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Casey Gerald

Casey applied, and was accepted into, HBS’ deferred admission 2+2 program, using the two years of work experience to explore options in both social policy and business: the former, through staffing assignments at the Center for American... View Details

01 Sep 2016
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Reflecting on the HKS/HBS Joint Degree Program

the future after my time at Harvard. At the Kennedy School, the MPA/ID program offered me rigorous quantitative courses about macroeconomics, statistics, and policy making. I learned to evaluate the impact of social programs using... View Details

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Lessons from Jazz in the Live Online Classroom

public policy at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., Barrett was invited to speak to program participants by faculty chair Ethan Bernstein. While a session on jazz improvisation may seem out of the ordinary for an Executive... View Details

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1.14 Academic Review / Academic Withdrawal | MBA

1.14 Academic Review / Academic Withdrawal 1.0 Academic Information & Policies Academic Reviews are conducted by the Academic Performance Committee (APC) after Terms 2, 3, and 4, and are completed before the beginning of the subsequent... View Details

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Innovating in Health Care - Course Catalog

students, and the business plan will account for a significant percentage of the grade. Students are reminded of the Class Absence and Remote Attendance Policy Copyright © 2025 President & Fellows of Harvard College. All Rights Reserved. View Details

01 Oct 1997
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Benaree Wiley

young, Wiley was a pioneer in negotiating a flexible schedule for her public policy consulting work with Urban Systems Research and Engineering. "Of course, as a working parent, any choice you make is demanding," she cautions, remembering... View Details

Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner

01 Mar 2006
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The Real Conflict

intermediaries such as Wal-Mart against a combination of old-line retailers and labor, community, and development activists. Particularly in retailing, policies in the United States favor consumers and offer fewer protections to other... View Details

Keywords: Pankaj Ghemawat; Ken A. Mark; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

19 Aug 2013
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Bees Make a Sweet Deal for African Farmers

with a growing middle class in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi. We hope to become the world's newest 'tiger states.' Bureaucracy and lack of appropriate infrastructure are challenges, but most African countries are now committed to View Details

Keywords: Agriculture; Finance; Health, Social Assistance; Management

January 2016
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COFCO

By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred

In 2015, COFCO, China's state-owned agribusiness giant, was working to protect China's food security (a key national security priority) by extending its control of the global food system through overseas acquisitions. At the same time, COFCO sought to grow its market... View Details

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"Plugging In" the Consumer: The Adoption of Electrically Powered Vehicles in the U.S.

By: Elie Ofek and Polly Ribatt

How will U.S. consumers respond to the proliferation of alternative-fuel vehicles, such as cars powered partially or completely by electricity, in the coming decade? After a century in which fossil fuel-powered vehicles dominated the market, it appeared consumers would... View Details

Keywords: Energy Sources; Policy; Marketing; Demand and Consumers; Business and Government Relations; Natural Environment; Pollutants; Adoption; Auto Industry; United States

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Sorina Casian-Botez

building something lasting: helping my consulting clients thrive in an exceptionally changing economic environment, nurturing new players in the young markets that need them the most, and one day contributing to the trends of thoughts and View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Nonprofit / Government; Consulting

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Energy - Course Catalog

economy work, and how fast can it change? How are entrepreneurial start-ups disrupting the energy economy? How are corporations across sectors navigating and potentially driving the energy transition—or not? How are new policies being... View Details

15 May 2018
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Spreading the Safety Net

a critically ill loved one without this same level of benefits. I had inadvertently created classes of employees — and by doing so, had done my part to contribute to America’s inequality problem. The new policy gives warehouse employees... View Details

01 Mar 2008
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Reflections on the “Artistry” of Teaching

Christensen’s wisdom is remembered and often quoted by former students and colleagues from HBS. At least one chairman of a major national conglomerate still carries with him a copy of the yellowed notes he took in Christensen’s Business View Details

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

03 Sep 2024
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Energy & Environment Club

renewable and traditional energy sources, energy efficiency, and innovative solutions to foster a sustainable energy transition. Our focus also extends to corporate transitions in carbon management, understanding the environmental impacts of energy, and dissecting... View Details

01 Jun 2017
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A Finger on the Pulse of the Financial System

on channeling the keen interest many of us have in financial stability.” There is consensus within the group that financial instability often follows periods when institutions, policy makers, and investors have underestimated risks. These... View Details

01 Jun 2018
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The Evolution of Modern Pricing Models

behavior of the customers is so vastly different that having the same policy often doesn’t make sense. It’s very much like you’re selling a certain type of product in Japan and China: different markets with different competitors and... View Details

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Morningstar Direct | Baker Library

person access only Harvard Faculty, Students, and Staff In person access only Visitors In person access only Additional Information Includes unlimited exports via Excel or Morningstar’s Python package for academic use. Please use our resources responsibly. We license... View Details

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Phillip Andrews

CPD team, Phillip spent two years in the HBS Global Research Group where he wrote more than 20 published case studies. Prior to HBS, he worked in legal and policy capacities in both the public and private sector. Work Experience: National... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Education; Emerging Markets; Investment Management; Financial Services (All); Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Venture Capital; Financial Services (All); Government; Social Enterprise; Clean Technology; Energy; Telecommunications; Impact Investing; Financial Services (All); Manufacturing; Auto/Transportation/Logistics

07 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 7, 2009

Working PapersSecuring Jobs or the New Protectionism? Taxing the Overseas Activities of Multinational Firms Author:Mihir A. Desai Publication:(Forthcoming in Tax Notes) Abstract Tax policy toward American multinational firms would... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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