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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 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 Jun 2012
- News
A Better World, One Idea at a Time
essential technologies, such as bicycle-powered machines, affordable solar lanterns, and smokeless cook stoves, designed for the rural poor at the bottom of the economic pyramid. View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Noted & Quoted
afford to pay their mortgages but walk away from the property instead. (Boston Globe, December 22, 2009) “How predictable was it five years ago that probably well over 90 percent of pictures are taken off smartphones?” — Jim Balsillie... View Details
- 27 Oct 2016
- News
Paying It Forward
problem. So everything we’re doing is based on providing affordable solutions for our targeted market. It’s a different approach, and not how technology guys typically think.” Kundu would know, as he himself is a technology guy. After... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Mary Callahan Erdoes
investor afford to lose half her money in a downturn? Ten percent? There are so many twists and turns involved that those questions have to be asked in any market cycle. But in today's market, the pain can be felt tomorrow if you make the... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Student Conferences, at a Glance
Xuezheng, SVP & CFO, Legend Holding Group Lalita D. Gupte, joint managing director, ICICI Bank Ltd.: Microfinancing may look small on her bank’s balance sheet, but it’s the future of developing countries like India. “We cannot afford not... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
The Nature of Change
each year to include data from the current graduating class as well as current business and world events. “This case teaches them that history is alive, that they are part of a long, rich tradition of people with similar concerns who have come from this place.” It also... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Make Plans for Washington GLF
alumni and their guests will experience a “State Dinner,” modeled on those hosted by U.S. presidents for foreign dignitaries. As always, the Alumni Board strives to ensure a great event at an affordable price. To encourage greater... View Details
- 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
- 24 Mar 2022
- News
Well Said
the vast majority of people can't afford them. So the vision was how can we use technology to create a service that is as good but is also scalable? And that's where we took inspiration from my personal background—having worked at... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Yoga Inc.
hands-on therapeutic technique, and then in 2009 opened his own studio using the “standard business model,” he says, of clients paying for classes. But he increasingly heard people say they didn’t do yoga because they couldn’t afford it.... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Halber
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Digitalization: The Key to the Future of HBS
experience, reach more people, and build communities across HBS. Why is this important for the School? If we’re going to be the world leaders in business education, we can’t afford not to have this as a core competency. We have to be... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 08 Aug 2018
- News
Getting Life Back in Balance
Europe at the start of the first Gulf War, the engagement ring sewn into the bottom of his backpack for more than a month. At that time, he could not afford the requisite romantic gondola ride, so he took her back to Venice this spring to... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Water for Life
for reliable, affordable water service. Nearly two of every three gallons of water pumped through the dilapidated distribution system were lost or stolen. Desperate for a remedy, the Philippine government invited the private sector to... View Details
- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Blockchain for Good
has advocated for more regulation, which hasn’t necessarily endeared her to other players in the space. But she says it’s necessary to bridge the gap between the blockchain sector and traditional financial networks—and to ultimately use the technology to View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Clearing the Air
it needs to be. Why is this ambitious timeline so important? I don’t think that we, as a world, can afford to wait to deploy DAC or other carbon-removal technology. I think we need to try anything, even if it’s not necessarily the best... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Opening the Door
stronger. VIEW FROM THE PIT: "The students who voted me best teacher...had no idea what it meant in my case." Photo courtesy of Baker Library Historical Collections US consumer-driven health-care reform has been a focus of your teaching, research, writing, and... View Details