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07 Apr 2015
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Warrior Spirit

of technology, order, and modernity, not ancient disciplines involving hand-to-hand combat. At the time, Sityodtong was setting up the Asian office of Izara Capital Management, the $500 million View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Technical and Trade Schools; Educational Services

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Greenhill House | About

Family Endowment for Global Research. The first major gift of its kind, it provides permanent funding to support the School’s international research and course development activities. A central priority at... View Details

02 May 2016
Blog Post

5 Facts about Clubs at HBS

to create one of your own. Just in the past year, the HBS Student Senate approved the Boxing & Fitness Club, CODE Club (for those looking to program), Free Enterprise Club, and the Search Fund Club. ... View Details

01 Jun 2024
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2024

Photographed by Susan Young; Edited by Julia Hanna MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS Read more about the 2024 recipients, and learn about past recipients. ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS SITE MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS Read more about the 2024 recipients, and learn about past recipients.... View Details

20 Mar 2000
Research & Ideas

Incubators: The New Venture Capitalists?

issues on the subject at the Cyberposium panel "Incubators: The New Venture Capitalists?" Although the forms of their organizations vary in large and small ways, one thing all the participants agreed on was that incubators are... View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss

25 Nov 2019
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When Your Passion Works Against You

the right context, this intense positive energy can act like a gravitational pull that sucks in other workers to invest their time and support, ultimately contributing toward the success of the idea. “Passion, like a smile, is... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

06 Jan 2021
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My HBS Student Loan Story: Gorick Ng (MBA 2018)

activities and spent a lot of time in the i-lab. During the summer between my first and second year I received additional funding through the Rock Summer Fellows Program. I also signed up for every startup... View Details

02 Mar 2021
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The Tulsa Massacre: Is Racial Justice Possible 100 Years Later?

Early on the morning of June 1, 1921, more than 5,000 white residents of Tulsa, Oklahoma, invaded the African-American neighborhood of Greenwood. They came armed with guns,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

16 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Your Customers Have Changed. Here's How to Engage Them Again.

of their risk level, creating more loyal customers for the longer term. The Knot Worldwide is providing financial assistance to its vendors (like caterers, flower companies, and apparel brands) to help them get through hard times. Netflix... View Details

Keywords: by Rohit Deshpandé, Ofer Mintz, and Imran S. Currim; Retail; Service

04 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

How To Do Business in Islamic Countries

Islamic finance and an emeritus professor of investment banking at Harvard Business School. Hayes, who continues to travel regularly to Islamic countries for research and consulting, offered advice to HBS students on January 23 as part... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Research Design - Impact Investments

of the fund managers. The goal of this project is to build upon previous work from the Private Capital Research Institute (PCRI) and the Harvard Business School Private Capital... View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

Digital Transformation

only asset that you can hold on to for your entire life,” explains the Pakistan native. “My parents were big proponents of learning about how things evolve in the world. This fund tied in perfectly with... View Details

06 Feb 2020
Research & Ideas

What We Learned from Reading Jeff Bezos’ Patents

Services Changed the Way VCs Fund Startups Research Paper: Some Facts of High-Tech Patenting Are there Amazon leadership, people, or culture practices that you find interesting? Share your insights below. View Details

Keywords: by Tricia Gregg and Boris Groysberg; Retail

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Gallatin Hall | About

to classes, extensive academic and social resources, and opportunities for peer learning. About the Name Gallatin is one of seven buildings named for secretaries of the US Treasury at the suggestion View Details

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Esteves Hall | About

Conservation International and Fundação Estudar, a private scholarship fund that supports Brazilian students at Harvard University. He is also a member of the HBS Latin America Advisory Board. The gift to... View Details

January 2024 (Revised May 2024)
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Generation Investment Management

By: Vikram S. Gandhi, Michael Norris and David Allen

In September 2021, the sustainable investment firm Generation Investment Management (Generation) considered whether to add Schneider Electric to the focus list of companies in which it was prepared to invest. Dedicated to promoting a sustainable world through its... View Details

Keywords: Sustainable Investing; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Governance; Private Equity; Public Equity; Financial Markets; Investment Return; Investment Activism; Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Institutional Investing; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Financial Services Industry; United Kingdom; England; London

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24 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

How Cost Accounting is Improving Healthcare in Rural Haiti

change the way a charitable organization solicits donations. “Donors don’t just want to buy medical equipment and supplies. They want to buy outcomes” Rather than asking for funds toward a new building or a supply View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

19 Sep 2023
Blog Post

2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

What are the career opportunities in business and environment? In Summer 2023, over 100 MBA students found internships at the intersection of business and the environment. This post provides a sample of some... View Details

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Investing in Emerging Industries | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

came to serve as a major source of short-term financing. In 1958, the investment house launched the One William Street Fund, a mutual fund of diversified holdings View Details

01 May 2013
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Raphael Geismar, MBA 2006

For Raphael Geismar, chairman and CEO of Stumec, a French supplier of tools and equipment to the railway industry, the attraction to HBS was part aspiration, part continuity. “In France and everywhere,”... View Details

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