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Umbulizer Wins 2018 New Venture Competition Social Enterprise Track | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

CEO, Jeff Dunn... An Emerging Entrepreneur Patricio Bichara 2015 Patricio “Pato” Bichara (MBA 2015) learned something important in the summer between his first and second years at HBS: He loves to build things that make a difference.... View Details

19 Aug 2013
News

Bees Make a Sweet Deal for African Farmers

Drycleaners (established over 60 years ago), East Africa's largest chain of dry-cleaning franchises. White Rose was one of the first companies in East Africa to offer equity to its staff, assist company... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture; Finance; Health, Social Assistance; Management

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Rachel Honeth

with 94 people in my section, I wouldn't be able to make strong bonds. But you really come to understand and support each other. When recruiting time comes along, you have the entire section rooting behind you!" Picking up the pace,... View Details

07 May 2018
News

What I Learned from Visiting All 54 African Countries

want to travel to all 54 countries in Africa? What was the sort of motivation for this undertaking? Tapon: I had never been to Africa before, and I had this grand ambition to visit all the countries View Details

2014
Working Paper

Stepping Stone, Stopping Point, or Slippery Slope? Negotiating the Next Iran Deal

By: James K. Sebenius

The November 2013 "interim" nuclear deal between Iran and the "P5+1"—the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France, and Germany—raises challenging questions. Will the initial deal function as a stepping stone toward a more comprehensive deal? Or will it drift into... View Details

Keywords: Negotiations; Iran; Nuclear; Conflict Resolution; Winning Coalition; Blocking Coalition; Strategy; Negotiation; International Relations; France; Germany; Iran; China; Great Britain; United States; Russia

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Philipp Schäelli

worked in Pakistan, Chile and China before school, I wanted to go back to another developing market to broaden my understanding for the world. Nigeria for me was the most exciting place to go as it is the... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity; Financial Services

October 2023
Article

Stock Market Stimulus

By: Robin Greenwood, Toomas Laarits and Jeffrey Wurgler

We study the stock market effects of the arrival of the three rounds of “stimulus checks” to U.S. taxpayers and the single round of direct payments to Hong Kong citizens. The first two rounds of U.S. checks appear to have increased retail buying and share prices of... View Details

Keywords: Stock Market; COVID-19 Pandemic; Fiscal Stimulus; Stimulus Payments; Impact; Stocks; System Shocks; Price; Spending; United States; Hong Kong

Portrait Project

Joel Bryce

in her eyes that said, I will do anything to generate quarterly earnings to return to my four little "shareholders." But the truth is, I don't fully know. I simply know this. The cries and smiles of the poor View Details

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Jessica Mbaeliachi

assignments in Singapore, South Africa and the UAE. She then returned to South Africa, assuming the role of Head of Strategy and Business Development for Siemens Healthcare, responsible for English-speaking... View Details

Keywords: Emerging Markets; Health Care

01 Sep 2010
News

Five Honored for Missions Accomplished

respect and humility. If you make mistakes, admit them and fix them at every level. Allan W.B. Gray (MBA ’65) Chairman, Orbis Investment Management, Ltd. Gray Read complete profile. Following HBS and eight years at Fidelity, Allan Gray returned to his native South... View Details

Keywords: awards; Finance; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance; Space Research and Technology; Government; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

23 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

How Countries Use Financial Policy to Fight COVID-19

Rachel Layne is a writer based in the Boston area. [Image: Laurence Dutton] Related Reading Inflation with COVID Consumption Baskets China Tariffs and Coronavirus a Double Hit to American Retailers What... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

01 Jun 2002
News

Small Club, Big Impact

that can positively change their respective countries.” “We're a small club, but we try to have a big impact on the HBS community,” remarks Osawaye, a native of Benin City, Nigeria. “The conference is a forum that brings together some of the key players View Details

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Sebastien D'Incau

a responsibility to make a positive difference in the world. Not necessarily a big difference leading a large company, but maybe a little difference helping in your community." From View Details

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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Thailand

Where can I find country, industry and market information and news about Thailand? Industry and market research Passport Useful for: consumer-related industry reports across a variety of geographies/countries. To begin, enter industry or keyword and... View Details

01 Dec 2009
News

Alumni Books

key to economic progress lies in unleashing women’s potential. For example, China has prospered because it emancipated women and brought them into the formal economy. Unleashing that process globally is the... View Details

26 Jan 2017
News

Turning Millennials into Leaders

alongside a team and asking that one simple question: ‘What can I do to help?’ “My career path that got me to become a leadership coach is, I took a year and moved to Africa and volunteered in an AIDS... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

Positive impact that hits home

religious heritage. Not least among these is the belief that “you can be a highly performing business executive and also be a very religious person,” observes Seck Mercier. “Those two things can go together without any issue.” She is interested View Details

11 Jul 2013
News

Program Aims to Develop a Generation of Global Citizens

cross-sector organizations in Brazil, Ecuador, and Senegal. Plans are under way to expand to China and India. The Global Citizen Year idea also garnered Falik an HBS Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Jul 2021

Geographic Regions Series: Alumni Perspectives from Turkey

Join the HBS Middle East & North Africa (MENA) Research Center as they moderate a panel of fellow alumni discussing their MBA experiences and the incredible HBS network in Turkey. View Details

13 Apr 2017
News

Solving Nigeria’s Skilled Workforce Challenge

millions of young adults in West Africa who are eager to embrace better opportunities through WAVE Academy (West Africa Vocational Education), an ambitious vocational program... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

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