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2019
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Reflections on 25 Years of Building Social Enterprise Education

By: James E. Austin and V. Kasturi Rangan

Purpose—This paper aims to reflect on 25 years of the Social Enterprise Initiative at the Harvard Business School, examining the processes and thinking involved at key stages of this pioneering Initiative’s implementation and... View Details

Keywords: Social Enterprise Initiative; Harvard Business School; Social Enterprise; Education; Programs

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25 Aug 2015
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Lights, Camera, Classroom: Harvard Business School Goes Virtual

02 Aug 2024
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DocNet Admissions Panel at Harvard Business School

27 Nov 2012
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Harvard Business School Celebrates 50 Years of Women in the MBA Program

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Information Technology | Harvard Business School

Information Technology From Brainstorm to Breakthrough: HBS IT Hackathon Inspires AI Innovations Last summer, HBS IT staff participated in a Hackathon that challenged teams to discover new ways to learn and work with AI. While the event was designed as a fun... View Details

06 Dec 2017
Blog Post

The 23rd Annual Harvard Business School Tech Conference

The 23rd annual Tech Conference took place on September 16th, 2017 at Harvard Business School (HBS) and we had over 1,200 students, professionals, and professors. The goal of... View Details

Keywords: Technology

12 Jan 2015
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Harvard Business School Dean Nitin Nohria Visits Asia

24 Jul 2024
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Harvard Business School MBA Is Now STEM Designated

March 2008 (Revised June 2008)
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Healthcare and Harvard Business School Alumni in 2008

By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cara Sterling

This case chronicles the role that Harvard Business School alumni play in the healthcare industry. Overall data on alumni is given, and the industry is broken into seven areas in which the careers of twenty-five alumni are highlighted. View Details

Keywords: Business Education; Executive Education; Personal Development and Career; Practice; Health Industry

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2023
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Firm Purpose and Problem Wickedness: A Review of the Academic Literature

By: Caroline Adelson, Charlotte Kuller, Cate Tompkins, Ellora Sarkar, Samantha Price and Marco Iansiti

Our understanding of the firm’s role in society has evolved greatly over the past 70 years, with more recent years seeing a sharp rise in interest for how firms can contribute more than profits to society – that is, have a purpose beyond profits. Businesses engaged in... View Details

Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Problems and Challenges

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16 May 2019
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Working Group on the Business and Economics of Space at Harvard Business School

15 Jun 2016
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Why Harvard Business School teaches students about whaling

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Growing as a Purposeful Leader

(beyond the four walls of the business), and how they should lead (not as superheroes and not just as good business leaders, but also as great human leaders). In this program, you will prepare to become an... View Details

06 Jun 2016
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Harvard Business School Inaugurates New Executive Education Center

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Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Railroads: The Transformation of Capitalism Introduction Exhibit Railroads: The... View Details

25 Oct 2020

External Partner Event: Harvard Business School Club of Japan Seminar

COVID-19 triggered the new-normal society with deep impact to a broad range of industries and daily living. The HBS MBA experience is well-known for close knit relationships emphasizing the importance of... View Details

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A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927

HBS Quick Links HBS Home MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions The Exhibition Building the Campus Research Links Site Credits Copyright © Presidents and Fellows View Details

01 Dec 2007
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How Business Schools Lost Their Way

many cases drifting from their original intent of making management a profession, with a commitment to using a body of knowledge for the good of society. “The university-based... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Abraham Zaleznik; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training