Education In Africa - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Sep 2020
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James Mwangi

James Mwangi, CEO of Kenya’s Equity Bank, which has one of the largest customer bases of any bank in Africa, argues that the lack of financial literacy posed a far bigger challenge to the bank in Kenya than problems of corruption. View Details

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Bridgette Slater

novels that inspired them. Who is one person from your life that you admire the most today? My grandmother, a determined Black woman full of compassion and charisma. She is a force of nature, who went back to school to pursue her doctorate degree View Details

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Charts & Statistics - Leadership

Escapism in radio serials Prohibition repealed Golden age of movies Influence: Medium-Low 40 1940 s 19 Patriotism soars GI Bill Influence: Medium-Low 50 1950 s 19 Social conformity McCarthyism Membership in... View Details

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History - Entrepreneurship

businesses. Most graduates wait until they have a high potential idea they are truly passionate about. Often, such ideas come through in-depth experience in a market and exposure to unsatisfied customer needs – experience that may be... View Details

03 May 2019
Blog Post

Instagram Takeover - Taylor Stockton (MBA 2020)

application process, and prior to HBS lived in Johannesburg, South Africa where he was on on the leadership team of an education start-up. At HBS, he is the Co-Founder &... View Details

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Nicky Newton-King

Nicky Newton-King, former CEO of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, reflects on South Africa’s social and political environment during her university studies at Stellenbosch University in the mid-1980’s. View Details

22 Feb 2022
News

New Urban Order

charging stations—especially fast-charging stations—takes partnership and expertise, especially in the early days of transportation electrification.” Access and education are important: 80 percent of... View Details

Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit and the Market Economy: The Rise of Credit Reporting

HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Introduction Credit in Pre-Industrial Society Credit and the... View Details

01 Oct 1997
News

Graduate's Gift Honors HBS Friend

following HBS, de Rothschild said, "Frank is a giver, not a taker. In educating tomorrow's business leaders, it is so important for the School to continue to attract people like him. I am pleased to play a... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

01 Oct 1996
News

Mastering the Competition — Michael E. Porter (MBA 1971)

typically hectic month last spring, he taught in three HBS executive education programs, gave several presentations to alumni, and spent a day each in Nicaragua and Costa Rica... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

October 2007 (Revised June 2008)
Case

Leader(ship) Development

By: Scott A. Snook

Designed for use in the first year of an MBA program, can be included within a core course on leadership or used more broadly to orient students to their upcoming experience while in school. Offers a series of robust conceptual models to help students frame their... View Details

Keywords: Leadership Development; Framework; Business Education; Education Industry

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01 Jan 2002
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Egon P.S. Zehnder (MBA '56)

Founding Chairman, Egon Zehnder International, Inc. Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page Earlier Education University of Zurich, 1949 A.B., Classics University of Zurich, 1953 Ph.D., Law (including one year at the University of... View Details

14 Jan 2022
News

Nohria’s Next Move

continue to play the role of teacher and mentor that is so meaningful to me.” (See the company’s announcement.) Nohria will remain engaged at Harvard University as the chair of the board of the Harvard Allston Land Company and teaching in... View Details

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Frist Faculty Commons | About

Corporation, and today it is the leading provider of health-care services in the United States. HCA was the subject of a 2012 HBS case study. Thomas F. Frist Jr. is director of the Patricia C. and Thomas F. Frist Jr. Foundation, which... View Details

Nii Narku Quaynor

Keywords: Internet Provider

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Reuel J. Khoza

Reuel J. Khoza, Chairman of South Africa's Dzana Investments and Discovery Bank, details his involvement with university student politics and advocacy during apartheid, which led to his firing from a faculty position in 1974. View Details

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Course History - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

keeping with the mission of Harvard Business School—to educate leaders who make a difference in the world—we introduced the New CEO Workshop to address the distinctive challenges facing first-time chief... View Details

16 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

Adam Smith, Behavioral Economist?

Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations, first published in 1776, helped create the discipline of economics with its conjuring of the invisible hand, self-interest, and other explanations of market forces that have influenced academics,... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

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Annual Report 2020 - Annual Report 2020

of the disease, that it would be infeasible to ensure the safety and well-being of the more than 1,000 MBA students, faculty, and staff involved in the year’s program. Executive Education Given rapidly... View Details

26 Jan 2024
Blog Post

Career Advice from the Guests of the HBS Climate Rising Podcast

change in one industry might affect others. Continuous learning in this rapidly evolving space. Staying up to date on climate change news is an important way to get educated... View Details

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