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technologies. At Athena Cleantech, we are helping companies minimize their carbon footprint while creating an ecosystem for sustainable technologies to scale rapidly.” Prashant Pundrik PLDA 9 Director, Athena Cleantech Pte. Ltd. Lisa Yao... View Details

19 Jul 2011
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Brightening the Future

ecosystem that will improve access to electricity in off-grid communities across the globe. “It sounds complicated,” Ayala says, “but we set it up this way to have a globally scalable business model.” Stiftung Solarenergie Philippines,... View Details

Keywords: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

January 2020 (Revised January 2025)
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Freelancer, Ltd.

By: Christopher Stanton, Karim R. Lakhani, Jennifer L. Hoffman, Jin Hyun Paik and Nina Cohodes

Over the course of the 2010s, the rapid advancement of mobile technologies and the rise of online freelancing platforms seemed to portend a radical transformation of labor markets into on-demand, flexible talent pools. Even though several Fortune 500... View Details

Keywords: Freelancers; Platforms; Digital Labor; Labor; Human Resources; Management; Internet and the Web; Growth and Development Strategy; Digital Platforms; Information Industry; Australia; United States; Philippines

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to daily calls with founders and formal investment committee meetings painted a holistic picture of the entrepreneurial ecosystem — and the synergy between technology and business necessary to solve tangible problems. In fact, the fund... View Details

01 Jun 2018
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Floor It

research ecosystem have delayed the delivery of lifesaving advances. Think of it as a plumbing problem: The third-floor shower in an old house doesn’t have enough water pressure. The problem may be with the third-floor pipe, but it’s far... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Mengxin Li

27 Jan 2015
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First Look: January 27

The Effect of Service Quality and Competition on Demand By: Balasubramanian, Karthik, and David F. Drake Abstract—The use of electronic money transfer through cellular networks ("mobile money") is rapidly increasing in the developing world. The resulting... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2022
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The Potential of Business to Improve Lives

the Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo Professor of Business Administration and senior associate dean for Business and Global Society, who leads the Institute. “We want to get their ideas out into the world and to make HBS the center of an View Details

Keywords: April White

09 Mar 2021
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Bridging the Gap

direct action and through their philanthropy. In addition, with their gifts to the HBS Fund, alumni are supporting an ecosystem that produces both the ideas and the leaders that are transforming education and advancing innovations around... View Details

03 Nov 2016
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17 Ventures Join the Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab

university’s cross-disciplinary ecosystem for exploring innovation and entrepreneurship. Made possible by a gift from Judy (MBA 1983) and Steve Pagliuca (MBA 1982), the Life Lab will give Harvard students, faculty, and alumni access to... View Details

Keywords: Scientific Research and Development Services

16 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019

increasingly used as a key input by firms, understanding its impact on productivity becomes critical. This study measures the firm-level productivity impact of nonpecuniary (free) OSS and finds a positive and significant value-added return for firms that have an View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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IT Strategy: HBS IT Website Provides Easier Access to News and Support | Information Technology

to share their services and stories with the HBS community – and the world. The team set out create an easy-to-navigate ecosystem of sites that would not only provide the community with clear access to IT support but also enable them to... View Details

November 2020
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Unilever's Response to the Future of Work

By: William R. Kerr and Bailey McAfee

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 820-104. View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Human Capital; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Structure; Transformation; Human Resources; Consumer Products Industry; Europe

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20 Nov 2014
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Strengthening America's Public Education System

“playbook” highlighting ways in which business partnerships can help educators lay the policy foundations for innovation, expand programs that boost student outcomes, and reinvigorate the entire education ecosystem to strengthen public... View Details

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Past Projects | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Eligibility & Criteria Awards How to Apply Past Projects New York City Urban Innovation Roadmap - "Pilot: New York City" Spring 2023 | Focus : Urban Economic Development; Technology; Ecosystem Strategy Team: Zoe Zabor Description: In... View Details

01 Dec 2022
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A Quiet Force: Remembering Jay Light

ecosystem which today includes the Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab and Launch Lab X GEO—were planted during his tenure. In a University widely known for “every tub on its own bottom,” Light worked to foster closer collaboration across Harvard,... View Details

Keywords: leadership; HBS Dean; obituary; academia

13 Jun 2016
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Is HBS Cutthroat or Collaborative?

could be described as insecure overachievers, it is understandable that one may expect a competitive nature to brew. However, in my experience, that has never been the case. The classroom and the greater HBS ecosystem are supportive and... View Details

09 Apr 2021
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Reflections on Student Conferences in 2020

investing in change,” said Maarten Wetselaar of Royal Dutch Shell. Students and attendees alike ended the evening more inspired and motivated to create change and transform the energy ecosystem into a more sustainable and equitable one... View Details

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Launching Tech Ventures - Course Catalog

can be achieved? 5. Ecosystem and Ethics. What are the important ethical considerations that a startup founder needs to consider, particularly as they face key moments such as financing and exit opportunities? How are a founder’s... View Details

10 Jul 2015
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Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

opportunity for stimulating cross-discipline learning and collaboration. 3) HBS is situated in Boston, one of the top three startup and innovation ecosystems in the world, which means that you have opportunity to interact with venture... View Details

23 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

One More Way the Startup World Hampers Women Entrepreneurs

year after launch. In addition, the female products had fewer users and lower rates of venture funding. “If you want a platform that is more diverse, then you need the larger ecosystem to be more diverse.” Of course, one explanation for... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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