Northeastern United States - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Apr 2011
Research & Ideas

Searching for Better Practices in Social Investing

investors lose. The idea has garnered much discussion in the United States since President Obama proposed spending up to $100 million on social impact bond pilot programs when announcing the 2012 budget in... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

21 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Fighting the COVID Blues: Advice from Business Research

Life was hard enough for the one-third of Americans who had wrestled with anxiety prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the disease that has killed almost 100,000 in the United States, left millions unemployed, and socially distanced many... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman and Danielle Kost

11 May 2015
News

Washington, DC Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS

and faculty in organizations and communities around the world. The effort to engage alumni began in Boston on April 26, 2014 and has extended around the world in the months since, as Dean Nohria and select faculty continue to travel to alumni events across the View Details

03 Apr 2015
News

Texas Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS

months as Dean Nohria and select faculty travel to alumni events across the United States, Canada, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Visit the alumni website for a list of upcoming events. View Details

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Alice Yang

Alice Yang was born in Taiwan, then lived in the Netherlands before immigrating to the United States. “The experience of attending public schools on three continents gave me a deep sense of gratitude for the opportunities I’ve been... View Details

25 Sep 2000
Research & Ideas

Cyber-Marketing: Scouting the Digital Communications Frontier

scale in the United States and is being introduced in many other countries as well. While transmitting digitally offers many significant advantages over the current analog method, it also requires specially... View Details

Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs

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Art Nature Business

United States and Mexico. Cabeza de Baca—whose ancestry is Spanish, Mexican, Apache, and Zuni—describes his paintings and process: "Last time I was in New Mexico the idea of working in abstract circular... View Details

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Women, Work, and the “M” Word - Blog: Health Supplement

professionals between the ages of 40-55 across the United States (U.S.), including different racial and ethnic groups. The report showed that a lack of support from employers and health plans is negatively... View Details

02 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019

findings about the impact of mass shootings on gun policy. First, mass shootings evoke large policy responses. A single mass shooting leads to a 16% increase in the number of firearm bills introduced within a state in the year after a... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

26 Jun 2000
Research & Ideas

Presentation Round-Up

Marilyn Showalter, chairwoman of the Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission, followed the presentation of the two scenarios with a look at the regulator's role. "The telecommunications infrastructure is an essential part... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Kenneth Liss; Technology; Communications; Telecommunications

01 Dec 2008
News

NYC Club Hosts Nonprofits

Northern California Events in conjunction with students Madrid and Barcelona Northern California Video conferences with faculty Pakistan Philippines Topics addressed at the events included “Innovation, Regulation, and Biomedical Business in Germany and the View Details

19 Jun 2014
News

Turning "Black Gold" to Green

calling for using city investments in energy efficiency to generate savings that would be reinvested in solar power. Inspired by their success, Dawe took an 80 percent pay cut and moved to Colorado to work on green-power initiatives there. In 2004, voters made Colorado... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining

01 Dec 2004
News

One-on-One with William H. Donaldson

of the Yale School of Management; under-secretary of state during the Nixon administration; chairman and CEO of the New York Stock Exchange; and chairman and CEO of Aetna. Along with his impressive résumé, Donaldson brought a... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

18 Nov 2014
First Look

First Look: November 18

enterprise in the new state of the Republic of Turkey from the 1920s. After World War II it diversified rapidly, forming part of a cluster of business groups that dominated the Turkish economy alongside state-owned firms. This study shows... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Oct 2010
First Look

First Look: October 13, 2010

countries like the United States that have not ratified the agreement. Creation of a post-Kyoto treaty on climate change requires agreement by China and the United States, the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Maliha Khan

project. After she completes her MBA, she sees herself working in the United States for a few years before returning to Pakistan. Maliha may go back to the family business, but is also thinking about,... View Details

01 Sep 2007
News

Got Global?

IT services company based in Secunderabad, India, Raju launched the country’s first emergency response service in his home state of Andhra Pradesh two years ago. The equivalent of dialing 911 for emergency help in the View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management

24 Apr 2014
News

Creating a more just and celebrated multicultural world

a celebration of togetherness, diversity, and understanding, just the opposite of a civil riot. “Social change is embedded in our business model,” says Endline. “Every unit we sell impacts a farmer, a plant worker, or an artist. It’s a... View Details

08 May 2012
First Look

First Look: May 8

Elena CorsiHarvard Business School Case 312-108 The head of Denmark's largest energy group pondered how to use their limited resources to advance the delivery of clean and reliable energy. The Danish State owned DONG Energy had started... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Winners & Success Stories | New Venture Competition

2024), Hilary Gallin (MBA 2024), Northeastern U.S./Boston. Success Stories Many people are aware of HBS entrepreneurial successes such as Tom Stemberg (HBS ’73) of Staples and Michael Bloomberg (HBS ’66); more recent examples include Mark... View Details

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