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- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Five Bright Ideas
European Computer Driving License, a basic requirement for any IT job in Europe, which otherwise can cost as much as $500 per course.) English language, computer skills, and business management curricula are especially popular. Explains... View Details
- 14 May 2013
- Blog Post
Alumni: Where are they now? Featuring Matt…
Mayor Thomas M. Menino (the first as an HBS Leadership Fellow), I’ve spent the last year and a half on the Government Innovation team at Bloomberg Philanthropies, Michael R. Bloomberg’s charitable foundation. I lead initiatives to promote View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic
children, especially from low-income communities; also a founder of Ashoka University The pandemic has been a disaster for education overall and has exacerbated inequity as well. Unlike in the United States and Europe, all public and... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 30 Jul 2010
- News
Notes from a Hammock
free pass from the media relative to the scrutiny applied to the worlds of politics, law, public policy, and the arts, for example? Would a sharper and stronger media spotlight have helped us avoid some recent disasters? Enron’s voodoo... View Details
- 01 Apr 2024
- News
Generosity Multiplied
match fund for Save the Children, then that charity also has to get another supporter to match the £10,000. So when the campaign goes live, there’s £20,000 in the pot to match public donations. Hopefully they’ll raise the full amount, for... View Details
- 25 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Planning for Surprises
too often, we only address problems after the surprise has occurred. Q: Your book uses examples of widely known surprises in the public record, including the 9/11 attacks. As a business example, you use what you call the looming crisis of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Influencing Practice | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Education Courses Driving Nonprofit Performance and Innovation (DNPI) Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management (SPNM) Public Education Leadership Project (PELP) Summer Institute PELP Accelerating Board... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Portraits from the Class of 2003
Stacy Sonnenberg “I want to be brave enough to face failure with a shrug of the shoulder and a desire to try again.” Raised: suburban Chicago Calls Home: New York City Undergrad: MIT, civil engineering In High School and College: swing View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
Given success of this magnitude, why aren’t for-profit managed charter schools like Sabis in high demand? The authors rebut the charge that for-profits running charter schools are in it for the money, not the kids, and they explore the... View Details
- November 1994
- Case
VideoGuide, Inc. (A)
By: William A. Sahlman and Jason Green
VideoGuide is emerging from a development stage start-up and requires a significant capital infusion to commercialize its product. Various financing options are considered including going public, venture capital, private placement, or a strategic partner. Given the... View Details
Keywords: Capital Budgeting; Capital; Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Initial Public Offering; Markets; Partners and Partnerships; Growth and Development Strategy; Going Public
Sahlman, William A., and Jason Green. "VideoGuide, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 295-051, November 1994.
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The Art of "Posting" - The Art of American Advertising
Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA Summer Venture in View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Andrew H. Tisch
brother and cousin, that forms the Office of the President at Loews' Manhattan headquarters. Among his primary responsibilities are watching over several major real estate investments and working closely with the CEOs of several subsidiaries. Tisch's View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Balanced Equation
private life. These honorees, like their predecessors, are often in the limelight by virtue of their notable accomplishments and high-level positions in the private and public sectors. Curious about the personalities behind the famous... View Details
- 04 Apr 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Can Mark Zuckerberg Rebuild Trust in Facebook?
trust in traditional media is at its highest point in the past decade at 66 percent. But trust in social media platforms languishes at around 43 percent, and in this era of fake news, fixed elections and fraudulent data, regaining the View Details
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
the early stages. Masks should be made mandatory. Some social-distancing needs to be enforced. Simultaneously, public and private hospital facilities need augmenting in order to reduce fatalities.” Aneja, a former View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Rethinking Housing in the Motor City
neighborhood was a product of Detroit’s controversial 1960s urban renewal efforts. “But the way people live today, they want to be close to the action. They want to be close to their jobs. They want to ride their bikes; they want to take View Details
Keywords: April White
- 14 Feb 2018
- News
A ‘Hopeaholic’ Promotes Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality in the Workplace
demonstrate how they can be more innovative and successful by fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce. Coleman, who previously was managing director of the Nobel Peace Prize–nominated Feminist Majority Foundation, believes diversity... View Details
- 27 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments
Bill George, Professor of Management Practice Social networking is the most significant business development of 2010, topping the resurgence of the U.S. automobile industry. During the year social networking morphed from a personal... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Raymond V. Gilmartin (MBA '68)
Offspring Beth, MBA '97 John, HBS '03 Hobbies Sailing, skiing Recommended Reading A Conflict of Visions, by Thomas Sowell "Sowell provides important insights into public policy and how it is driven by certain assumptions about human... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Summit Sound Bites
brain as well as left brain.” —Anand Mahindra (MBA ’81), Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. “This notion of the golden parachute — I wish we could just voluntarily all agree we’re not going to do that anymore,... View Details