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Choosing the Right Student Loan | MBA

to their education through a combination of savings and student loans. Borrowing loans can seem daunting, but if you do it wisely, you can minimize the amount you owe and the... View Details

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Past Issues - Alumni

lives, and setting new standards in their fields. Complete Table of Contents September 2010 Leslie Gold RX for Change Health-care reform is more than a policy debate — it’s a managerial challenge that can... View Details

01 Sep 2011
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The City Solution

mitigation. And because cities are discovering that the greener they are, the better their quality of life and the greater their competitive advantage, they have by necessity become innovative, reality-based... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Government; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

01 Mar 2013
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Sizing Up Social Impact

you're actually hitting the mark. The greatest learning arises when you find that you're not achieving the results you hoped for. It's an opportunity to refine your hypotheses about what works and what doesn't." Even as the MCC moves... View Details

12 Jul 2021
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Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis

and Comfort strives to improve the health, self-esteem, and hygiene education of those it serves. “There are about 250,000 children in Massachusetts that are hygiene insecure.... View Details

25 Mar 2021
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Steer Clear of the Blind Spots That Derail Experiments

of applicants weren’t willing to forego any pay for more control over their hours. While the results of this experiment and CTrip’s experience can be valuable, companies can also test policy proposals on a... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

01 Mar 2010
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Money Matters

publications, mail an educational e-newsletter to 45,000 recipients each week, and produce self-help videos for their own YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/itrustmoneycast). The firm has also taken a... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

01 Jun 2006
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India Arrives

1.1 billion citizens surviving on less than $2 a day. Education remains inaccessible or insufficient for millions, and the country has the world’s second-largest HIV-positive population. Mumbai’s airport is... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Jan 2008
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James D. Wolfensohn, MBA 1959

endeavors to nurture businesses in emerging economies and promote sustainable sources of energy, show his continuing determination to bridge the gap between policies and... View Details

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Terms of Use - HBS Online

accessible via the Site, as well as any program material, program or cohort pages and platforms, directories and other electronic services available via the Site or any of the other Services. These Terms of... View Details

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Strategic Financial Analysis Online Course | HBS Online

and long term and recognize how companies’ accounting and finance policies impact performance. The virtual, interactive platform was unique. I... View Details

01 Aug 1998
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A Roaring Success in the Windy City

In 1943 John H. Johnson sent a letter to Eleanor Roosevelt inviting her to write for Negro Digest, a fledgling magazine that he had recently founded with a $500 loan. The First Lady politely replied that she was too busy at the time.... View Details

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2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Press) empirically investigates how racism disadvantage black colleges by preventing them from gaining critical financial and political resources. Her work appears in academic View Details

08 Jul 2002
What Do You Think?

Have We Carried the Concept of Alignment Too Far?

restoring common sense to compensation schemes and holding officers and directors responsible for their actions. All of which implies greater transparency in information, View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

10 Aug 2022
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Skydeck Live: Stage Not Age

was age. Race. Education turns out to be the most important predictor of your health span going forward. And for too long, people just looked at everybody in the same state, the retirement stage or in those... View Details

01 Oct 2000
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Laura Scher of Working Assets

business skills, she decided to fill out her business education by attending HBS, where she graduated as a Baker Scholar. Scher's career has already garnered accolades. She was honored as Entrepreneur of the Year in Northern California in... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

01 Jun 2017
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Supercharged

promise of better charging infrastructure, and evolving trends in foreign markets all indicate that EVs are approaching a global tipping point. But with political winds imperiling government incentives in... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; illustrations by Tavis Coburn

01 Jun 2018
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The Long Run

expanding his Coosawattee Foundation, an educational organization he founded in 1986 dedicated to preserving Georgia’s archaeological sites and environmentally sensitive areas that combines Langford’s... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Melissa Golden

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Courses by Faculty - Course Catalog

Understanding Africa: Business, Entrepreneurship, Political Economy and the Complexities of a Continent General Management, Business, Government & the International Economy Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Ted Berk... View Details

01 Jun 1996
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Keepers of the Flame

Games - a lot of structures had no real use after their Olympics, and now they're having problems maintaining them." The new Olympic Stadium, the centerpiece of the Atlanta Games, has been one of Mosley's biggest challenges. "A lot of... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

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