Local - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Apr 2001
News

Trek Talk

due north and landed in Stockholm, where they made headlines in the local paper after spending their days learning about high-tech opportunities and visiting Ericsson. Meanwhile, several hundred of their classmates were in Silicon Valley... View Details

20 Sep 2004
Research & Ideas

How Consumers Value Global Brands

breakthrough technologies faster than rivals. Global brands "are very dynamic, always upgrading themselves," said an Indian. An Australian added that global brands "are more exciting because they come up with new products all the time, whereas you know... View Details

Keywords: by Douglas B. Holt, John A. Quelch & Earl L. Taylor

Career Coach

Kate Swain-Smith

Kate comes to HBS from a career is strategy and operations in government, both at the local and federal level. She enjoys assisting students who come from non-traditional MBA backgrounds, or those who are making a pivot and need to craft... View Details

01 Sep 2010
News

Fair Trade

moral nuisance to a global brand-driven powerhouse offering products essential to daily life is one of the more intriguing stories in modern business history. The origins of beauty products lie primarily in local knowledge of the scents... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Chemical Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Health and Personal Care Stores; Retail Trade

Web

Kiernan Schmitt Archives | Social Enterprise

Curriculum Social Enterprise Student Club Social Entrepreneurship Summer Fellows Technology for Good Transformative Impact Tri-Sector Impact 1 Results Social Enterprise Summer Fellowship - Do It! Kiernan Schmitt 13 Jul 2017 Imagine if, when it came to delivering city... View Details

01 Jun 2018
News

Case Study: Tip the Scale

photos courtesy of Walden Local Meat In 2014, Walden Local Meat founder and CEO Charley Cummings (MBA 2011) crisscrossed New England in a company truck to personally deliver orders of chicken, pork, lamb,... View Details

01 Mar 2005
News

Deal Me In

Black Photo Courtesy Fitdeck Have you heard about the latest must-have exercise equipment? Your local gym doesn’t have it, and that’s just fine with its inventor, Phil Black (MBA ’02), who’d rather see it in your shirt pocket. Black, a... View Details

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Mar 2003
News

Northern California Initiative Reaches Out to Women, Girls

(MBA ’93), the Women’s Initiative aims to help alumnae in three ways: by providing career development and education opportunities, by enhancing networking, and by organizing volunteer programs that aid the local community. “Our goal is to... View Details

Keywords: Amy Burton; the Women's Initiative; HBS Association of Northern California; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

Web

3.7 Financial Aid Fraud | MBA

aid applicant has deliberately misrepresented or omitted required information, then the HBS Financial Aid Office will notify the CRB for possible disciplinary action. In the case of fraud or other criminal misconduct, referral may be made to the U.S. Department of... View Details

01 Dec 2010
News

IXP Heads to Haiti, Points Beyond

In January, some 500 students participating in the Immersion Experience Program (IXP) will head to an expanded roster of international and domestic destinations to engage in field-based learning. Now in its fifth year, the program emphasizes active learning through... View Details

Keywords: IXP

21 Feb 2014
News

The First Five Years: Evelyne White (MBA 2010)

Evelyne White Photo courtesy of Evelyne White What's the story behind Bookalokal? "I got the idea for Bookalokal in the summer of 2012. I'd been living in Brussels for a few years and hosting travelers. They all had similar questions about where to go, where to get a... View Details

Keywords: Glocal; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

16 Jul 2019

Life at HBS Chat in Charlotte

Hear from local alumni regarding their HBS experience. Local alumni will host this informal gathering to give their perspective on life at HBS. View Details

27 Nov 2023
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Opportunities for Green Entrepreneurship in the Face of Policy Inaction

Ogunlesi offers the example of two women-led businesses that have chosen to confront their local environmental hazards. While addressing different issues, Achenyo Idachaba-Obaro (Founder and CEO of MitiMeth) and Ifedolapo Runsewe... View Details

Web

Factiva | Baker Library

Factiva Aggregated news from national and local newspapers, magazines, trade publications, and transcripts. Read More Factiva includes access to the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Barron's. Content is available in 22 languages.... View Details

01 Jun 2019
News

City on a Hill

pollution on local fauna. That evening, just up the hill in the high-ceilinged dining room of Laurel House, those same children will eat a meal served by a recovering opioid addict whom Marietta hired fresh out of a treatment program.... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Clay Cook

November 2007 (Revised December 2008)
Background Note

China Rising: An Economic Snapshot

"China Rising: An Economic Snapshot" provides readers with an overview of China's economic transformation, relying on economic data from a variety of sources. It is organized into three sections: (1) "The Big Picture" explores macroeconomic indicators, as well as those... View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Macroeconomics; Microeconomics; Local Range; Globalized Economies and Regions; Business and Government Relations; China

Citation

Educators

Purchase

11 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

U.S. Tops Business Competitiveness Index 2006

of its legal and regulatory framework. Rounding out the Top 10 were Finland, Switzerland, Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom, Japan, and Hong Kong SAR. Hong Kong increased its ranking by seven, in part by strengthening management education, the efficacy of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

Profile

Jeff Bussgang

entrepreneurs as a venture capitalist.” Part of the network Jeff doesn’t hide his passion for supporting entrepreneurship. In his role at Flybridge, he created a partnership with local business associations, StayInMA.com, that provides... View Details

09 Jun 2016
Blog Post

Pursuing an Interest in Nonprofits at HBS

directly with local nonprofit organizations to address a specific problem or to answer a specific question that the organization has. These consulting projects provide our members with an opportunity to practice skills they’re learning... View Details

01 Jun 1998
News

HBS Club of Ireland Puts Management Skills to Work

number of influential local and regional business and civic leaders participated in the weekend. "While some people are already involved in cross-border business, we wanted to use the HBS network to help expand business opportunities and... View Details

Publications