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Contemporary Developing Countries: Entrepreneurial Solutions to Intractable Problems
By: Tarun Khanna
What problems do developing countries face, and how can individuals contribute to solutions rather than awaiting the largesse of the state or other actors? Intractable problems – such as lack of access to education and healthcare, forced reliance on contaminated... View Details
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Biography - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
co-founded four non-profit organizations growing out of his scholarly work: The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, which addresses economic development in distressed urban communities; the Center for Effective Philanthropy, which... View Details
- March 2013
- Teaching Note
Nestlé: Agricultural Material Sourcing Within the Concept of Creating Shared Value (CSV) (TN)
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Matthew Preble
In December 2012, Hans Jöhr, Nestlé's head of corporate agriculture, was preparing to meet with the company's board of directors to discuss its vision for the future related to sustainable agriculture. Nestlé's continued success depended on its ability to access the... View Details
- 04 Apr 2018
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Smart Cities are Complicated and Costly: Here's How to Build Them
Chombosan Much promotion of smart cities assumes that municipalities will take a proactive, top-down, technology-first approach to urban progress. Thus far, these initiatives look for some forward-thinking city official (or immensely deep-pocketed private investor) to... View Details
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Faculty & Research | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
adapting and applying management concepts within urban public school systems to drive improved performance and on using entrepreneurial strategies to effect systemic change in K–12 education. Impact Investing Through teaching, research... View Details
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Economic Development in Inner Cities - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
competitiveness. Nowhere are the opportunities for creating shared value more apparent than in impoverished urban areas. Read More Related Resources 14 Nov 2011 Initiative for a Competitive Inner City New York City’s Anchor Institutions:... View Details
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Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research
opportunities for children from rural regions of Kazakhstan. Established by Kazakhstani businessman and philanthropist Aidyn Rakhimbayev, IQanat sought to address the stark disparity between academic resources in urban and rural parts of... View Details
- June 2020
- Teaching Note
Brand Storytelling at Shinola
By: Jill Avery, Giana M. Eckhardt and Michael Beverland
Detroit, Michigan, aka “The Motor City,” is known as the birthplace of most of the American classic automotive brands. It is a city filled with the rich history of the industrial age, the pride of American manufacturing, and of the soulful sounds of Motown music. It is... View Details
- 08 Mar 2018
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- 20 Dec 2013
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Zooming In: A Practical Manual for Identifying Geographic Clusters
Keywords: by Juan Alcácer & Minyuan Zhao
- June 2021
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Akira Fukabori and Kevin Kajitani at avatarin (A) (Abridged)
By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Tedards
In 2016, Akira Fukabori and Kevin Kajitani, aeronautical engineers at All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd., began to wonder why, in a world of accelerating globalization and digital connectivity, those who lived in far-remote villages or impoverished urban areas could not... View Details
Keywords: Agility; Ecosystem; Innovation Ecosystems; Innovation; Crowdsourcing; XPRIZE; Open Innovation; Partnership; Government; Collaboration; Co-creation; Purpose; Impact; Social Impact; Movement; Organizational Behavior; Organizational Ambidexterity; Ambidexterity; Culture; Culture Change; Global Teams; Experimentation; Space; Space Industry; Airline Industry; Start-up; Platform Business; Platform Strategy; Platform; Digital; Robotics; Robots; Avatar; Telepresence; Innovation Lab; Mobility; COVID-19; Intrapreneurship; Public-private Partnership; Innovation and Invention; Technological Innovation; Partners and Partnerships; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Alignment; Leadership; Leading Change; Diversity; Organizational Culture; Change Management; Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Digital Platforms; Transportation Industry; Aerospace Industry; Japan
Hill, Linda A., and Emily Tedards. "Akira Fukabori and Kevin Kajitani at avatarin (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 421-085, June 2021.
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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Mission, Data, and Impact in Nonprofit Work 01 Jul 2025 Courtnee Biscardi is Executive Vice President of the Urban League of Broward County in Fort Laude... DNPIV Perspectives: Erica Mitchell, United Way of Greater Nashville Erica... View Details
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Public Education Leadership Project
Summary Improved student performance depends on strong leadership, a culture of collaboration, and a dedication to accountability across a school district. This program helps leaders from U.S.-based urban school systems apply proven... View Details
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foundation, which provided educational opportunities for children from rural regions of Kazakhstan. Established by Kazakhstani businessman and philanthropist Aidyn Rakhimbayev, IQanat sought to address the stark disparity between academic resources in View Details
- 30 Mar 2021
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Commuting Hurts Productivity and Your Best Talent Suffers Most
as the COVID-19 pandemic wanes and remote employees—perhaps grudgingly—contemplate returning to offices. Wu’s conclusions were clear: A long commute hurts workers and their employers by hindering creativity and productivity, which stifles innovation, according to his... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
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Italian example and began to think more broadly about why premodern economic history and business history can and should matter to us today. Nov 19 19 Nov 2018 Business History Seminar Democracy Electric: Energy and Economic Citizenship in an View Details
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Curriculum - Business & Environment
opportunities. Harvard University and Urban Mining Industries: Decarbonizing the Supply Chain The case describes Harvard University's consideration to decarbonize its supply chain by replacing cement with a low-carbon substitute called... View Details
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Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - The Golden Age of Black Business
Administration (WPA), taught finance at Howard University, and was executive secretary in the Urban League of Canton, Ohio. Monroe Davis Dowling, MBA 1931 Upon graduation from HBS, Monroe Davis Dowling worked for the Colored Merchants'... View Details
- 30 Mar 2023
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Amager Bakke: A Look into the Future of Waste Incineration
first elements installed at the incinerator. A feature we found to be incredible was how the waste incinerator is integrated into the urban landscape and the lives of its neighbors. Amager Bakke offers an exciting selection of... View Details
- 15 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
IT Job Wages Are No Longer 'Exceptional'
internet, especially in high-tech clusters—geographic regions where skilled worker wages increased faster than in the rest of the country. To chart the rise and fall of IT salaries, the researchers examined 142 of the largest urban areas... View Details