Projects - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Oct 2019
News

A Bid for the Future

direct-investment manufacturing projects in US history, for a total of more than $62 billion in private-sector capital investment. Several years later, the chance to do similar work in Virginia—a place with very different... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

28 Nov 2023
Blog Post

Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Duolingo

taste of the product world.” A sample task might include picking a specific feature on a Duolingo app and walking through what you would change, what analytics you’d be tracking, and what would be the product road map. As Shehata noted, this is a high-level product... View Details

Keywords: Technology

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Field Course: Venture Capital Journey - Course Catalog

global VC / startup ecosystem as future investors and entrepreneurs. The course builds on eight years of running the popular Rock Venture Partners (RVP) program, which had been organized as a series of year-long independent projects for... View Details

02 Mar 2015
News

To Market, To Market

men—who had gone abroad in search of work—are now reuniting with their families. “This is changing lives, and I love it, “says Ferrari, a former Coca Cola marketing executive who also spent several years leading development projects in... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Agriculture; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

09 Aug 2017
Blog Post

"A Balance Between Autonomy and Resources to Help Me Learn."

different function.” Prior to business school, Jon had fulfilled two roles in clean energy: one at a service provider to commercial energy users in the efficiency and demand response space,” and as an associate at an energy analytics startup. “Now I wanted experience... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

23 Oct 2019
News

Negotiators Share Lessons from High-Stakes Global Diplomacy

conflicts. A joint venture of faculty members at HBS, the Future of Diplomacy Project at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), and the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School (HLS), the project is developing... View Details

Keywords: University Collaborations

02 Feb 2021
Blog Post

Finding My Focus in Health care Amidst a Global Pandemic

jointees who have taken advantage of this flexibility to pursue internships at the Suffolk County DA’s office, research positions at the Belfer Center’s Technology and Public Purpose Project and pro-bono consulting View Details

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Four Ways to Make The Most of Your Company Events - Recruiting

place. Quick Tips: You can attach slides, sample project outlines, details about your interview process, and social media links in your event on the HBS recruiting platform 12twenty Try sharing videos of your office space or the... View Details

01 Apr 2002
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

sure to mark your calendars for June 17-19, 2003, in Shanghai, China, and March 9-12, 2004, in Washington, D.C. As I mentioned in my last letter, the Alumni Board is a working board, and I want to give you a quick status report on the important View Details

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

Student-Profile

Jaylon Sherrell

After earning her MBA from Indiana State University and working for several years as a project manager in the private sector, Jaylon Sherrell (she/her) found that she wanted a more intellectually stimulating path. “I was looking for a... View Details

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Georges F. Doriot: Educating Leaders, Building Companies

Business School Soldiers Field Boston , MA 02163 Phone: 617.495.6411 Email: histcollref@hbs.edu Map/Directions Related Links Alumni Doctoral Executive Education Faculty & Research Initiatives & Projects MBA Resources Baker Library |... View Details

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HBS - Financials | Statement of Activity & Cash Flows

Cash Available from Capital Activities $107 $107 $72 Capital Expenses $(31) $(43) $(22) Change in Capital Project-Prefunding $2 10 (14) Use of Gifts for Capital Projects 3 5 6 Net Capital Expenses $(26) $(28) $(30) New Borrowings $0 $0 $0... View Details

06 Jun 2017
News

Many Rivers to Cross

of international funding sources for the estimated $50 billion to $60 billion project and work to develop a feasibility study that is focused on the trunk line of the system, the Amazon-Putumayo-Pacific corridor. With degrees in civil... View Details

07 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics

place for permanent residents or poorly designed for families in a mass market. Finally, consider the costs of projects that more often than not go way over budget and then result in crushing long-term debt burdens. Montreal's Olympic... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Sports

20 Apr 2009
Research & Ideas

Misgovernance at the World Bank

development projects around the globe. The study, by Harvard Law School student Ashwin Kaja and HBS professor Eric Werker, is detailed in the working paper "Corporate Misgovernance at the World Bank" [PDF]. Theirs is the first... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

11 Dec 2007
First Look

First Look: December 11, 2007

Authors:Ruth Klendauer, Richard Gelvin, and Daniel J. Isenberg Abstract In recent studies, the success rate of software development projects has been found to be low (about 29%). The majority of the challenges can be traced back to the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Apr 2017
Blog Post

Why I Love My Job: Ching Ching Chen On Her Passion For the Music Industry

incredible learning experience. From projects in the technology / venture capital space, to looking into growth opportunities in emerging markets and film & TV, to working on UMG’s 5-year strategy plan, I got to touch so many parts of... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports

01 Jun 2015
News

Fast Forward

Illustration by Chris Gash The School’s US Competitiveness Project launched four years ago with a simple but ambitious goal: figure out how companies in the United States can better compete in the global economy while raising living... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2004
News

Home Sweet (Modular) Home

“The marketing people tell you to focus like mad on getting orders out the door. But while you’re doing that, you aren’t focusing on getting the next orders in the door,” he explains. “We now know that we need to be bidding fifteen to twenty View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

29 Jan 2008
First Look

First Look: January 29, 2008

Working PapersProduct Development and Learning in Project Teams: The Challenges Are the Benefits Authors:Amy C. Edmondson and Ingrid M. Nembhard Abstract The value of teams in new product development (NPD) is undeniable. Both the... View Details