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- 01 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
An Aerospace Engineer Provides a Lift for Underrepresented Innovators and Entrepreneurs
for ways to make an impact on problems she was passionate about. As the daughter of immigrants (her father emigrated from Nigeria and her mother emigrated from Ghana) she wanted to use her skills to make an impact in the developing world.... View Details
- 12 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 12, 2016
Immigrant Entrepreneurs and the Social Safety Net By: Olds, Gareth Abstract—This paper explores the role of public health insurance in small business ownership among immigrants, a group with high rates of entrepreneurship. The Personal... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Ready for Departure
First-of-its-kind infrared proximity sensors detect the motion of a finger as it hovers over the screen; the same technology has been installed in the elevators. Passengers also have the option of registering their iris and facial biometrics with the View Details
- 06 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 6
http://www.amazon.com/Architecture-Innovation-Economics-Creative-Organizations/dp/1422143635/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1351005820&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Architecture+of+Innovation The Founders and Finance: How Hamilton, Gallatin, and Other View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- November 2017
- Technical Note
21st Century Populism
By: George Serafeim and David Freiberg
While the first decade of the 21st century saw a massive financial crisis that led to significant economic downturn, the second decade saw the rise of political leaders, who built their support upon a political message that championed the common person against the... View Details
Keywords: Populism; Market Efficiency; Market Liberalization; Political Influence; Political Instability; Capital Controls; Partnerships; Coalition; Inequality; Role Of Business In Society; Government Intervention In The Markets; Labor Market; Equality and Inequality; Financial Markets; Social Issues; Immigration; Financial Crisis; Capital Markets; Business and Government Relations
Serafeim, George, and David Freiberg. "21st Century Populism." Harvard Business School Technical Note 118-029, November 2017.
- 23 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 23
Publication:Management Science (forthcoming) Abstract This paper studies the impact that immigrant innovators have on the global activities of U.S. firms by analyzing detailed data on patent applications and on the operations of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Feb 2014
- News
Eyes on Medical Breakthroughs
harder than her male classmates to succeed. From her father, a Hungarian immigrant with no business training who bought New York City's Chelsea Hotel and turned it into one of the Big Apple's most famous addresses, she learned to take... View Details
- 29 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 29
organizations. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2426674 Firms and the Economics of Skilled Immigration By: Pekkala Kerr, Sari, William R. Kerr, and William F. Lincoln Abstract—Firms play a central role in the selection,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 31, 2006
"second-generation" perspective on accountability that is interpretive and culturally embedded. How Does Accountability Affect Mission? The Case of a Nonprofit Serving Immigrants and Refugees Authors:R. Christensen and Alnoor S.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
Brexit: Should Britain Stay or Go?
of stopping immigration seemed to be leading inexorably into a Leave vote before the murder last week of the young Member of Parliament Jo Cox by a man who gave his name to the court as “Death to traitors, freedom for Britain.” Brexit is... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones & Dante Roscini
- 21 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
A Summer Internship with the City of Boston
this team tackles in a week is staggering: Could we make it easier for people to apply for dog licenses? Is there a better way to alert Bostonians to upcoming street closures? How could we track what neighborhood-specific content citizens find most valuable? What... View Details
Keywords: Consulting
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Jewish American Heritage Month | Baker Library
immigrant identity, in which "[she] desperately desired to be 100 percent American." This sentiment—along with other aspects of her professional life—is further explored in Lauder's autobiography, Estée Lauder: Sweet Smell of Success ,... View Details
- 20 Dec 2019
- Blog Post
Top 10 MBA Voices Blogs of 2019
not expect myself to become interested in biotechnology. Growing up in Vancouver, Canada, with Taiwanese immigrant parents, I considered the path of becoming a medical doctor. However, a volunteering experience at the hospital of the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Beacon of Liberty
me as an immigrant the same opportunities it did to its own citizens. Today, that is still largely the case, unless your name is Mohammad or if you choose to wear the hijab. Since 9/11, almost every Muslim in this country has a story. And... View Details
- 17 Oct 2016
- HBS Case
Business Solutions That Help Cut Food Waste
As much as 40 percent of food grown in the United States for human consumption is wasted. Source: Eivaisla After decades of wasteful food practices, where perfectly good food is discarded even as poverty keeps many families hungry, solutions are starting to come... View Details
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Design: At, Into, & Beyond - Race, Gender & Equity
in the 1970s. Naturalization The process by which U.S. citizenship is granted to a lawful permanent resident after meeting the requirements established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Organizational Behavior The... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2019
step-by-step framework for letting go of shame; and how just two minutes can make every day intentional. Fortitude: The Story of My Ancestors by Charles Rentschler (MBA 1964) Authorhouse This is the story of Rentschler’s grandfather, George Adam Rentschler, a German... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
A Close-Up Look at the Men behind the Empire
immigrant who shrewdly spotted an opportunity in the nascent steel industry and became one of the richest men in his adopted country. Carnegie's era also saw an unprecedented explosion of branded consumer goods, among them Ivory Soap,... View Details
- 28 Apr 2020
- Blog Post
A Crash Course in Saving a Family Business
brother, Jacob, immigrated to Queens in 2000. They later established Bean&Bean, located in Manhattan near the Wall Street subway station, right before the financial crisis hit in 2008. The family eventually grew the company to four... View Details
- 25 Jan 2016
- News
Helping Young African Managers Find Their Way Home
percent) were in management and another 37 percent were in professional positions such as accounting, law, medicine, engineering, and finance. The report attributed the shortage to emigration of highly skilled workers, immigration... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman