Vulnerabilities - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Apr 2021
News

Real Talk

approach, and asks participants, especially executives, to get vulnerable in order to dig into the complexities that can’t be conveyed by a PowerPoint slide. “People tend not to share stories of a personal nature for fear of being... View Details

Portrait Project

Akash Gupta

mental health issues that went undiagnosed. Having watched my mom transition from a comfortable middle-class lifestyle to a life on the streets, I will be a business leader who openly values mental health in the workplace. I will be a champion of View Details

01 Jun 2017
News

A Finger on the Pulse of the Financial System

financial crises. “If beliefs and expectations can be measured in real time,” says Greenwood, “it would be easier to anticipate financial vulnerability and take measures to prevent future crises.” BFFS Project research focuses on five... View Details

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Hakeem Belo-Osagie | Baker Library

he realized a smaller group like his was vulnerable to being forced out of the market by a large, efficient commercial bank. Therefore, when the Nigerian government decided to sell its shares in the United Bank for Africa, Hakeem... View Details

25 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

Planning for Surprises

so common? A: Our research shows that there are psychological, organizational, and political factors that conspire to keep us from dealing with problems that are worthy of our attention. Psychological vulnerabilities have to do with... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

Portrait Project

Martin Gonzalez

MBA frenzy, I was diagnosed with cancer and underwent two surgeries and eight months of chemotherapy. This made me realize how vulnerable we are, how vain it is to plan too far ahead, and how crucial it is to focus on the really important... View Details

Portrait Project

Christy Gibb

and a stubborn streak. An engineer's mind. From my mother: Strength, vulnerability and empathy. A sensitivity to suffering and a silly side. A nurse's heart. Mine alone: An artistic eye, wanderlust. If I am true to myself - to these... View Details

Portrait Project

Brendan Sullivan

apprehension has transformed into a commitment to treat their hopelessness with compassionate care, and I aspire to improve the health of vulnerable communities. Looking back, I smile on the trepidation of my towheaded, five-year-old... View Details

25 Apr 2014
News

Disrupting criminal enterprises that prey on children

with vulnerable children. Recently, Brochu assumed a new position as the head of human trafficking programs for Geneva Global, a leading social enterprise that implements philanthropists' humanitarian goals at the grassroots level around... View Details

Career Coach

Meredith Hamilton

well as recognizing and eliminating the ways in which they may be blocking or limiting their own success. She has found that—with the right balance of curiosity, vulnerability and honesty—coaching can be a transformative experience, and... View Details

Keywords: Education; Entrepreneurship; Impact Investing; Financial Services (All); Government; Real Estate; Social Enterprise

07 Jun 2018
News

Sowing the Seeds of Leadership

As the second president of the Costa Rica–based EARTH University, Arturo Condo (DBA 2000) is following his passion for education that has a demonstrable impact on the world. “EARTH’s students have the potential to lift people out of poverty in some of the most View Details

Portrait Project

Yaw Agyenim-Boateng

vulnerable amongst us. I plan to raise money over the next few years, build high-quality schools, design world-class curricula specific to Africa, recruit top teachers from all over the world, and teach talented African children... View Details

07 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - COP27 and the Climate Crisis

entrepreneur and founder of Friendship (NGO). Since 2002, Friendship has provided healthcare and education to remote communities in Bangladesh that have been especially vulnerable to the effects of climate change with disastrous floods... View Details

12 PM – 1 PM EST, 17 Nov 2015
Webinars: Career

Is Entrepreneurship Right For You?

Are you considering pursuing an entrepreneurial career? Professor Tim Butler will share his latest research on the markers that differentiate entrepreneurs from non-entrepreneurs. Using the CareerLeader assessment tool, Professor Butler will demonstrate how your... View Details

01 May 2020
In Practice

COVID-19’s Hard Lessons Might Prepare Business for Climate Change

a joint appointment at the Harvard Business School in the General Management and Strategy units. Joseph B. Lassiter: Companies will realize their vulnerability COVID-19 points out that even the most sophisticated companies and... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

14 Dec 2015
News

Building Platforms of Life for the World’s Poorest Children

and we have impact in thousands of communities with millions of children around the world who are largely vulnerable and left out of key health and education systems. “We do what I would call the ‘building blocks of life’: clean water,... View Details

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Jordan Bazinsky

I will do my part to help the most vulnerable have at least a "crib of one's own." Standing on the front porch of my small wooden home, built to withstand the ocean breeze, one hand will be on my crib. The other will be... View Details

28 May 2019
News

Ask the Expert: In Security

says. Companies are inherently vulnerable to cyberattacks because the very processes that enable growth also expose vulnerabilities. Mergers and acquisitions, for example, create confusion between converging IT infrastructures and... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; cybersecurity

16 Jul 2024
Blog Post

Advancing Health Equity: Social Enterprise Summer Fellow Simona Stancov (MBA 2025)

persist. In reflecting on ways to maximize my impact in this complex space, I have strengthened my sense of purpose: to advance health equity. I want to create a world in which the most vulnerable moments of a person’s life are not... View Details

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Vinalhaven: The Downtown Project | Information Technology

located approximately 12 miles off the coast, had a year-round population of about 1,200 people, with an additional 1,200 summer residents. Professor Ruback and Matt Preble on location in Vinalhaven. The downtown was located on a part of the island that made it View Details

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