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- 18–20 May 2018
- Reunions
MBA 2017 ONE-YEAR REUNION
reflections that may be useful to First Year Reunion alums, the session seeks a dialog focused on the long game of life. Do you want to follow a script--or write your own story? Francesca Gino, Tandon Family Professor of Business... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
The School of Life
highly regarded people to lead this prominent joint venture. But just three years later, it was declared a colossal failure. One thing is clear in hindsight: Although the people picked by those companies to run the project were highly... View Details
- 30 Jun 2015
- Blog Post
Unexpected Conversations at HBS
discussions in class and that certainly proved true, but what stands out even more for me were the encounters out on Spangler lawn, in the hallways between classes, or out at dinner where someone shared an idea or insight that challenged... View Details
William Levitt
Levitt was a pioneer of fast, affordable housing construction. In many ways, he created the modern suburban landscape. Among other projects, his company built two Levittowns (Long Island and Bucks County) – mass-produced building projects... View Details
Keywords: Construction & Real Estate
- 24 Aug 2017
- News
Unlocking Potential
professor for a father and an enthusiastic community volunteer for a mother, Anderson recalls that talk at the family dinner table often revolved around social problems such as the exploding US prison... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
High Adventure
her during a dinner conversation with her boss, who had recently sold his previous company for several million dollars. “He was highly driven, over-stressed, and going for the next carrot,” she recalls. “I remember thinking, ‘When is it... View Details
- 05 Jun 2017
- Blog Post
Reflecting on the Section Experience at HBS
stronger bond with a smaller group of students and made the section feel like “home”. Families and significant others are welcome to join in all section events. Children were a huge hit in my section. An HBS section is not just a group of... View Details
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
John Doerr, MBA 1976
family has grown. When his wife, Ann, was diagnosed with cancer eight years ago, he reshuffled his priorities, cut down on travel, and pledged to be home for dinner at least twenty nights a month. Asked... View Details
- 03 Nov 2022
- Blog Post
Introducing the Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series
developed by HBS Professors Geoffrey Jones and Tarun Khanna. To date, the CEM project has conducted deep and impactful interviews with business leaders in 30 countries across emerging markets on topics including innovation, leadership,... View Details
- Web
The Institute for Cancer Care Innovation - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Delivery Project The Institute for Cancer Care Innovation MOC Network ICIC U.S. Cluster Mapping Project U.S. Competitiveness Project FSG Shared Value Initiative Social Progress... View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
A Roaring Success in the Windy City
in a thoughtful discussion of effective nonprofit boards. The other 17 breakout sessions, all of which were led by HBS faculty and many of which featured alumni panelists, covered topics ranging from family businesses, to health care, to... View Details
- 19 Jun 2018
- News
Pittsburgh Alumni Annual Meeting Features PPG’s McGarry
the social ROI of their services. “We’re helping one of our new clients to quantify the benefit it produces for its stakeholders, which will help in both management and marketing,” Chussil says, noting that the current projects are... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 02 Mar 2015
- News
To Market, To Market
where it works, Heifer has been able to boost its impacts on the ground significantly. “In the countries where we operate, the scale of each project has gone from an average of 150 families served per... View Details
- 14 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Thriving in the Turbulence of Emerging Markets
are doing projects together with the United Nations, with the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Family and education. Joint projects are doing even better advocacy and... View Details
- 26 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
Forget Cash. Here Are Better Ways to Motivate Employees
Whillans and her team conducted of more than 92,000 job ads found that the more benefits an employer described, the higher the application rates. Plus, when employers described benefits in detail, such as generous family leave policies,... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 29 Mar 2023
- News
Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria
project that will employ locals in a traditional handicraft business. The effort is centered in southeast Turkey, a region known for its production of high-quality Adiyaman carpets. By building a sustainable industrial and commercial base... View Details
- 20 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
“Business as Usual, In a Different Way” – Creating an Impactful Remote Internship at Actis
new projects early on which is also a consistent feature for all other Actis employees.” In fact, Harvard Business School alum, Michael Harrington (GMP 25), is now a Partner at Actis and champion of the internship program after having... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Accelerating Therapies
BLAVATNIK Photo courtesy of Len Blavatnik Len Blavatnik (MBA 1989) The Blavatnik Family Foundation is catalyzing Harvard's efforts to translate basic scientific discoveries into new therapies and cures. The Foundation, led by American... View Details
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Lauren Booker
the 1960s and '70s. At Yale, Lauren exhibited the family traits of social activism and leadership, becoming the head of the Black Student Alliance and co-founding a magazine entitled Sphere, "focused on global citizenship... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The Evolving HBS Campus
The importance and value of the School’s unique residential environment has been clearly demonstrated in the nearly 100 years since the campus was first envisioned and built. Recent and current building projects are intended to enhance... View Details