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- 22 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 22
control over the use of remittances. In partnership with a Salvadoran bank, we offered U.S.-based migrants from El Salvador bank accounts in their home country into which they could send remittances. We randomly varied migrant control... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Six Receive 2017 HBS Alumni Achievement Award
day I took over. I told [the host] Miss Jean to sit down, that I would run the show for her.” Case method prep: “The exercise of being a decision-maker in a pretend environment 15 times a week teed me up to do it in a real environment.” Not there yet: “Great View Details
- 11 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
The ABCs of Recruiting at HBS
on campus when you arive. It houses our dining hall, many administrative offices, and breakout rooms for students and companies. If companies are holding on-campus interviews or View Details
- 25 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree
companies – and ultimately contribute to private sector development. Moving forward and making a big impact Through these two internships and my joint degree education, I have decided that the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 24 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
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companies and entrepreneurs in emerging markets. "With governmental and nonprofit ventures, it's generally harder to see which initiatives work and which are ineffective at achieving their goals. That is what drives me to do this... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 26 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019
incompatibility. We also investigate how factors such as exclusive content and hardware-only adopters affect compatibility incentives. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55682 January 4, 2019 Harvard Business Review How View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
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Susan Wu
particularly well-equipped to help in 3 areas: 1) understanding a less traditional path in banking, specifically the intersection of banking with governments; 2) big tech recruiting: understanding how to recruit for big tech View Details
- 05 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Venture Capital Goes Boom—or Bust?
were not realized. Four years later, another company working on the same technology went public to great acclaim and fanfare. The firm? Netscape Communications, under the leadership of Marc Andreessen and Jim Clark. 2 Because its new... View Details
Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Josh Lerner
- 27 Mar 2019
- News
German Family to Give $11M After Learning Extent of Nazi Past
After an internal investigation revealed his company’s historic ties to Nazi Germany, JAB Holdings’ managing partner Peter Harf (MBA 1974) announced that the company intends to donate 10 million euros to a yet-to-be-determined charity.... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Laser focus on medical breakthroughs
Dr. Marlene Krauss (MBA 1967, MD 1979) is one of the first female graduates of HBS and the first person to hold both an MD and an MBA degree from Harvard University. She combines business skills and medical knowledge in her work as a... View Details
- 17 Apr 2017
- News
Panera-bred Leaders Have Risen Throughout the Restaurant Industry
to lead the operations of such popular chains as Friendly’s Ice Cream, Johnny Rockets, Pizzeria Uno, Smashburger, Wahlburgers (led by CEO Cedric Vanzura, MBA 1990), Pieology, and Upper Crust. Panera was sold earlier this month to Europe’s JAB View Details
- 13 May 2002
- Op-Ed
A Cure for Enron-Style Audit Failures
general, existing law is adequate. The main problem lies in the failure by boards to follow procedures that would hold managements accountable for company performance. This could be improved by focusing on... View Details
- 21 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
Leveraging Academic Opportunities to Attain My Post-HBS Job
company I was considering joining after school. Enter Plaid. Plaid is a startup that enables businesses to access their users’ financial information by streamlining the connection to their users’ bank... View Details
- 21 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 21
market value. Many outside the company questioned the board's leadership and diligence. Lane, who had a successful career in investment banking before becoming a professional director, was caught in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
Sidney W. Winslow, Jr.
Following the death of his father, Sidney Winslow Jr. took an increasingly important role in the family company, which had been consolidated into the holding company, United Shoe Machinery Corporation. Winslow went on to expand the View Details
Keywords: Fabric & Apparel
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Introduction - Photography Collections - Historical Collections
Collections Site Credits Introduction The camera has chronicled the history of industry since the invention of the medium in 1839, and the photograph holdings at Baker Library Historical Collections are the result of a tradition of... View Details
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2019 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
The Courage of our Convictions The Courage of our Convictions 04–05 APR 2019 Home Speakers Videos Agenda Kira Banks Dr. Kira Banks has been working to support individuals and groups to understand themselves,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Student Conferences, at a Glance
Xuezheng, SVP & CFO, Legend Holding Group Lalita D. Gupte, joint managing director, ICICI Bank Ltd.: Microfinancing may look small on her bank’s balance sheet, but it’s the future of developing countries... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Where Main Street Meets Wall Street
own aggressive marketing campaigns, the modern mutual fund (earlier versions were attempted in 19th-century Europe) has enjoyed truly phenomenal growth. Almost from the outset, HBS has played a pivotal role in the success of this thriving industry. Says Jay Light, who... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
The Joy of Work
Unit, and faculty chair of the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship at HBS. For the past several years, Amabile, who holds a Ph.D. in psychology from Stanford University, has been analyzing findings from her longitudinal research on... View Details