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- 17 Jun 2020
- News
Toronto Copes with COVID-19 Via Webinars; Alumni Respond to Pandemic in Philippines
perspective on the pandemic and it impacts. The April 20 webinar was the club’s first, and featured Dr. Talia Varley, the physician lead of Advisory Services at Cleveland Clinic Canada, as the keynote speaker. The event was sold out, with... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Kash Rangan
an organization creates significant social value, we don’t care how it sustains itself — with internally generated surplus or with donor funds. Americans give roughly $300 billion a year to nonprofits, yet we really don’t know much about... View Details
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
After the Storm
mess. The work is already so hard. It’s a blessing to do it, I would not want to work in service to anyone else in terms of the communities of color that we serve in the community that we serve, but it’s tough. It’s really tough. Our kids... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Faculty Books
Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Have Failed — and What to Do about It by Josh Lerner (Princeton University Press) As governments worldwide seek to spur economic growth in ever more aggressive ways, Professor Lerner offers an important caution, arguing for a View Details
- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Engaging More Deeply with Business in Africa
visitors. “We are focusing on initiatives targeted to improve the economic prosperity of the people.” The message resonated with the HBS group, who visited 20 companies in Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya; and Lagos, Nigeria, ranging from a financial View Details
- 23 Aug 2018
- News
Healthcare Alumni Keep Learning Through Virtual Programming
from fellow health care leaders,” says Jon Puz (MBA 2008), who started the VRT program. “What started as a pilot project involving around two dozen alumni attendees, is now entering its eighth year with several thousand alumni having... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
The Third Force: Indispensable to Society, Nonprofits Should Redirect Oversight Efforts
Homelessness. Entrepreneurial services for the poor. The arts. Spirituality. Who — or what — in our society can best address these issues? Here's a hint: It's not business, and it's most definitely not government. "Nonprofits are the most... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 23 Sep 2010
- News
Hobbling Science and Scientists
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
NFLers Tackle HBS
More than 35 active players from a number of National Football League teams, including the Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, and Minnesota Vikings, spent a week at HBS in February in a custom Executive Education program. Now in its sixth year, the program is taught by... View Details
- 31 Jan 2013
- News
Ex-Pimco CEO is an engine for charity
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
The Nature of Change
members of the Class of 1949 describe their changing perspective on what defines success and offer advice to those just starting out in business. “The class discussion is like a litmus test of what students care about and how that has... View Details
- 29 Jul 2008
- News
An Educational Start-Up
others? Are there any entrepreneurs (or would-be entrepreneurs) who’d care to weigh in on this matter? Do some aspects of running a business defy a classroom education, even if the school in question is HBS? View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
A Place in the Sun
planet." "There are certain images that come up with five-star service that I just don't like: telephones, swimming pools, valet service," Evanson says from his 500-acre island. "It's a way of differentiating our product, which is... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna and Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Business Answers the Call
think of it, that’s the challenge for the superintendent of a large city school system, or the head of a charter school —‘How do I take care of and support my people?’ ” The best of what is known from management studies and experience,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Faculty Books
Redefining Global Strategy by Pankaj Ghemawat (HBS Press) Why do so many global strategies fail despite companies’ powerful brands and border-crossing advantages? In this “semiglobalized” world, one-size-fits-all strategies don’t stand a chance. Differences matter.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Faculty and Alumni Books for March 2014
became leaders, what their passions are outside of work, and what they really care about—including what drives them, what their fears are, and what they feel is required to succeed in the changing global landscape. The Generosity Network:... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Short Takes
the parties assume the traditional roles of "benevolent donor" and "grateful recipient." For example, urban community-service nonprofit City Year began its relationship with Timberland, a maker of outdoor apparel and footwear, when City Year requested fifty pairs of... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
A Casual Approach to Success
the things that sets the firm apart from its competitors is its investment in the service sector. “Human assets have different management requirements,” Hellman notes, adding, “We give a large part of the action to the people who run the... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Faculty Q&A: Less Risk, More Reward
Your research explores entrepreneurship and the social safety net. What is the connection between those two things? I look at whether stronger social safety net benefits make it more likely for people to start a business. For instance, there’s this large public health... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Michael Depatie
corporate responsibility and how it relates to “conscious capitalism.” Does doing right by all stakeholders, including the environment, bring good financial results? Absolutely! Corporate social responsibility has to be part of the culture of the organization, or it... View Details