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- 24 Apr 2014
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Revamping the corporate tax code could improve America’s competitiveness and living standards
investments that could raise American productivity and living standards. “A handful of changes would transform the corporate tax system from an obstacle to an asset,” says Desai. He advises creating better incentives for global... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Predictable Surprises
completely off guard. Drawing on social science theory, he developed a tentative notion that “there are negative events out there waiting to happen, which people have sufficient information to predict or prevent, but for various reasons... View Details
- 21 Oct 2020
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Cold Calculations
reflected from 30 percent to 45 percent and allow this new ice to mature into more reflective ice. “It’s a high-leverage solution,” says Payne. Currently, the loss of Arctic ice is responsible for one-third of global temperature rise. A... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Making a Difference in the World
“If people want to reduce carbon emissions, they must reduce their energy use.” — Paul Baier (MBA ’94) The residential sector is the single-largest end-use sector for energy, accounting for 25 percent of global demand. If every US home... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
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Brazil Banks on Experience
Ranked among the world’s largest economies, Brazil and the left-leaning government of newly elected President Lu íz In ácio Lula da Silva soothed wary financial markets by selecting Henrique Meirelles (93rd AMP), former head of global... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 26 Jan 2017
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Finding a Path out of Poverty
who inspires people to reach their full potential. It was during one of these sessions—and just after I read How Will You Measure Your Life? by Professor Clay Christensen—that I had the idea to start a nonprofit whose mission is social... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2001
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Christina Ehrenberg: The Examined Life
for her personal life. Down the road, she may eventually take a position with one of the major global health organizations. Whatever Ehrenberg chooses to do, there’s no doubt the world will be the better for it. View Details
- 30 Mar 2015
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Leveraging the power of yes
Sasha Dichter (MBA/MPA 2002) is chief innovation officer at Acumen Fund, a nonprofit global venture fund that invests in early-stage companies to solve issues stemming from poverty. “One of the things I’ve learned is how expressive and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
March 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
of risk capital are contributing increasingly to a massive expansion in new business, all underpinned by a deep social change and a willingness to “do things differently,” especially among the young. Drawing on his experiences and more... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Rwanda Provides Students with Hands-On Learning
students worked with seven NGOs, small businesses, and a government agency, variously focused on issues of social enterprise and business development. Student teams tackled projects with the goal of providing concrete solutions to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Vital Signs
impact from this global pandemic and have an opportunity to use their investment decisions to support companies that make positive change. What about long-term negative impacts to the health care venture landscape that could arise from... View Details
- 09 Feb 2017
- News
Black Business Leaders Series: Putting Diversity to Work
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
‘Green’ Trailblazers
dedicated to creating and advancing solutions to the core issues driving climate change Matthew Commons (MBA 2007) FloDesign Wind Turbine Corporation Waltham and Wilbraham, Massachusetts Wind turbine manufacturer Patricia A. Connolly (MBA 1989) Director of View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
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Culture Clash: Exploring Cross Cultural Conflicts in Business
reference points, students learn to anticipate and deal with the kinds of value conflicts they are likely to face as global managers. They also develop a business philosophy and a set of values that will help them lead effectively when... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
The View from the Pit
been a series of interwoven threads. Coming back to HBS has been an opportunity to tie them together," says Senior Lecturer Diana Barrett. The most recent of the three to return to HBS, Barrett joined the faculty in 1998, drawn by her love of teaching, the School's... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Dec 2016
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Ask the Expert: Energy’s Next Era
that seeming progress, the nonpartisan, nonprofit Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) notes that wind and solar still only accounted for 2.9 percent and 0.7 percent, respectively, of total global power generation in 2014. How can we hasten the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Of Value and Values
On the Horns of an Investment Dilemma Financial management firms that focus on sustainable investing have been gaining ground for twenty years now. As an example, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), a global association of nearly... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
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Faculty Books
Redefining Global Strategy by Pankaj Ghemawat (HBS Press) Why do so many global strategies fail despite companies’ powerful brands and border-crossing advantages? In this “semiglobalized” world,... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
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The Drive for Excellence: An Interview with Jim Henderson
not-too-distant future. Those kinds of questions were very real for Cummins in the last decade as the company was forced by global competition to undergo considerable change. Amid downsizing and restructuring, how do you maintain the work... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
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Q & A: Bain & Company's Thomas J. Tierney
a surge of staff interest in this area. To respond, Bain has undertaken several initiatives, each with a strong Internet component. For example, last year we launched "bainlab," a global consulting team dedicated to incubating and... View Details