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- Sep 2014
- Survey
An Economy Doing Half Its Job
are struggling, as are small businesses. While HBS alumni saw strengths in elements of the business environment that influence firms' success, the weaknesses in elements that drive prosperity for the average American indicate that the... View Details
- Portrait Project
Mamongae Mahlare
Africa's canvas of poverty and strife ...to prosperity and peace Take a moment to inhale the sweet scent of flowers, at every opportunity The hopeful fragrance of summer rain on newly-ploughed ground Reminisce of simple village life as a... View Details
- 18 Mar 2015
- News
9 Alumni Named Young Global Leaders
Nine HBS alumni have been selected as 2015 Young Global Leaders (YGL) by the World Economic Forum. The organization engages these “bold, brave, action-oriented, and entrepreneurial” individuals to help shape a more positive, peaceful and View Details
Keywords: World Economic Forum
- 29 May 2009
- Research Event
Business Summit: Introduction to the Future of Market Capitalism
research project exploring the views of global business leaders and HBS faculty on what might threaten the world's economic progress. The spread of market capitalism around the world over the past 100 years has lifted the prosperity of... View Details
Keywords: Re: Joseph L. Bower
- Portrait Project
Oded Eran
devastation that might occur when politicians are at an impasse. I believe it's the responsibility of business leaders to step up and promote prosperity for their communities, where governments struggle to do so. I will work to bridge... View Details
- Career Coach
Aaron Mitchell
and companies make unexpected connections to address challenges, broaden perspectives and redefine what prosperity means. He was recently the Director of HR for Netflix Animation, where he led HR for one of the largest and fastest growing... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Roll the Credits
in a March speech to a convention of theater owners. But, he declared, “The movie theater will survive and prosper because the theater offers an epic viewing experience that cannot be duplicated in the home.” The author of four books,... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Impact: Toward the Greater Good
Recognizing that business is an important driver in creating prosperity both for individuals and for communities around the world, Harvard Business School educates leaders who have the capacity to address complex challenges and help... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Breaking the cycle of poverty in urban areas
found compatriots with Wall Street backgrounds who wanted to change careers or make social enterprise an integral part of their career. A few years after graduation, Silbert founded the Center for Women & Enterprise, which empowers women to become economically... View Details
- 02 Mar 2015
- News
To Market, To Market
difference to the entire region. You can see the prosperity returning to the villages.” The impacts of this prosperity have been significant. A local credit union has replaced an abusive loan-shark system;... View Details
- Portrait Project
Foluke Otudeko
of corruption, I see the bright light of hope, democracy and prosperity that fuels it all. I also see your doubt and skepticism such a lofty vision, you might think. But it is simple really, in my little corner of Africa-In my life-with... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Porter's Paradox
prosperity depends on innovation." On Competition, a collection of Porter's seminal Harvard Business Review articles about competitive advantage -- which also includes two new articles on clusters and competition and global competitive... View Details
Angle of Insight
economic development. While there is some value in studying business in prosperous countries today, the real value comes when we study it at a time when the demographics in the 'now rich' region resembled that of today's poor countries. I... View Details
- 21 Sep 2016
- Blog Post
How HBS Changed My Life
I made the decision to apply to Harvard Business School because I wanted to learn how to use business as a tool to create prosperity for the millions of people striving to eke out a living on my beloved continent of Africa. And so far,... View Details
- Portrait Project
Maria Makhabane
that I am determined to actively grow into a powerhouse that can fully support our shared needs. Home – the land where I strive to create opportunities for better education, jobs, and prosperity for our children. Yes, I am going home –... View Details
- Profile
Carlos Coto
bank's second-largest branch in the Queens district. Fulfilling a dream Although Carlos continued to prosper at HSBC, "I realized I could have a greater impact by helping businesses improve. That sounded like management consulting,... View Details
- Portrait Project
Jake Cusack
local dress and armed with a notebook instead of combat fatigues and an M4 rifle. I work with local entrepreneurs, who dream of creating a more prosperous and peaceful life. Their optimism can heal wounded spirits and fragile countries.... View Details
- 22 Jun 2021
- News
Looking at Losses in Gender Equity in Post-COVID Canada
Collenette, adjunct professor at the University of Ottawa and founder of The Prosperity Project; Jen Lee Koss (MBA 2008), founding partner of Springbank Collective; and Michelle Banik, a human resources consultant and former chief people... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Rebel with a Cause
advocacy organization. “I am no longer a racehorse trapped in a barn,” he writes. “I see a great deal of what is wrong with our economy and our world, and I want to join those who are seeking to renew democracy and to transform our economy into one that is newly View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
As the Future Catches You
wealth disparity between the richest and the poorest nations will soon be 1,000:1. In an age of super-technologies, knowledge will be key and will enable tiny, well-educated nations to prosper while the economies of much larger,... View Details