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- 15 Jan 2020
- News
The Business of Access
the nonprofits and social services organizations whose staffs had the skills to help, and plotted a different way to give back. “My thinking was, if I were to help people here in California,” she recalls, “that would pay it forward for... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
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Layla A. Ramirez
strategy, operations, business development and diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging along the way. Layla holds an Associate Certified Coach Certification (ACC) from the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and a Certified... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Tech for the People
San José Mayor Sam Liccardo Henry Tsai and San José Mayor Sam Liccardo That chance had come by way of a fellowship offered through HBS’s Social Enterprise Initiative that provides competitive salaries to graduating MBAs who work for a... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
MBAs on a Mission
herd of elephants in Ghana? Working for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) might seem like a logical step, but Andrew Murphy (MBA ’07), director of strategy, research, and development at the WWF’s Markets Group, would disagree. He insists his... View Details
- 09 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Manager in Red Sneakers
favoring those who break the rules seem counterintuitive. "We invest so much time, energy, and money in trying to fit in, be like everyone else and dress the way we're expected to dress, both in our professional and social lives," Keinan... View Details
- 08 Dec 2015
- Research Event
Research Trends Discussed at India and South Asia Conference
is important, attendees said, because after all, a glimpse at India’s past can provide a way of understanding where business is heading in the future. Social scientists in a business school are always looking for intelligent ways to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Muhammad Yunus Visits HBS
more than 1 million homes. He has also arranged partnerships with multinationals to combat illness. For example, he persuaded Adidas to build a shoe that conformed to the company’s quality standards but still would cost only one euro. Proper footwear is extremely... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Get Well Soon
million Pursuing Perfection grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In addition to funding an improvement-science training program, the grant requires that the hospital undertake improvement projects. Hence, Kotagal develops... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Kash Rangan
and HBS professor Jim Austin, picked by Dean John McArthur to lead the new initiative, saw the potential for research, curriculum, and career development around the challenges of social enterprises,... View Details
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Entering the Age of Alliances
$1 million annually in cash and in-kind gifts and helping the organization to expand nationally. City Year in turn played a central role in helping Timberland develop and implement its strategy for community service and a high-engagement... View Details
Keywords: by James Austin
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
In War-Torn Liberia, Student Gains a Wealth of Experience
"I wanted to work in international development," says Ballou, whose fellowship through the HBS Initiative on Social Enterprise supplemented her summer income. "I also had a wonderful opportunity at the World Bank, but the IRC gave me a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Offshore Learning
and develop leadership and ambition for a career by practicing real science in an inspiring natural environment. Evaluations to date show that students who complete Connections modules have a better grasp of academic principles; and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Student Benefits from Class of 2006 Fellowship
comes to HBS with a passion for education and three years of social enterprise experience. Most recently, she served as the new schools development associate at The SEED Foundation, a nonprofit that partners... View Details
Keywords: Educational Services
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Lab Work
After 16 years at the Australian technology-transfer organization UniQuest, managing director David Henderson (MBA 1989) is moving on to new challenges. Looking back on the experience of shepherding technologies from the university to the marketplace—the... View Details
- 16 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Taking Your Shot in the Sports Industry with Adam Laitsas (MBA 2016), SVP, Head of Marketing for Madison Square Garden Sports
professional who was gearing his career towards general management and loved the game of basketball. Overseeing P&L, strategy, finance, merchandising, marketing, and social purpose further developed... View Details
- 19 Jul 2013
- News
All in Good Time
Andrea Silbert Financial analyst. Grassroots organizer. Social entrepreneur. Candidate for political office. These are just a few of the titles held by Andrea Silbert (MBA 1991 / MPA 1992) over the years. Now president of the Boston-based... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Inciting Wonder
ROGERS: State dinners and Easter eggs. Stephen J. Serio/Crain’s Chicago Business As the social secretary for the new administration in Washington, Desirée Rogers (MBA ’85) will have a discreet hand in shaping the personal image that the... View Details
- 25 Jan 2018
- Cold Call Podcast
One Love: Managing a Movement Against Relationship Violence
Keywords: Re: Thomas J. DeLong
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How One Center of Innovation Lost its Spark
disentangle two distinct consequences of the geographic co-location of competitors in the same industry. Geographic co-location increases the ease with which "communities of practice" can form, and these tightly interwoven View Details
- 29 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Is the Digital Age Making Us Petty?
clock, for example–can signal trust and a desire to develop a lasting connection. “We suggest that deliberating over trivial matters when deciding how much to expend can signal a partner’s intention to give precisely no more and no less... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz