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- 01 Dec 2019
- News
What’s Behind the Explosive Growth of Sustainable Investing?
It made a difference in the world in such a short time frame, which speaks to how dynamic this space is and how motivated the students are to bring about change. What will the picture look like in another decade? VG: Historically, much View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
March 2023 Alumni and Faculty Books
perspective, going back to the Quaker capitalism of George Cadbury and the worker solidarity of Edward Filene. Jones also profiles business leaders from around the world who combined profits with social... View Details
- 09 Dec 2020
- News
How to Fix America
(MBA 1992), CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, suggests that we address the issue of wealth inequality by creating “a way for those with no investment assets to participate in the success of capitalism.” His specific plan is... View Details
- 24 Mar 2021
- News
Clubs Reaffirm Equity in Community Partners Work; Alumni Angels Invest in Member Education
groundbreaking accelerator promoting financial inclusion and access to capital for early-stage, technology-enabled companies led by women and multicultural entrepreneurs. Young companies accepted to the program receive mentorship, access... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 30 Oct 2018
- News
Paths of Victory
teams applied to the New Ventures Competition (NVC), competing in one of three tracks—Alumni, Social Enterprise, and Student Business. While student teams prepared on campus, alumni teams battled it out in 11 regional competitions around... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Camel and the Unicorn
which raised hundreds of millions of dollars in venture capital only to get wiped out in the dotcom bust. But entrepreneurs and venture capitalists were making expensive bets well before Silicon Valley existed, says Alex Lazarow. Alex... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Banking on HBS
for projects in areas such as agriculture, public works, and social programs. Loans total some $17 billion annually. Using capital donated by wealthy countries, the International Development Association,... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
The Case for Studying Financial History
guide than certain other disciplines that are sometimes regarded as more rigorous, like economics, for example. Economists with their more mathematical approach to social science conspicuously failed to anticipate this crisis, whereas a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Alumni Books
powers so much individual prosperity. As the cartel prospers, homebuyers and sellers alike suffer its rigidity. Ryan and Tamny call for the evisceration of realtor commissions—the only price in all of capitalism that has not come down... View Details
- 19 Nov 2014
- News
The Power of Yes
money to good use: Dichter would simply open his wallet. At the time, Dichter was director of business development at Acumen Fund, a nonprofit global venture fund that invests in early-stage companies to solve issues stemming from poverty. (“Using the tools of business... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Research Brief: Lost in Translation
English-speaking investor bases. For Yu, the lesson is obvious: Crystal clear communication is essential for CEOs and other leaders who are talking with their investors. “So much communication is becoming real-time these days, thanks to View Details
Keywords: Erin Peterson
- 20 Nov 2015
- News
Room to Grow
land trust with a mission to “preserve, for public use and enjoyment, properties of exceptional scenic, historic, and ecological value in Massachusetts.” In Kendall’s 12-year tenure at the organization, he led its largest capital... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Cleveland Global Alumni Conference a Sold-Out Success
leadership was taken up later in the day by Professor Michael Porter. "Inequality is probably the single biggest problem facing America," he stated in a talk titled "Inner-City Renewal." Noting that the economic plight of inner cities is often categorized as a View Details
- 20 Dec 2024
- News
Clubs Open HBS Doors for Local Leaders; Meet the Club Leaders: HBS PRIDE; Favorite Reads of 2024
jointly by the HBS Executive Education Program and the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI), the SPNM program offers immersive, multi-faceted learning and the HBS case method to enable nonprofit leaders to run more effective, impactful,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 28 May 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019
method that can be applied to everything from everyday decisions to strategic issues in business to global social challenges, the authors provide 30 detailed, real-world examples to transform the way you approach problems and take you to... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
How Green Is the Valley: HBS Students Explore Booming California Industries
sponsored concurrent fact-finding trips to the area. Designed both to introduce students to northern California's booming industries and to help them in their job searches, the January trips also included a networking event with HBS professor Steven C. Wheelwright and... View Details
Keywords: Daniel Penrice
- 03 Mar 2014
- News
A Life Transformed
heads to keep them dry. Wading through the water, we had to watch out for snakes that had been driven from their homes by the flooding." Civilization was only 60 kilometers away, in the state capital of Cuttack, where Parija's uncle... View Details
- 19 Aug 2021
- News
A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues
institutions don't want to burden themselves with so many students who have financial needs. DM: One of the other recommendations you give is to put money in Black-owned banks. Part of the rationale, of course, there is that Black-owned banks are more likely to lend... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Student Conferences Tackle Business Issues
throughout the day and to explore the HBS experience with current students. Highlights from the second day included panel discussions on topics ranging from the union between the Internet and the urban market to accessing the world of venture View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Short Takes
familiar business imperative of creating value. "A firm that delivers cash to shareholders only by selling off assets is not sustainable," he says, "and neither is a firm that creates accounting profits only by liquidating natural capital... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross