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2021 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
who focuses on democracy innovation, public health and health equity, justice reform, education, and political economy. She also directs the Democratic Knowledge Project , a K-16 civic education provider. Her books include Our... View Details
- 06 Oct 2020
- News
Clearing the Path to Citizenship
who was working as a senior project manager at Amazon, had become obsessed with understanding why the paper-heavy US immigration process remained so difficult and expensive. “Immigration is one of those overlooked areas where technology... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 27 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 27
cardinal preferences than the Boston mechanism independently of whether individuals can submit a complete or only a restricted ranking of the schools, and 2) subjects with a higher degree of risk aversion are more likely to play... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics
New subways or water projects need to be repaid from usage fees over the very long term. London or Beijing may upgrade a transit line to accommodate the rush of athletes and visitors, but these municipalities can and should find a way to... View Details
- 05 Oct 2016
- Blog Post
4 Things You Should Know about Entrepreneurship at HBS
and mentorship while I was at HBS, and since ZipBooks’ founding, has acted formally as an advisory board member. I was also amazed at how willing professors were to give their time and act as mentors. During my final semester at HBS, I decided to explore my startup... View Details
- 06 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?
it), the development cycle is significantly shorter. Proponents of OSS claim that if this demand-side learning (as we call it) is sufficiently strong, OSS will oust traditional software. In addition, software engineers claim that the better architecture of most OSS... View Details
- 17 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
The Climate Targets Leaders Need to Know as Regulations Loom
approach is also known as “climate positive.” While it appears to be the most aggressive type of target, the researchers write that, “a lack of guidelines or independent oversight” raise questions of accountability and transparency, which... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 19 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
The Road to Impact
private equity, eventually left Lehman to join Oakhill Partners in 1990, and then cofounded an independent investment banking advisory firm, Evercore Partners, in 1995. And while Offensend was building his career in finance, he also... View Details
- 29 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Merging the Worlds of Finance, Investing, and Environmental Impact
from HBS I worked at Goldman Sachs for a couple of years, where I was exposed to a couple of clean energy companies. At that point, I thought, “Hmmm. Maybe there’s a way to work on projects with a purpose you’re personally passionate... View Details
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Brian T. Bedol
became MTV. He got his MBA from HBS in 1985 and then plunged into a career in the entertainment industry. Working with people like Bob Pittman, the founder of MTV, Bedol immersed himself in a series of development projects as part of Time... View Details
- 31 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 31, 2018
cryptocurrency, will power part of the project. Executives at Maersk believe that blockchain technology can provide much needed transparency to the global supply chain. Maersk plans to launch the blockchain trade platform as an View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- Web
Hands-on Learning About Global Markets | MBA
also help the company raise capital. Working as a team on the project was part of the FIELD learning experience. Each person took on a leadership role that played to his or her strength: Laryea’s background is in finance, Israel has... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Status Update
favorite food. I like dark roast, black, in my Yeti mug, which keeps it extra hot.” First job: Working in the Cuyahoga County [Ohio] Commissioner’s office. “It started with my senior project in high school and continued through college. I... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 09 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Playbook for Small-Business Job Creation
experience as a policy maker—as well as 25 years of experience as an investor and small business owner—to the U.S. Competitiveness Project at Harvard Business School. Mills left the SBA last summer and accepted a two-year fellowship at... View Details
- 14 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 14
with clients and (2) the Project Leader Program, targeted for project leaders and designed to help them develop the "softer" management skills to complement their technical ones. A distinctive... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 May 2019
- News
A More Perfect Union
is creating a path for the next generation of business leaders to engage in nonpartisan political reform (photo by Stephen Voss) In 2017 Ballou-Aares cofounded the Leadership Now Project and left her position as a partner at Dalberg... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Ask the Expert: The Kids Are All Right
Hubert, SVP at Viacom and head of Scratch, the company’s “creative SWAT team.” That means change on a global scale: Millennials, currently one-third of the global population and more than 85 million strong in the United States, are View Details
- 12 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
When Mass Shootings Lead to Looser Gun Restrictions
1989 to 2014, using data from LexisNexis, the Mass Shootings in America (MSA) project at Stanford University, and a list of shootings created by USA Today. They focused on state rather than Federal regulations, as state governments are... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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2.1.1 Citing Sources & Plagiarism | MBA
reviewed in accordance with the School's Policy and Procedures for Responding to Allegations of Research Misconduct . Please note: MBA students are not expected to conduct research as defined in the research integrity policy. Independent... View Details
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1.13 Satisfactory Academic Progress | MBA
requirements. Notes: HBS EC courses carry either 3 or 1.5 credits. Credit values are considered when evaluating EC academic honors and difficulty. HBS EC Independent Projects factor into degree requirement... View Details