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Margarita de la Piedra Carrillo

During her last year of university, Margarita interned at Citibank del Peru's Quality and Innovation area to streamline asset-based finance projects and "reduce workloads." After graduation, Margarita transferred to Credit Risk... View Details

13 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 13

organizations in Chile and around the world. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/612046-PDF-ENG Purchase this supplement:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/612047-PDF-ENG Location Choice for New Ventures: Cities... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Past Issues - Alumni

look back at his life and legacy Bridging the Gap How can business, civic, and nonprofit leaders work together to bring shared prosperity to America’s communities? The HBS Young American Leaders Program is jump-starting that conversation—and inspiring collaborative... View Details

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Past Projects | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Eligibility & Criteria Awards How to Apply Past Projects New York City Urban Innovation Roadmap - "Pilot: New York City" Spring 2023 | Focus : Urban Economic Development; Technology; Ecosystem Strategy Team:... View Details

26 Sep 2018
News

Funding the Earth’s Natural Infrastructure

the world that has benefited everything from lemurs in Madagascar to sage grouse habitats of Wyoming, forests in New England to water quality on the Rappahannock River. Such efforts have also a spurred significant innovation in financing... View Details

Keywords: April White

22 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

Earth Day: Recent Research on Sustainability

Funding the Design of Livable CitiesAs a burgeoning global population migrates to the world's urban centers, it's crucial to design livable cities that function with scarce natural resources. John Macomber discusses the critical... View Details

06 Nov 2019
Op-Ed

Torched Planet: The Business Case to Reinvent Almost Everything

catastrophe, suggests that the failure to acknowledge the risks posed by climate change means that the entire financial system is riding on a carbon “bubble” that will cause havoc when it bursts. Why have we been so slow to respond? Even the greatest View Details

Keywords: by Rebecca Henderson; Energy

13 Dec 2016
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December 13, 2016

state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Innovation increases after SOE privatizations, and this increase is larger in cities with strong IPR protection. Our results support theoretical arguments that IPR protection... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

13 Apr 2010
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First Look: April 13

of leadership in political, economic, and symbolic institutions as a result of one of three types of leadership: good leadership, misguided leadership, and evil leadership. This innovative book outlines a framework of human behavior that... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

21 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 21, 2009

new venture, come to terms with YouTube, the leading video-sharing site on the Internet, or maintain a nonexclusive strategy? Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=709447 Consumer Lending in Japan: View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2005
News

Changing Lives One Computer at a Time

the KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) Academy, an innovative arts-focused charter school in the South Bronx. Dell has run the TechKnow program in 38 communities nationwide and served 4,100 students since early 2002. But the HBSAAA... View Details

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

13 Jun 2017
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Finding Common Ground

by what might be the shortest dot-com career on record. He accepted a job offer at an Internet startup in New York City at the height of the bubble, only to have the business fold just as he and his wife were packing for the move. “The... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

16 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019

history of creativity studies. Indeed, an examination of these seminal papers helps the new generation of creativity and innovation researchers to be mindful of the past and unafraid to explore it. Publisher's link:... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Community | HBS Online

knowledge, experiences, and insights to help others succeed. The support I’ve received from fellow Community members has been invaluable in my personal and professional development.” Patrick Sabineza , New York City Chapter Organizer... View Details

13 Feb 2019
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We’re All Going to Get Hacked

want to do. That model is the basis for many use cases. Is my policy in compliance? What’s the pathway from here to there? Is it protected, is it encrypted, whatever it is? And then the measurement. This is something we innovated a couple... View Details

01 Jun 2004
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Greenhill Family Gift Enhances Global Research

Greenhill & Co., a merchant-banking firm he founded in New York City in 1996. Previously, he had a long and successful career in investment banking, as president of Morgan Stanley and chairman and CEO of Smith Barney. “This very generous... View Details

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

01 Dec 2011
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Inside MTV’s Global Fame

numbering in the billions and making MTV one of the most powerful global brands. In his fascinating account, What Makes Business Rock: Building the World’s Largest Global Networks (Wiley), Roedy relives deal-making in 175 countries, from the Forbidden View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Mar 2016
News

HBS Fund Helps Fuel Faculty Research and New Learning Experiences

York City discussing the post–Great Recession economy with investors Bill Ackman (MBA 1992), Ray Dalio (MBA 1973), and Stan Druckenmiller. The students were participants in an Immersive Field Course (IFC) led by Arthur Segel, the Poorvu... View Details

18 Oct 2016
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October 18, 2016

2016 New York: HarperBusiness Competing Against Luck: The Story of Innovation and Customer Choice By: Christensen, Clayton M., Taddy Hall, Karen Dillon, and David S. Duncan Abstract—The foremost authority on View Details