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- 16 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Creating a Candidate-Centered Recruiting Process
has been active in sharing his story about building his career with dyslexia and has found that anything employers can do to try and get stories out there and in front of students and alumni is helpful. Seeing others with diverse... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
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Wartime Innovation - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
one of Doriot's former students, chose Doriot to serve as lieutenant colonel in the Quartermaster Corps. The Corps was responsible for research and development of new materials and products for combat troops. Doriot became a naturalized US citizen in 1940 and began... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Seven Honored with Alumni Achievement Award
influenced and shaped who they are. They have overcome adversity, been inspired by others, and gained sustenance not only from their families but also from activities and pursuits that they personally enjoy. With that in mind, we present... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Rethinking the MBA
about the lack of student engagement in MBA programs. They are less committed to what happens in the classroom and more focused on outside activities and recruiting. How do you square the fact that U.S. schools are turning out 150,000... View Details
- 11 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 11
Multinational Corporations, Global Justice and Corporate Responsibility: A Question of Purpose By: Hsieh, Nien-hê Abstract—Do multinational corporations (MNCs) have a responsibility to address unjust conditions-not simply by refraining from contributing to injustice,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
$how Me the Money
because corruption had destroyed her hopes for her country and her son’s future. “People in poor countries are not resigned to corruption, they actively despise it,” Baker says. “It is rooted in the weak rule of law, not poverty. Good... View Details
Rick Grinnell
Educational Council at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is active with the entrepreneurial programs at Harvard, and is a frequent judge at MassChallenge. Rick’s contributions to the broader community include serving as a... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital
- Portrait Project
Peter Park
quietly accept the status quo, or actively change it for the better. I want to continue sharing these moments by creating opportunities which enable others like Iminza to shape their own paths. And as HBS provides me with the rare and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Preparing Global Leaders
and diverse business issues,” he says. Wahl, an investor based in Oslo, Norway, was cofounder and partner of the private equity firm IK Investment Partners Ltd. from 1989 to 2009. Presently he runs Stromstangen AS, a privately owned investment firm focusing on asset... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Starting Lineup: Upturning Travel
travel activities booking site, “dedicated to making travel planning enjoyable.” Earlier this year, Peek raised an additional $10 million and announced an instant-booking partnership with Yelp. Getaway CEO Jon Staff (MBA 2016) Founded in... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
The Far-Reaching Impact of Fellowships
ability to enhance the discussions that lie at the heart of the case method. Participant-centered learning depends on the active involvement of every student, each of whom brings a unique background and perspective to the mix of voices... View Details
Keywords: fellowships
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Joining Together for HBS
inclusiveness. The fund also supports activities that take advantage of the School's exceptional convening power — bringing together scholars, practitioners, and students to work together to help identify solutions to the world's pressing... View Details
- 29 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018
associated with a 0.5% increase in housing prices. Moreover, Yelp measures of local business activity provide leading indicators for housing price changes and help to forecast which neighborhoods are gentrifying. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 6, 2016
the degradation of the natural environment. However, the strategies that environmental organizations choose to employ are sometimes starkly different. This case compares the models of two dissimilar environmental powerhouses: Greenpeace and World Wildlife Fund for... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 22 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 22, 2016
investors have a positive impact on the growth, performance, and survival of firms as well as their follow-on fundraising. The positive impact of angel financing is independent of the level of venture activity and entrepreneur... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Should Compete for Your Privacy
process for consumers to inform online services that they do not wish their activities to be tracked, yet compliance is voluntary and major industry players have not adhered to the initiative or dropped out over time. Online services... View Details
- 25 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 25
high-beta and high-volatility stocks have long underperformed low-beta and low-volatility stocks. This anomaly may be partly explained by the fact that the typical institutional investor's mandate to beat a fixed benchmark discourages arbitrage View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 19, 2010
organizational context makes a difference for what Big Five personality factors influence leader performance: extroversion appears to be more influential in highly social and active work environments, whereas conscientiousness has greater... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 5, 2007
However, the strategies which environmental organizations choose to employ are sometimes starkly different. Compares the models of two dissimilar environmental powerhouses: Greenpeace and World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF). Active in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2021
At HBS, I actively engaged in building the Africa Business Club and ramping up the Social Enterprise Initiative. This period really shaped my career focus and propelled my desire to return to Nigeria. Over the past 20 years, I have worked... View Details