by Sara Grant - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Aug 2020
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A Clean Start

recent grants worth $2.8 million from the US Department of Energy’s Renewable Energy and Fossil Energy offices, OCO and its R&D partners have built a pilot plant just outside Columbus, Ohio, to show that this new technology works and is... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

01 Jun 2011
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Perception versus Reality

rubbed off on the School, which set a speed record in approving the trio’s proposal for a pilot program to sprinkle $50,000 in seed money on student start-ups. The Minimum Viable Product Fund, dubbed MVP, attracted 88 teams vying for support; 9 won View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; contests; awards; meta

01 Mar 2023
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The Exchange: Micro Management

Image by John Ritter In the 50 years since modern microfinance was introduced as a tool to fight poverty, institutions have distributed hundreds of millions of loans to people in developing countries. Such loans are repaid at rates often... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

24 Apr 2014
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Fostering financial freedom for low-income individuals

1998, and the “Love Our Local Business” program, which encourages growth for small businesses by giving grants to entrepreneurs. In India, Intuit’s free mobile application, Fasal, has connected 1.5 million... View Details

01 Mar 2013
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FAQ: How is research funded at HBS?

HBS RESEARCH BY THE NUMBERS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012 $109 M Investment in research 8.7 M HBS cases sold worldwide 640 New teaching materials 184 Research articles 18 Conferences (with 1,100 attendees) For further information on research in... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Dec 2012
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Reimagining Capitalism In a World of Limited Resources

experts granted the privilege of sharing her knowledge, Henderson used her time, she says, "to tell him everything I know about business, energy, and the environment." Henderson, the John and Natty McArthur University Professor and... View Details

Keywords: Dalai Lama

01 Dec 2015
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Estonia, Incorporated

Illustration by Peter and Maria Hoey In June, Aman Kumar (MBA 2014) was appointed the first-ever special advisor to the CIO of the Republic of Estonia. Kumar has a day job, too, working in the New York office of enterprise software giant... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs

01 Mar 2008
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An American Odyssey

family median income and wealth parity, the proper public policy goal. “Those revenues would be used for grants for down payments on primary residences; for high-quality, targeted public education; and for capital View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Lawrence Fouraker; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Finance

01 Jun 2001
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Modupe Akinola: Outreach In Africa

possibility, but between her junior and senior undergraduate years, a summer internship with UNICEF in the West African country of Benin and a visit with relatives in Ghana, Togo, and Nigeria put that plan on hold. “It was, by far, my... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; UNICEF; Educational Services

11 Jun 2021
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The Power of Resilience

and more treatable stage. And so when I came across this company it just so personally resonated with me. And I pivoted my corporate career into the health care space and into genomic space, all inspired by this very personal journey. I... View Details

01 Mar 2017
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The Inside Story of the New American Writers Museum

Mark Twain in front of his childhood home in Hannibal, Missouri (photos courtesy of American Writers Museum) Before he arrived at HBS, Jay Hammer (MBA 1979) was pursuing a PhD in literature at Johns Hopkins. Daunted by the increasingly... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Jun 1997
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Short Takes

regulatory bodies that are taken for granted in the West but are not available in emerging markets. "Companies can create value by developing these systems for themselves," notes Palepu. For example, large... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Feb 2013
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Growth Strategy Has Double Bottom Line

generates returns for investors through timber harvesting, recreational leasing, and in some cases, by subdividing the properties for development or non-timber uses. Lyme Timber, however, is unique among TIMOs View Details

Keywords: Louisa Rigali; Forestry and Logging; Agriculture; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

01 Jun 2011
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The Best-Laid Plans

side effects of the powerful drugs used to treat HIV/AIDS and TB. In February, DFA’s reach broadened when the Gates Foundation continued its support by awarding the group a $2.99 million grant to develop... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; contests; Health, Social Assistance; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Jun 2009
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Entrepreneur’s Rwandan Start-Up Gets HBS Support

(SHE), and its first business, a Rwandan start-up that employs sixty women to manufacture and distribute low-cost sanitary pads. In recognition of her achievements, Scharpf in March was named the first HBS Social Entrepreneurship Fellow and received a $25,000 View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

01 Sep 2017
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Is Private Equity Blockchain’s Killer App?

Illustration by Jon Krause When trying to explain how blockchain works, it helps to have a mass-culture analogue. Mike O’Grady (MBA 1992), president of Chicago-based Northern Trust, uses social media: Blockchain, he says, is a transaction... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

07 Dec 2015
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Nurturing a Healthy Food System for Producers and Consumers

production. “Their work is quite compelling for us,” says Kendall. “They’ve created a bold and provocative vision—‘50 by 60’—that says that we in New England can produce 50 percent of our food locally by... View Details

05 May 2022
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Like-Minded

founder to pledge the company’s commitment to implement these ESG elements.” MPower’s first three investments reflect the firm’s wide range: WOVN Technologies, a group that produces a website and associated app that allows organizations to develop and manage up-to-date... View Details

20 Nov 2019
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Lifting Fallen Families

percent of the population serves.” So the Children of Fallen Patriots began to show the public how to support military families and the children who are left behind when parents are killed in combat, in training, or by suicide after war... View Details