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07 Sep 2021
News

Embracing Activism for Social Change

much of her first post-HBS year managing the pilot. Resolving Crisis Situations Mendu and other members of the partnership developed a three-part initiative informed by the best practices they gathered from local stakeholders and... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Sep 2005
News

Make Plans for Washington GLF

its insider savvy to gain exclusive GLF access to the historic Guildhall, The British Museum, and the Royal Albert Hall. The forum moves to Washington, D.C., next June and promises to be no less special. Titled “The Private Sector and the... View Details

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

07 Sep 2021
News

Summer Fellowship Recipient is a Changemaker in Tanzania

HBS provides students with financial assistance from classroom to career. SUPPORTING STUDENTS The School provides similar opportunities to MBA students interested in exploring careers during the summer in sectors that don’t traditionally... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jun 2017
News

The Exchange: Venture Forth

sector that thrives on anecdotal evidence. Here, the professors discuss what their findings mean for entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and innovation. Today, the VC industry is still small in absolute terms: Less than one quarter of 1... View Details

Keywords: April White

26 Nov 2018
News

New York Alumni Explore Risks and Opportunities in Climate Change

the country and found there is currently greater support for government taking swift action to address the problem.” The panel then explored investment strategies and how business leaders consider climate change in long-term strategic planning. They also looked at how... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; clubs; alumni clubs

01 Jun 2013
News

Five Bright Ideas

participating school district. Public education is thus able to benefit from corporate America's annual $150 billion in advertising expenditures. It's a positive marriage of the corporate sector and public education." DEALS DONE: CVS... View Details

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

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Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems: Company, Industry, Market and Transaction Research

Research Topics Suggested Resources Private Equity - Funds, Firms, Transactions, etc. Pitchbook
Information on companies, deals, funds,... View Details

01 Mar 2023
News

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

01 Jun 2012
News

Good as Our Word

to consider several key questions: Should KBRA enter this business, which despite the economic crisis is still dominated by the Big Three? Should it focus its business on a single sector such as structured products or attack multiple... View Details

Keywords: Maggie Starvish; Bond rating; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

07 Sep 2021
News

September 2021 Alumni Books

discussed. Food Entrepreneurs in Africa: Scaling Resilient Agriculture Businesses By Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli (MBA 1999) Routledge Entrepreneurs are the lifeblood of the agriculture and food sector in Africa, which is projected to exceed $1... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jun 2012
News

What Industrial Policy?

need something to sell in return. And one look at the trade deficit ($558 billion in 2011) clearly indicates we don’t have as much as our foreign competitors to sell in return. To make up the difference, we just borrow. Sure, with improvements in View Details

Keywords: Gary P. Pisano; Agriculture; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance; Health, Social Assistance; Manufacturing

29 Aug 2024
Research & Ideas

Shoot for the Stars: What to Know About the Space Economy

revolutionized by bringing in market forces in a way that they never were before. Competition that we take for granted in most sectors of the economy is now driving efficiencies and innovations in the space sector, making it much more of... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Aerospace

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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

01 Sep 2016
Blog Post

Reflecting on the HKS/HBS Joint Degree Program

public and private sectors. I chose to pursue this joint degree because I hope to one day work for the government of Mexico, spearheading programs that create more competitive manufacturing and financial sectors in my home country. As a... View Details

01 Jun 2009
News

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

31 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

The Faculty Reader: Who is Reading What This Summer?

Lovett, Bohlen, and Kennan. They had similar educational backgrounds (Groton, Harvard, Yale, Princeton). Four had successful private sector careers as well as extensive public service. They shaped the post-WWII international scene while... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Information; Information

01 Dec 2020
News

New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books

products perform, and that firms can draw on this data to turn products into seamless services. New revenue models will enable transparency, accountability, and efficiency. Real-world examples show how companies in health care, transportation, education, and other... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Oct 2000
News

Q & A: Bain & Company's Thomas J. Tierney

levels in the nonprofit sector have been well below those of the for-profit sector; and second, for-profit executives have undervalued the skills and achievements of their nonprofit counterparts, thereby making migration into the profit... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

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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 Dec 2017
News

A Safer—and Speedier—Way to Name Your Startup

what’s out there to avoid any unpleasant surprises.” Besides similarity of name, search results incorporate information on industry sectors and trademark classes. “What trademark is about is the likelihood... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna