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Business Economics Online Course | HBS Online

Organization Whether you represent a large multinational corporation or a small local business, we have a solution for your learning and development needs. Learn More Our Difference Apply fundamental economic principles to real-world View Details

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Community | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Volunteer Corps The mission of the Volunteer Corps is to inspire, organize, and facilitate community volunteer programs for members of the Harvard Business School community. Our main programs include small View Details

16 Nov 2017
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The Business of Social Justice

A born adventurer with a passion for social justice, Heidi Brooks (MBA 2003) uses her business savvy to effect social change. Since 2014 Brooks has served as chief operating officer of the Schott Foundation for Public Education, a... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

16 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

ripples to others. Companies with the strongest stakeholder and partner orientations are best able to survive and transcend crises, because they can plan together, gain local knowledge from each other, and draw on good will to get back to View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 29 Oct 2014
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Transforming America's Schools: How Business Leaders Can Help

The time has come for Americas business leaders to reconsider how they work with educators to support public schools. Trends are converging to create fresh opportunities, greater need, and a unique moment for business involvement. In this session, Jan Rivkin will... View Details

10 Sep 2019
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New Survey Shows U.S. Businesses Taking Steps to Foster Culture Of Health, But Room to Grow

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Business Investment in Education in Emerging Markets Since the 1960s

By: Valeria Giacomin, Geoffrey Jones and Erica Salvaj

This article examines non-profit investments by business in education in emerging markets between the 1960s and the present day. Using a sample of 110 interviews with business leaders from an oral history database, the study shows that more than three-quarters of such... View Details

Keywords: Economic History; Oral History; Education; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Business History; Emerging Markets; Reputation; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Education Industry; Africa; Asia; Latin America; Middle East; India; Chile; Colombia; Sri Lanka; Kenya

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25 May 2016
Research & Ideas

How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health

explore interactions between private business and public health, and demonstrate how consumers can create better and less expensive care for themselves. Book Excerpt: Consumer Power in Shaping Public Health Healthcare and education are... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Health

25 Oct 2010
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Harvard Business School Social Enterprise Initiative Adds Two New Members To Advisory Board

25 Feb 2020
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How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Business

Reigniting Value through Frontier Technologies, to four Executive Education programs. The Initiative’s 2019 annual summit convened some 900 alumni, scholars, and practitioners to engage in conversations related to the topic of “AI,... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

14 Nov 2019
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Lifting the Lid on Turkey's Hidden Business History

businesses after World War II, and how his children and grandchildren have taken the business forward, professionalizing the management and engaging in extensive social... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

03 Sep 2024
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Welcoming the MBA Class of 2026 to Harvard Business School

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Business Program Discount | HBS Online

School Online offers a unique and highly engaging way to learn vital business concepts. Our online certificate and credential programs are offered via our innovative online platform and are designed to bring... View Details

07 Sep 2020
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How to Help Small Businesses Survive COVID's Next Phase

America small-business owners moved quickly when COVID-19 started shuttering shops in March. Fine dining restaurants shifted to takeout. Book shops introduced curbside pickup. Gyms offered classes online. Business owners, it seemed, just... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Food & Beverage; Service

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Doing Business in a Divided World - Alumni

to navigate this shifting and complex landscape. To mark the launch of BiGS, the School brought together senior executives in industry, academia, government, and the nonprofit sector for a day of discussion around current practices, challenges, opportunities, and... View Details

06 Sep 2024
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Harvard Business School Announces 2024 Goldsmith Fellows

Harvard Business School (HBS) has announced the 2024 recipients of the Horace W. Goldsmith Fellowships. Established in 1988 by the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation and Richard L. Menschel (MBA 1959), a former director of the foundation and... View Details

23 Oct 2019
Blog Post

How to Talk Gooder in Business and Life

Alison Wood Brooks is the O’Brien Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Negotiation, Organizations, and Markets Unit at HBS. Her research, course development, and teaching focus is on the psychology of conversation—why we... View Details

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Summer Fellowships | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

arts and culture; business at the base of the pyramid; CSR; community and economic development; education; environment; human services; impact investing; international relief; nonprofit consulting; and philanthropy. Details for Students... View Details

03 Apr 2019
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Fintech's Game-Changing Opportunities for Small Business

cash needs and how they access capital. We have a long way to go in Washington to be fully engaged and intelligent about these issues. Fortunately, small business is one place where there is a lot of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Banking; Financial Services

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MBA Experience | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

experience by choosing elective courses and independent projects specific to social enterprise. Courses Independent Projects Impact Investing Careers MBA students can engage in a wide variety of career development programs that support... View Details

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