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Lauren Booker
the 1960s and '70s. At Yale, Lauren exhibited the family traits of social activism and leadership, becoming the head of the Black Student Alliance and co-founding a magazine entitled Sphere, "focused on global citizenship awareness." As an View Details
- 16 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54810 forthcoming Review of Economic Studies Gifts of the Immigrants, Woes of the Natives: Lessons from the Age of Mass Migration By: Tabellini, Marco Abstract—In this paper, I jointly... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
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John Clayton
engaging external partners within the international development community. Despite the high-quality exposure, John felt a need “for something different, less bureaucratic” and turned toward the MBA “as a platform to transition into the private sector. I’d like to find... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Revitalizing America
environmentally sound reconstruction of decaying neighborhoods by training at-risk urban youth in construction and putting them in line for good jobs. City Year, an education-focused nonprofit on whose national board I serve, mobilizes... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
New Releases
economic policies needed to enhance competitiveness. Part Three, "Competitive Solutions to Societal Problems," explores how the principles of competition can help provide realistic solutions for social problems in areas such as the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
John Read
with an awareness that the group that supported them had nothing to do with pigment or gender or economic status. Please explain Outward Bound’s role in schools. Our Expeditionary Learning program, which is ten years old, takes the same... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Real Conflict
economic pie available to be divided among its various stakeholders, instead of just slicing up a fixed pie in a way that favors one group over another. Consider, for example, the conclusions of the McKinsey Global Institute’s study of... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
No Place Like Home
increasingly scarce. How serious is the problem? It's a tale of two Americas, the best of times and worst of times if you're a consumer in the current U.S. housing market. On the plus side, thanks to the 1990s' economic boom, some... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 20 Mar 2000
- Research & Ideas
No Place Like Home: America’s Housing Crisis and Its Impact on Business
times and worst of times if you're a consumer in the current U.S. housing market. On the plus side, thanks to the 1990s' economic boom, some two-thirds of Americans, more than ever before, currently own their homes. At the same time,... View Details
- July 2018 (Revised January 2019)
- Teaching Note
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By: Richard S. Ruback, Royce Yudkoff and Ahron Rosenfeld
Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 211-094 and 219-723. View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Status Update
policy, having served as chief of staff of the National Economic Council and special assistant to President Obama for economic policy; four years later she moved over to Instagram (which Facebook acquired in... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 05 Dec 2016
- News
The Dragon’s Tale
with the country’s recent economic slowdown, China has more billionaires than the United States. Behind that fairly startling statistic are troubling related issues such as corruption among China’s elite and very wide variance in income,... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 09 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Social Entrepreneurs Can Increase Their Investment Impact
Both impact investing and traditional philanthropy are on the rise after the decade-long economic boom following the Great Recession. But when does an impact investment make a bigger difference than a grant? The question is far more... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
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Judging | New Venture Competition
become the next big idea with significant economic impact. Companies may also have a social mission but are primarily focused on building high-growth profit-oriented businesses. Semifinal & Finals Semifinal and Finals Judges are Managing... View Details
- 08 Nov 2024
- Op-Ed
How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis
African people, businesses, and nations are becoming increasingly stressed by climate-related perils like droughts, river flooding, extreme heat, and rising sea levels. This is leading not only to the destruction of assets but also challenges to lives and... View Details
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South Asia - Global Activities 2020
perspective—about the BRI. The connectivity project, which comprises the overland Silk Road Economic Belt and the Maritime Silk Road, involves a vast collection of development and investment projects stretching from East Asia to Europe.... View Details
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Historical Research - India
rule of the British government) and from 1857 to 1947. Topics covered in varying depth include social history, urban history, trade, wars, agriculture, travel and antiquities, and Indian and Imperial politics. Making of the Modern World,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Ask the Expert: Inside the Fed
Board of Governors to formulate monetary policy, ensuring that its policies take into account conditions in every state and across all economic sectors. Each Reserve Bank is supervised by a nine-member board of directors. With the Federal... View Details
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Tools & Resources | Institute for Business in Global Society
Roundtable focuses on regional challenges while exploring the evolving role of business in society. More about Global Leadership Roundtables Europe’s green transition Uncover the impact of industrial policy on American business Explore resources about View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
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Fred Lazarus: Art Work at the Office
the heels of the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy. These events heightened his concern and commitment to help find solutions to the troubles of urban areas. In 1969, he joined the staff of the National... View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey Lazar