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- March 2019 (Revised March 2023)
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Accion's Fintech Strategy
By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Michael Chu and Tricia Gregg
Accion, an NGO, had been a pioneer in microfinance since its entry into that sector in the early 1970s. Its investments in Banco Compartamos paid off, when the microfinance bank went IPO in 2007, leaving an influx of $138 million for Accion. Under a new CEO, Michael... View Details
Keywords: Fintech; Impact Investing; Financial Inclusion; Technological Innovation; Strategy; Strategic Planning; Performance Effectiveness; Non-Governmental Organizations; Microfinance; Financial Institutions; Business Growth and Maturation; Customer Focus and Relationships; Industry Growth
Rangan, V. Kasturi, Michael Chu, and Tricia Gregg. "Accion's Fintech Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 319-091, March 2019. (Revised March 2023.)
- 21 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 21
PublicationsThe Size and Composition of Corporate Headquarters in Multinational Companies: Empirical Evidence Authors:David Collis, David Young, and Michael Goold Publication:Journal of International... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Feb 2024
- News
GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit
that.” Another takeaway was that hardware will be the next space for innovation and disruption. “They all had differing views about the meaning of innovation,” adds Anderson. “For those on the large... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research
the committee has steadily broadened its purview, now advising on a broad range of issues including innovation and acquisitions in addition to labor practices and resource... View Details
- 13 Jun 2019
- Blog Post
Expanding My Worldview Through FIELD Global Immersion
companies to expand their brands. FGI teaches you how to grab a blank sheet of paper and innovate in the globally competitive 21st century economy. You will exercise your leadership skills View Details
- 09 Feb 2021
- News
Investing in Entrepreneurship
donation to the Harvard Innovation Labs (i-lab). “I regard HBS as a national treasure that should be preserved and enhanced,” said Crisp from his home in Florida when reflecting on his leadership gift that... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 29 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 29
employed have been relatively unchanged over the last century, there was still a surprising pace of innovation. An aging population around the world meant the demand for progressive lenses was increasing rapidly, and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jun 2023
- What Do You Think?
Is the Anxious Achiever a Post-Pandemic Relic?
positions believe is vital to future innovation and success. It’s not that Gen Zers want to do nothing or even less. It’s just that they want to achieve in their own way and in... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 07 Jul 2023
- News
A Community Hunger Solution with Global Ambitions
to innovate,” he says. Innovation was important throughout the pandemic as the Robin Hood Army tried to reach senior citizens in lockdown. So the organization partnered with WhatsApp and Uber, India’s... View Details
- 2017
- Book
Entering StartUpLand: An Essential Guide to Finding the Right Job
Many professionals aspire to work for startups. Executives from large companies view them as models to help them adapt to today's dynamic innovation economy, while freshly minted MBAs see magic in founding something new. Yes, startups look magical, but they can also be... View Details
Bussgang, Jeffrey J. Entering StartUpLand: An Essential Guide to Finding the Right Job. Boston: Harvard Business Review Press, 2017.
- 03 Feb 2012
- HBS Seminar
Dr. Regina Dugan, Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
- Web
Your Social Entrepreneurship checklist | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
launching their ventures. Throughout Career Coaching: Consult with MBA or Alumni Career Coach with social enterprise expertise. Community Connections: Meet with students, faculty , and alumni by interest area. Harvard View Details
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Regional Winners - Alumni
CEO Region: Asia/Pacific Grensol Grensol is unlocking the potential of recycling waste by up-cycling to valuable raw materials that would otherwise end up incinerated or landfilled. Their innovative space-saving solution is designed for... View Details
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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition
Social Enterprise Track Co-Winner Enhances market and government service access of rural India through and innovative “government-business-civil society” model. Unite for... View Details
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Our Team - Impact Investments
School. He graduated from Yale College with a special divisional major that combined physics with the history of technology. He worked for several years on issues concerning technological innovation and... View Details
- 19 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment
breakthrough technology and innovative business models. Audrey's role prior to HBS was a Senior Manager and Acting Zambia Country Director at One Acre Fund. Aman Baboolal (MBA... View Details
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Discover Upcoming HBS Executive Education Programs
As a business leader, you are often confronted with a wide range of opportunities and challenges. You're expected to bring new ideas to the table, find solutions to existing and arising obstacles, View Details
- 20 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
Rocket-tunity: Can Private Firms Turn a Profit in Space?
space race have been blessed somewhat by the glamour of it all. Investors enthusiastically, maybe too much so, backed a host of startups including those headed by superstar names like Sir Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk. Rich... View Details
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Launching New Products
As today's pace of change continues to accelerate, companies need to successfully innovate to stay ahead, and yet most new products fail. To transform innovation into... View Details
- February 2009 (Revised July 2012)
- Case
Jieliang Phone Home! (A)
By: Willy Shih, Ethan Bernstein and Nina Bilimoria
At Precision Electro-Tek's mobile phone manufacturing facility in southern China, thousands of operators—bright and capable young men and (mostly) women like Jieliang Hao—are motivated to improve line productivity through small innovations for faster assembly and have... View Details
Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Job Design and Levels; Business Processes; Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Manufacturing Industry; China
Shih, Willy, Ethan Bernstein, and Nina Bilimoria. "Jieliang Phone Home! (A)." Harvard Business School Case 609-080, February 2009. (Revised July 2012.)