Partnering For Cures - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2016
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2016

involving the development of a “Center and Museum of Tolerance,” to be housed at the University of Mississippi; and, most important and personal, Hope for a Cure for ALS (Lou... View Details

22 Feb 2022
News

An Rx for Small Business Recovery

first-year MBA students will travel to 15 cities across the United States to work on projects that involve the design of a new product, service, or experience for a local segment of that city’s population. Students will View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

18 Oct 2016
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Leading the Way for Women Entrepreneurs

Birchbox, a beauty product subscription box service that has grown to more than 1 million subscribers. “We started raising funds and suddenly we were in rooms where there were no people who looked like us,” said Barna, now the first female View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers; Birchbox; Rent the Runway; Hello Alfred; Retail Trade; Finance

01 Jun 2012
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Social Enterprise Start-Ups Recognized for Bold Ideas

Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death and disability in the developing world, affecting nearly 250 million people worldwide. Yet most can’t afford the blood glucose monitoring needed to manage their condition. For a target group... View Details

Keywords: contests; awards

01 Dec 2018
News

Preparing Our Students for a Changing World

Harvard Innovation Labs Students at the i-lab facilities in Batten Hall (photo by Rose Lincoln) The Harvard Innovation Labs are an ecosystem that bring entrepreneurial ventures to life. Successful ventures like RapidSOS—a startup that has raised more than $30 million... View Details

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MOC Affiliate Network - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Affiliate Network MOC Affiliate Prospectus 2018 MOC Affiliate Prospectus 2020 MOC Impact Report MOC Impact Microeconomics of Competitiveness In 2002, the Microeconomics of Competitiveness (MOC) course was created by Professor Michael Porter and colleagues at the... View Details

17 Apr 2015
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A Driving Force for a Sustainable World

Fabienne Herlaut (MBA 1984) has strived for sustainability in the greater world and in her own life. The founder and managing partner of Ecomobilité Ventures, a 25 million multi-corporate venture fund based... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation

25 Jul 2016
Research & Ideas

Who is to Blame for 'The Great Training Robbery'?

Great Training Robbery, a working paper based on case studies conducted by Beer, Magnus Finnstrom, and Derek Schrader, as well as decades of research on training effectiveness, will be the focus of a Harvard Business Review article this fall. Finnstrom and Schrader are... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Education

28 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

Microfinance: A Way Out for the Poor

be dedicated to microfinance. Just in Latin America there are now many others, in Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Honduras, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Some partner with conventional banks. The return on equity for... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

12 Oct 2022
Blog Post

11 Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

therapy, I came out to myself and understood my feelings. I started feeling a sense of relief. After a few dates with men I met on dating apps, I met my partner Akash. He has been my cornerstone through ups and downs View Details

01 Mar 2014
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Faculty and Alumni Books for March 2014

Alumni Books Surviving the College Application Process: Case Studies to Help You Find Your Unique Angle for Success by Lisa Bleich (MBA 1992) (Morgan James Publishing) This book follows the college application journeys of eleven students... View Details

01 Jun 2017
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Drawing on the Crowd for Innovative Problem-Solving

organized in two categories: competitions and collaborative communities. His work has an impact both on practice, by helping partners solve difficult innovation dilemmas, and on theory, by optimizing design parameters needed to engineer... View Details

12 Aug 2013
Research & Ideas

‘Hybrid’ Organizations a Difficult Bet for Entrepreneurs

Consider two organizations with the same noble purpose: to solve the problem of poor eyesight in developing countries. The first, the Centre for Vision in the Developing World, follows a traditional nonprofit model, soliciting donations... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Investing for Impact | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

impact investing. Partners Abry Partners, LLC BostonXChange Charlesbank Capital Partners, LLC ImpactAssets, Inc. Investment Committee Heidi Brooks, MBA 2003 COO, National Institute for Children’s Health... View Details

04 Sep 2019
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Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2019

related to capital structure and governance, the book transitions to examining operational changes and management of the capital structure, closing with a set of cases related to exit. Intended for readers interested in working View Details

01 Jun 2015
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2015

of Varanasi, India; and the ruins of Sukhothai, Thailand. The Engaged Leader: A Strategy for Your Digital Transformation by Charlene Li (MBA 1993) (Wharton Digital Press) Technology has revolutionized the nature of relationships between... View Details

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CSV in Practice - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

address lack of health-seeking behavior Packaging of OTC medicines to reflect consumers’ limited spending power A dense network of local distributors to reduce stock-outs Frequent health camps for physicians in rural areas Microfinance... View Details

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Ethical AI | Institute for Business in Global Society

Ethical AI As artificial intelligence becomes integral to business operations, it is imperative to understand the technology’s broad potential impact on society. BiGS and our partners at Harvard’s D^3 Institute bring you resources and the... View Details

20 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Open Source Science: A New Model for Innovation

and perhaps even refine them more. There's a growing movement and establishment of nonprofit foundations that are participating in drug discovery efforts. These foundations aren't as concerned about intellectual property as they are about finding a View Details