Remote Work - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2004
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Alumni Bookshelf

by Scott Green (MBA 1989)(Wiley) A practical approach for managers who want to improve internal controls to prevent fraud. Learning to Love Africa by Monique Maddy (MBA 1993) (HarperBusiness) Maddy’s memoir chronicles her journey from a View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Jun 2012
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A Better World, One Idea at a Time

Pacific, which plans to use modern agricultural technology and management to enable people living on remote Pacific islands to grow fresh vegetables and fish to replace unhealthful diets high in calories and low in nutrition. Second place... View Details

Keywords: contests; awards; cosmetics; Crop Production; Agriculture; Chemical Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonstore Retailers; Retail Trade

01 Dec 2020
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In Review

technical support to the faculty. Student leaders showed great ingenuity in reimagining social experiences online, including the annual HBS Show. As a result of these collective efforts, our transition to remote learning and View Details

10 Mar 2021
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Next Normal

Edited by Julia Hanna; illustrations by Fabio Consoli One year after the pandemic mandated an abrupt shift to working from home for millions of people, organizations are taking a long, hard look at how and where employees work—and why. In... View Details

21 Jun 2016
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Rescuing Families from ISIS-Led Genocide

remote mountain hideouts where many died before relief efforts reached them. “They are genocide victims,” states Aziza, who now works full time with Operation Ezra, an initiative led by the city’s active... View Details

19 Jul 2011
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Brightening the Future

in the Philippines, Jaime “Jim” Ayala (MBA ’88) decided to put his considerable business experience to work improving the lives of some of his native country’s poorest citizens. Explaining his 2009 decision to leave Ayala Land, which had... View Details

Keywords: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Oct 2001
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Barbara Bry: Business is Blooming

success in diverse undertakings, the self-effacing Bry smiles and says, "I've never thought of myself as super-brilliant, but I'm smart enough and willing to work hard." After graduation from HBS, where she organized an innovative class... View Details

Keywords: Thomas Frick; Arts, Entertainment

28 May 2019
News

Planting the Seeds of Positive Growth

largest open-field tomato farm in the country. For Mehta, the path to these 25 irrigated hectares, located 45 minutes outside Kaduna, Nigeria, began in 2008, when she was working on HIV issues in the country on behalf of the Clinton... View Details

Keywords: April White; Crop Production; Agriculture

01 Sep 2008
News

In Africa, Porter Sees Lessons for Health Care

PORTER WITH RWANDA’S PRESIDENT PAUL KAGAME: Beyond best practices, understanding principles of global health-care delivery. It’s no surprise to find HBS professor Michael Porter meeting with powerful people who seek his ear and prize his advice. But on a hot summer day... View Details

Keywords: HIV/AIDS; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

18 May 2015
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The First Five Years: Anjali Vaidya (MBA 2010)

Where did you go after you graduated from HBS? “I spent three and a half years working at Google on mobile advertising and have been at Yahoo, also working on mobile monetization, since October 2013.” What... View Details

Keywords: Google; Yahoo; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

15 Jun 2021
News

The Path Ahead

this work through longitudinal data collection, research, education, and the dissemination of best practices. We are also committed to diversifying the protagonists of our case studies so they better reflect our student body. Since... View Details

22 Mar 2022
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Clubs Mark a Milestone and the Lunar New Year

Forums, and Community Partners. During the pandemic, the club managed to continue much of its programming virtually, which yielded a number of opportunities to connect with other clubs and host guest speakers from anywhere. “The virtual aspect is a blessing in... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

07 Sep 2021
News

Funding His Purpose

About five years after Leonardo Letelier (MBA 2002) graduated from HBS, he found himself at a career crossroads. He enjoyed the work he was doing as a consultant, but something was missing. He didn’t have the word for it. “Today, everyone... View Details

10 Mar 2021
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New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts

stakeholders around a noble purpose; how to unleash human magic and create outcomes that defy logic; and how to become a great leader by pursuing a noble purpose and embracing one’s humanity. Remote Work... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

06 Jan 2021
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A Message from Dean Srikant Datar

Staff Stories. Recorded in our remote studio on December 15, 2020. Hi, my name is Srikant Datar and I have just started as Dean of the Harvard Business School on January the 1st. It was very nicely put by [Executive Dean for... View Details

28 Mar 2018
News

Fueling the Future

going to want the job due to its remote locations, potentially dangerous nature, and relentless work schedule; but finding the 10 percent who did was a great challenge I enjoyed,” she says. “The attrition in... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

04 Nov 2016
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The Competitiveness of Lost Causes

existing strengths and capitalize on those,” advises Duch, who is currently applying that strategy to the challenge of helping rural farmers in Haiti sell their produce directly on world markets. Since joining the World Bank in 2013, Duch has taken bimonthly trips to... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

20 Dec 2018
News

Baker Library Webinar Features Resources for Alumni

Clubs News Clubs News At the request of the HBS Club of London, the Baker Library presented a live webinar on December 5 to remind alumni of their lifetime access to the preeminent business research library. “The webinar covered remote... View Details