Theories Of Change - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2002
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Building a Network for Social Enterprise in Latin America

Angela Serino, manager of corporate responsibility for Natura, a Brazilian cosmetics company, and Maria de Graça Fernandes Branco, principal of Matilde Elementary and High School. The pair are subjects View Details

01 Dec 2012
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From Where We Stand

start my career at the level of a clerical worker. HBS had given me confidence, so I found another opportunity and left. Nobody will provide opportunities to women unless they initiate the move. Just sitting and waiting for View Details

10 Aug 2022
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Generosity Multiplied

multiplies the gifts’ impact. The Reed Foundation launched the Big Give in 2007, and since then, it has raised nearly £200 million for 10,000 charities that address a range of causes, from climate change and... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

20 Dec 2018
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Baker Library Webinar Features Resources for Alumni

and military veterans from the Danish Royal Army. One of the highlights of the evening was the keynote speech from U.S. Senator for Massachusetts, Ed Markey, who talked about the importance View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jan 2002
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Marjorie M.T. Yang (MBA '76)

Ballroom dancing, painting Recommended Reading Einstein's Dreams, by Alan P. Lightman "Written by a humanist/scientist, this is a compelling collection of fables focusing on various conceptions of time, as... View Details

01 Oct 1997
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A Message from Dean Clark

levels at HBS, but also because an understanding of the dynamics of growth and change within an enterprise is increasingly essential to all managers. Course development and... View Details

01 Jun 2022
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Closing the 'Network Gap'

longer underrepresented,” says Hu. “This is an opportunity to get the whole community involved and help change minds as well as create the seeds of more equitable systems in the long term.” STUDENTS READY TO... View Details

Keywords: April White

20 Apr 2016
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Steps to Success

Appropriate Technology for the Environment (CREATE!), which laid the groundwork for the garden through irrigation basins, a solar-powered pump, and, most importantly, training cooperative groups of village women: “It’s just stunning to... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

13 Nov 2018
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Building a New Real Estate Investment Model

Tawan Davis (MBA 2006) was 15 years old when he first recognized an issue prevalent in American cities. “I asked my grandmother why everyone else had money and we didn’t,” recalls Davis, who grew up in Portland, Oregon, now one of the... View Details

Keywords: April White; Real Estate

01 Jan 2011
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Hüsnü Özyeğin, MBA 1969

6,000 students. "We will give a first-class education to students whose families cannot afford to pay," he says. Özyeğin has donated hundreds of millions of dollars to help Turkey thrive, but he believes... View Details

04 Dec 2019
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Skydeck Live: The Case for Funding Female Founders

there's still not a lot in the growth stage. What can we do to fix that? Dodi: Well, that's the million dollar question or billion dollar question. Because also across the board, the landscape has changed from even 10 years ago. We don’t... View Details

27 Oct 2017
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The Best Business Advice I’ve Ever Received

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes During Spring reunions, the Bulletin team asked returning alumni one simple question: What was the best business advice you’ve ever received? In this special edition of... View Details

17 Nov 2022
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Blockchain for Good

“Our mission is for everyone to experience the benefits of a truly digital financial ecosystem,” she says. “It’s a lofty—and maybe even audacious—goal, but I truly believe that Millicent has the power to effect View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

01 Apr 1997
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A Conversation with Dean Clark

CLARK: John has been very supportive of what we've been doing over the past sixteen months, and he's been actively involved in a couple of our ongoing initiatives. We still meet pretty regularly to compare... View Details

13 May 2014
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Inside Africa

“The tone most Americans bring to discussions of Africa is one of pity; pity for people who are poor and helpless,” says Teresa Clarke (MBA 1988, JD 1987, AB 1984). Clarke is working to View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

23 May 2019
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Michael R. Bloomberg, MBA 1966

country, and the international arena. His efforts and innovations—in business, government, and philanthropy—have made him a global leader on some of the most pressing issues facing America and the world, from climate View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

08 Dec 2015
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Living the Legacy

When Ray Kusisto (MBA 1986) graduated from Harvard Business School, he knew he had been part of a unique experience. “I still feel that way,” says Kusisto, now CEO of Ortho NorthEast, the premier orthopedic... View Details

01 Jan 2003
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Greylock

company one day, an electronics firm the next. That changed in the '80s, when members of the firm began to specialize to take advantage of the flood View Details

01 Apr 1999
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Q & A: Confronting New Technologies: When Doing Right Is Wrong

applications and markets is something few possess. These findings suggest that business educators should place more emphasis on building these skills. What are the broad implications of your research findings for corporate managers? Above... View Details

29 Feb 2016
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In the ‘Spotlight’

When Josh Singer graduated from Harvard in 2001 with a joint JD/MBA, he headed to Los Angeles with the idea of working on the business side of media and entertainment. He interned at the Disney Channel and... View Details

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