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- 01 Mar 2012
- News
How to Close the Health Gap
questions are finally focusing on the health-care needs of the poor. Some teams, for example, are working on genetic modifications that would render the mosquito unable to transfer malaria. Those developments make Daar and Singer optimistic. “We contend that if we can... View Details
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Clarissa Quintanilla
imagine ourselves going beyond our usual career roles.” At first, Clarissa felt apprehensive of the HBS section structure. “But it’s become one of the most rewarding aspects of the experience. It’s not just the camaraderie and... View Details
- 27 Nov 2013
- News
No Bologna, Please
SHAICH by Julia Hanna Imagine a restaurant that doesn't charge for its food. There's a box for money—and a suggested donation amount—but no one can see what you pay, if you pay anything at all. That's the concept behind Panera Cares, a... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Barbara Bry: Business is Blooming
two daughters before pausing to reflect on the past 25 years. "I've been more successful than I ever imagined I would be, in all parts of my life," she says. "I feel really blessed." —Thomas Frick View Details
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Kevin Nazemi
new opportunities for the organization to pursue.” “I suspect a lot of people doubt that the case method is an effective way of learning practical skills,” says Kevin. “It’s hard to imagine how a case-based finance class would progress,... View Details
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Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit and Charity
HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Introduction Credit in Pre-Industrial Society Imagining Pre-Industrial Credit Credit and... View Details
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Business of Ideas - Course Catalog
social, cultural, and political trends, examining how the business of ideas has changed over time, and how and why it has influenced the ways in which individuals and societies today imagine themselves and the world they aspire to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Transforming the IRS
Returns is a way for me to state my deep conviction that any organization, even a tax collection agency, can serve its stakeholders at higher levels than it ever imagined — if its leaders resolutely and passionately set out to do so. What... View Details
- 19 Aug 2013
- Research & Ideas
Studying How Income Inequality Shapes Behavior
with Anant Thaker (HBS MBA 2011) of the Boston Consulting Group and Howard Rudnick of the Tobin Project, Moss offers an alternative perspective: Perhaps we've been looking at the question the wrong way. Inequality And Making Decisions In Inequality and Decision Making:... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Crowdfunding a Poor Investment?
funding." “I can't imagine this will become an investment vehicle with attractive average returns” In other words, if companies are able to demonstrate a game-changing technology, or be lean enough to succeed without a second round... View Details
- 01 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Choose the Best Deal
deal with Jim, they may incur holding costs for a painfully long time. If Jim is lucky, he might persuade one seller to underbid the other. The test of success shouldn't be the best imaginable deal, but one that's good enough. Yet Jim... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
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Summer Venture in Management | MBA
2026 Check back in winter 2026 for details about the next Summer Venture in Management Program. Imagine yourself as a Harvard Business School student... Curious to know what a day in the life of an MBA student is like? Experience it... View Details
- 10 Jul 2015
- Blog Post
Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?
a tremendous amount from my students and bring those lessons back to my portfolio companies and vice versa, working through thorny issues in real time. This industry is so fluid and fast-paced that I can't imagine doing it any other way. View Details
- 09 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
Is Business School Right for You?
Dr. Jill Avery is a senior lecturer in the marketing unit at Harvard Business School, an authority on brand management and customer relationship management (CRM), and the Faculty Chair for HBS Peek. Imagine yourself sitting in a classroom... View Details
- 12 Apr 2017
- Blog Post
2+2er Pursues HBS/HKS Joint Degree
grain by offering generous need-based aid. What could have easily been cost prohibitive proved to be more affordable than I could have imagined due to the generosity of the school and its alumni. If you are interested but are concerned... View Details
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Buy Now, Pay Later: Pre-Industrial Credit in Practice
HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Introduction Credit in Pre-Industrial Society Imagining Pre-Industrial Credit Credit and... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Linda B. Kanner: All in the Family
pleased with her dual role as a parent and a key player in getting this particular dot-com off to a running start. "I can't imagine a better place to understand the dynamics of the Internet," she says. "We've built a fairly complex site... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Starting Off on the Right Foot
with executives in transition: the tendency to assume that “everyone is just like me.” “You are not the person in the next office,” he emphasizes. “Most of us imagine that other people share our values and are motivated by the same forces... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
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Kaki Ettinger
Why was earning your MBA at Harvard Business School important to you? I was lucky enough to have discovered, fairly early on in life, a field I was so passionate about that I couldn't imagine doing anything else. Sophomore year of... View Details
- 08 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Balancing Act: Kate Eberle Walker’s Action Plan for C-suite Diversity
assigned to a team led by another woman, the experience was revelatory. “I could see myself in that more senior role,” she says. Still, Eberle Walker had never envisioned herself on the path to CEO. Her mentors were chief operating officers and chief administrative... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship