by Rebecca Henderson - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Oct 2019
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Exploring Big Issues at the Intersection of Business and Society

applied to a wide range of issues,” explains Huckman, who co-chaired Viewpoints. The day opened with a keynote on “The Fragile State of the World,” by Rawi Abdelal, the Herbert F. Johnson Professor of International Management, which... View Details

Keywords: Educational Innovation

01 Dec 2022
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Educating, Connecting, and Mobilizing Around Climate Change

Since its founding in 2010, the Business and Environment Initiative (BEI) at HBS has worked to educate students and business leaders about the environmental challenges and opportunities confronting companies and organizations today, and advance faculty research that... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

27 Oct 2016
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Pathfinder

Founded in 1963 by Bruce Henderson (MBA 1941), the Boston Consulting Group is one of a trio of well-known consulting firms that includes McKinsey and Bain. Many MBAs do an early-career stint in consulting—so... View Details

21 Sep 2013
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Harvard Kicks Off Fundraising Effort

Keywords: The Harvard Campaign; research; Bill Gates; Educational Services; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services

08 Dec 2017
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Harvard Business Grads Are Putting Politics Above Profits

fundraising. And the super PAC With Honor, cofounded by Rye Barcott (MBA 2009), was formed in November to support veterans running for office. It plans to spend around $30 million campaigning for 25 to 35 congressional candidates in 2018.... View Details

Keywords: politics

18 May 2018
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Faculty Advice for Graduates

22 Sep 2020
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A Dialogue on Capitalism, Climate, and Social Change

19 Apr 2021
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Confronting Climate Change

25 May 2016
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A Focus on Sustainability

directed his giving to support the Business and Environment Initiative. He is enthusiastic about “integrated reporting”, developed by HBS Professor of Management Practice Robert Eccles, combining an organization’s financial and... View Details

01 Oct 2001
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Christopher Cox: Capitol Hill Intellectual

kind of careful consideration that normally goes with a significant career change, I wouldn't have done it," says the St. Paul, Minnesota, native. Cox attributes winning the election to his ability to differentiate himself from his competition View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

26 Oct 2020
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A Social Impact Roadmap; Arts Leadership in a Pandemic; Amplifying Hispanic Contributions

crisis. The program featured speakers Rebecca Henderson, the John and Natty McArthur University Professor at HBS, and Sir Ronald Cohen (MBA 1969), who talked about their latest books, Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire, and IMPACT:... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

22 Mar 2011
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Maximum Cities

neighborhoods in Bombay go without it for six hours at a stretch, Nohria remarked. Cities, he continued, "are the perfect laboratory to study these issues." Sponsored by HBS's Business and Environment Initiative and cochaired View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

11 Apr 2018
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The First Five Years: Regan Turner (MBA 2013)

grateful to Professor Nick Retsinas for supervising me in my HKS Policy Analysis Exercise; and Professor Rebecca Henderson had a great way of framing ethical challenges and decisions in LCA. “But I’d have to... View Details

12 Feb 2014
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Private Sector, Public Good

Keywords: Management

01 Dec 1999
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HBS Grads Are the Most

Joy Covey (MBA '89), Kraft Foods' Ann Fudge (MBA '77), Bain & Co.'s Orit Gadiesh (MBA '77), Fidelity's Abigail Johnson (MBA '88), Colgate-Palmolive's Lois Juliber (MBA '73), Azurix's Rebecca Mark (MBA '90), People magazine's Ann Moore... View Details

01 Mar 2015
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2015

necessary for effective management practice. A business case in each chapter illustrates key concepts and helps students place the material in the context of real-world practice. Leading Sustainable Change: An Organizational Perspective edited View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Dec 2002
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Teaching Teachers

Making friends, exchanging ideas: CPCL participants Roberto Zentgraf of Brazil's IBMEC; Zbigniew Turowski,Warsaw University of Technology Business School; HBS professor emeritus James Heskett; Tania Casado, University of São Paulo School of Business; View Details

22 Dec 2022
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LGBTQ+ Alumni Forums Expand; 2023 Alumni New Venture Competition Is Underway

their venture succeed," says Gernon. "It's an incredible springboard mechanism to motivate you to get your ideas down on paper and start working towards your goal of launching a venture." Past winners include Fleetzero, Inc., a builder of electric cargo ships cofounded... View Details