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- 06 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
A Letter from the Women in Investing Club
school year, as they shared in our mission and saw the value of the club beyond the campus of HBS. One of the key tenets of the club is to offer membership at no cost, removing any financial barriers for women to learn about careers in... View Details
- 24 May 2023
- Blog Post
Innovating, Funding, and Scaling Climate Solutions at Harvard Business School: Day Three of Harvard Climate Action Week
problems, and to instead be motivated to take collective action. “Thinking about the problems we face; it is a huge risk to the planet and a huge risk to all of us. The action has to be how we mitigate that risk and remove that risk. In... View Details
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Privacy - HBS Working Knowledge
younger. If you suspect that we have personal, identifying information about your child, please notify us immediately so that we may remove this information from our database. Usage Information Collected and Use of Information Harvard... View Details
- 22 Apr 2020
- Research Event
How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities
Until a few years ago, climate change’s potential impact seemed abstract for many investors. Now, as sea levels rise, hurricanes intensify, and droughts threaten food supplies, many investors are confronting its financial realities. But it’s not a simple calculation.... View Details
- 24 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
The FDA: What Will the Next 100 Years Bring?
food, medicine, or cosmetics you use. Consumers would end up restricting what they buy to a few trusted brands. In effect, the FDA has made competition possible in consumer products and even in pharmaceuticals (particularly through the growing generics market) by View Details
- 18 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Time to Rethink the Corporate Tax System?
portion remains unaccounted for but is consistent with tax sheltering. Moreover, investment lives have shortened considerably, removing much of the power of accelerated schedules. With the growing globalization of firms and the growth of... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 21 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
Faculty Research Looks to Latin America
Oliva Oliva: "We are doing a two year study; it is 40 percent on its way. "A number of companies in Latin America have become world-class players. These were entities that were living on small, protected markets, and are suddenly developing and decisively... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 27 Jul 2017
- News
Seeing a Way Forward
in a wheelchair, badly bruised from injuries sustained the day before that had been caused by falling in her home as a result of poor eyesight. “She said she couldn’t take it anymore and felt it just wasn’t worth going on like this,” Leger recalls. Following Soledad’s... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Mr. Start-Up
that successful entrepreneurs do a great job of building relationships. Your approach to business is pretty intense. Are you a tough boss to work for? I try to be super supportive. I find co-workers who share my love for work, and my energy and drive. After that, I... View Details
- 02 Oct 2000
- What Do You Think?
What Lies Beyond NAFTA?
something might be done to foster the creation of wealth (and jobs) in Mexico through the removal of structural barriers that inhibit entrepreneurial behavior. However, before action might be taken to correct the problems created by... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 28 Mar 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sophisticated Investors May Be Harming Fintech Lending Platforms
sophisticated investors from maintaining a consistent edge, LendingClub in November 2014 removed 50 of the 100 information variables that it had previously shared with investors. The researchers found that this “shock to the information... View Details
- 16 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Inner Workings of Corporate Headquarters
to already have larger, more centralized networks, which then went on to broaden in their new roles. "BigCo appears to be doing a good job both in who it puts in these jobs and how it designs them," says Stuart. "What the company doesn't seem to be doing... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 19 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Connecting School Ties and Stock Recommendations
particularly meaningful, but rather school ties in general. Did these schools have especially active alumni affairs organizations, or were perhaps these ties assumed to be self-made among former students? A: We can definitely say that the effect is there even when you... View Details
- 11 Feb 2008
- Research & Ideas
Does Democracy Need a Marketing Manager?
citizen needs, developing policy and program solutions, informing interested citizens about themselves, and making themselves easily accessible. They should embrace reforms, such as lifelong voter registration, that remove barriers to... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Lessons Learned from My HBS Career Journey in Environmental Sustainability
particular role or position given my prior work experience, I may be interested in leveraging knowledge gained at HBS to explore making an impact in a different role or function. Eliminate friction. I always appreciate recruiters, hiring managers, and companies who... View Details
Keywords: Energy / Cleantech
- 01 Nov 2019
- Blog Post
Confronting Climate Change in the Classroom and Beyond
new technologies, operating models, and managerial mindsets. And business can't do this alone, we need government to provide incentives in some cases and remove disincentives in others. As climate change becomes more and more apparent, so... View Details
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Annual Report 2019 - Annual Report 2019
Therapeutics Extracorporeal CO 2 removal device that uses ultra-low blood flow to treat patients with hypercarbic respiratory failure. 266 Teams 200 Judges $ 315,000 Cash Prizes See press release MS/MBA in Biotechnology: Life Sciences In... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Life in Lockdown
transformed into a prototype that the team can show potential customers. (prototype images Courtesy Filippos Lymperopoulos) Foalea takes the floor, dry erase marker in her hand. She explains to the team that TAMO is an app that contains all the contents of a user’s... View Details
- 03 Sep 2014
- What Do You Think?
Who Should Choose Your Boss?
necessarily the best team leader, because a lot of board members don't value the team leadership aspect of the position." Clifford F. Baker put it this way: "Having worked for a living in a corner office of a corporate ivory tower, completely View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Is AI OK?
Illustrations by Dan Bejar Illustrations by Dan Bejar When she began investigating Airbnb’s smart-pricing algorithm several years ago, Assistant Professor Shunyuan Zhang wasn’t looking for evidence that it generated discriminatory outcomes, a problem known as... View Details