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- 12 Dec 2015
- News
Racial Discrimination in the Sharing Economy
Earlier this year, HBS professors Benjamin Edelman and Michael Luca, working with doctoral student Dan Svirsky sent 6,400 rental requests to Airbnb hosts in five cities using distinctly white or distinctly African-American names. In the...
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- 01 Jun 2011
- News
A Former Buyer Turns Designer
$900. Yaqub left an investment banking job in New York City in 2003 to attend HBS, where she unexpectedly changed her mind about returning to finance. “My favorite experience at HBS was the field study that four of us did for Neiman...
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- 15 Mar 2022
- News
History’s Future
for the historic region, a plan that will include archeological exploration, ecological conservation, and economic development—all with a commitment to inclusivity. The old city of AlUla may be abandoned, but more than 40,000 people live...
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- 01 Mar 2005
- News
South Africa Explorer
Hope, enjoyed the views from atop Table Mountain — at 3,563 feet above sea level, Cape Town’s most famous landmark — visited Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned, and toured the city of Cape Town. The HBS Club of South Africa...
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- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Charles Stoddard (MBA 1969)
Born in East Lansing, Michigan, Charles Stoddard grew up with banking in his blood. As a teenager, he worked as a teller in the bank his father founded. After earning degrees from Michigan State University and HBS, he held banking and finance positions in New York...
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Harrison G. Otis
Otis purchased the Los Angeles Times in 1886 just as the city was experiencing a population boom. Otis contributed to the population boom by actively promoting the city’s business opportunities in the Times. In addition, Otis was...
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Publishing & Print Media
- 03 Oct 2017
- News
Can Bezos’s Ties to Boston—and HBS—Seal the Deal?
North Reading’s Kiva Systems, founded by Mick Mountz (MBA 1996). Regarding the headquarters decision, Russ Wilcox (MBA 1995), who cofounded E Ink–which would become a key supplier for the Amazon Kindle—says the Bezos might be employing a tactic he often used with...
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Retail Trade
- 05 Feb 2015
- Blog Post
Crossing the Atlantic
professional focus had primarily been in the US. Thus, prior to coming to HBS I knew I wanted to work somewhere abroad. That was where London came in – a crossroad city connecting dozens upon dozens of markets across Europe and Africa....
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About | Harvard Business School
City’s highest award, the St. Hallvard Medal, for his efforts to develop and promote Oslo as a city and a destination. His pioneering achievements in real estate and his expansive knowledge and passion for the arts continue to have...
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- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Alvin Roth Wins Nobel Prize in Economics
graduates in hospital residence positions, as well as systems in several US cities that pair pupils with public high schools. "This is an extraordinary and well-deserved honor for Al," said Dean Nitin Nohria. "In the best tradition of...
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Elaine MacDonald Archives | Social Enterprise
Impact: HBS Alumni and the City of San Francisco Elaine MacDonald 11 Aug 2017 For 30 years, HBS Association of Northern California’s Community Partners has mobilized more than... INITIATIVES focus on societal challenges that are too...
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- 01 Sep 2017
- News
@Soldiers Field
In June, 90 young leaders from nine US cities convened for three days of case discussions focused on cross-sector collaborative efforts to improve workforce skills, education, infrastructure, and entrepreneurship in their home region....
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- 10 Aug 2015
- News
Leveraging Veterans’ Competitive Advantage
networking resources and runs 101 employment fairs in 49 cities across the US every year. “Roughly half of those who attend leave with an interview scheduled, and 25 percent end up with jobs,” reports Gudmundsson, who says that in...
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- 01 May 2013
- News
Celeste A. Guth, MBA 1986
days later, the reality of paying for that education hit.” Raised in a family with modest income, Guth attended public schools and was in the first generation of her family to attend college. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the City...
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- 24 Apr 2014
- News
A bold experiment in education
city after the first year, on track to move the school from an “F” to a “C” in two years. London’s Sunday Telegraph declared NOCP “part of the boldest experiment in education reform seen in the United States.” Says Kleban: “We are part of...
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- 01 Feb 2001
- News
A Bankable Trust
Florida high school and at Harvard College. And now her music is furthering her academic outreach efforts. Last fall, Harris released a holiday CD, "Carla's First Christmas." All proceeds from its sale are benefiting not only her high-school scholarship fund but also a...
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Arts, Entertainment
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Unsung Hero
On September 11, 2001, Celina Realuyo (MBA 2000), a private banker at Goldman Sachs in London, watched in horror on her office TV as the attacks in New York City and Washington unfolded. A former U.S. Foreign Service officer who had...
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- 12 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
The New Real Estate
diversification and reduce risk. This is the new world of real estate finance which, as my friend Harvard Business School professor Andre Perold will argue, is just catching up with everyone else. Sustainable Development Sustainable development hit a "tipping...
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Cristina Ros Blankfein
look and design to inspire a positive reaction. By the holiday season in 2014, Be Mixed launched its first major production run and is currently being sold in 17 different food stores in the New York City area. The pair also unveiled a...
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Annual Report 2017 - Annual Report 2017
and cold call. 21 Participants Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Funded by a gift from Michael R. Bloomberg (MBA 1966), the Harvard Business School–Harvard Kennedy School collaboration aims to equip View Details