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31 Jan 2023
Research & Ideas

It’s Not All About Pay: College Grads Want Jobs That ‘Change the World’

Businesses seeking highly educated talent would do well to appeal to college graduates’ desire to “change the world.” And in doing so, they might change the world a little, too—by offering jobs that come with the unintended effect of... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

04 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 4

focusing on four principles: health systems improvement, HIV prevention and care, accompaniment, and social and economic support. By January 2007, the Rwinkwavu site had conducted 67,137 HIV tests and provided antiretroviral therapy to... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 May 2017
What Do You Think?

Should Management Be Primarily Responsible to Shareholders?

changing the tax laws to render tax-free those capital gains earned on stock held for ten years or more. Shann Turnbull suggested the need for education in “new organizational forms” such as “Network Governance” that are currently “mostly... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

19 Sep 2023
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2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

Consultant at McKinsey & Company and Program Associate at the Education Outcomes Fund. Jake Sweed (MBA 2024, Section G), Summer Internship: Chief of Staff to the CEO, TS Conductor While the electricity View Details

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Faculty - Creating Emerging Markets

corporate values/value systems , ethics , moral leadership Interviews Ian Fuhr Robert Brozin Victoria Ivashina Lovett-Learned Professor of Business Administration Anne and James F. Rothenberg Faculty Fellow Unit Head, Finance Research... View Details

12 May 2021
News

The First Five Years: Sophie Bai (MBA 2020)

that it must have been a system error. Since I had just moved, the system probably hadn’t updated correctly yet. However, the new resident had a phone number which wasn’t mine. The concierge called the... View Details

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Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online

completed an undergraduate-level introductory finance course or equivalent at some point during their education and possess a basic understanding of capital markets, portfolio theory, and risk and return. 6-7 hrs Module 1 Private Equity... View Details

23 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Learning Curve: The Brother-and-Sister Team Behind a New Edtech Nonprofit

leveraging existing technology and infrastructure to enhance the quality of early childhood education for disadvantaged kids. And while the state-run preschools and primary schools that serve this population may suffer in comparison with... View Details

02 Nov 2016
Blog Post

The Benefits of a Residential Campus

in closet (this wasn’t me, but I’ve heard some classmates joke about this), know that there are many on campus housing options — everything from three bedroom apartments with kitchens, to dorms designed with the executive education... View Details

22 May 2012
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First Look: May 22

causes leading to the Mexican crisis of 1994-1995 (known as "The Tequila Crisis"), and its short- and long-term consequences. It argues that excessive enthusiasm on the part of foreign investors, not based on Mexico's fundamentals, and weak regulation of the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 May 2014
What Do You Think?

How Should Wealth Be Redistributed?

of itself will do little to improve general social conditions Education and family are key ingredients in lasting income generation " Don Powell's suggestions reflected Hiller's concerns: "'Inequality' is a concept of relativity... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Online Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

discussions was empowering. It ignited a drive within me to learn and absorb as much as I could. Leslie Pico A small business owner and tech entrepreneur from Arizona Programming & System Analysis, Biomedical Engineering, Estrella... View Details

04 Apr 2011
HBS Case

Reinventing the National Geographic Society

behaviors, and values of a legacy organization, changing a business model from paper to digital, capitalizing on huge brand awareness and international presence, and promoting cross-functional and cross-divisional collaboration. Increasing Geographic Knowledge Founded... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Publishing

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Media Coverage - Managing the Future of Work

Work, Redesign the Workforce System By: Joseph Fuller 12 Feb 2025 HBS Working Knowledge Why Home Construction Has Slumped for Decades Re: William Kerr 10 Feb 2025 HBS Working Knowledge America's Digital Divide: Where Workers Are Falling... View Details

08 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Representation Matters: Building Case Studies That Empower Women Leaders

truly diverse curriculum and ensure that business education includes everyone. Tackling the systems at the root of inequality Long before there were women protagonists in the classroom, the HBS Women’s... View Details

Keywords: by Colleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg

September 2020 (Revised September 2021)
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Student Success at Georgia State University (A)

By: Michael W. Toffel, Robin Mendelson and Julia Kelley

Georgia State University had developed a reputation for driving student success by nearly doubling its graduation rate for students of all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. It did so while growing its student body and the proportion of Black/African... View Details

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Nonprofit Strategy & Governance | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Executive Education for Nonprofit Leaders Driving Nonprofit Performance and Innovation-Virtual Designed to help nonprofit leaders use performance measurement to enhance their organization's ability to achieve their mission, this program... View Details

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News - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Should Yellen Be the Central Banker to the World? Should Yellen Be the Central Banker to the World? by Michael E. Porter Feb 18, 2016 Media Mention Higher Education and U.S. Jobs Prospects Higher Education... View Details

16 Feb 2010
Research & Ideas

The Outside-In Approach to Customer Service

effort to educate its employees about the benefits of an outside-in perspective (it even launched a "customer- centricity university" for employees) and, second, a monumental effort to mobilize action. From building... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Consumer Products

15 Nov 2016
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November 15, 2016

first present data suggesting that this belief has become a “hegemonic narrative”—a pervasive, status-quo-preserving story that is uncontested, even in the face of countervailing evidence. We then take a systems psychodynamic perspective... View Details