Geography Of Innovation - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Jan 2017
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Street Smarts

The next time you get to work on time or find a parking spot with ease, you may have Bryan Mistele (MBA 1995) to thank. Since 2005, his company, INRIX, has been working to cure one of modern society’s biggest headaches—traffic congestion.... View Details

08 Feb 2016
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Alumni in Mexico City Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS

– My HBS and The Case for the Future – highlighted the impact of the School and its faculty and alumni on the major challenges facing business and society today. In addition, participants viewed a video about HBX, the School’s View Details

01 Apr 1996
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Technology for Learning's Sake

profiles of three innovative courses that may provide the kinds of pedagogical frameworks McFarlan and others are looking for as the School's IT initiative moves forward.... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; photo by David Zadig

03 Jun 2020
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Keeping a Community Connected

Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010) Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010) At the end of most days, Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010) feels like he hasn’t done enough. As executive director of East Boston Social Centers... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

10 Jan 2017
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Sir David Clementi Named BBC Chairman

for TV licences for over-75s. In news, the BBC has to innovate to meet the digital demands of a new generation of consumers. And in entertainment, where it has long been used... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment

01 Jan 2008
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John Doerr, MBA 1976

a dramatic impact on life in the 21st century, from online retail giant Amazon.com to Internet behemoth Google to synthetic biology leader Amyris. Doerr has become a leading advocate of innovation and... View Details

06 Mar 2023
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Dean Announces 2023 Alumni Achievement Award Honorees

Dean Srikant Datar has announced the recipients of the 2023 Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award. The award is given annually to a small number of alumni who represent the best traditions and... View Details

01 Dec 2017
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Leadership in Practice

His 25th Reunion gift to establish the William F. Dawson Jr. MBA Program Innovation Fund and his support for the HBS Fund for Leadership and Innovation reflect his interest in helping MBA students develop... View Details

16 Nov 2020
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Moderna Announces Promising Vaccine Trial Results

Moderna released promising news on the progress of their coronavirus vaccine this morning, noting that trials showed it to be 94.5% effective. “In this pandemic, what has been awful from a public health standpoint, an economic standpoint,... View Details

01 Dec 2013
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Recognizing Potential

number of people who can benefit from the ideas and scholarship developed at the School," says Stevens, who, with his wife, Mary, is a member of the Board of Dean's Advisors... View Details

Keywords: Internet; distance learning; online education; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

25 Sep 2017
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Solving Nigeria’s Skilled Workforce Challenge

Misan Rewane (MBA 2013) had an ambitious goal in cofounding WAVE Academy, an innovative vocational education program that connects its graduates with entry-level jobs within six to eight weeks of completing... View Details

30 Nov 2017
News

Happy Meals (Are Here Again)

Above: Chris Kempczinski is one of the alumni working to modernize McDonald’s. Nick Karavites owns 24 McDonald’s restaurants in the Chicago area and the surrounding suburbs, and when he visits them, he always keeps his eye out for a... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Saverio Truglia

01 Sep 2015
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Support for a Common Theme

support its success. We are, after all, One Harvard." Patty and Lincoln Benet (both MBA 1989), members of HBS’s Global Leaders Circle and supporters of the HBS Fund for Leadership and View Details

01 Mar 2022
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2022 Alumni Achievement Awards Announced

Harvard Business School has announced the recipients of the 2022 Alumni Achievement Award: Patricia C. “Tosh” Barron (MBA 1972) Former President, Engineering Systems; Former President, Office Products Division, Xerox Corporation Salman A.... View Details

17 Apr 2014
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Striking a Balance

University and specifically at Harvard Business School, and how that, over a long period of time, it will make a difference by addressing these issues,” says Silk. “It allows this institution to be View Details

09 Mar 2021
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Bridging the Gap

Illustration by Chris Gash Long before “COVID-19” became a household word with grave implications, the education sector faced enormous challenges. Opportunity and achievement gaps marginalizing students of color and those from low-income... View Details

01 Dec 2015
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Bridging Past, Present, and Future

and it’s also where I met Marc and many other lifelong friends,” says Doft, CEO of Highline Capital Management LLC. Reflecting on a class campaign that was notable for broad participation and substantial donation levels—the most ever... View Details

01 Sep 2024
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Advancing the Mission

Growing up in India as the children of government workers, Azeez Gupta (MBA 2019) and Namya Mahajan (MBA 2022) had an innate sense of the inequalities and problems facing their country and an optimism to want to do something about them. Together, the siblings cofounded... View Details

01 Dec 2002
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Clusters and Competition

Porter's talk focused on regional competitiveness and the role of what he terms clusters: geographic concentrations of interconnected companies, specialized suppliers, service providers, and associated... View Details

01 Jun 2018
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Sustaining HBS’s Unique Economic Model

Harvard Business School’s continued excellence requires ongoing investment—in people, programs, and ideas. The HBS economic model is tightly aligned with its mission of educating leaders who make a difference in the world, where the... View Details

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