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- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Faculty Books
Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism edited by Geoffrey Jones and R. Daniel Wadhwani (Edward Elgar Inc.) This selection of articles includes historical research on the role of entrepreneurship in creating global capitalism; the cultural... View Details
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Innovating at Scale - Course Catalog
the benefits and disadvantages of alliances Class 11: How to develop and run a corporate venture capital fund Class 12: When and how to partner with startups Class 13: When and how to partner with customers... View Details
- 23 Nov 2020
- Blog Post
We Rise
When Hayley Barna (MBA 2010) launched the beauty startup Birchbox in 2010, she expected fundraising would be a challenge. Every entrepreneur knows the long odds: By some estimates, less than 1 percent of new companies receive that coveted venture View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
We Rise
Above: Illustration by Hannah Barczyk When Hayley Barna (MBA 2010) launched the beauty startup Birchbox in 2010, she expected fundraising would be a challenge. Every entrepreneur knows the long odds: By some estimates, less than 1 percent of new companies receive that... View Details
- 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
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IFC: Cape Town; Africa Rising - Course Catalog
by meeting and working with other young Africans in the area. We will reflect on a changing international environment marked by COVID, the decline of globalization, a possible global recession and a new Cold war ignited by the Ukrainian... View Details
- 15 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Right Connections
of IPO Team Ties on Investment Bank Affiliation and IPO Success," which examines how individuals' affiliations can affect the formation of alliances at the firm level. To that end, the researchers pinpointed the biotechnology... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 30 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
HBS Grad Drives Lori Systems to Success
of capitalism and see how it works from the center." After exploring the possibilities within private equity, Josh enrolled in the joint MPA/ID, MBA program at The Kennedy School and Harvard Business School to acquire both the... View Details
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Class Profile | MBA
Multi-Dimensional Reporting American Indian or Alaska Native — 4 (1%) Asian American 153 (25%) 173 (29%) Black or African American 49 (8%) 61 (10%) Hispanic or Latino 59 (10%) 59 (10%) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders — 1 (0.2%)... View Details
- 24 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 24, 2006
paper, we examine the impact of the AIDS epidemic on African nations through 2002 using the male circumcision rate to identify plausibly exogenous variation in HIV prevalence. Medical researchers have found significant evidence that male... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015)
following graduation, Nneka joined the CrossBoundary team. Now Nneka is thriving at CrossBoundary, working directly with other HBS alumni and collaborating with stakeholders as she attracts capital and grows a highly effective team. In... View Details
Angle of Insight
Prior to entering HBS, I studied computer engineering as an undergraduate. I took a couple of classes about African American history in the United States, but beyond that I did not study history. My primary reason for coming to HBS was to... View Details
- 18 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Identify Emerging Market Opportunities
South Africa, for example, the government's support for the transfer of assets to the historically disenfranchised native African community—a laudable social objective—has affected the development of the 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
- 03 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 3, 2007
abuse and capitalize on the growing international market. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=407014 South African Airways (B) Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Clubs Hopping
technology that included Sequoia Capital partner Todd Cozzens (PMD 60, 1990), who invests in digital health companies. What trends does Carter see disrupting health care? Health and wellness insights driven by cognitive computing. Carter... View Details
- 13 May 2014
- Op-Ed
The Alibaba Effect
Alibaba is about to make history with the first genuine mega-IPO of a Chinese entrepreneur-founded company in the United States. The numbers are historic as well—an anticipated market capitalization of some $200 billion. It comes to the... 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
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Futures Made Bright Through Opportunity
Helping African Businesses Compete on the Global Stage Sheila Kyarisiima’s (MBA/MPA 2017) curiosity about building things, especially infrastructure, prompted the Kampala, Uganda, native to come to the United States in 2007 to study... 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