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Fatima Albassam

realized that this is what I want to do the rest of my life, run a social business,” says Fatima. “But I felt that the nonprofits I was working with were limiting their impact because of a lack of management... View Details

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Leadership Fellows | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

ONE YEAR. ONCE IN A LIFETIME. HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL The Leadership Fellows program is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a select group of graduating students to experience high-impact management positions in View Details

11 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 11

supervisor, peers, and customers. You're constantly fighting fires. You're mired in office politics. You end each day exhausted and discouraged, wondering what, if anything, you've accomplished. You're not alone. As Linda Hill and Kent Lineback reveal in Being the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Employment Data Trends

Health-Related Services 4% 3% 2% 3% 3% Investment Banking 3% 3% 4% 3% 3% Investment Management / Hedge Fund 4% 7% 8% 8% 6% Manufacturing 7% 4% 4% 5% 6% Aero / Auto / Transport Equipment 2% 1% 1% 1% 2% Cleantech <1% 0% <1% <1% <1% Energy /... View Details

05 Jan 2017
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Crossing the River: The HBS/HKS Joint Degree Program

As a policy advocate focused on youth issues, I once had the opportunity to work alongside national nonprofit leaders, Congressional staff, and White House officials. As much as we extolled the importance of evidence-based approaches, I... View Details

10 Nov 2011
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HBS Cases: Making Lincoln Center Cool Again

Center for the Performing Arts: Alternative Futures, cowritten with Coleman Radell (HBS MBA '11), addresses many more challenges for the Lincoln Center's chief beyond fundraising. The case is a compelling read for nonprofit leaders... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation

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Executive Education | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

The Program Experience HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL Taught by a team of faculty members from HBS and other graduate schools within Harvard University, our open enrollment and custom programs feature a wide range of management cases and... View Details

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Negotiation, Organizations & Markets - Faculty & Research

; Leadership ; Management ; Nonprofit Organizations ; Entertainment and Recreation Industry ; Music Industry ; United States ; Massachusetts ; Boston Citation Educators Related Chang, Edward H., David Allen,... View Details

03 Oct 2017
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First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017

industries. Extreme Teaming provides new insights into the world of complex, cross-industry projects and the ways they must be managed. The authors analyze contemporary cases that expose the complex demands of cross-boundary collaboration on View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2023
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Wide Horizon

There were three critical events that led John Rodakis (MBA 1997) to form the nonprofit N of One in 2014 and ultimately dedicate his life to surfacing breakthrough autism research. The first occurred on Thanksgiving of 2012. He had driven... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson

16 Oct 2018
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A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations

While Mizuho Kanai (MBA 2018) was fulfilling her summer internship at NPR, her manager recommended that she read an HBS case study about how the Sesame Workshop CEO, Jeff Dunn (MBA 1981), was changing the institution. “I was blown away,”... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

July 2020 (Revised September 2020)
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The Honor Foundation: Accessing Special Operations Talent

By: Boris Groysberg and John Masko

In 2020, The Honor Foundation (THF), a nonprofit dedicated to helping U.S. military special operators to transition into civilian careers, was facing a series of strategic challenges. THF had been founded in 2013 by former Navy SEAL trainee Joe Musselman, who observed... View Details

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Entrepreneurship - Recruiting

Salary $165,000 Industries Consumer Products 6% Financial Services 10% Health Care 14% Manufacturing 16% Nonprofit / Government 3% Services 3% Technology 49% Functions Business Development 17% Finance 7% General View Details

Peter Tufano

Peter Tufano is a Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School and Senior Advisor to the Harvard Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability. From 2011 to 2021, he served as the Peter Moores Dean at View Details

26 Jan 2024
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Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Emerson Collective

with us why Emerson Collective recruits at HBS, how they manage their recruiting process, and why HBS interns are an important part of their team. Emerson Collective and HBS For the past five years, Emerson Collective has welcomed HBS... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

Dennis A. Yao

Dennis Yao is the Lawrence E. Fouraker Professor of Business Administration and Chair of the Doctoral Programs at Harvard Business School. He joined the faculty in 2004 after having been at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. From 1991-1994 he served as... View Details

Keywords: automotive; defense; federal government; high technology

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Ways to Give Today - Alumni

distribution. To initiate a transfer, please contact your IRA administrator. Also notify HBS Gift Management at gifts@hbs.edu or 617-495-6207 to ensure proper crediting. For more information about supporting HBS through your IRA, please... View Details

12 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 12, 2007

with their political, economic, and social environment. They address issues of central concern to researchers in management studies and business administration, as well as economics, sociology and political science, and to historians.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Propose an Independent Project - MBA

Marketing Nonprofit / Government Real Estate Retail / Trading Sustainability Technology Venture Capital / Private Equity / LBO *Function Select Business Development Finance General Management Human Capital... View Details

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FAQ - MBA

management and financial challenges faced by corporations, start-ups and nonprofits. Business executives find that an understanding of the law enhances their ability to evaluate risk, make strategic decisions, and conduct day-to-day... View Details

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