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- 01 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
An Aerospace Engineer Provides a Lift for Underrepresented Innovators and Entrepreneurs
different challenges. “Whenever there was damage to the wing, tailfin, or landing gear, I would get a call from an airline, any time of day or night (it always seemed like everything went wrong at 3 a.m.), and I would work with them... View Details
- 07 Jan 2025
- Blog Post
Revolutionizing Wellness: Kate Twist (MBA 2008) Shapes the Future of Consumer Health Brands
remain - and someone in your friend group will remember the ‘takeaway’ you need in the moment.” The HBS network also played a role in Twist landing her first brand management position at Estee Lauder. As a recent graduate, she actively... View Details
- 09 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Career Advancement Without Experience
manage and advance their careers in the less predictable world of contract labor. But how do you land those kinds of jobs? In "Stretchwork: Managing the Career Progression Paradox in External Labor Markets," forthcoming in the... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
The Entrepreneurial Venture
entrepreneurial activity, which drew people away from large companies and encouraged them to take risks. Bill Sahlman: Also, when we graduated from HBS, the economy was in recession, inflation and interest rates were high, productivity growth was low, and the stock... View Details
- 10 Aug 2015
- News
A Talent Pipeline for Society’s Challenges
earthquake, they were still so hospitable. It was a great opportunity for me to think about how to help them.” She returned to the United States, committed to making a deeper dive into social enterprise work. She landed at the Initiative... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Judith R. Haberkorn, 111th AMP, 1992
for women to think more about their marriage prospects than their business future. Nevertheless, Haberkorn walked into the Baltimore employment office of the AT&T-owned Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. of Maryland and landed a job in... View Details
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS
British Parliament replaced common land with private property--a process that prompted better management and made Great Britain the leader in the Industrial Revolution. I then began to think about the relationship over time between new... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 24 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
In Troubled Africa, Botswana Flowers
or countries that might want to invest in Botswana? Is it a land of opportunity? Much of the continent still faces massive problems of disease, conflict, and resource depletion—but the world is turning its attention back to Africa.—Debora... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Rural Renewal
she herself is an organic farmer, Reade is not here to sell the blueberries, asparagus, beef, or lamb she raises at Neptune Farm. She’s here to support the other farmers, and they are here, in large part, because of her. Reade organized the weekly View Details
- 21 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Making Credibility Your Strongest Asset
worked. Right after graduating in 2000, Rovell landed a job at ESPN.com as its first business-of-sports anchor. He's now regularly featured on the network and writes prolifically for its online magazine. On the surface, Rovell's story... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
- 12 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Investors Have More Than Money to Offer Entrepreneurs
team? Your investors have probably seen many different configurations and can help you get creative if you’re trying to land a key hire or to retain and motivate your current team. Other financial areas where investors can be helpful are... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 14 Mar 2019
- News
The Merchant of Osaka
government is building on communitybased care models across the country—as are foreign governments, from Myanmar to Saudi Arabia. Oishi is an unlikely hero for the country’s health care crisis: a marketing expert pushing to enact sweeping... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 05 Nov 2017
- Blog Post
What You Need to Know about SVMP
made each session remarkable.” – Amir Did SVMP change how you think about yourself and your future? “SVMP confirmed the value of a management degree not only as a certificate of completion in finance and marketing fundamentals, but as a... View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Rahul Bajaj, MBA 1964
socialist state, a land of overarching regulation rather than of opportunity. "As a result, there was no entrepreneurship, and businesses couldn't do a thing without government approval," recalls Rahul Bajaj, a member of one of India's... View Details
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IFC India 2025: SELCO - Decentralized Renewable Energy to Develop While Decarbonizing - Blog - Business & Environment
Careers Climate Rising Climate Stories Clubs Courses & Curriculum Creating Emerging Markets Entrepreneurship Event Faculty Faculty Research IFC Decarbonization & Sustainable Production 2023 IFC Decarbonization & Sustainable Production... View Details
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
IT Links for Boundaryless Companies
markets grow as the number of people who are on the network grow, same as we saw on the phones. As they get bigger, many more people will come to them because that's where you go. "Now we see that the Internet View Details
Keywords: by Kenneth Liss
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Camel and the Unicorn
painted a two by two matrix, you might put Silicon Valley on the top right. Incredibly developed startup ecosystem and one of the most developed markets in the world, the US, and there's a couple other ecosystems you might put up there,... View Details
- 26 Oct 2017
- News
Can Farming Save the Planet?
organic practices. SFP provides the land and contributes to paying expenses; operators provide the labor, equipment, and fuel. The program is designed to deliver a stable income to investors in the fastest-growing segment of the food... View Details
- 17 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
A Litmus Test for Entrepreneurs
advice. He suggested that the company test and refine its business model by initially focusing on one payment operation, for parking tickets, in one U.S. city. The entrepreneurs almost bit off his head. "The leader in this market... View Details
Keywords: by Walter Kuemmerle
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Alumni Books
Invisible Edge: Taking Your Strategy to the Next Level Using Intellectual Property by Mark Blaxill (MBA ’84) and Ralph Eckardt (Portfolio) With the right intellectual property (IP) and the right strategies, companies can command premium prices, increase View Details