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Curriculum - Business & Environment

MBA Experience Curriculum 23ms Required Curriculum (1st Year) Cases Environmental opportunities and challenges are embedded in most Required Curriculum courses so that all students understand the importance of the natural environment to their roles as View Details

04 Apr 2023
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Two Centuries of Business Leaders Who Took a Stand on Social Issues

While shareholders still reign supreme at many companies, a widespread shift toward more responsible business practices is driving more leaders to take a stand on social and environmental issues today, says Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones. Jones... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Consumer Products; Fashion; Retail; Green Technology

June 2021 (Revised November 2021)
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Asian Corporate Governance Association: Stemming a 'Race to the Bottom' by Stock Exchanges?

By: Charles C.Y. Wang and Billy Chan

This case describes the movement towards dual-class listings on Asian stock exchanges and the efforts of the Asian Corporate Governance Association (ACGA), a not-for-profit shareholder advocacy group, to discourage this trend. As a not-for-profit organization with no... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Nonprofit Organizations; Stocks; Financial Markets; Financial Services Industry; Hong Kong; China; Asia

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Careers | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Leadership Fellows Graduating MBA students experience high-impact management positions in nonprofit and public-sector organizations for one year at a competitive salary. Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship... View Details

15 Aug 2022
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University of the Future: Finding the Next World Leaders in Higher Ed

is a place, like the contemporary United States, of real income inequality across its schools, even as its students are recruited from every sector of American life. Like the United States, it has enviable resources, and it manages to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education

25 Jun 2020
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Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles

Collaborating with a friend, Nouf, Fatima launched Jonnah, a nonprofit that would help women with sewing skills get the materials, space, and services necessary to run a garment business. By August 2018, they had successfully launched... View Details

September 2021
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Posse Foundation: Developing Strong Leaders from Diverse Backgrounds

By: John J-H Kim, Robin Mendelson and Julia Kelley

Founded in 1989, Posse Foundation was a nonprofit organization with a mission of developing future leaders who reflected the U.S.’s rich diversity. The organization ran a selective, localized admissions process in 10 U.S. cities to identify outstanding students with... View Details

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Faculty - Creating Emerging Markets

Professor of Business Administration Research Interests : customer behavior , customer satisfaction , service management , service operations , service quality Interviews Prithvi Raj Singh Oberoi Prithwiraj Choudhury Lumry Family... View Details

01 Jun 2000
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Going Public: Margaret M. Crotty

to make an impact on the world the way that Charlie has, I needed management skills," says Crotty, who, true to form, has been active in numerous HBS student organizations. Fortified by her MBA, Crotty plans to refine her skills in the... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Online Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

Mid-Career Professionals General Managers Consultants and Investors Develop a powerful, value-based strategy to achieve greater success for your team and organization. Participating in the student discussions was empowering. It ignited a... View Details

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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni

Gradient Ventures Lauren Taylor Wolfe , Cofounder & Managing Partner, Impactive Capital This panel will highlight how we can effectively build the governance mechanisms for climate action. Thousands of companies have publicly announced... View Details

05 Jul 2006
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How Important Is “Executive Intelligence” for Leaders?

and Street expectations I'll take the manager with his nose deep in a book any day." Akram Boutros, along with many others, argued for balance in our assessment of the importance of EI, pointing out that "both executive... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

October 2013 (Revised April 2016)
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StriveTogether: Reinventing the Local Education Ecosystem

By: Allen Grossman, Ann Lombard and Noah Fisher

StriveTogether aimed to improve education outcomes by coordinating the actions of diverse community stakeholders—nonprofit service providers, school districts, government, parents, businesses and others. StriveTogether had an intense focus on collective impact—"the... View Details

Keywords: Education Reform; Not For Profit; Communities; Collaboration; Collective Impact; Nonprofit Organizations; Education; Business and Community Relations; Education Industry; United States

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15 Feb 2024
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How I Spent My 2+2 Deferral: Carol Wright

We sat down with Carol Wright (MBA 2025) to hear more about how she spent her deferral years. Why did you decide to apply to HBS via the 2+2 deferred admissions process? I attended the Summer Venture in Management Program in 2019.... View Details

24 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 24, 2009

support the change, and evaluating the change implementation). We examine this relationship using data from 89 clinical managers at the United Kingdom National Health Service who implemented change projects between 2003 and 2004. Our... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Finding Talent Opportunities

alumni resume databases Leadership Fellows Program Leverage the experience, energy, and analytical skills of MBAs for one year with financial support from HBS. Learn more about this opportunity for nonprofit and public-sector... View Details

01 Jun 2024
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2024

Photographed by Susan Young; Edited by Julia Hanna MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS Read more about the 2024 recipients, and learn about past recipients. ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS SITE MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS Read more about the 2024 recipients, and learn about past recipients.... View Details

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Clubs & Consulting | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

bono activities, alumni consulting teams in several cities offer nonprofit organizations business management expertise. Student Clubs The Social Impact Club , the Social Enterprise Conference , and a number... View Details

24 Jul 2017
Research & Ideas

People Have an Irrational Need to Complete 'Sets' of Things

things incomplete” Do you want customers to refer more of their friends to your company’s website? Ask them to refer friends in arbitrary “batches” of five at a time. Looking to increase charitable giving to your nonprofit organization?... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

February 2023 (Revised July 2023)
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Moleskine Foundation: Can Creativity Change the World?

By: Ryan Raffaelli, Alexandra C. Feldberg and Sarah Gulick

The Italy-based Moleskine Foundation worked with young adults in Africa and Europe to inspire social change through art and creative projects. Adama Sanneh, the newly appointed CEO of the Moleskine Foundation, faced several challenges: First, he had to make his own... View Details