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- 21 Jun 2022
- News
Banquet Brings Latino Alumni Back Together; Dallas Club Marks 75 Years with a Look Ahead
impactful roles in tech, while creating a network of Latino innovators who make a difference in the world.” The effort is in response to the very low percentage of people of color working in tech while demand is rising. A 2019 survey by... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City
challenge. "You have to get the price per customer per year down sufficiently low so institutions are willing to handle an account with a few hundred dollars," Tufano says. To that end, his D2D Fund has partnered with SunGard, a leading... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The HBS Fund
climate change and income inequality. They also learn how to drive change at their own companies. One student credits the program with completely changing his perspective: “I feel like a new person, with a new thought process, driven by... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Read All About It!
goods and services — from a second or third vehicle to health clubs to text messaging — that their great-grandparents could hardly have dreamed of. At the same time, the underlying sources for all this consumption — our wealth and income... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
No Place Like Home
positively affects childhood development, individual self-esteem, and family viability. Housing is generally considered "affordable" when its cost does not exceed 30 percent of the median family income in a given area. In one typically... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 12 Apr 2011
- News
Twelve Global Finalists Compete at HBS
Consulta uses production line best practices to deliver fast, reliable, affordable and standardized medical appointments to low income families that are uninsured and underserved by the public system, in the... View Details
Keywords: Multiple alumni
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Daniel Vasella
in Cambridge, Massachusetts. We moved our research headquarters there from Basel and developed a new, integrated approach to genomics, biology, and chemistry. Novartis is the only drug company with leadership positions in both patented and generic drugs. Given the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Promise & Perils
reforms that began in 1978 have stoked annual growth in excess of 9 percent, three times that of the United States. Per capita income among the nation’s 1.3 billion inhabitants has more than quadrupled, surpassing $1,000 last year.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Making History, Starting Over
says. “And in a system that requires low levels of taxation, free markets, and privatization of state assets, you have a paradox. The paradox is that the state is in less of a position to act. The state is no longer a redistributor of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Mary Callahan Erdoes
you a standard answer to that, but I need to understand each client's specific circumstances before ever giving asset-allocation advice. What are their income and lifestyle needs, time horizons, and goals? Is the money going to charity,... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 14 Mar 2019
- News
The Merchant of Osaka
quandary. “You can’t stick your head up too high here. But if you keep too low of a profile, no one will find you. So I stay in the middle, and I keep on moving.” “You can’t stick your head up too high here. But if you keep too View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 05 Dec 2016
- News
The Dragon’s Tale
loose and left to go bankrupt and be restructured—while the government focused on larger enterprises. The transition to an export-driven, low labor-cost country was well under way by the turn of the century, as millions of workers moved... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
New News
means paying out even more. I’m hoping that’s going to lead to a virtuous cycle of more subscribers. In terms of our pricing, we purposely went a bit low and modest. Not all South Asian Americans are the same, but a large proportion—about... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic
During COVID-19 and Beyond. Closures of schools and other learning spaces have had an impact on 94 percent of the world’s student population; for low and lower-middle income countries, the impact has been up... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 26 Apr 2011
- News
BioMine Strikes Gold
affordable and standardized medical appointments to low income families that are uninsured and underserved by the public system, in the poorest districts of Brazil’s largest cities. Spendwisor.com enables... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Model Patient
their own. The state subsidizes residents who have incomes that meet or somewhat exceed federal poverty guidelines. An independent public authority, known informally as the Health Connector, helps individuals and small businesses choose... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Q&A: Andrew Kendall
with New Hampshire Audubon to work on global conservation issues in Costa Rica. What are the keys to success in working on environmental issues in a developing country? Costa Rica is known for its environmental ethic, but even there you have to be especially sensitive... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
engage (or not engage) in our workplaces, homes, and communities. A Boyhood in Wartime Britain by Michael H. Coles (MBA 1961) CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Collecting shrapnel from his front yard; identifying incoming... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Ready for Takeoff
decade, according to the World Bank, an increase of more than 50 percent. The national unemployment rate has hovered under 5 percent, touching record lows. Income inequality—though still a major issue for the country—is dropping: Between... View Details
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
everyone everywhere in the world in unprecedented ways and the consequences are real,” says incoming HBS MBA student Isha Khambra, a member of the Students Fight COVID initiative. “Despite these challenges we—now and in the past—have seen... View Details