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05 Feb 2007
Research & Ideas

Business and the Global Poor

and services (cell phones, for example), or creating jobs—that's where the goals of poverty reduction and economic profit can align. Q: One of the interesting perspectives you offer is that the global poor are not only potential consumers... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

29 May 2007
First Look

First Look: May 29, 2007

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=307001 Iqbal Quadir, Gonofone, and the Creation of GrameenPhone (Bangladesh) Harvard Business School Case 807-099 As the smallest of four partners in a unique wireless telephony venture in Bangladesh that... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

08 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Seven Negotiation Lessons from Amazon's HQ Disaster in Queens

Amazon officials understandably figured that the prize it offered New Yorkers would sell itself: 25,000+ jobs paying in excess of $100,000 each with all the ancillary economic benefits. Decide (on Long Island City, Queens), Announce (the... View Details

Keywords: by James K. Sebenius; Real Estate; Construction

April 2025
Teaching Note

Allbirds: Decarbonizing Fashion (A) and (B)

By: Michael W. Toffel, Ken Pucker and Stacy Straaberg

Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 622-024, 625-004, 625-005, and 625-702. The Allbirds: Decarbonizing Fashion (A) case introduces Allbirds as a footwear startup not only focused on simple design, comfort, and sustainable natural materials but on decarbonizing the wider... View Details

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22 Nov 2023
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So You Want to Join a Startup

is that I view people going into startups as essentially making an investment with their careers. And, if you look at the other side of the coin of who invests in startups—venture capitalists, angel investors—they do a lot of due... View Details

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Academics - Health Care

the Harvard community. Elective Courses Elective health care-focused courses will vary from year to year. Upcoming HBS course offerings include: Innovating in Health Care: Field Course Problems with health care quality, access, and costs... View Details

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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Program, the Social Enterprise Accelerator is offered to studen... Inside Upswell: A Perspective from ShowUp Christine O'Donnell 28 Jul 2025 The Upswell Forum is designed to accelerate the impact of social entrepreneurs moving their... View Details

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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni

in partnership with the Business & Environment Initiative was part of Harvard Climate Action Week . Recordings of several of the day's sessions will be available to view on the Live from Klarman Hall webpage at the end of May. HBS... View Details

25 May 2010
First Look

First Look: May 25

ad platform can offer, an advertiser may forego use of an ad platform that the advertiser otherwise finds profitable. Mergers between ad platforms can increase advertiser welfare if the resulting click-through rate and volume of traffic are sufficiently improved... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Community | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

of the foundation and limited partner at Goldman Sachs, was an early supporter of the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative and served on the Advisory Board. Recipients are invited to participate in events with current and former recipients,... View Details

29 Jan 2018
Book

How 'Teaming' Saved 33 Lives in the Chilean Mining Disaster

We offer the rescue as an extraordinary example of extreme teaming, to illustrate the enormous potential of diverse experts coming together to innovate to overcome a nearly impossible challenge. The case illustrates the centrality of... View Details

Keywords: by Amy C. Edmondson; Mining

06 Aug 2020
Blog Post

My HBS Financial Aid Story: Why I Chose to Invest in My Future

inquired further to see what options he could offer that might increase the amount of aid I received. During the spring before I enrolled, I received my first financial aid decision letter. I was initially... View Details

20 Oct 2023
News

Highlights from the Fall 2023 Alumni Board Meeting

department went on to highlight some of the robust engagement opportunities the School offers to alumni, including an Alumni Dinner series, which brought together alumni and rising EC (2nd year) students for 19 dinners in 10 cities;... View Details

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Systems Integration - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

matter where the care is being provided. Care for chronic conditions may be delivered in both types of settings depending on the needs of the patient. For example, in cancer care, initial assessments and View Details

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About the Center - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

levels of the faculty and throughout instructors' careers. The Center's offerings and initiatives fall into four main areas: Faculty COACHING Services include class observations and videorecording,... View Details

27 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

How the FBI Reinvented Itself After 9/11

Broadly, the researchers show that the FBI dealt with hammering out the “what we do” aspect of organizational change for years before really addressing the “who we are” part. “The FBI offers a critical lesson for managers,” says... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Competitions & Challenges - Health Care

Student Activities Competitions & Challenges Business plan challenges and case competitions offer an engaging way to collaborate with students from within HBS and from other schools to develop presentation/pitch skills, work with faculty,... View Details

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Women at HBS - Alumni

The Women’s Leadership Forum Women on Boards HBS Women’s Association Academic and Campus Links Race, Gender & Equity Initiative Women’s Student Association Celebrating the 50th anniversary of women being admitted to the full-time MBA... View Details

16 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive

advice to restaurant owners, staff, investors, and patrons that we offer below. How did it deteriorate so quickly? Restaurants are universally labor intensive—by any productivity metric they rank among the least productive industries.... View Details

Keywords: by Michael S. Kaufman, Lena G. Goldberg, and Jill Avery; Food & Beverage

04 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

How To Do Business in Islamic Countries

Islamic finance and an emeritus professor of investment banking at Harvard Business School. Hayes, who continues to travel regularly to Islamic countries for research and consulting, offered advice to HBS students on January 23 as part of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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