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Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

compensation is generally lower than the traditional MBA... Events 2026 Apr 16 Apr-24 Apr Executive Education: Driving Nonprofit Performance and Innovation–Virtual For nonprofit leaders, this live, online Executive Education program... View Details

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Business & Environment

and program evaluation. SWEN Blue Ocean: Impact Investing Goes to Sea By: Vikram S Gandhi and David Allen JUNE 2025 | Teaching Material Teaching Plan for HBS Case No. 325-013 The Miccosukee Tribe and the Battle to Save the Everglades (B):... View Details

10 Aug 2012
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Unobserved State Fragility and the Political Transfer Problem

Keywords: by Faisal Z. Ahmed & Eric Werker

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Disruptive Innovation

success. This program is eligible for the Certificate of Management Excellence. Learn More Key Benefits Examining disruption and strategic decision-making through the lens of Christensen's transformative theory, you will gain a deeper... View Details

04 Jun 2024
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Finding Alignment to Make Impact: Layla Ramirez (MBA 2017)

Before becoming a Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, Layla Ramirez (MBA 2017) was a prospective lawyer, an investment manager, a nonprofit leader, and a tech program manager. Beyond her professional roles, Ramirez is... View Details

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Leading Change and Organizational Renewal

Summary Market-leading organizations must constantly innovate, adjust to new business conditions, and seize opportunities before competitors do. Focused on leading organizational change, this program explores how to create a nimble... View Details

05 Apr 2021
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The MBA Response: A Calling to Leadership & Service

Seizing this opportunity, they founded “MBAs Fight COVID”, an initiative that matched HBS students with business owners seeking help. Soon, as the community of service-minded MBAs expanded and grew to include other MBA View Details

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The HR-Executive Suite Connection

Summary Top companies manage their human capital as strategically as their financial capital—and bring their human resources leaders into the strategic decision-making process. This HR leadership program prepares you to apply your human... View Details

24 May 2011
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First Look: May 24

and further development of the original cluster framework. The fourth part then explores the policy implications to be drawn from Porter's work on clusters. Porter develops recommendations on how to leverage View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Managing Innovation

Summary What differentiates the world's most innovative companies? How do you design an innovation strategy? And how do you execute a cutting-edge innovation initiative? This program takes a deep dive into the latest innovation tools,... View Details

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Building a Legacy

for managing and preserving family wealth. You may also be interested in the related program: Family Office Wealth Management—Virtual. Key Benefits Successful family offices are adept at managing the tension and interplay between family dynamics and investment... View Details

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Transforming Customer Experiences

companies, product companies with service-based strategies, or companies shifting from a product focus to a service focus. The program will be most helpful for individuals who have the authority to initiate... View Details

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Value-Based Health Care - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

about value-based health care. Here we publish links to major value oriented organizations in health care. American College of Surgeons' THRIVE Initiative On July 18, 2019, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and Harvard Business... View Details

27 Aug 2013
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First Look: August 27

Ensina! is quickly able to raise the initial capital, recruit graduates from top colleges, garner positive press, and demonstrate early success in increasing student performance, the organization runs into a number of operational... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Executive Education - Leadership

company’s senior leadership team. View All Programs 500 executives attend Leadership programs each year Initiatives focus on societal challenges that are too complex for any... View Details

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Podcast - Business & Environment

and repair, how secondhand retail pilot programs at IKEA stores are reaching new customers, and how investments like RetourMatras are developing circular solutions for end-of-life mattresses. Karen also describes how policy, design, and... View Details

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Help - Alumni

Clubs Visiting Campus Giving to HBS Alumni Benefits Baker Library Bulletin & Class Notes General Information General Information What constitutes Harvard Business School alumni status? A Harvard Business School alumnus/a is defined as any person completing an HBS View Details

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Rock Summer Fellows - Entrepreneurship

Rock Summer Fellows Video Video Key Dates: Applications for the 2025 Rock Summer Fellows Program will open on January 21. Deadline for Rock Founders to apply is March 6. Decisions will be made by April 7. The Rock Summer Fellows program,... View Details

12 Jan 2022
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How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Cecil Alfaro-Mora

The HBS 2+2 program is a deferred admission process for current students in their final year of study, either in college or a full-time master’s degree program. If you are admitted through 2+2, you work for two to four years in a field of... View Details

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Accounting & Management - Faculty & Research

financial‐statement analysis, link segment data to strategic inflection points, and evaluate leadership communication. July 3, 2025 Article A New Framework for Reducing Healthcare Disparities By: Susanna Gallani , Mary Lynch Witkowski, Lidia M. V. R. Moura and Katie... View Details

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