Youth - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Feb 2013
First Look

First Look: Feb. 5

their subsequent career choices. Early work experiences are key among these forces. Recognizing this, youth service programs have emerged worldwide with the hope of shaping participants' future trajectories through boosting future... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Sep 2000
What Do You Think?

Whither the Information Economy?

'75)Mercer Management Consulting As if that wasn't enough, he asserted that information, in part because of these characteristics, is diffusive and hard to contain, especially that containing high proprietary value. Any number of people from President Clinton to Bill... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

23 Feb 2015
News

Preserving a Musical Tradition; Inspiring Future Generations

Sistema national network of youth orchestras. “We’re not teaching music at all in the way that it is usually taught in a formal setting. We’re mimicking more how music is taught traditionally,” he says. “It’s about developing a student’s... View Details

Keywords: April White; Arts, Sports, Language, Driving, and Other Schools; Educational Services

22 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

Social Capital Markets: Creating Value in the Nonprofit World

invests substantially in a small portfolio of local nonprofits, each a market-based enterprise such a Juma Ventures, which recruits high-risk urban youth to work in Ben & Jerry's shops. They closely monitor employees' progress and... View Details

Keywords: by Anne Kavanagh

Web

Tools | New Venture Competition

a copy of the FOCUS Foods business plan, please email julia@focusfoodsinc.com . Tomato Jos 2014 Runner-Up Vertically integrated tomato processing company. Executive Summary (pdf) Presentation (pdf) Business Plan (pdf) WAVE Hospitality Academy 2013 Runner-Up Empowering... View Details

01 Jun 2012
News

Think Locally, Act Globally

appeared more similar to India’s and a more logical move than expansion into so many disparate African countries. Mittal begs to differ: “Africa’s improving political climate, encouraging social and economic development indicators, and a large, View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Telecommunications; Information

01 Feb 2000
News

New Releases

Finding Your Religion by Scotty Mclennan (HarperSanFrancisco) When the faith of one's youth loses its meaning, there is no ingrained cultural habit of looking elsewhere," writes cartoonist Garry Trudeau in the introduction to Finding Your... View Details

14 Jan 2014
News

Spreading the Seeds of Entrepreneurship

seeds of entrepreneurship among rural youth in America's heartland. Schultz is the founder and CEO of Agracel, an industrial development firm that focuses on rural America. Since 1986, Agracel, based in Effingham, Illinois, has completed... View Details

Keywords: CEO (Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities); Educational Services; Agriculture; Manufacturing

18 Nov 2021
News

Strength in Numbers

percent of college students who show symptoms of depression, and the 70 percent of youths with diagnosed mental illness who are currently in the juvenile justice system. “A significant amount of the funding in mental health is directed... View Details

Keywords: April White

Web

2016 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

California Institute for Women. Bringing arts, activism and education to prisons for over 25 years, his groundbreaking courses on hip hop, theater, spoken word poetry, police abuse and the prison crisis continue to impact youth at Rikers... View Details

25 Aug 2014
News

Gerald Chertavian, MBA 1992

outlined his vision for building an organization that would offer disadvantaged youth a year of training and then place them in meaningful jobs with partnering corporations. As a student at HBS, Chertavian continued to pursue his interest... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Dec 2012
News

Corruption 101

to confront and resolve it, Ramanna says. Everyone who faces it feels some degree of helplessness. And Jim's helplessness was juxtaposed with the fact that, for all his relative youth and inexperience, he had been put into a position of... View Details

Keywords: Crop Production; Agriculture; Credit Intermediation and Related Activities; Finance

27 Nov 2023
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Opportunities for Green Entrepreneurship in the Face of Policy Inaction

Enlisting support from local communities, she developed a process to turn the weeds into a material that can be used to weave diversified products. Today, MitiMeth trains artisans in this process, providing income earning opportunities for rural women and View Details

01 Aug 2001
News

Class Day and Commencement 2001

request, the traditional Class Day address format. The blunt, veteran CEO with the Massachusetts accent and his unabashed, youthful interlocutor - a Cambridge University graduate possessing formidable verbal agility and a rapier wit - put... View Details

Keywords: Marcel Acosta; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

18 Oct 2016
Op-Ed

Why Business Should Invest in Community Health

partners. Competition for funds among groups may inspire applicants to perform at a higher level: When announcing it was accepting proposals for its Youth Programming Wellness Grant, Target encouraged organizations to “think big.” GE,... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch, Howard Koh, and Pamela Yatsko; Health

01 Dec 2001
News

Steven Rogers

African-American entrepreneurs. In reviewing Rogers' 1972 application to the ABC program, one can easily spot hints of his future success. "Steven is unique in that he is aware of his capabilities, and he uses them maturely," wrote one of his ninth-grade teachers. "He... View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Retail Trade

11 Jun 2001
Research & Ideas

E-Commerce Unplugged

knowledge of consumer behavior to create killer applications in the m-commerce arena. Imagine a brand well positioned to satisfy the life intentions of the youth market: Let's call it "Soda X." What if Soda X built a... View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria & Marty Leestma

29 Oct 2019
Blog Post

Merging the Worlds of Finance, Investing, and Environmental Impact

funny, I was involved in the environmental youth movement when I was growing up in Norway in the late 80s, but I thought I wouldn’t be able to continue with that interest until later in life. I had a passion for business and finance, and... View Details

13 Apr 2017
News

Solving Nigeria’s Skilled Workforce Challenge

could take hundreds of years, but there is happiness in the daily pursuit of making a difference.” Rewane sees the transformative power of the program every day as hopeful, hard-working students—some micro entrepreneurs, many unemployed View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

13 Aug 2024
Blog Post

Leading With Curiosity: Mayowa Kuyoro (MBA 2015)

returned home to Nigeria for a year of National Youth Service, a program designed to engage young people in the development of the country. During her year in Nigeria, Kuyoro considered her next steps and recognized an important theme for... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

Publications