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Latin America - Global

investment vehicle that enables investor groups to back entrepreneurs (searchers) looking to identify and acquire privately held companies. Searchers' primary goal is to find promising businesses—typically in the lower middle market—and... View Details

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Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship - Health Care

such as Takeda Pharmaceuticals and Johnson & Johnson. She has authored multiple high-impact publications and is the inventor of several patents leveraging the use of biomaterials for drug delivery and diagnosis. During her fellowship,... View Details

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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni

celebration of Whitney's 10th Reunion. Whitney passed away suddenly in 2018, and his wife, Brittanie, decided to endow the fund in honor of the class's 15th Reunion. Brittanie's goal was to help other students fulfill their dreams and... View Details

10 Oct 2023
Research & Ideas

In Empowering Black Voters, Did a Landmark Law Stir White Angst?

between 2000 and 2018, the researchers identify a “surge in racial animosity induced by the [Voting Rights Act]'' that persists over decades. “While the Act improved the conditions of Black Americans along multiple dimensions, it also... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

26 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 26, 2007

stage—one with risks, temptations, misbehaviors—and one that needs to be outgrown. In contrast, successful leaders who move beyond the hero stage learn to focus on others, gain a sense of a larger purpose, foster multiple support... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

Hanson , Jeremy C. Stein , Adi Sunderam & Eric Zwick OCT 2021 The authors develop models that speak to the goals and design of the government-introduced business lending and corporate bond purchase programs in response to the COVID-19... View Details

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Laura taught undergraduate Military Leadership and Intro to Sociology for 6 and 4 semesters, respectively, at the United States Military Academy (West Point) from 2013-2016 (see course descriptions and links below). She was promoted from instructor to Assistant... View Details

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HBS - The year in Review

wrapped into one, beginning with an intense effort around welcoming the entire community back and culminating in a joyous crescendo of multiple commencements and alumni reunions—with more than 23,000 in attendance, including graduates,... View Details

18 Mar 2024
Research & Ideas

When It Comes to Climate Regulation, Energy Companies Take a More Nuanced View

Common wisdom holds that oil and gas companies, electric utilities, and other industries known for their large carbon emissions generally oppose clean energy policies. Now, a study of corporate advocacy spanning 30 years reveals that many companies are more flexible... View Details

Keywords: by Desmond Dodd; Energy; Utilities

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About - Business & Environment

About Inspiring innovation at the intersection of business and the environment. Mission The Business and Environment Initiative educates, connects, and mobilizes business leaders to address climate change and other environmental challenges. Our View Details

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My One Case: MBA Class of 2023 Looks Back - 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

27 Jan 2015
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First Look: January 27

case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/213078-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 815-061 Samuel Colt: An American Gun Maker Samuel Colt not only perfected and patented the technology for a gun that could fire multiple times... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Dec 2023
Research & Ideas

15 Podcast Episodes That Grabbed Listeners in 2023

products company decided to set a real zero climate goal instead of net zero, and how they plan to achieve it. She also describes how Seventh Generation is going beyond a carbon footprint to measure its carbon fingerprints that touch... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

20 Nov 2007
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First Look: November 20, 2007

a period of financial repression. Nationalization led to lower interest rates and lower quality intermediation and may have slowed employment gains in trade and services. Development lending goals were met, but these had no real impact.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization

how one CEO we’ve talked with builds in multiple perspectives to his decision-making. At his industrial products company, he has established bi-weekly meetings with his senior team focused on two questions: What do we know now that we... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott

09 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Organizations

immediate work team. They will bond, if such opportunities have been wisely provided by the leaders, with their department, their plant, their division, and even with the entire firm. Other things being equal, these multiple bonds will... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Lawrence & Nitin Nohria

2021
Working Paper

How to Fix ESG Reporting

By: Robert S. Kaplan and Karthik Ramanna

Investors, advocacy groups, academics, and the 200 CEOs of the US Business Roundtable have asked corporations to take on an added purpose beyond a narrow pursuit of shareholder value. In response, many companies now issue ESG (Environmental, Societal, and Governance)... View Details

Keywords: ESG Reporting; Sustainability; Corporate Purpose; Greenhouse Gas; Activity-Based Costing; Environmental Sustainability; Environmental Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Measurement and Metrics; Goals and Objectives; Agreements and Arrangements; Corporate Accountability

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01 Dec 2023
News

Thinking Ahead

As we wind down 2023, there’s talk everywhere of generative AI and how it will fundamentally alter the world as we know it; but how does that translate for your corner of the business world? Is TikTok something you need to take seriously? (Is it time to dance?) We... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Illustrations by Chris Gash; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

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Business History - Faculty & Research

connection, and they can be used in research and teaching without permission. The article explains how the CEM database has been employed in multiple academic publications, targeted at both historical and management audiences, and... View Details

08 Mar 2021
In Practice

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?

A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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