what people might not quantify,” she says, “is that our alumni’s success stories create positive ripples in their communities and economic View Details
- 23 Jan 2008
- Op-Ed
A House Divided: Investment or Shelter?
country, they yearned for shelter, a sanctuary in a new land. That shelter could be a tenement, a farmstead, a ramshackle cottage. For families, home had a connotation of safety and stability. Banks did not lend with 30-year amortizing... View Details
- 05 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 5, 2006
of that potential, however, McMillan would have to work with Prince to craft and execute a carefully developed plan to market and distribute the album. Purchase this case:http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b02/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=805084 Millennial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 6, 2018
financial crisis. Despite this offsetting expansion, the net effect of the contraction in credit was negative, with lower aggregate credit and deposits growth as well as lower entrepreneurial activity through 2015. Download working paper:... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Nov 2020
- Blog Post
2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Tyler Teykl (MBA 2017)
alter your post-undergraduate plans? The 2+2 program didn’t alter my path but allowed me more freedom after Purdue. Having a guaranteed next step provided a safety net that enabled me to more freely choose... View Details
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HBS Global Opportunity Fellowship: Making a Difference in Africa - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year... View Details
- 04 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Global Poverty
economy and have no safety net and virtually no hope of moving upward." "Globalization has helped emerging economies distribute their products and services around the world but there's been no... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 01 Aug 2018
- What Do You Think?
Are Free Trade and Free Markets Quaint Ideas From the Past?
regulations, domestic content requirements, anti-dumping rules, and, if necessary, even selective tariffs to protect industries and workers. In other words, something far short of what we generally define as free trade or the invisible hand at work. When combined with... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Mexico on the Brink: A Conversation with Juan Enriquez-Cabot (MBA '86)
farmer working 2,000 fertile acres in Iowa, the outcome will not be good, especially when no safety nets are in place. The real per capita GNP in Mexico is about the same as it was in 1973. The average... View Details