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- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Transforming the lives of the needy across Pakistan
Having grown up in Pakistan, Tarim Wasim (MBA 2005) and other Boston-based students and professionals started the Association for the Development of Pakistan (ADP) in 2003 to support the best local nonprofits. Wasim, a Baker Scholar at... View Details
Samuel I. Newhouse
At the age of 26 with $600 borrowed from his relatives, Newhouse bought his first local newspaper, the Staten Island Advance. Over the next five decades, Newhouse would amass a communications giant including a collection of 22 View Details
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A Network for Change | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
from HBS and Harvard Kennedy School that provides a forum for exploring the synergies between all sectors to address critical social and environmental issues worldwide. Alumni Clubs & Associations Local and regional HBS alumni clubs offer... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Alumni Clubs Put Skills to Work
Nearly half of HBS’s 82 clubs and associations sponsor social enterprise programs that put alumni management and leadership skills to work on behalf of local communities and the School, according to a recent survey. Club activities fall... View Details
- 18 Oct 2016
- Op-Ed
Why Business Should Invest in Community Health
more pressing crisis management activities. Local sales organizations, which are often tasked with local-level implementation of community health activities, prioritize product sales, supply, and distribution issues first. Target is... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Good Luck Charm
at Time Warner, who said the satisfaction she gets from helping deserving local organizations makes her “the luckiest girl in the world.” In 2006, Time Warner gave a total of $50 million to support arts and education in New York City, and... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
HBS Clubs Help Nonprofits Succeed
In towns and cities across the country, HBS club members are putting their expertise to work helping local nonprofit organizations solve an array of interesting challenges. Alumni agree that it's a rewarding and enjoyable way to make a... View Details
- 26 Oct 2017
- Research Event
In an Era of 'Fake News,' What is the Future of Advertising and Publishing?
he foresees a decline in revenue from advertising in the news industry. A concern shared by all of the panelists was they dry-up of local news outlets even as national papers like the New York Times are doing pretty well financially. The... View Details
- 28 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?
variation in its boxes, mainly in packaging—to suit local shoppers' tastes. The trick is to keep this high degree of standardization while creating new global themes with appeal in the various Asian markets. Products that are big hits in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Rural Renewal
local produce available to locals, and to revitalize the town’s Main Street, a modest collection of struggling businesses. Reade’s “retirement” after a successful career in the investment business was gradual and accidental. Seeking a... View Details
- 02 Jan 2020
- News
Empowering Rural Communities
and had little leverage to force the company to lower the price of electricity and offer green energy. “We are ready to take up these fights on behalf of the communities,” Riley says. One of the first was in northern New Mexico, where the View Details
- 21 Sep 2015
- News
A Sustainable Success Story
County property. “Big picture,” he notes, “this was 2009, and we were newcomers in a rural area where the unemployment rate was 15 percent. We wanted to protect the forest for future generations, but we also started wondering if there might be some way to have a... View Details
- 04 Feb 2016
- News
From Super Bowl to STEM Bowl
As big as it is, the Super Bowl has only fleeting impact on its annual host city. But a team of HBS alumni in Santa Clara, California, where Super Bowl 50 will be played this weekend, found a creative way to take advantage of the local... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Creating connections among consumers
Using the power of crowdsourcing, Angie Hicks (MBA 2000) turned neighborly advice about good service providers into a national consumer network that has transformed the world of online reviews and ratings. In 1995, Hicks cofounded Angie’s List, which collects user... View Details
- 8 AM – 8 PM MDT, 18 May 2018
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HBS Hacks: Solving For The Future of Work in San Francisco
Collaborate with fellow HBS alumni to create the actionable solutions to one of societys most vexing challenges. View Details
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Mengwen Zhao
Before Mengwen Zhao (MBA 2019) arrived at HBS, she had worked for six years with two giant multinational corporations, Johnson & Johnson and Nestle. In a way, HBS represented a chance to think smaller. "In China, there are lots of View Details
- 09 May 2019
HBS MBA Program Breakfast Chat in Columbus
Join us before work for a casual breakfast and conversation with local HBS alumni. This event is designed for prospective applicants to learn more about the MBA Program and admissions process. View Details
- 06 May 2015
- News
A passion for education
Susan Wolf Ditkoff (MBA 2001) brings her business know-how to the nonprofit sector as a partner at the Bridgespan Group and as chairman of her local school committee. (Published May 2015) View Details
- 06 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Growth of the Social Enterprise
same 501(c) (3) as the central organization. Branches are managed and controlled by the central organization, with local staff operating the branch but reporting directly to the central office. Local... View Details
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- 19 Nov 2018
HBS Information Session in Cape Town
This event is designed for prospective applicants to learn more about the MBA Program and life at HBS. The event will include an admissions presentation and the opportunity to meet local alumni. View Details