Independent Projects - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Aug 2016
Blog Post

Writing a Case as a Student at HBS

great way to do independent academic research. Depending on the topic, case writing allows you to conduct primary research and meet case protagonists. Some students have leveraged such research to find new jobs or expand their... View Details

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Faculty & Advisors - MBA

Technology Mike is the CEO of Apollo Fusion, a startup that designs satellite propulsion systems and hybrid fusion power plants. At Google he was a Vice President, and he was the Project Leader of Project... View Details

17 Mar 2021
Blog Post

The Art of Perseverance and Resilience: Reapplying to HBS

Independent Project on commercializing space and immigrating to America to actually realize my “moonshot” using the skills and perseverance I developed through previous setbacks. My perseverance has also set... View Details

04 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

How To Do Business in Islamic Countries

initiate a number of long-term energy projects which would have given us greater independence from the Gulf area," said Hayes. "But of course they were completely chucked as soon as he left office.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Sep 2023
News

Case Study: The Home Team

Illustration by Jon Krause Illustration by Jon Krause Brendan Kennealey (MBA 2006) wasn’t even searching for a business idea. A couple of years ago, the Wilmington, Delaware, native met up with an old friend who’d bought a new house. Over dinner this friend enumerated... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Real Estate

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Funding Opportunities - Business & Environment

support is available through this program to students who wish to explore career opportunities in roles or regions where compensation is generally lower than the traditional MBA level. Reimbursement Grants: Where environmental sustainability is a core element of an... View Details

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1.10 Cross-Registration - MBA

Projects 1.18 FIELD Global Capstone 1.19 Immersive Field Courses (IFC) 1.20 Joint Degree Programs 1.21 Use of Course Work & Materials 1.22 Disability Access 1.23 Pregnancy, Childbirth & Adoption during Business School 1.24 Commencement 2.... View Details

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Past Issues - Alumni

generation. Money Does Grow on (Family) Trees How genealogy research grew from a hobbyist project into a multibillion-dollar industry That Was Then, This Is Now For more than 20 years, the HBS Portrait View Details

27 Sep 2011
First Look

First Look: September 27

present three findings about the impact of consumer reviews on the restaurant industry: (1) a one-star increase in Yelp rating leads to a 5% to 9% increase in revenue, (2) this effect is driven by independent restaurants-ratings do not... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Nov 2022
Op-Ed

Why TikTok Is Beating YouTube for Eyeball Time (It’s Not Just the Dance Videos)

like Instagram where content is crafted to project an idealized, aspirational self, TikTok’s creations go out to an audience of people you don’t know. Many popular YouTubers have production teams, offices, camera people, and editors.... View Details

Keywords: by John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld

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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA), evaluated her client’s philanthropy project and its mediocre performance. RPA was a segment of the Rockefeller Family Office’s Philanthropy Department, becoming an View Details

19 Oct 2022
Op-Ed

Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup

prospects you meet, the more tweaks you’ll make to that JD and finding “the one.” NOTE: If more than two of you are thinking about becoming cofounders, do the JD method as a “diverge-converge” exercise. Discuss potential roles each may fill and have each of you, View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

08 May 2012
First Look

First Look: May 8

and an online community to create solutions for social issues. Emphasis is placed on comparing the IDEO and OpenlDEO processes using real-world project examples. For IDEO this includes the redesign of Air New Zealand's long haul flights.... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Founder - Entrepreneurship

to work in class on your venture: Independent Project Field X (provides funding) Entrepreneurial Sales 101 Startup Operations (provides funding) Launching Technology Ventures (LTV) Get pro bono legal support... View Details

20 Dec 2010
Research & Ideas

Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround

money to Senator Mark Hanna [R-OH] and the leaders of a Panamanian independence movement. Hanna, in turn, convinced President Roosevelt to support the independentistas. American warships prevented Colombia from responding to Panama's... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Transportation

01 Sep 2023
News

Hands-on Learning About Global Markets

A certificate of appreciation was presented to Ellie Care representatives Francisco Garcia Zavaleta (COO) and Gervasio Videla Dorna (cofounder and CEO), at left, and to Patricio Alba (cofounder and CIO), far right, by HBS students Maxwell Nii Laryea, third from left,... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

of the National Retail Federation, the Board of Trustees at the Sidwell Friends School in Washington D.C. the Board of Council for Public Leadership, Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and is an independent director on the... View Details

13 Nov 2012
First Look

First Look: November 13

advertisers use in-house rather than independent advertising agencies and examines inter-industry variation in such internalization. Contrary to the widely held impression that use of an in-house advertising agency is more the exception... View Details