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A Catalyst for Commitment | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

work I want to be doing in the world.” Last year, Global Citizen Year placed 100 fellows in Brazil, Ecuador, and Senegal. And thanks to a recent partnership with Teach For India, the organization will expand its geographic reach and scale... View Details

01 Dec 1997
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The World's Banker

initiated a multilateral debt relief program for the heavily indebted poor countries, with the Bank committing some $2 billion to this effort. New strategic partnerships have been formed with a variety of... View Details

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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private View Details

03 Jan 2019
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Everyone Knows Innovation is Essential to Business Success—Except Board Directors

innovation and technology at the top of their lists, but it’s also not something that they do well,” concludes Groysberg, Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration. The two findings, adds Cheng, “go hand in hand. If they don’t see innovation as a View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

21 Feb 2024
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Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Bridges Fund Management

the student to learn while adding tremendous value benefits both parties. The Bridges and HBS Partnership When recruiting interns, Bridges looks for core skills including a strategic mindset, financial... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity

17 Apr 2025
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From Tech to Coaching: Empowering Women and Minority Leaders with Yue Zhao (MBA 2013)

forging partnerships with wineries, and navigating the complexities of scaling an early-stage startup. HBS played a critical role in supporting this venture. The i-lab was more than just a workspace—it was a thriving community of founders... View Details

02 Oct 2000
Research & Ideas

Networked Incubators: Hothouses of the New Economy

authors explain why access is the key and why networked incubators are emerging only now.If networked incubators offer such compelling advantages, why are they emerging only now? The answer reflects a subtle aspect of the new economy: While there are tens of thousands... View Details

Keywords: by Morten T. Hansen, Henry W. Chesbrough, Nitin Nohria & Donald N. Sull

23 Apr 2018
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Sowing the Seeds of Leadership

city, a country—with a clear connection to making life better for the people who live there,” Condo says. “I’ve always thought that one should try to do work that benefits society.” Michael Porter was ultimately the advisor for Condo’s DBA thesis, which included an... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

08 May 2012
First Look

First Look: May 8

case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/712028-PDF-ENG Social Strategy at American Express Mikołaj Jan Piskorski and David ChenHarvard Business School Case 712-447 American Express has developed a number of strategic View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

15 Jul 2014
First Look

First Look: July 15

Harvard Business School Case 214-091 Texas Teachers and the New Texas Way In 2011 Britt Harris, the chief investment officer for the $107.4 billion Teachers Retirement System of Texas (TRS), was considering whether to pursue strategic... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

08 Aug 2017
First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017

achieved global acclaim by launching successful missions to the moon and Mars at a fraction of the cost of prior Western missions. It is now faced with an important strategic dilemma—whether to continue exploring deep space in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Europe’s green transition | Institute for Business in Global Society

Europe’s green transition Global Leadership Roundtable Paris, France October 2024 In partnership with the HBS Europe Research Center . More Global Leadership Roundtables A new world of risks and opportunities In October 2024, Harvard... View Details

24 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

In Troubled Africa, Botswana Flowers

(diamonds) and have managed this resource extremely well. Working with De Beers, the government has consistently and strategically limited its sales of diamonds, striving to keep prices steady over the long run rather than maximizing... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

14 May 2015
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Venture Capitalist Returns to HBS to Mentor MBA Students

involve? In my role as an EiR, I get approached by students to advise them as they explore new business ideas and opportunities. Our discussions encompass topics from product development to go-to market plans, from co-founder dynamics to exploring funding... View Details

01 Sep 2018
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Ask the Expert: Delivering the Goods

expectations with promises of same-day delivery, the logistics industry is looking to completely new models, like crowdsourcing, autonomous technology, and on-demand delivery. Robert Reisner (MBA 1971), who led the Postal Service’s technology and View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

25 Feb 2020
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Beyond the Plastisphere

reusable insulated water bottles. Kauss works with designers and artists to introduce new looks every season, often in partnership with major brands such as Disney and National Geographic. Her goal, however, is not to help people look... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing; Manufacturing

29 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

Star Power! How to Win in Professional Services

corporations, the CEO is selected by a higher authority (the board of directors) acting on behalf of the shareholders, which gives him strong positional power to shape the company's direction, strategically and organizationally. The PSF... View Details

Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch & Thomas J. Tierney

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OWN: The Power of Company Ownership - Course Catalog

resources that companies have access to (human, financial, and social capital) as well as how they allocate those resources to create advantage. Ownership models can be seen as solutions to specific strategic problems, such as scaling a... View Details

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Aaron Chadbourne

another interest: entrepreneurial approaches to social and public policy issues. For his second summer internship, Aaron received a social enterprise fellowship from HBS and worked with the Housing Partnership Network in Boston, a... View Details

September 2021
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Vignettes on Professional Service Firm Governance

By: David G. Fubini, Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan Ni

The two vignettes within “Vignettes on Professional Service Firm Governance” (HBS No. 122-024) present various issues relating to governance in professional service firms (“PSFs”). In the first, the Managing Director of a U.S. consulting firm contemplates whether to... View Details

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