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Accelerating Innovation | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
social investing. New Venture Competition 1_ujm0fcc5 It All Starts Here The Social Enterprise Track of the New Venture Competition provides an opportunity for students to explore social entrepreneurship and test ideas for social... View Details
- 02 May 2016
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Creating Common Ground in Communities of Conflict
Umaimah Mendhro (MBA 2009) was visiting her native village in Pakistan in 2007 when she got the idea to found the Dreamfly, a global initiative designed to educate, expose, and empower people living in communities of conflict. “We connect... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Contrarian and Proud of It
“That concern creates opportunity.” Rogers particularly likes stocks with high dividends and low price-earnings ratios. A patient investor, he typically holds on to stocks for three to six years. Lately, he has branched out to add growth stocks to the fund’s portfolio.... View Details
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Shana Hoffman
The very thing that attracted Shana Hoffman to engineering (she completed a BSE in electrical systems engineering at the University of Pennsylvania) frustrated her when she and her family were doing their best to help her father weather a storm of health issues. “I... View Details
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Curriculum | MBA
or both: students choose from among over 100 courses in ten subject areas as well as field-based learning opportunities—including immersion experiences—to gain a more concentrated expertise in the industries, functions, and ideas that... View Details
- 23 Jan 2020
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Bringing Education Back Home
Edgar Kelly-Garcia (MBA 1998) is founder and dean of Universidad of San Sebastian in Mexico. In this interview from June 2018 he discusses the origins of the idea to launch a school in one of the poorest areas of his country along with... View Details
Keywords: Educational Services
- 01 Mar 2008
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Where Are They Now?
counts,” says Zaleznik, the School’s Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Leadership, Emeritus. “I tried to impart that in the courses I taught and in the things I’ve written. It’s an idea that has developed over time. I don’t think it’s... View Details
- 08 Jan 2001
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Have We Extended the Boundaries of the Firm Too Far?
what it calls "boundaryless" behaviors among its executives, encouraging them to exchange ideas with each other and, when beneficial to the company, with managers outside GE as well. In short, it is becoming more and more... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 20 Nov 2019
- News
Lifting Fallen Families
through their lives, having children of their own, he continued to think of Gibbs’s daughter and couldn’t shake the feeling that he had to do something for children like her—the sons and daughters of moms and dads who lost their lives on duty in the military. The View Details
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- 13 Jun 2014
- News
The Art of Effecting Change
Bridgitt Bertram Evans (MBA 1986) loves contemporary art for its aesthetic appeal, but also for its ability to challenge existing norms. And now she's transforming the industry in much the same spirit with VIA Art Fund, a new model of funding for contemporary arts.... View Details
- 01 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: Judgment Calls
steadily. “Like so many entrepreneurs, Dal LaMagna pursued his new idea with a vengeance, but insisted on doing it all himself.” Dal LaMagna's early personal and professional life—recently chronicled in his entertaining autobiography,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
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How to Survive Past Start-up
Cenedella tried several other ideas for job-industry companies before he came up with the idea for TheLadders. Michel spent years searching for the right business idea — even... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
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What’s Next
900 MBA students each year to more than a dozen cities, including in China, India, and South Africa. Without a doubt there is more we can do, as we are witnessing interesting business ideas and opportunities emerge in every corner of the... View Details
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Scott D. Cook | Baker Library
inspired him to seek an idea for a company of his own. One day when his wife was complaining about paying the bills, Scott realized that the new personal computers people had just begun to purchase in significant numbers could be put to... View Details
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2013 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Conventional Wisdom. This symposium highlights cutting-edge research and ideas about gender in organizations and brings together scholars and practitioners for thoughtful, forward-looking discussion. Attendees include faculty from U.S.... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
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Salute to 1998
pages, as well as to all of the members of the Class of '98 who are now part of the HBS alumni family, the Bulletin offers its congratulations and a warm welcome. photography by Webb Chappell Chai Ling — The Meaning of Freedom Mark Tatum — Leading Player Lisa... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
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Cultural Revolution at GE
bottom-line results to one fixated on risk taking and creativity. Immelt is convinced that the company’s future lies in creating a culture that fosters blockbuster ideas and world-class marketing. “It’s a different era,” he explained to... View Details
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Kelsey Holland
through – Acquisition club and plans to launch her own search fund after graduation with the goal of acquiring a software company. She would love to help you think through the right startup role, stage of company, or approach getting your own View Details
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Jonathan Assayag
before jumping in wholeheartedly. Talking to them, I realized my first business idea wasn't the right one for me." Getting it right For his summer internship, Jonathan received a fellowship from the Rock Center for Entrepreneurship... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
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Engaging with Students to Share Insights About Africa
On the final day of Africa Rising, a course about business in Africa taught by Professor Caroline Elkins, Hakeem Belo-Osagie’s (MBA 1980) emotions were running high. “I had that sense of accomplishment when you know you’ve managed to say something relevant and... View Details