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- 01 Mar 2023
- News
What’s in a Name
George Floyd. There were a lot of corporate announcements. They found that African Americans in New Orleans were saying to them, “I didn’t have a problem with the name before but I certainly couldn’t defend it. Now that you’re coming to... View Details
- 02 Jan 2019
- News
Not Waiting for Progress
financial services with the Capital Group Companies, attended the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, with some HBS friends. A believer since childhood in the power of storytelling on the big screen, Diamond was struck by the lack... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
High Honors
health and education in the localities where the company operates. While critics feared that her cooperative, compassionate approach would hurt the 95-year-old company’s bottom line, just the opposite has been the case. A New Jersey native and the first woman and... View Details
- 10 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Rethink the Value of Joint Ventures
considering JVs. Cynthia D. Churchwell: You and your colleagues found that companies are increasingly willing to "go it alone" without local partners. Did these results surprise you? Mihir Desai: Given the popular rhetoric on the importance of View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 24 Mar 2021
- News
Clubs Reaffirm Equity in Community Partners Work; Alumni Angels Invest in Member Education
that for each of the past three years, over half of our projects had been conducted for nonprofits focused on minority communities and that 25% of the nonprofit executive directors we awarded scholarships to attend the SPNM program at HBS were View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Global Mission
topic: the global manager. Our lead story recounts how HBS developed a unique research and teaching approach to address the rise of globalization. Since the mid-1990s, the School has established a network of seven far-flung research centers to facilitate the creation... View Details
- 05 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 5
bond market. Specifically, we show evidence for reaching for yield among insurance companies, the largest institutional holders of corporate bonds. Insurance companies have capital requirements tied to the credit ratings of their... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Student Clubs | MBA
Student Clubs Student Club Handbook (login required) A Aerospace & Defense Club Africa Business Club African American Student Union AI Club Armed Forces Alumni Association Art Society Asian-Affinity Business Association Australian & New... View Details
- 17 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
From the Panelists: Toward a Decarbonized Future: Who Pays? Who Profits?
Jacobs stressed that the price tag for the transition is both known and huge. “Despite the massive capital flows into the Transition, the capital markets remain challenged when it comes to long-term oriented... View Details
- Web
Collection Highlights | Baker Library
most creative and innovative companies of the 20th century. 1934 Art and Industry Exhibition Photograph Collection Photographs that were on display in New York City and Chicago in an exhibition sponsored by the National Alliance of Art... View Details
- 23 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
A Lifelong Friendship: From Classmates in Cameroon to Roommates at HBS
working on an entrepreneurial venture and working with two venture capital firms, one focused on U.S. companies and the other on African startups. My longer-term plans are to use these experiences to invest... View Details
- 24 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 24, 2009
submitted a proposed term sheet. Recently, however, a venture capital (VC) group has submitted a competing term sheet. The company must decide whether to accept financing from the Angels or the VC group. Purchase the case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Profile
Brittany Williams
even know what investment banking was.” But she found the idea attractive because, “It would allow me to apply my problem-solving skill set to the business world, advising clients on the biggest problems they faced, like M&A or applying View Details
Keywords: Financial Services
- 25 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
Not Waiting for Progress: Diversity and Inclusion in the Film Industry
in the midst of a successful career in financial services with the Capital Group Companies, attended the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, with some HBS friends. A believer since childhood in the power of storytelling on the big... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Building a Network for Social Enterprise in Latin America
Angela Serino, manager of corporate responsibility for Natura, a Brazilian cosmetics company, and Maria de Graça Fernandes Branco, principal of Matilde Elementary and High School. The pair are subjects of a case produced by the SEKN that examines how their View Details
- 24 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Finance in Africa: Health, Self-Interest, Avoided Future Cost
African people, businesses, cities, and nations are increasingly stressed by climate related perils like drought, river flooding, extreme heat, and sea level rise. This is already leading not just to destruction of assets but also... View Details
- 24 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
My Classroom Experience During Harvard Business School’s Summer Venture in Management Program
Mobilizing Capital in Africa" case), I reflected upon my experiences being the grandson of an African political revolutionary and giving two TED talks by the age of 20 to underscore the importance of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Three Decades of Change and Counting
heaven's sake, take advantage of it! I wasn't engaged with the African American community at MIT, so coming to SVMP was a pivotal point for me, both culturally and academically. Being around brilliant people and seeing all of these... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Student Conferences, at a Glance
Mark Shuttleworth, founder, Here Be Dragons Venture Capital and Thawte Consulting; Papa Madiaw Ndiaye, director, AIG-African Infrastructure Fund “For Africans, the word ‘international’ must begin to include other View Details
- 18 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 18, 2009
Business School Case 609-070 An abstract is not available at this time. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu /b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=609070 Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) Harvard... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace