Private Sector Development - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2015
News

Leading Boston and Beyond

or public sector positions, giving those organizations the opportunity to use the managerial and analytical skills of a MBA to build capacity. Since the program’s launch in 2002, the City of Boston Mayor’s Office has hosted 13 fellows.... View Details

Keywords: Jen Myers; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

02 Jun 2011
News

Serious Fun

innovation approach to developing these games,” he says, noting that representatives from academia and the private sector (including companies such as Zynga and Harmonix) serve... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Arts, Entertainment; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Mar 2016
News

HBS Fund Helps Fuel Faculty Research and New Learning Experiences

Data’s Double Duty: Research and the Real World As Raffaella Sadun was wrapping up her Corporate Strategy course last fall, one of her students sent her a four-page analysis of the private equity industry in India, a topic the class had... View Details

01 Dec 2009
News

The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle

intriguing new book Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle (Twelve), written by Dan Senor (MBA ’01) and Saul Singer, a columnist at the Jerusalem Post. Most Israelis in their late teens serve several years in the elite Israel Defense Forces, an... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; National Security and International Affairs; Government

29 Aug 2024
Research & Ideas

Shoot for the Stars: What to Know About the Space Economy

years. You see them leaning on national security contracts as a way to keep their businesses moving forward, which does raise some interesting questions about the development of this sector going forward.... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Aerospace

01 Jun 2003
News

Portraits from the Class of 2003

Street Journal Rank out of 500,000 Candidates in India's Civil Service Exam: 1 Research Interests: disruptive technologies, investment climate, competitiveness and development Recent Honor: named one of the World Economic Forum's Top 100... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Government

18 Jun 2001
Research & Ideas

When In-House Research Isn’t Enough

For many decades, corporate research and development has been pretty much an "inside job." The road to innovative new products and services began and ended with a company's internal R&D. But according to HBS assistant... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

Profile

Kayode Ogunro

very different models of development," says Kayode. "China is government-led and better organized. But India has greater private sector involvement and is letting go of bureaucracy." Both... View Details

07 May 2015
Blog Post

Career Change: From the Military to Consulting

Exposed to new functions and industries through case studies, classmates, and the resources of our Career and Professional Development (CPD) Office, nearly 70% of HBS students will pursue ventures very different from the ones that led... View Details

30 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

India’s Ambitious National Identification Program

workers from both the private sector and the government-an unusual partnership in a country that has rarely seen the two sectors mix. "The View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

15 Jan 2020
News

The Business of Access

take Lisle’s business know-how—she had led revenue generation and growth opportunities in the private sector at companies like Oracle, Zefer, and Wellbourne International—and apply it to nonprofits rooted in... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

01 Dec 2009
News

INCAE Making Global Impact

programs and around 5,000 in its executive education programs, INCAE — which opened a Costa Rica campus in 1984 — has sent thousands of graduates into leadership positions in the private sector as well as to... View Details

February 2011 (Revised September 2013)
Case

Sarvajal: Water for All

By: John D. Macomber and Mona Sinha

Entrepreneur wrestles with business model using SMS and RFID technology, franchising, and leasing to rapidly grow off-the-grid water purification business without subsidies. The company seeks to provide potable water services to rural and urban India where the public... View Details

Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Business Model; Communication Technology; Private Sector; Social Entrepreneurship; Cost Management; Rural Scope; Emerging Markets; Infrastructure; Problems and Challenges; Information Infrastructure; India

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21 Aug 2016
News

From Money to Ministry

their vocation in ministry. “That’s a major satisfaction for me,” he says. “They don’t have any private sector experience and can have trouble relating to the pressures their parishioners face. Sharing my... View Details

13 Mar 2012
First Look

First Look: March 13

PublicationsRegulation and UK Retailing Productivity: Evidence from Microdata Authors:Jonathan Haskel and Raffaella Sadun Publication:Economica (September 2011) Abstract We explore the effects of planning regulation on the UK retail View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2011
News

What’s after Fannie and Freddie?

sector mortgage market without any government backing. Why don’t you favor that approach? The vast majority of mortgage credit can be provided by the private sector without... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Credit Intermediation and Related Activities; Finance

01 Jan 2006
News

Philip L. Yeo, MBA 1976

laid the groundwork for sustaining one of the strongest sectors of the economy. Launched in 1995 and officially opened in 2000, Jurong Island produced over $40 billion in products last year. Under Singapore law, Yeo is also free to work... View Details

Profile

Maya Babu

experiences her colleagues bring to their discussions. "There are amazing things going on in the private sector I'd like to learn from," she says. "Going to both the Medical and Business... View Details

Fast Answer

Networking

Network module contains 950,000 leaders and decision-makers across 1,600,000 private organizations. This module not available via WRDS. Select Advanced Search to get to the screening template. Select View Details

25 Feb 2016
Blog Post

Alumni: Where Are They Now? Featuring: Maria (Brewer) Palma...

young business leaders in the private sector for high-impact nonprofit board service. How has having an MBA impacted your career? First of all, during school, it allowed me the time to reflect and... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

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