Informal Sector - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2023
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Enabling Students to Pursue Their Passions

about the additional financial aid he would receive astounded Bagala. “Without this level of investment, I wouldn’t be able to consider something like going to work in New Orleans after HBS,” he says. “Now I can. I eventually want to do something in the hospitality... View Details

Keywords: April White

24 Apr 2014
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Teaching kids lessons in making choices and tradeoffs

teachers. We provide professional development to 55,000 teachers across the country. “I’ve been doing that for about two and a half years, after a long career in the private sector as a management consultant. “I would say I have a good... View Details

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Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry

private companies; information on investment firms and capital transactions; For a multimedia learning module on Capital IQ check out our Learn... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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A champion for First Nations

Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, Favel led the development of two national firsts for Canada: the First Nations Bank of Canada and the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority. In addition to serving as chancellor of the university, he is executive chairman of... View Details

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Foreign direct investment: statistics

Where can I get information on foreign direct investment? Economist Intelligence Unit Country Data On the right side of the screen under Reports, click on DataTool In Step 1, choose All CountryData from the drop-down. Choose... View Details

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Black Business Leaders and Entrepreneurship

successful efforts to use GIS technology to identify and solve the problem of lack of access to healthy, fresh nutritious food. Competitors & Industry Profiles Information on specific competitors or an... View Details

21 Sep 2016
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Ideas with Economic and Social Impact

While many countries are facing mounting economic, social, and political challenges, Karen Wilson (MBA 1991) says that “there’s a lot of potential in leveraging private sector approaches to address these challenges in new ways. The... View Details

10 Mar 2015
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Women in Tech: Breaking the Digital Ceiling

with a successful entrepreneurial track record and a Boston address. “I am a tech CEO.” With so few women in leadership roles in the information technology sector and a dramatic gender imbalance throughout... View Details

Keywords: April White

11 Apr 2000
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Financial Services 24/7

transactions of all kinds and with the size of firms growing, the reliability of technology becomes increasingly important. "The increased use of technology offers huge economies of scale," notes Warren McFarlan, coauthor of the fifth edition of Corporate View Details

Keywords: by Susan Young

01 Jun 2009
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Social Enterprise Visionary

social-value creation among all HBS students and graduates. It supports leaders across all sectors — nonprofit and for-profit alike. Aspiring MBAs have taken notice. The Admissions Office reports that potential students often cite SEI as... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

02 Dec 2017
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Helping HBS Make Big Bets

Kara Medoff Barnett (MBA 2007) Kara Medoff Barnett (MBA 2007) loved being a Broadway producer and came to HBS because she thought the live theater industry could learn a lot from other industries. She also loved her time on campus, especially the people. “I was... View Details

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India - Industry specific research

promotes the textile industry. Site includes information about commercial policy, developments in various sectors of the industry and production and price information. View Details

05 Aug 2016
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Accelerating Change on Medicine’s Final Frontier

problem,” says Amadio. “Although capital is important, fewer than half of the entrepreneurs said that the major barrier was money. The majority of the problems they were facing involved other types of access: to mentorship with deep View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

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Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the Global Economy - Course Catalog

and policies is a crucial aspect in taking informed managerial decisions. Adverse macroeconomic and political phenomena can have a catastrophic impact on firm performance: witness the strong companies destroyed by the Mexican tequila... View Details

25 Aug 2022
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Labs Enable Large-scale Research

LAB The rapid advancement of the crypto sector has sometimes been compared to the early days of the internet. As the internet sprints toward a Web3 future (Web 3.0, the next iteration of the World Wide Web) that will enable users to... View Details

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Networking

Network module contains 950,000 leaders and decision-makers across 1,600,000 private organizations. This module not available via WRDS. Select Advanced Search to get to the screening template. Select Sector and choose... View Details

01 Sep 2006
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Charting the Year Ahead

perspectives and interests and will reach out extensively for alumni input and participation as planning progresses. This is an important opportunity for HBS to make a statement on the global stage about the impact our alumni have in leadership roles across all View Details

Keywords: Peter Cooper; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

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SPACE: Space, Public and Commercial Economics - Course Catalog

of the sector. Educational Objectives Develop an informed view on the history of and recent dramatic changes in how the space sector functions, including the evolving relationship between public and private... View Details

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Drake Du | MBA

discovered that technology and the power of making information widely accessible can bring us one step closer to a more safe, just, and verdant world. In particular, by building a Google Chrome extension reviewed and featured on the... View Details

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Partners - Managing the Future of Work

harnesses the power of the private sector to catalyze an employer-led movement to build talent pipelines that are inclusive of Opportunity Youth. For more information, please visit the Grads of Life website . Burning Glass Technologies... View Details

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