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01 Dec 2017
News

HBS Fund Advances Global Strategy

Recognizing that the best ideas can come from anywhere and that examples of great leadership and management practice exist everywhere, HBS is extending its intellectual reach to understand these new ideas... View Details

12 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Global Poverty Needs a Global Answer

HBS professor emeritus George C. Lodge's idea of a World Development Corporation has been percolating for years—he wrote a seminal article on the proposal in Foreign Affairs in 2002 (reprinted on HBS Working Knowledge). The WDC would be a... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

01 Jun 2017
News

Powered by the HBS Fund

New Video Series Showcases Faculty Research HBS rolled out a video series that captures the intellectual passion and rigor of four members of the School’s faculty in pursuit of new ideas and insights. The series consists of four... View Details

20 Oct 2016
News

Uncharted Territory

(Uncharted Play) (Uncharted Play) Jessica Matthews’s (MBA 2014) startup Uncharted Play made headlines when it debuted Soccket, a soccer ball that captures kinetic energy to power a lamp. The simple idea could change life in poor, rural... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

Push the system to see where it breaks

Anthony Priest (MBA 1996), program specialist at Washington, DC Public Schools, talks about his move from teaching to working to improve the school system. “The idea is to understand the education system,” he says, “and the first thing... View Details

06 Oct 2016
Blog Post

Takeaways from the Peek Women's Colleges Cohort

stemming from their own personal experiences and areas of expertise. It became clear to me that the wealth of ideas that we, as a cohort, developed over the weekend could only have emerged from the respectful and enthusiastic engagement... View Details

01 Feb 1998
News

New Global Research Site Announced in Hong Kong

operations for the School in the Asia-Pacific region. Slated to open this fall, the center will be staffed by an executive director and one or two research associates. "The idea is to have people on the ground who are able to connect with... View Details

Keywords: Audrey Snee; photographs by Graham Uden

01 Dec 2000
News

A Latin American Vision: New HBS Research Center Opens

same time, the center staff will discuss ideas with faculty, assist with research, and collaborate with people from the region on topics of mutual interest. "We view ourselves as a link between HBS faculty and the region," said Herrero.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Jun 1999
News

A Random Sampling of HBS Graduates in the News

with a second home in Utah. Nonetheless, according to the Boston Globe (February 12, 1999), Romney was surprised to be chosen to take on the Organizing Committee's vacated CEO position. "Never in a million years had I thought about taking this job," he said. "The View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

01 Mar 2014
News

Everything Old Is a New Opportunity

ideas was one of the most useful things I learned." Ideas with Promise Johnston identifies these as new growth areas—and they're about more than just health care: The "quantified senior"—wearable... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; Health, Social Assistance; Personal Services

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01 Dec 2002
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Thinking Inside the Box

bought Maryland-based Atlas Container Corporation and began to think inside the box. “We had no idea what the box industry was about; we had no idea that there even was an industry,” said Peter. “But now,... View Details

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ARD - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections MORE EXHIBITS HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS RESEARCH LINKS SITE CREDITS GEORGES F. DORIOT Introduction EDUCATION Early Years at HBS Educating Leaders INNOVATION & VC Wartime Innovation ARD DEC Financing New View Details

16 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Peeling Back the Global Brand

higher quality products Global status—the idea that transnational brands confer an elite status on the buyer Country-of-origin quality—the idea that "a food chain" of production means that... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Consumer Products; Retail

5:30 PM – 9 PM +08, 09 Jan 2015
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A Vision for the 21st Century - HBS in Shanghai

Friday, January 9, 2015 Schedule of Events 5:00 PM Registration Opens 5:30 - 6:15 PM HBS Today Experience HBS with an HBS Faculty member and a student perspective. 7:00 - 8:00 PM A Vision for the 21st Century Experience the impact of HBS in the world through the... View Details

5:30 PM – 9 PM JST, 07 Jan 2015
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A Vision for the 21st Century - HBS in Tokyo

Wednesday, January 7, 2015 Schedule of Events 5:00 PM Registration Opens 5:30 - 6:15 PM HBS Today Experience HBS with an HBS Faculty member and a student perspective. 7:00 - 8:00 PM A Vision for the 21st Century Experience the impact of HBS in the world through... View Details

4:30 PM – 9 PM EST, 11 Dec 2014
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A Vision for the 21st Century - HBS in Atlanta

Thursday, December 11, 2014 Schedule of Events 4:30 PM Registration Opens 5:00 - 6:00 PM HBS Today Experience HBS with Professor William A. Sahlman (MBA 1975) and a student perspective. 6:30 - 7:30 PM A Vision for the 21st Century Experience the impact of HBS in the... View Details

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Sid Shenai

"Here, I can push ideas and convince others to act on them," Sid says. "I've gained the confidence to be in front of accomplished peers and earn their respect." Sid has assumed numerous leadership roles through a... View Details

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Alex Roth

offer breakthroughs, but business is the best way to distribute them to millions of consumers. We see a lot of good ideas fail because they weren't executed successfully — we need leadership that understands how to bring value to the... View Details

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Judging | New Venture Competition

Judging Social Enterprise Track Social Enterprise ideas are evaluated on their potential to become the basis of a viable new venture and will focus on the idea, its potential for social value creation, and the likelihood of achieving... View Details

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