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- 01 Jun 2022
- News
A Sustainable Solution for Fashion
launching and running their business,” Bussgang says. “I would bet their customers—major retailers who are counting on Syrup’s platform for mission-critical business processes—would be surprised to learn that James and Ferdinand were still students at HBS when they... View Details
Keywords: April White
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Program Experience: Leading in the Digital Era
Leading in the Digital Era participants discuss why they chose to attend the program, what aspects of the program they found most compelling, and how they plan to implement what they've learned at their organizations. View Details
- 26 Dec 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Reinforcing Regulatory Regimes: How States, Civil Society, and Codes of Conduct Promote Adherence to Global Labor Standards
- December 2017
- Case
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
By: Jose B. Alvarez and Sarah Mehta
It is July 2017, and Dr. Nteranya Sanginga, the director general of the Nigeria-based International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), is making progress toward two of his primary strategic objectives for the nonprofit research Institute: 1) to scale the impact... View Details
Keywords: Scaling Technologies; Youth Unemployment; Innovation In Nonprofits; Agribusiness; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Cash Flow; Labor; Employment; Commercialization; Problems and Challenges; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Africa; Nigeria
Alvarez, Jose B., and Sarah Mehta. "International Institute of Tropical Agriculture." Harvard Business School Case 518-034, December 2017.
- 2015
- Working Paper
The Impact of Funds: An Evaluation of CDC 2004-12
By: Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon, Steve Dew and Dong Ik Lee
CDC was founded in 1948 as part of the U.K. government's efforts to develop the economic resources of Britain's remaining colonies. Since then, CDC has pursued a series of strategies to "do good without losing money," as its original mission was phrased. Its approach... View Details
Lerner, Josh, Ann Leamon, Steve Dew, and Dong Ik Lee. "The Impact of Funds: An Evaluation of CDC 2004-12." Working Paper, October 2015.
- 23 Mar 2012
- HBS Seminar
Dan Kahan, Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology at Yale Law School
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By: Ethan C. Rouen
Relying on empirical archival methodologies—as well as techniques in data science—to develop and structure new sources of data by which to approach questions of looming disclosure changes, Professor Rouen has focused on one of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s... View Details
- 22 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015)
contributing to her home country. She noticed that many of the families she grew up with eventually found themselves dispersed around the globe after seeking opportunities abroad. While she welcomed international exposure, traveling to... View Details
- 22 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
Launching the Women in Tech Initiative at HBS
inaugural Women in Tech Initiative. The founding members of this group included ECs Monica Mishra (MBA ’21) and Nikita Jagadeesh (MBA ’21) and RCs Angel Wang (MBA ’22), Jordan Naylor (MBA ’22), and Sadhana Bala (MBA ’22). This group... View Details
- 10 May 2020
- Blog Post
Let’s Hear it For the Moms – The Incredible Balancing Act of Student Mothers
family-starting years, the demographics are slowly shifting. This year, HBS has more student moms than ever before. We now comprise 1% of the student body. When classmates found out I was pregnant, the first question would invariably be,... View Details
- 01 May 2020
- What Do You Think?
Does Remote Work Mix with Organizational Culture?
without too much difficulty. It all suggests that responses to the virus may hasten a trend already in process, that of more delivery of work performed remotely. The pros and cons of working remotely have been hashed over repeatedly. Consulting organizations have View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 25 Jan 2023
- News
The Road to the C-Suite, with Citi CFO Mark Mason
school, he says, and sold bubblegum and baseball cards to his classmates over lunch. Later, Mason enrolled in Howard University’s premed program but switched to the business program by the second semester. There, earning his degree in finance and studying with the case... View Details
- 16 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Luxury Isn’t What It Used to Be
classic," says Matthew McEvoy (HBS MBA '89), strategic planning director at Burberry. Founded in 1856, the creator of the iconic trench coat has outfitted movie stars, outdoor sportsmen, the British military, and the Royal Family. In... View Details
- 22 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
Pulling Campbell’s Out of the Soup
how powerful it was," he said. "People shared our CSR report with their friends, their parents, their kids as a way of saying, 'Look at how we're helping to build a better world.' " And ultimately, Conant found that as CEO,... View Details
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Business Economics Online Course | HBS Online
with fellow participants throughout the course. Learn about bringing this course to your organization . Learner Stories 76% found HBS Online to be more impactful than other online business programs The academic rigor was thrilling. What... View Details
- 02 Jun 2010
- What Do You Think?
How Do You Weigh Strategy, Execution, and Culture in an Organization’s Success?
rites and rituals, etc.)? If the execution of your organization's strategy = 100%, roughly what proportion of its effectiveness is dependent upon and accounted for by the organization's culture? To my surprise, my respondents neither View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Nov 2022
- What Do You Think?
Why Aren’t Business Leaders More Vocal About Immigration Policy?
reported that, “ my entire team has reported registering for virtual conferences but not really feeling they could fully set aside time to engage fully as they would if they traveled to a conference.” William Cottringer added, “I have View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 09 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why Entrepreneurs Should Go Work for Government
remembers. "Eventually, the IRS found a way to grant the status." Innovation Laboratories In the past five years, cities around the world have increasingly become laboratories in innovation, producing idea labs that partner with... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
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Frist Faculty Commons | About
replacing the Faculty Club formerly located in Kresge Hall. The space was named in honor of the Thomas F. Frist Jr. family, who have been generous supporters of financial aid at HBS. About the Name After serving as a flight surgeon in the air force, Dr. Thomas F. Frist... View Details
- 04 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Learning from the Entrepreneurs-in-Residence as a Harvard MS/MBA Student
planning and operations roles at Blue Apron, Peloton, and Burrow. Ash is also an investment partner at The MBA Fund, an early-stage fund that backs student and alumni founders from Harvard, Stanford, and the University of Pennsylvania. I have View Details