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- 27 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
Report From Egypt: Studying Global Influences
and how they influence the standards of the countries in which they operate as they seek global consistency. We are following a small number of companies with excellent reputations to locations both similar and different from their home... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Steve Schwarzman
avoid loss. I know that sounds simplistic. But it’s really important to have good downside models and downside planning on any potential investment. Insiders estimate that Blackstone’s return has been at least 30 percent for the past five years. Is that accurate? For a... View Details
- 30 Jan 2018
- Blog Post
HBS Global Opportunity Fellowship: Making a Difference in Africa
About the Global Opportunity Fellowship (GO:Africa) HBS offers a variety of career support and exploration programs for eligible students that provide financial assistance for those who choose careers in which starting salaries are lower... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Case Study: Confidence Builder
(which remains to be proven), I would seek capital sources such as foundations and nonprofits that will spend money on a service outreach. —Susan Stupin (MBA 1979) Confi has a much-needed and timely product. It should approach the... View Details
- 20 Dec 2018
- News
Baker Library Webinar Features Resources for Alumni
analyses, business launch data and company comparisons, as well as how to use a variety of online search tools (eBaker), and how to connect with a team of research staff at Baker who can help them find anything they might need. The Baker... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 10 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 10, 2017
fruitful new agendas for research on the political-economic nexus as it has developed in the Western world since the end of the Middle Ages. New Perspectives on the History of Political Economy brings together a select group of young and established scholars from a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands
entrepreneurs developing new for-profit organizations with a social component is growing and is likely to continue to grow. Once their concept is worked out and proven, these organizations will naturally want to seek scale, both to... View Details
- 25 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 25
themselves on the continuum between MSPs and resellers, or MSPs and input suppliers. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-024.pdf Intermediaries for the IP Market Authors:Andrei Hagiu and David Yoffie Abstract During the past decade, a View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Q & A: Laura Liswood and the Council of Women World Leaders
came across a study about the differences between men and women legislators. I began thinking, what would it be like if a woman were president of the United States? One way to find out, my MBA training told me, was to seek out examples of... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 04 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Money Connection—Understanding VC Networks
implications in a variety of contexts. "The fact that the world is connected through spanning ties has huge effects on the spread of all manner of things ranging from information about positions among job searchers to the potentially... View Details
- 26 Jan 2017
- News
Finding a Path out of Poverty
his drive was not quelled. “I was not content with this achievement,” he says. “In Remembrance of Things Past, Marcel Proust writes that ‘the voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.’ I was pleased,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 20 Mar 2017
- Book
Why Companies Are Placing Users at the Core of Their Innovation Strategies
Harhoff, director of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition in Munich. The book includes 25 original contributions providing an extensive view of user and open innovation by scholars from all over the world in a variety... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Port Esbjerg: Deploying Offshore Wind
Approximately 80% of Europe’s current offshore wind capacity has passed through the port. As the world seeks to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels, offshore wind is expected to play an increasingly important role in providing renewable... View Details
- 26 Apr 2011
- News
BioMine Strikes Gold
California/San Diego, Shanghai, South Africa, Toronto, and United Arab Emirates acted as regional hubs, and finalists were chosen in March through contests held around the world. In addition to BioMine, the regional finalists, representing a wide View Details
- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel
Harvard Business School faculty members, looking at the U.S. financial crisis from a variety of disciplines, urged caution and prudent analysis in a recent panel discussion. The discussion titled "Turmoil on the Street: Fathoming the... View Details
- 18 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Unseen Link Between Savings and National Growth
expending is the best way to foster aggregate demand. Q: Given that there are more challenges for entrepreneurs in developing countries, what can they learn from your research to help them seek funding and support for their businesses? A:... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- Profile
Prita Kumar
room. As Kumar calls it, Booya is “group fitness without the mob.” The idea is to provide fitness classes in a wide range of disciplines—from pilates to barre fusion to yoga boxing—that are accessible and affordable. By offering a View Details
- 03 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
HBS Pilots First Impact Investing Fund
Funds seeking purposeful investment opportunities. Senior Lecturers Brian Trelstad and George Riedel supported a team of students, Sara Eskola (MBA ’20), Jessica Hart (MBA ’21), Nga Nguy (MBA ’21), on a summer project to explore potential... View Details
- 09 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: JSW Steel
more citizens are achieving personal wealth, and the middle class is growing. On our trip to India, we had the opportunity to meet with a variety of companies that are part of the clean build: from incumbent power and steel producers that... View Details
- 23 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training
need to have skills to cope. And it’s when workplaces need to make sure employees are getting the help they need.” Stressed-out workers seek online tools Whillans decided to explore whether an internet-based platform called Happify, which... View Details
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