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- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Up by the Roots
UK fintech doubled between 2016 and 2017, reaching an all-time high of $1.6 billion. CB Insights reports that 3 out of the top 10 global fintech deals in 2017 involved Chinese companies, while the 5 largest investor-backed fintech IPOs... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Building a Better MBA
Palepu and other faculty foresee the possible addition of a required course on global management issues, plus more emphasis throughout the curriculum on international issues. Beyond the classroom, global preparation also involves travel,... View Details
- 15 Sep 2016
- News
The Burning Man Project
happens is the man is at the center of this city that is sort of horseshoe-shaped. And there is a beautiful procession to light the man with the lamplighters, and the people who have worked as fire spinners, and are involved in the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- Blog Post
Reflecting on the HKS/HBS Joint Degree Program
Arabia. I had the chance to work for different poverty alleviation programs, education reforms, and some healthcare initiatives with different governments. I am really passionate about understanding how to tackle poverty and I truly believe that we need to find... View Details
- 28 Jul 2021
- News
Squarely in Their Corner
Amrita Ahuja (MBA 2007) witnessed the hard work and challenges involved in running a small business: Her first job was working as a summer camp day counselor at her parents’ daycare center in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Appointed CFO of... View Details
- 12 May 2016
- News
Cooking Up America’s Food Culture
food-education spaces and food-business incubators, Duda has combined his MBA with the lessons he learned in restaurants. He’s also actively involved with the resurrection of the Redland Farm Life School, near Miami. When it opened in... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Ron Shaich (MBA 1978)
what you pay. “Before we opened the first Panera Cares in Clayton, Missouri, in 2010, we’d focused on food-insecurity issues and given away hundreds of millions of dollars in product and donations,” says Shaich, founder, chairman, and CEO of Panera Bread. “This was... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Driving the family business onto a global stage
vehicles, Mahindra has engineered mergers and acquisitions that have catapulted the Mumbai-based corporation onto the world stage. Today, the multibillion-dollar enterprise is involved in information technology, logistics, infrastructure... View Details
- 27 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
A Politician's Investment Portfolio Might Tip Off Corruption Potential
The risk taken in a politician’s private investment portfolio is a strong indicator of whether that person will cross legal or ethical lines in office. The riskier the portfolio, the more likely the lawmaker will be involved in at least... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- 17 Aug 2022
- News
Doubles Partner
Image by Greg Betza Image by Greg Betza When Serena Williams announced her retirement earlier this month, there was plenty of talk of the tennis superstar’s 23 Grand Slam titles. But a number of news outlets also noted her involvement in... View Details
- 16 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
Report from China: The New Entrepreneurs
tangible assets, and contacts that are useful to their ventures, the government has created incentives to attract them back to China, and is more lenient or flexible regarding new venture formation. Q: This was an unusual trip for HBS in that it View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 29 May 2006
- Research & Ideas
Why CEOs Are Not Plug-and-Play
controllers, growers, or cycle managers on the basis of their line management experience at GE. Using S&P industry reports, we then coded the strategic challenges facing each new company the former GE managers were hired into. Nine of the twenty executive... View Details
- 08 Jan 2001
- What Do You Think?
Have We Extended the Boundaries of the Firm Too Far?
the words of my colleague Tom Eisenmann, the "get big fast" strategy by focusing on core activities while doing the rest by partnering with others, including competitors. A large, successful firm such as Cisco Systems has used partnering, often View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 22 Nov 2016
- Blog Post
Memoirs of an International First Year Student
mixers I’ve attended. I still do not understand why the Super Bowl is such a huge event and I have yet to come to terms with American football having much less foot involvement than real football - oops, soccer. Yet, I have found the... View Details
- 26 May 2015
- Blog Post
5 Ways the Case Method Changes How You Learn
support your argument. This usually involves analyzing financial statements, corporate memos, legal documents, etc. That is how part of the learning takes place. The major part of learning comes from the class discussion because each... View Details
- 12 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Electric Mobility in India
regulations (as ICE 2-wheelers are scheduled to be banned). Their approach involves building exciting EVs through locally conducted R&D that people aspire to buy, with the environmental benefits serving as post-purchase... View Details
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Evolution of the Social Enterprise Conference | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Competition, a Career Fair, and skill-building workshops - a hallmark of SECON 2014 will be “Action Labs”, where attendees design solutions for real problems that social entrepreneurs are working on right now. SEI: Why did you decide to get View Details
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Africa - Global Activities 2021
foreign investment, and community stability,” explains Raji, who was born in Nigeria. “My short-term response to the outbreak was to coordinate donations in cash and volunteer hours to organizations involved in the Ebola relief effort.... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
A Message from Dean Clark
teach, write, and build deep knowledge based on that insight and perspective. This year, after an aggressive recruiting effort involving many people at the School, we welcome over twenty new faculty members, many of them from countries... View Details
- 25 Jan 2016
- News
Helping Young African Managers Find Their Way Home
Igun (MBA 2012) became aware of this situation—and saw an opportunity—while he was a student at HBS, through his involvement with the Africa Business Club and the Africa Business Conference. “At that point, every school was starting to do... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman