Publications

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Bright Ideas: The Creative Power of Groups

engineers, for example, brought in anthropologists to help them design copiers that were more user-friendly. And Genzyme leavened the impact of the lawyers on its regulatory team with a sprinkling of scientists and liberal arts graduates.... View Details

Keywords: by Laurie Joan Aron

25 Nov 2021
News

An Aria for the Ambidextrous Organization

impactful as an adult,” crediting Professor Michael Tushman’s ideas for the inspiration and title of his TED talk, “The Ambidextrous Opera Company.” In a recent episode of the Atlanta Opera podcast The Business of Opera, Zvulun talks to... View Details

Keywords: opera; strategy; innovation; leadership; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Dec 2018
News

3-Minute Briefing: Jeffrey Dunn (MBA 1981)

building effective executive teams, developing and implementing a sound strategy and performance management. Interested in staying up-to-date with news about issues and trends impacting the nonprofit sector but not sure where to start?... View Details

Keywords: April White

07 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - COP27 and the Climate Crisis

pioneers of environmental sustainability from the private and NGO sectors who have mobilized their organizations in response to the worsening impacts of climate change: Helmy Abouleish is CEO of the SEKEM Initiative in Egypt. Since... View Details

25 Oct 2024
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces Latest RISE Fellows

empowered and included. I’m excited to be part of elevating more BIPOC talent into senior leadership roles." Matthias Argenyi (MBA 2026)Matthias brings three years of experience from social finance, where he played a pivotal role in... View Details

23 May 2018
News

Christopher B. Howard, MBA 2003

Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1969 Born, Mt. Pleasant, Texas 1991 Earns BS, Political Science, US Air Force Academy 1995 Awarded Doctorate, Politics, Oxford University 1996 Completes Flight School as a helicopter pilot 1998 Founds View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Aug 2017
News

Finding Purpose in Profit

Growing up, Kim Coupounas (MBA/MPA 1995) explored careers as varied as attorney and Anglican priest. “I knew that I wanted to lead and to fight for justice and social good,” she says. “Ironically, I’m doing that now but on a far different... View Details

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Frequently Asked Questions - Alumni

emphasized enough. Commitment to consistent attendance at monthly Circle meetings for one year is important for building relationships and effective group dynamics. Shared commitment will give members the time and space needed to bond and... View Details

01 Oct 2002
News

Dean Clark on Leadership, Educational Priorities, and Funding the Future

business in the world today, do you foresee new opportunities for HBS? In most institutions that endure, there are “inflection points” — times when forces like the economy, technology, and the social environment converge, and the future... View Details

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2019 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Psychology doctoral program. Her research examines the experience of discrimination, its impact on mental health and intergroup relations. Her courses have ranged from Abnormal Psychology to the Psychology of Racism. Banks has published... View Details

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EMARKETER | Baker Library

EMARKETER Market data, statistics, and analysis on the internet, e-business, and emerging technologies. Read More EMARKETER is useful for understanding the growth and impact of the internet as well as for keeping up with new trends, such... View Details

October 2022
Case

Ceibal: Sustaining and Scaling Educational Innovation in Uruguay

By: John J-H Kim, Michael Chu and Mariana Cal

Ceibal was founded in 2007 in Uruguay, as an initiative to reduce the digital gap in the country. After playing an important role providing a smooth transition to remote learning during COVID, Ceibal in 2022 must now determine the best way to fulfill its mission to "be... View Details

Keywords: Digital Gap; COVID-19 Pandemic; Education; Teaching; Digital Platforms; Technology Adoption; Technological Innovation; Social Issues; Transformation; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Education Industry; Latin America; South America; Uruguay

March 2007 (Revised October 2007)
Case

Alleviating Poverty and Malnutrition

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Kerry Herman

Deals with approaches to alleviating poverty and how firms, governments, and NGOs are able to work together to accomplish these goals. View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Nutrition; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Government Relations; Non-Governmental Organizations; Poverty; Welfare

Profile

Andrew Goldin

says. "And the depth of the Social Enterprise Initiative – the courses it supports, the trips and extracurricular activities – really drew me in. At HBS, social enterprise is a true priority – not just... View Details

15 Sep 2016
News

For the Good of Society

proclaims, is the pursuit of impact absent available resources, boy did we define that! “I’ve kept a journal for almost 40 years now. And in 1991 I wrote in that journal about the Make-a-Difference Company; it was a new entity that was... View Details

21 Sep 2015
News

Funding Progress Back Home

malls, schools, agricultural equipment, and airports. Noting that Homestrings will expand soon to Asia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Bangladesh, and China, with plans for Latin America and the Caribbean on the horizon, Guichard says, “We look for offerings that combine... View Details

18 Aug 2021
News

Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement

2021 AUGUST 12 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation recently announced that it has established a $100 million Social Impact Investment Fund “aimed at advancing racial equity through economic development,... View Details

February 2009 (Revised September 2011)
Background Note

Business and Human Rights

By: Lynn S. Paine and Lara Adamsons

This note addresses some of the most frequently asked questions about the relation between human rights and business. Topics include the definition of human rights, the business leader's role regarding human rights, and legal liability of companies and executives for... View Details

Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Human Capital; Legal Liability; Rights; Leadership; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact