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- 24 Apr 2014
- News
SHE builds confidence, promotes education, and creates jobs
countries, including Rwanda, where they miss up to 50 days of school or work per year because women lack access to these basic necessities. Through her work at SHE, Scharpf has created the enterprise’s first initiative, SHE 28, a... View Details
- 01 Aug 2013
- News
A Cure for Cold Storage
distribution a daunting process. That's the problem Vaxess seeks to address. The company is developing a way to store vaccines at room temperature using silk proteins, eliminating the need for refrigerated storage and allowing for wider... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Making a Difference in the World
“If people want to reduce carbon emissions, they must reduce their energy use.” — Paul Baier (MBA ’94) The residential sector is the single-largest end-use sector for energy, accounting for 25 percent of global demand. If every US home... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Classroom Legend
classroom. Embarking in earnest on the “second adventure” of his career, Christensen channeled his time, talents, and energy into researching and writing cases designed to help teachers become more... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Case Study: The Credit Bureau
company Mobley to offer an alternative: an affordable way to furnish a home with stylish, quality pieces with a lease of 3 to 12 months, without the burden of ownership. Mobley’s entrée to the $230 billion... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
NYC Conference Brings Entrepreneurs and Angels Together
investment vehicles used by angel investors to find and fund entrepreneurs: groups of angels who evaluate deals together, organizations that match entrepreneurs with interested angels, and individual angels who seek out deals through... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
New Venture Winner an Undercover Success
recipient of $25,000 for TrophoMax, a producer of patented seed and leaf inoculants. Jonathan Assayag (MBA 2010) of the HBS Club of Brazil was a... View Details
- 26 Mar 2018
- News
Funding Climate Change Solutions
two, as an investor, [to] facilitate also the channeling funds to projects that can help achieve that goal. When you speak about climate change, you cannot advise it if you don't have everybody play a role in it. “While you're addressing... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A U.S. Turnaround?
Wien In 1945, the United States was clearly the world’s leader militarily, economically, and politically. Its universities were preeminent, and its cultural life was enriched by the migration of Europeans during the previous decade. This... View Details
Keywords: Byron Wien; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Where Have All the Leaders Gone?
TUMULTY: “Rather than challenge voters, politicians look for the lowest common denominator.” In the following article, the first in a series of occasional opinion pieces by HBS alumni who are professional writers, Time magazine’s national... View Details
Keywords: Government
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Leading in business and in public education
As cochairman of the board of Loews Corporation, Andrew Tisch (MBA 1977) has played a leadership role in one of the largest diversified companies in the United States. He is... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
HBS alumnus Philip Rettger on partnering with the Harvard endowment
Philip Rettger (MBA 1985) has focused his career on renewable and sustainable energy. "While none of us knows what the future will offer for investment returns, I am pleased that the charitable remainder trust that I established several... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
What’s the Big Idea?
Michael Norton wrestles with in his provocative public policy–oriented research. In one 2011 nationwide survey, for example, Americans asked to estimate their country’s wealth distribution told Norton (and his collaborator, Dan Ariely)... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Case Study: Declawing the Competition
leadership position?” The Answers: Create an Etsy-like program for subscribers to sell and distribute their own cat products. After being vetted for quality and fit, independent producers receive View Details
- 29 Jul 2021
- News
Support System
Target, the company has channeled 15 percent of the company’s profits back to the families of the shea-nut pickers with the intent that it be used for the education View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Sizing Up Social Impact
Image by C.J. Burton As the aftereffects of the 2008 global economic crisis continue to be felt, nonprofit organizations are competing for fewer and fewer dollars. Donors, also feeling the squeeze of a... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
The way to measure success
people worldwide, with manufacturing and distribution facilities, executive office buildings, and sports stadiums located on four continents. Kraft’s commitment to philanthropy, with an emphasis in the areas View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Simi Nwogugu (MBA 2004)
50 percent of our population right now is under the age of 30. If these young people are given the opportunities to channel their energy and creativity properly, I believe... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 29 Mar 2023
- News
Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria
just a month after the product launched, and Eti leapt into action, delivering the product to its distribution nodes, reaching victims within a day. “This had been the most unfortunate and heartbreaking test View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Beyond Accommodation
It was in grade school that James D. Gibbons (MBA 1994) first began to lose his sight, a process he retraces in terms of his ability to cope at school. “I started moving up to the front of the class but not... View Details