Economic And Social Disparities - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Oct 2002
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The Class of 1977

the pages that follow, you will read about a few of the many members of our class who, through their high character, well-applied intelligence, impeccable integrity, and boundless energy, have created enormous View Details

Keywords: Desmond Wong

22 Aug 2019
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Catalyzing Africa’s Tech Sector

ethically, is partly a social enterprise, because it's hiring people, it's empowering people economically and it's teaching people how to do things the right way. Global... View Details

01 Jan 2009
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Jorge Paulo Lemann, A.B. 1961; Carlos A. Sicupira, OPM 9, 1984; Marcel H. Telles, OPM 10, 1985

Jorge Paulo Lemann, Carlos Sicupira, and Marcel Telles have been primary figures in Brazil’s economic development for more than 30 years. The three friends and business... View Details

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Class Profile | MBA

Average GPA (based on US schools that use a 4.0 grading system) Undergraduate Majors Arts / Humanities 5% Business / Commerce 24% Economics 19% Engineering 22% Math / Physical Sciences 18% Social Sciences... View Details

05 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Can Putin Score Olympic Gold?

trouble if they don't go well. Perhaps the brand with the most to gain—or lose—is Mother Russia, which paid a record $51 billion to host the Games, and has a rare opportunity to show it has shaken off its View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Sports; Advertising

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Harvard Business School

Science, 1936. Henderson, Alexa Benson. Atlanta Life Insurance Company: Guardian of Black Economic Dignity . Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press, 1990. Hill, Laura Warren, and Julia Rabig, eds. The... View Details

13 Jul 2020
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The First Five Years: Meaghan Fitzgerald (MBA 2016)

what it would mean to feel physically present with anyone from anywhere. It unlocks economic opportunities for people who can’t move to major industry hubs; has the potential to dramatically improve our environmental impact of commuting... View Details

04 Sep 2019
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The School that Donham Built

Donham, Faust noted, wanted students to grasp “the relationship between their particular interests and broader social and economic structures.”... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

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Training Course in Personnel Administration: 1937 - 1944 | Baker Library

offered real opportunity for women and this seemed like a good opening for them," she asserted. (5) The program began in the waning years of the Depression, and Stedman understood the value of professional... View Details

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Educating Leaders - Georges F. Doriot:Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Sally Smith Hughes, in "Early Bay Area Venture Capitalists: Shaping the Economic and Business Landscape," Venture Capitalists Oral History Project , The Bancroft Library Regional Oral History Office (The... View Details

01 Feb 2000
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No Place Like Home

increasingly scarce. How serious is the problem? It's a tale of two Americas, the best of times and worst of times if you're a consumer in the current U.S. housing market. On the plus side, thanks to the 1990s' View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

31 Jul 2019
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Skydeck Live: The Rise of the FOMO Sapiens

onstage during Spring Reunions, McGinnis and I discuss the broad span of these ideas. Namely, how these forces at work in our social lives can also impact our professional lives—and how we can manage them.... View Details

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Entrepreneurial Finance - Course Catalog

raise this capital, and under what terms can we raise it? How can entrepreneurship solve social problems and how should ventures be financed when there are benefits beyond the... View Details

01 Jan 2002
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Marjorie M.T. Yang (MBA '76)

board, for instance, she participates in a host of activities, most of them having to do with education, the environment, and sustainable development. "As the beneficiary of a Harvard MBA, I'm aware of the crucial role that management... View Details

09 Feb 2017
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Turning Disorder into Opportunity

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Australia (HPE), launched the Dandelion program in 2015, introducing people with autism spectrum disorders into the IT workforce. Dandelion—an innovative collaboration between HPE and the Department of Human... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

01 Dec 2012
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From Where We Stand

around you. If you can reflect on the discord and energy of disparate views, you will have the resilience and insight necessary to be successful. PAIGE ARNOF-FENN Paige... View Details

05 May 2020
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“Walking a Tightrope”

In this episode of Skydeck, contributor April White speaks to WuDunn about what led to the fragile economic conditions of blue-collar America, what solutions are being developed to address those issues, and... View Details

10 Mar 2015
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Women in Tech: Breaking the Digital Ceiling

Sandberg (MBA 1995) and HP president and CEO Meg Whitman (MBA 1979) as well as entrepreneurs such as Victoria Ransom (MBA 2008), who cofounded the social marketing software... View Details

Keywords: April White

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Hands-on Learning About Global Markets | MBA

discussing Argentina’s skyrocketing inflation rate with students, Gerardo Lietz notes that they didn’t fully comprehend how it has affected the economy and consumer behaviors until they were in country. “They were surprised by the extent... View Details

06 Sep 2005
Research & Ideas

The Best Place for Retirement Funds

paper called, "Asset Allocation and Asset Location: Household Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances," published by the Journal of Public Economics in August, 2004. Using data from the... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

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