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- 25 Jan 2018
- News
A Whole New Game
According to research compiled by the Federal Reserve, cities, not suburbs, are now the leading generators of US economic growth. From 2010 to 2016, urban populations grew faster than those in the suburbs, reversing a nearly 70-year-old... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Chinese Premier Speaks at HBS
George W. Bush (MBA ’75) that a high-level joint commission be formed to defuse business problems between the two countries. “We should not turn economic or trade issues into political ones,” he declared. Quoting Thomas Jefferson, Wen... View Details
- 01 Nov 2016
- News
Paving the Way to College
Harley Frankel (MBA 1966) is dedicated to bringing change to the field of education. During a long career in education policy at the federal level, he led the National Head Start program; helped to develop the forerunner of the Pell Grant... View Details
- 03 Aug 2021
- News
Leading Maryland’s Only Black-Owned and -Managed Commercial Bank to Be a Pandemic Resource
The Baltimore Sun recently highlighted the work of John Lewis (MBA 2004), President and Chief Operating Officer of Harbor Bank of Maryland, which the newspaper notes became a vital pandemic-era resource for businesses looking to obtain View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Ex-Con Talks Ethics with HBS Students
dropped out of college and joined a New York securities firm. He saw his sales and commissions rise after he decided to be less than forthcoming about potential drawbacks to the investment ideas he was pitching to customers. Over time,... View Details
- 27 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments
Bill George, Professor of Management Practice Social networking is the most significant business development of 2010, topping the resurgence of the U.S. automobile industry. During the year social networking morphed from a personal View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 16 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Can Decades of Military Overspending be Fixed?
Excerpt from Defense Acquisition Reform 1960-2009: An Elusive Goal. Major Weapon Systems Since World War II military research and development (R&D) has constituted a large share of the total federal R&D effort. In 1960, for... View Details
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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Boston
and economic information and data United States Census Bureau: American Community Survey Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
HBS Club of Ireland Puts Management Skills to Work
a way to help the communities in this region. In considering what they could do in this volatile area, club members decided to focus on what they do best: business management. And they decided to utilize a format with which they were all... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic
goes to education—about $800 million. Business people are also allocating a lot of private philanthropy money. JOSEPH FULLER Professor of Management Practice and Co-chair of HBS’s Managing the Future of Work project The funding mechanisms for K–12 education create... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 29 Mar 2023
- News
Giving Hope and Comfort
Feingold says, paraphrasing a lesson he learned while at HBS. Over the next five years, Feingold hopes to expand the size and reach of the organization, distributing 10 million products annually, with Hope and Comfort leading the charge for transformative solutions... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Ask the Expert: Inside the Fed
The Fed’s structure The Federal Reserve System is overseen by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, an independent agency with seven members who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Leadership on a Global Stage
course correction that took Jefferson to HBS, consulting, state and federal leadership positions, public speaking, and helping organizations around the world develop their leaders. It has been 20 years since Jefferson was leading a Green... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 26 Feb 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Airbnb Effect: Cheaper Rooms for Travelers, Less Revenue for Hotels
times." Hotels fight back Lodging groups have not taken Airbnb's incursions lightly. Starting in 2016, the American Hotel and Lodging Association backed efforts by the Federal Trade Commission and the... View Details
- 29 May 2019
- News
HBS Career Coaches Hit the Road to Serve Alumni
simplicity? We can’t rely on the federal government, which was designed as an exception,” says Deffarges, pointing out the state-by-state initiatives that are enacting Medicare-for-All. “States will show us the way home.” Belinsky says... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 05 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Developing Black Talent for Leadership
For too long companies and governments in the U.S. have under-funded and under-resourced the anti-racist organizations leveling the playing field for the black communities we stand in solidarity with today. 100+ Historically Black... View Details
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5.1 Information Technology | MBA
adherence to applicable law, this policy, and other HBS and Harvard University policies. Various forms of computer misconduct are prohibited by federal and state law and are therefore subject to criminal and civil penalties. Such... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Democratizing Funding, Diversifying Funders
right to buy into privately held firms was limited to high-net-worth individuals or other businesses. Federal regulators have now opened up a world between the two categories, creating a new asset class in which “non-accredited investors”... View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg
- 19 Feb 2020
- News
Capitol Ideas to Combat Climate Change
Clean Air Act was one of the first and most influential federal environmental laws—and many in the business community saw benefits from a national strategy to combat pollution. Prof. Michael Toffel Prof.... View Details
Keywords: April White; photos by Jack Conroy
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
No Easy Fix for the Financial Crisis
federal regulation. So my bottom line is we need a financial product safety commission that ensures some basic safety for American families.” Don’t Expect CEOs in Handcuffs Harvard economics professor... View Details