Quality Of Education - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 May 2013
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Dhruv Agarwala, MBA 2002

real-estate marketing service headquartered in New Delhi. In appreciation of the part HBS has played in his life as well as his ties to India, Agarwala designated his 10th Reunion gift in 2012 to support the School’s India Research Center... View Details

22 Feb 2022
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Finance and the Economic Recovery

been examining the economic impact of the pandemic and its long-term effects, and the role fiscal support plays in spurring a recovery. They have also discovered that despite hardships, managers have become more resilient and flexible due... View Details

22 Aug 2019
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Catalyzing Africa’s Tech Sector

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Seni Sulyman (MBA 2014) was born in Lagos and educated in the United States, but always wanted to return to Nigeria. And not just because he missed family or... View Details

13 Nov 2018
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Building a New Real Estate Investment Model

Tawan Davis (MBA 2006) was 15 years old when he first recognized an issue prevalent in American cities. “I asked my grandmother why everyone else had money and we didn’t,” recalls Davis, who grew up in Portland, Oregon, now one of the... View Details

Keywords: April White; Real Estate

01 Dec 2022
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Business as a Force for Good in Society

intellectual hub for the study of business and society at HBS. The Institute will amplify the work of the School’s research initiatives and 17 global research outposts, including the new Mid-US Research... View Details

28 May 2014
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Leveling the Playing Field for all Learners

a mission of providing a free, world-class education for anyone anywhere. “Khan Academy started with reproducing content and then, as it grew, our whole team [began] working with others to write exercises... View Details

28 May 2019
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INK: Maker’s Manual

Since cofounding the online product discovery platform The Grommet in 2008, Jules Pieri (MBA 1986) has enjoyed a front-row seat to the launch of 3,000 consumer products—including household names like Fitbit, SodaStream, and S’well. From... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

25 May 2016
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Supporting Critical Initiatives

Elizabeth Raun Schlesinger (MBA 2005) The School’s commitment to educating women leaders was a key reason Liz Raun Schlesinger (MBA 2005) made a 10th Reunion gift to the HBS Fund for Leadership and Innovation. The fund supports... View Details

01 Mar 2009
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Your Taxi Is Waiting

Davin Chow, Adam Prewett, and Kevin Yttre (all MBA ’08). Tripsas, who teaches the Linear case in the elective Leading Innovative Ventures, sees the instructive qualities of flexibility, experimentation, and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Air Transportation; Transportation

15 May 2018
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Spreading the Safety Net

greater societal equality and a fiduciary obligation to shareholders, she writes. Like so many companies before us, my company, Rent the Runway, had two tiers of workers. Our salaried employees — who typically came from relatively... View Details

09 Nov 2015
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Chuck (MBA 1970) and Sue Fienning

time and resources to the causes he cares about, including HBS. He is so appreciative of everything his HBS education has done for him that he has given to the School every year since graduation. Now,... View Details

04 Sep 2019
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Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2019

other timely questions and illuminates the present-day dynamics of race in the workplace. Contributions from top scholars, researchers, and practitioners in leadership, organizational behavior, psychology, sociology, and View Details

01 Mar 2018
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Can a Digital Platform Open Up the Opaque Metals Industry?

Refined metals like gold and silver have a standard quality and are priced on global exchanges like the London Metal Exchange. But concentrates vary widely in terms of quality—some rocks have more copper... View Details

Keywords: Nicole Torres

01 Jan 2003
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Greylock

Princeton University, 1941 A.B., History "Broaden your business education as much as possible through courses and real-life experiences. This will prepare you for your role as a general manager. Over time, you will also develop a focus on... View Details

01 Dec 2002
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Building a Network for Social Enterprise in Latin America

and educational programs in social enterprise with the partnership of AVINA, a foundation that supports sustainable development in the area; the HBS Latin America Research Center (LARC); and six cooperating... View Details

15 Jun 2021
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In My Humble Opinion: Building Blocks

Ric Lewis (PMD 69, 1995) was studying economics at Dartmouth in the 1980s when he interviewed for a summer internship at Meredith & Grew, an old-line Boston brokerage and real estate development firm. “If you wanted to say, ‘one of these... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; diversity; leadership; real estate; Real Estate

01 Oct 1998
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New HBS Alumni Board Members

Toronto in 1979. Davies, who now lives in New York City with her husband and two teenage daughters, serves on the boards of the Public Education Association and Arts Connection. A native View Details

19 Feb 2021
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A Playbook for Progress

especially Black women, are the most educated segment of the population, and that's according to the US Census. We control some one and a half trillion, with a T, trillion dollars in consumer spending.... View Details

01 Feb 1999
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NYC Conference Brings Entrepreneurs and Angels Together

afternoon session at ING-Furman Selz and an evening session at the Chase Manhattan Bank. In the afternoon segment, graduates of The Entrepreneur's Tool Kit program (a three-day Executive Education course for... View Details

01 Mar 2014
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Supporting Women in Leadership

why is it that they're not being paid equal to men?" In addition to furthering equality in all aspects of business and society, Gisel and her husband are strong supporters of View Details

Keywords: W50

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