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The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis

By: Robert Steven Kaplan, Christopher Marquis and Brent Kazan

Marc Buoniconti is the co-founder of the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a nonprofit medical research organization. The project was founded in 1985 by Marc and his father Nick, a former Hall of Fame football player, when Marc suffered a spinal cord injury. In 2007,... View Details

Keywords: Investment; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Health Testing and Trials; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Research and Development; Nonprofit Organizations; Health Industry; Miami

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16 Nov 2021
HBS Case

How a Company Made Employees So Miserable, They Killed Themselves

can make extreme means seem justifiable.” A company spiraling into debt France Télécom’s troubles started in the late 1990s, after the French government turned the national telephone monopoly into a publicly traded company, now known as Orange. The telecommunications... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Skydeck - Alumni

Reframing Modern Art Denise Murrell (MBA 1980) traded finance for fine arts—and cast a critical new eye on iconic paintings Lessons from the Ashes How Warwick Fairfax (MBA 1987) lost his family’s... View Details

01 Mar 2019
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The Burden Legacy

airline industry at MIT and was an aviation business analyst until the early 1940s. His impact on HBS began in 1942 when he partnered with Dean Donald K. David to establish the HBS Research Program on Aviation; he chaired its advisory... View Details

Keywords: Linda Kush

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HBS - The year in Review

age. Accomplishments in its first year included: 100 new research projects underway 50 new cases and research papers in development 23 company engagements underway 6 new large datasets acquired Campus Art Installed A new sculpture was... View Details

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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Filter Results: (223) Submit Author Types Alumni HBS Staff SE Practitioners SEI Faculty SEI Team Students Topics Alumni for Impact Alumni Programs Arts Business for Social Impact Business School Executive Education Faculty Research Future... View Details

03 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

The Truck Driver Who Reinvented Shipping

Malcolm P. McLean, a truck driver, fundamentally transformed the centuries-old shipping industry, an industry that had long decided that it had no incentive to change. By developing the first safe, reliable, and cost effective approach to... View Details

Keywords: by Anthony J. Mayo & Nitin Nohria; Manufacturing; Transportation; Aerospace

26 Sep 2023
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Digital Strategy: A Handbook for Managing a Moving Target

knowledge that is in turn capable of explaining the new digital realities by leveraging existing strategy theories and tools and cultivating new ones. As such, our endeavor turns into a wonderful opportunity to encapsulate in one comprehensive volume the state of the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Information Technology; Technology

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Courses | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

for Impact: Impact Measurement from Startup to Fortune 500 C-Suite (Spring Q3Q4) Associate Professor Benjamin N. Roth; Assistant Professor Natalia Rigol Energy (Fall Q2) Visiting Professor Dustin Tingley Field Course: Business of the Arts... View Details

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HBR Classics - Alumni

Hansen Managing Multicultural Teams , Jeanne Brett, Kristin Behfar, and Mary C. Kern The Art of Truly Developing Global Leaders , Beth Brooke Mentoring and Coaching Coaching the Alpha Male , Kate Ludeman, Eddie Erlandson Why Mentoring... View Details

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Site Credits | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Introduction 1840s – 1880s General Merchants to Commodities Brokers 1880s – 1920s Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting 1920s – 1960s Investing in Emerging Industries 1850–1968 Lehman Brothers Family Partners 1960s – 2000s... View Details

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Mid-US - Global

of leadership. Listen to the podcast here . FALL 2024 INSTITUTE FOR BUSINESS IN GLOBAL SOCIETY (BiGS) BiGS: Digital Roundtables This fall, BiGS held a series of Digital Roundtables that included leaders from a range of industries across... View Details

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Case Research & Writing Group - Faculty & Research

they come from diverse industry backgrounds. Prior to joining the CRG, case researchers have had successful careers in finance, engineering, education, international development, academia, consulting, politics, journalism, green real... View Details

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Profiles - MBA

not only enhance military operations and improve the lives of service members but also transform various industries and improve society as a whole. Professional goals: My goal is to leverage my experience to bridge the gap between the... View Details

20 Aug 2021
Blog Post

Is the MBA Worth It? Hear What Recent HBS Grads Have to Say

would they be? Global, transitional, and eclectic. Was an HBS MBA worth it? HBS was a transformative experience for me. Professionally, I pivoted my career from both an industry and geographic perspective. Personally, I made friends... View Details

16 Dec 2014
First Look

First Look: December 16

risks and making bold investments based on anticipated industry trends and client demand. Now, despite slowing demand for CRO services, PAREXEL is betting that a global footprint and technology capabilities will become its key future... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Jan 2024
Research & Ideas

Technology and COVID Upended Tipping Norms. Will Consumers Keep Paying?

percent or less for bad service. That was the expectation up until COVID.” However, “post-COVID,” as businesses came back from pandemic-induced lockdowns, consumer behavior shifted. “Consumers started to realize the value of waitstaff when the restaurant View Details

Keywords: by Anna Lamb, Harvard Gazette

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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

of Arts & Sciences Board of Visitors and Pilchuck Glass School. Levitan is a graduate of Horace Mann School, Duke University, and Harvard Business School. Levitan's personal interests include fine art, Duke... View Details

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MBA Elective Curriculum-- Competing Through Business Models

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell

The words “business model” are inescapable in our daily fare of business news. These two ubiquitous words seemed to effortlessly rise up to prominence during the dot-com boom of the late 1990s. When businesspeople, journalists, academics, and other... View Details

25 Aug 2009
First Look

First Look: August 25

pooling equilibria exist becomes smaller, and firms are more likely to anger consumers. Regulation can increase welfare, for example, through fines (even if there are no changes in prices). We illustrate these gains in a monopoly setting,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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