community development - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Feb 2021
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Is Your Midsize Company Designed for a Post-Pandemic Future?

23 Oct 2018
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Coming of Age as the World Comes Apart

speech, standing on the stage. So I've come a long way from that, obviously. But on the flip side, I think what the book and what this process of writing, it really helped me to work through, was that so many of the gifts that I had come to View Details

22 Feb 2016
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Cooking Up America’s Food Culture

community center that brings people together around food and agriculture, teaching some of the lessons of self-sufficiency that were always a part of the Farm Life School philosophy. That DIY attitude is the next big trend, Duda says.... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jun 2015
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Fast Forward

welfare,” Desai noted. Middle-Skills Gap Senior Lecturer Joe Fuller worked with consulting firm Accenture and workforce analytics company Burning Glass Technologies to produce a report highlighting the ways employers can foster the View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

13 May 2014
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Willing Hands

a longtime passion of mine." In addition to helping to develop the first SRO (single-room occupancy) residence for homeless men in Charlotte, Spencer has served on the board of the Charlotte Housing Authority Transitional Families... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Construction; Real Estate

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Darrin Rahn

plan contest with a big idea to redefine fresh, local produce."We developed a mini cherry tomato plant you could grow on your indoor windowsill, with little light." Not only did Darrin realize that he "loved food... View Details

Keywords: CPG

01 Jan 2012
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Cynthia Carroll, MBA 1989

10.” In Peru, Anglo American recently reached agreement with local communities and government to establish a development fund and water infrastructure as part of the company’s Quellaveco copper mine project.... View Details

01 Jun 2015
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Higher Ground

started to report levee failures. “So we didn’t dodge the bullet,” an email said. And then communication stopped. Jim Atwood watched the aftermath of the levee failures on a battery-powered TV in a home he had built for himself on a... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Health, Social Assistance

01 Mar 2018
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Realizing The Potential Of One Harvard

collaborative efforts across Harvard to integrate learning and leverage the University’s impact. Summer 2017 marked the seventh year for PRIMO, which was designed to develop research and writing skills, creativity, and a sense of View Details

01 Jun 2001
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Platforms and Collaborations

When Dean Kim B. Clark took the HBS helm in October 1995, one of his immediate goals was to create a state-of-the-art technology infrastructure at the School. A centerpiece of that effort was the Course Platform, launched in the fall of 1996. The goal was to View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

16 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

What Football Firings Teach Managers About Staying Relevant

to their dismissal. A link between tenure and effectiveness We developed a simple model to analyze the relationship between coach tenure and effectiveness using NFL data from 2000 to 2015. The model used winning percentage as the outcome... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Evan M.S. Hecht, and Abhijit Naik; Sports

28 May 2019
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Future Source

applicants the most in-demand programming languages and provides living expenses in exchange for contracted developer time with client organizations. Its acceptance rate is less than 1 percent, but the open source Andela Learning View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Sep 2008
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Alumni Books

while witnessing the end of the studio system, the development of indepen-dent production, and the rise and fall of some of Hollywood’s most gifted (and notorious) cultural icons. Satisfied Customers Tell Three Friends, Angry Customers... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

25 Apr 2014
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A talent scout for tomorrow’s Africa

toward elevating business in Africa,” says Williams. “If we’re going to develop Africa, we have to attract the best, most intelligent talent and give them the best training and education possible.” (Published April 2014) View Details

July 2020
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The Second City: The Future of ‘Yes, and…’

By: Francesca Gino and Jeff Huizinga

Leaders from The Second City, the legendary Improv comedy company, reflect on its broad portfolio of activities through the lens of future opportunities and growth. In particular, they discuss ways in which Second City can further invest in its professional arm, Second... View Details

Keywords: Workplace; Collaboration; Growth and Development; Opportunities; Communication; Organizational Culture

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18 May 2017
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Pioneer Spirit

humanities class of the semester, he met Fern, his future wife. “We were married four hours after we both graduated from Kansas State (Ross earned a BS in mathematics and Fern earned a BS in business education) and immediately moved to Florida, where I was involved in... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

01 Jul 2018
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Celebrating and Supporting Leadership

beyond the Campaign. We envision a future where we—the alumni, students, faculty, and staff of Harvard Business School—work in concert to address society’s most difficult problems and interesting opportunities, innovate to redefine what is possible, and cross sectors... View Details

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Jan Petzel

porters do is incredibly hard. The average load is 60 pounds per person. They often sleep outside or on benches in communal rooms," says Petzel. "As the tragic events on Everest have demonstrated, it is paramount for us to... View Details

Keywords: Other Financial Services

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Rakhshan Zahid

your business. As a result, I’m planning to develop one of my ideas in an independent project next year to see if my idea has legs. How do your HBS ambitions fit into the big picture of the world beyond? We’re encouraged to solve problems... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

24 Apr 2014
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Transforming the way the social sector innovates, learns, and improves

To help eradicate poverty worldwide, Esther Hsu Wang (MBA 2009, MPA 2010) aims to ensure that the $630 billion spent annually in international development goes toward programs that work. Wang cofounded IDinsight to inform decisions based... View Details

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