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01 Jan 2011
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Seth Klarman, MBA 1982

"We care about the urgent needs of our local community." The foundation bearing the family name, run by Beth, has supported medical, educational, religious, and social service organizations, including McLean and Beth Israel Deaconess... View Details

2017
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Business and Green Knowledge Production in Sweden 1960s–1980s

By: Ann-Kristin Bergquist and Kristina Söderholm

This working paper contributes to the burgeoning historical literature that has transformed our understanding about the relationship between big business and the environmental regulation. Previously, it was believed that corporate managers resisted the extra costs... View Details

Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business and Government Relations; Research and Development; History; Sweden

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25 Nov 2019
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When Your Passion Works Against You

who expressed passion in authentic ways, including one who introduced a personal connection to the pitch. However, entrepreneurs seen as expressing passion with a false note did not earn as much support from investors. For example, one... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Events - Business History

Connection across the Pacific World, XVI-XVIII.” Marcel Anduiza (Harvard Business School), 12 pm to 1:30 pm May 14 14 May 2025 Virtual Seminar Grace Ballor (Bocconi University), "Enterprise and Integration: Big Business and the Making of... View Details

05 Oct 2020
Book

Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time

long commutes, household chores, and mindless scrolling on social media. We must make deliberate, sometimes difficult choices that protect the precious hours in our days, Whillans says, whether it’s a big decision like pursuing a... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

21 Sep 2021
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Readers Ask: How Can I Gain Power and Influence?

interviewed more than 100 people as we prepared to write the book. We’ve learned so much from every one of them, and we’re using some of their stories in the book to help our readers connect the findings from research in View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

March 2020 (Revised June 2023)
Case

EyeControl: Inspiring Communication

By: Paul A. Gompers and Danielle Golan

Eye-controlled communication device startup EyeControl was founded in Tel Aviv, Israel in 2016 by cofounders with a shared personal connection to locked-in syndrome—a neurological disorder that left sufferers cognitively sound, yet paralyzed, with the exception of eye... View Details

Keywords: Health Disorders; Communication Technology; Business Startups; Expansion; Finance; Decision Making; Social Enterprise; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

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Terms of Use - Alumni

Notes Class Notes, in print and online, is a social forum for HBS alumni to share personal and professional news, reflections, non-political commentary, and photographs through the work of volunteer Class and Section Secretaries as a way... View Details

20 Jan 2014
Research & Ideas

Language Wars Divide Global Companies

language problems but also what managers can do to overcome them. Neeley explores language and its connection to power dynamics on global teams in Language as a Lightning Rod: Power Contests, Emotion Regulation, and Subgroup Dynamics in... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

21 Aug 2020
Blog Post

Pursuing a JD/MBA Joint Degree

space. In addition, the program’s length allows us to develop connections across the rest of the University. Many of us are undergraduate house tutors, faculty research assistants and teaching fellows. Last spring, one of my favorite... View Details

20 Oct 2023
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Highlights from the Fall 2023 Alumni Board Meeting

fees to students with the greatest financial need—roughly 10 percent of the student body. In the past year, Kierstead noted that two courses were introduced into the RC curriculum: Social Purpose of the Firm, which examines the role of... View Details

09 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

How Tennis, Golf, and White Anxiety Block Racial Integration

minorities, according to research that involved surveying hundreds of people and studying thousands of datasets at government and social organizations. This pattern can “fuel a self-perpetuating cycle of segregation,” which may not only... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

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Online Finance & Accounting Courses | HBS Online

your perspective, and challenge your worldview. Social Join a global community of business professionals. Learn from and network with peers before, during, and after your course. Ask questions, collaborate, give feedback, and share... View Details

06 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Short Intensive Programs 2024 Preview: From Climate Change to Formula 1

what types of techniques, approaches, and ways of making connections across different concepts resonate most with students. What will help them develop a deeper self-understanding, empathy for others' lack of inclusion, an understanding... View Details

04 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

How To Do Business in Islamic Countries

practical basis, names are very important for doing deals in Islamic countries, as in most of the world, the professors said. Who you know is key. Similarly, relationships and family connections are vital in business. "Relationships... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Philanthropy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Michael Porter’s ideas about competitive strategy. Shared value creation focuses on identifying and expanding the connections between societal and economic progress. Policies and operating practices that simultaneously create economic and... View Details

19 Jul 2023
Blog Post

A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations

family precedent for service. “I turned to Leadership Fellows because I was interested in contributing to the social good,” says Mizuho. “For those of us entering the social space full-time for the first... View Details

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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

informing and connecting the buyers, users and sellers of technology. One of CNET Networks' first employees and senior executives, with past responsibilities including COO, CFO and Vice Chairman, Bonnie assumed his current role in 2000.... View Details

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Find Past & Upcoming Events - Alumni

navigating your career with confidence. Feb 13 12 PM – 1 PM EST, 13 Feb 2025 ChatGPT for Job-Seekers: The Right Way to Use AI to Accelerate Your Search Clubs Connect with fellow alumni in over 100 alumni clubs and associations. There are... View Details

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Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project

Elverson Philadelphia, PA Subjects: US History, AP Government, Social Science OR Molly Bruins St Mary's School Medford, OR NY Sue Brumer White Plains High School White Plains, NY NC Mark Brunton Charlotte Latin School Charlotte, NC... View Details

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