Agricultural Business Parks - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2005
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Business Plan Contest Has Many Winners

With its ninth annual competition last May, the HBS Business Plan Contest has become a well-established start-up that hits “home runs” every year. This year’s traditional track winner was Karen Grajwer (MBA ’05), founder of Uplift, an... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

28 Mar 2016
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Drawing Connections Between Business and Art

Photography by Benjamin Parks/GPA Business and art can both be viewed as aspirational activities. Business aims to improve people’s circumstances. Art, on the other hand, tries for something less tangible by... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

24 Apr 2014
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Leading in business and in public education

saving it from bankruptcy and building a profitable business. Numerous nonprofits also have benefitted from his leadership, including the Wildlife Conservation Society, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, and the City Parks... View Details

12 Nov 2021
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Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

the worst global pandemics. We are likely facing one of the largest industrial transformations in our lifetime, from the massive deployment of clean energy and electrification of transport, to the shift to more sustainable agriculture and... View Details

15 Oct 2024
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Ratan Tata, Visionary Business Leader, Dies at 86

Ratan Tata (AMP 71, 1975), who was one of India’s most admired leaders, died on October 9, in Mumbai. The Tata Group announced his death in a statement. He served as chairman and chief executive of the Tata Group from 1991 to 2012, during which time profits multiplied... View Details

15 Dec 2023
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Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem

Clubs News Clubs News Webinar illuminates broad array of business opportunities across Africa On December 5th, the HBS African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA) hosted ‘Doing Business in Africa: From... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

24 Jun 2014
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Latest Climate Change Report Paints Dire Picture For Business

Keywords: Agriculture; Agriculture

30 Jun 2014
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Two Harvard Business School Startups Receive $100K to Stay in School

Keywords: Agriculture; Agriculture; Agriculture; Agriculture

09 Sep 2013
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Teaching Climate Change to Skeptics

Keywords: Business and Environment Initiative; Agriculture; Agriculture

30 Apr 2014
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Harvard Business School Awards $150K to 4 Startups with 'One Simple Idea'

Keywords: Rock Center; start-up; Agriculture; Agriculture; Agriculture

01 Sep 2023
News

Action Plan: In Context

winner in China: “The reaction was, ‘Who wants to admit they have no manners?’” Etiquette was equated with the service industry, not high society. To overcome the initial lack of enthusiasm, Ho launched Institute Sarita at the Park Hyatt... View Details

Keywords: April White; communication; manners; business; entrepreneurship; China; human behavior