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- 01 Aug 2019
- News
Investing for Good
arrangement to deliver social value and financial value. “The social impact bond allows government to transfer the risk of performance of particular social programs to the investors. So in the event of a project's success, the government... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 25 Jun 2018
- News
An Unfinished Story
In 1961, at the age of eight, Elaine Chao (MBA 1979) traveled to the United States from Taiwan with her mother and two sisters aboard a cargo ship. It was a harrowing 37-day journey to reunite with her father, who had come to the country... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
HIV/AIDS and Business
social and financial cost of inaction is so high that standing by is not an option, particularly for multinational corporations doing business in countries with high infection rates. “AIDS places a dramatic spotlight on the question of... View Details
- 30 Jan 2017
- News
HBS Deans' Message on White House Travel Ban
United States for citizens from seven selected countries and, specifically, targeting those of the Muslim faith. The dampening effects of such a ban have become clear very quickly: students (including a number with citizenship from the... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Beyond the Rim: New Paths to Success in Asia
Tatsuyuki Saeki: Putting Stock in New Options at Nasdaq Japan Edwin Yu: Bidding on the Future Khoo Teng Chye: Technology Turnaround in Singapore Jimmy Lai Chee-ying: Rags, Riches, and Risk William K.L. Fung (MBA 1972): E-Commerce and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Arunma Oteh (MBA 1990)
assets. “Our leadership understands that you can bring innovation from the private sector and capital markets to solve the world’s most difficult challenges,” says Oteh. She describes visiting World Bank projects in India that mitigate View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 27 Apr 2017
- News
Helping Veterans Gain Skills to Thrive in the Business World
of the first women officers, and the first African-American woman, to work on a United States Navy submarine, Tabitha Strobel (MBA 2018) was more focused on serving her country and doing her job than blazing trails. “I knew the position... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Banking on HBS
world's poorest countries. The International Finance Corporation invests some $2.5 billion in private-sector enterprise in developing nations. The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency encourages outside investment in developing View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Exchange: Micro Management
repayment, and the idea that we are bringing new innovations and risk capital to the industry has piqued a lot of curiosity. So with these products you’re bridging the gap between research and practice? Rigol: Well, it’s a big gap, and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Rx for Too Big to Fail
there is a real risk of oversimplifying the problem. If tough rhetoric becomes a substitute for tough regulation, we will — tragically — miss our best shot at a financially stable future. There are plenty of good reasons to crack down on... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Putting Ghosts to Rest
who reflects on his experiences in Rwanda and how unfamiliar environments abroad can lead to reevaluating traditional notions of business risk and social return. It was late at night, and I was tired. Perfect timing for my inner... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Crucible: Relocation
vision and risk tolerance, and my tumultuous transition broke our relationship. I was still a few years from receiving a green card and had to leave the United States. I reduced 13 years of my adult life to three suitcases and relocated... View Details
Keywords: Zhang, Qian
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
India Arrives
1.1 billion citizens surviving on less than $2 a day. Education remains inaccessible or insufficient for millions, and the country has the world’s second-largest HIV-positive population. Mumbai’s airport is emblematic of the country’s... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Truth Be Told
alike are increasingly relying on whistleblowers to prevent and investigate fraud, the professors realized, there is little understanding about the real risks faced by an employee who steps forward. Dey and Heese set out to study the... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Banishing Balkan Ghosts
determined to revive Serbia's economy and one day see his country join the European Union. Not so long ago, Djelic, as a partner at McKinsey in Paris, was enjoying what he terms “a charmed and privileged existence” in the French capital.... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
departure of more than 200,000 Huguenots at the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes was a well-documented economic disaster for the kingdom of France, but the importance of these refugees to the countries where they settled is less known.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Camel and the Unicorn
we’re going to examine why Silicon Valley is at risk of losing its startup crown and what that could mean for the future of innovation. READ MORE If you were asked to name some of the greatest entrepreneurial failures in history, you... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Latin American Conference Highlights Region's Diversity
solvent and that a credible monetary policy will emerge, he said. The country also needs international support, but such aid may be hard to come by now. Asked if converting the Argentine money supply into long-term bonds that people don't... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
A Quiet Force: Remembering Jay Light
better as Dean.” Light viewed globalization as a significant opportunity for the School and opened a research center in India and the Harvard Center Shanghai. New courses brought MBA students to countries in Asia, Africa, and South... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Vision: To Go-Go
the risk of placing one big bet on a single location or food concept. The model can scale up simply by adding more kitchens, and offerings can be tweaked rapidly in response to data-driven insights. For its part, Foodology uses... View Details