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- 01 Sep 2006
- News
China Dominates HBS Business Plan Contest
45 million Chinese women. In the social enterprise track, Jose Dias de Barros and Shawn Tan (both MBA ’06) took top honors for Yashmere, a venture that would export yashmere (yak) yarn from one of China’s... View Details
- 03 Sep 2012
- News
A tale of technology and the written word
- 27 Apr 2022
- News
Following the Flow of Aid
Courtesy Mercy Corps Courtesy Mercy Corps In April, Mercy Corps CEO Tjada D’Oyen McKenna (MBA 2002) paid a visit to Poland to see firsthand the plight of Ukrainian people fleeing their country. The humanitarian aid organization that McKenna leads has been partnering... View Details
- 27 Apr 2023
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Should Your Start-up Be For-Profit or Nonprofit?
- 17 Sep 2022
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Cracking Down on a Wall Street Trend: ESG Makeovers
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Takeaways
whatever you decide.” —Professor Joseph L. Badaracco (MBA 1978, DBA 1981), Managing in the Gray Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli photo by Allison Shelley (Getty) Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli photo by Allison Shelley (Getty) “The challenges to scaling are... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
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Case Study: Power Nappy
had worked as a design engineer at Procter and Gamble, in addition to having cofounded a social enterprise that successfully commercialized biodegradable sanitary pads in India. Saigal started looking into... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Roaring Out of A Recession
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Start-Ups "R" Us
In early July, the School’s Social Enterprise Initiative named two Social Entrepreneurship Fellows, a new program designed to support recent MBA graduates who are launching... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Nonprofits: Choosing a Path for Growth
Social enterprises are traditionally organized along one of two lines: The affiliation model favors decentralized control, while the branch model concentrates control at a central headquarters. In analyzing... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Business Plan Contest
to the traditional track and 8 to the social enterprise track. FBC Systems, the winning team for the traditional business track, provides software that enables engineers and managers in product development... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Tracking a Turnaround
The newly hired president and CEO of a local medical center faces a daunting task: Under intense public scrutiny, he must save a complex, rapidly failing organization whose culture is marred by indecision and distrust — and do so in an environment of increasing... View Details
- 12 Jan 2021
- News
Keeping the Coast Clear
Photo courtesy Save the Bay Photo courtesy Save the Bay As executive director of the non-profit Save the Bay, Jonathan Stone (MBA 1984) leads the organization’s efforts to protect the waters and habitats of Narragansett Bay, educate the public, and advocate for... View Details
- 30 Mar 2015
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Helping the American Red Cross deliver services
Mark L. Capaldini (MBA 1979), an active ambassador for the American Red Cross, has found it rewarding to be a board member for the organization’s northern Minnesota chapter. (Published March 2015) View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Creation of parks connects people to nature and each other
Will Rogers (MBA 1985) recognizes the power of the natural world. As president and CEO of the Trust for Public Land, a national nonprofit that works to conserve land for use as parks and gardens, he helps ensure that nature sticks around for quite some time, for his... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Taking up the issue of climate change
As chairman of Walt Disney Studios, Alan Horn (MBA 1971) is in the business of creating magical worlds that captivate audiences. He also is passionate about the real-world issue of climate change and its impact on future generations. "When my wife, Cindy, was pregnant... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
A commitment to conservation supports the bottom line
Protecting the country’s conservation land while also turning a profit guides the business model at The Lyme Timber Company. David Hoffer (AB 1990, MBA 1995, JD 1996), managing director at the timberland investment management firm, says Lyme Timber stands out among... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
A lifetime investment in the entrepreneurial spirit
The name William K. Bowes Jr. (MBA 1952) is synonymous with the development of venture capital in America and the rise of Silicon Valley. As a founder of U.S. Venture Partners (USVP) in 1981, the late HBS alum launched a long list of medical and high-tech companies,... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Amy Schiffman Langer (MBA '77)
much sought-after speaker on social marketing and nonprofit management issues. "Breast cancer creates tremendous fear and panic and claims far too many lives," Langer observes. "But a lot can be done to equip and empower women and their... View Details