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- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Entrepreneur’s Rwandan Start-Up Gets HBS Support
charity, to improving the well-being of communities in the developing world. SHE’s first spin-off venture addresses the widespread phenomenon of girls and women missing school or work when they are menstruating because they lack access to View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Facing the Music
niche-driven that they can't afford to play just anything. They do so much research to see if their particular audience will react to a song that if a single is floundering, they'll pull it right off the airwaves. So, in a sense, the... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Lesson Plans
learned about the effects of one-to-one tutoring—that in a live environment with one great teacher and one student, you get amazing outcomes relative to group instruction. The challenge is that we can't afford one great teacher for each... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Down on the Farm: Frank Burke (MBA '87)
For fans and management alike, with so much of professional sports now indistinguishable from other high-powered enterprises, where can one turn for an affordable and quality sports experience? Ask Frank Burke (MBA '87), owner of the... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 12 Apr 2023
- News
Step Change
describes the personal nature of the work and the effort to bring more of a sustainability lens to investments in the AUC's endowment. "Education changed the course of my life—it's something my mother fought dearly for, and my mission is to remove View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance
- 15 Nov 2021
- News
Charles P. Waite (MBA 1959)
he nor his family could have afforded for him to go to the University of Connecticut and HBS without the GI Bill,” explains Bishop. “With his gift, he wanted to help keep HBS accessible for future Charlie Waites to attend and also wanted... View Details
- 25 Feb 2021
- News
Building Hope
more affordable and accessible. The opportunity for impact is massive, notes Zapolin. Depression affects more than 264 million people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, which considers depression to be a leading cause... View Details
Keywords: Daniel Morrell
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Finding a Balance
would otherwise be unable to afford treatment. Authored in 2003 by HBS professor Rohit Deshpandé, the case began as a straight pricing study. “The pharmaceutical industry is unlike any other,” Deshpandé explains. “Although the prices vary... View Details
- 13 Dec 2017
- News
Skydeck Live: What Really Motivates American Voters?
unbelievable statistics here. 78% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Half of Americans save less than $100 a week. 40% of Americans have been in situations in the past couple of months where they literally don't know how they're going to View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Vive la Madeleine!
the potential to write a new chapter, to set an example. But he was also a realist. On that trip to Caen, it became clear that saving the company and the workers’ jobs would require a new factory and new equipment—in short, way more money than he could View Details
- 22 Mar 2023
- News
Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in Los Angeles
prepares students to lead in a data-driven and digital world, to seek business opportunities in new technologies, to lead across differences, and to build sustainable businesses." The Dean also made note of ways the School is making the MBA Program more accessible and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Family Matters
jobs she has aspired to since childhood—and is following in their footsteps toward the goal which has remained unchanged since her early teens: “I want to give back to my community,” Thompson-Woode explains. MAKING DREAMS ATTAINABLE MBA View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Alumni Books
advice on how to own and run a business, find the right deal, negotiate, determine when to get in and get out, and much more. Dubai & Co.: Global Strategies for Doing Business in the Gulf States by Aamir A. Rehman (MBA ’04) (McGraw-Hill) No truly global firm can View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
New Horizons for Iraq
Baghdad offices that killed 22 of our staff and injured over 100 more. I don’t think the world can afford to stand back and say to the coalition forces, “You created the mess, so you fix it.” I think the international community has enough... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
September 11: A Community Reflects
unnoticed. As CEO of Impromptu Gourmet, a start-up approaching its one-year anniversary, Max Polaner (MBA '97) knew that his company could not afford a huge donation, but he decided to give all proceeds for a month from dessert purchases... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young;Deborah Blagg
- 13 Dec 2011
- News
Carry It On
community-oriented philosophy and practices. At one point, it counted more than 600 nonprofit groups among its customers, as the bank aggressively supported environmental, HIV/AIDS, affordable housing, and homeless causes and issues. In... View Details
- 05 Aug 2015
- News
Mobilizing the Public to Fight Bribery
government operates. These insights led Motte-Munoz and his co-founder, Happy Feraren, to focus initially on the little, routine corruption that comes along with accessing basic government services, since that has the most direct impact on the largest number of people,... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stewards of the Seventh Generation
before they must be recharged. "GM is investing heavily to develop an affordable nickel metal hydride battery that would offer nearly double the driving range," says Schweibold. GM made its commitment to developing a marketable electric... View Details
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
and Comfort strives to improve the health, self-esteem, and hygiene education of those it serves. “There are about 250,000 children in Massachusetts that are hygiene insecure. They wake up each day being worried about how they look, smell, or feel, because they can’t... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Managing the Business of Life
afforded Middlebrooks precious peace of mind at work, knowing her children were in a safe, loving, and familiar environment. In addition, she credits husband William, who owns a customer service and training firm, with sharing equally in... View Details