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Advent International

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26 Aug 2024
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HBS Lingo 101

Rock Center manages many different programs including the New Venture Competition, the Rock Accelerator program, the Entrepreneurs-in-Residence program, the Rock Summer Fellowships, and the loan reduction program for students pursuing... View Details

08 Feb 2023
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Alumni-Cofounded Company Sells to CVS for $10.6 Billion

2019. Oak Street Health CEO Mike Pykosz, a 2007 Harvard Law School alumnus, told the Journal that “[this] agreement with CVS Health will accelerate our ability to deliver on our mission and continue improving health outcomes, lowering... View Details

26 Jan 2024
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HBS Alumna Fighting Cancer with a Novel Cell Therapy

Boston, Guardian Bio was accepted into the Y Combinator accelerator program and officially launched in June 2022. Zutshi’s desire to help fight cancer isn’t just a business choice – it’s personal as well. Her father died from cancer right... View Details

18 Apr 2023
Research & Ideas

What Happens When Banks Ditch Coal: The Impact Is 'More Than Anyone Thought'

Consumers who are eager to mitigate climate change can take many actions, such as reducing the number of airline flights they take or installing solar panels on their homes. But the planet is in a race against time, and individual action alone won’t help most countries... View Details

Keywords: by Barbara DeLollis; Financial Services; Mining

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Publications - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

England Journal of Medicine Catalyst The Agenda for the Next Generation of Health Care Information Technology by Thomas W. Feeley, Zachary Landman and Michael E. Porter As the diffusion of value-based health care efforts accelerates... View Details

28 Mar 2024
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Rooms with a View

think ambitiously about how it attracts and uses talent, Mirza concludes in Talent Disruption. “Failure to act strategically will only accelerate the crisis and permanently shrink employment in an industry that has a rich history of... View Details

Keywords: April White; photos by Christina Gandolfo; Hospitality

19 Sep 2023
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2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

verification process, NetaCarbon helps pro-climate businesses to unlock their full potential by expanding revenue sources and customer reach, ultimately accelerating climate impact globally through the carbon market. Grace's role prior to... View Details

28 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

Keep or Cut Workers? How Companies Reacted to the COVID-19 Crisis

accelerating a trend that began before the pandemic. For instance, the consumer electronics chain Best Buy struggled to attract sales, and the company ended up cutting costs through layoffs and furloughs. Layoffs were more typical among... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

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Business Fundamentals Course - CORe | HBS Online

School graduate program in the field of management or finance offers an accelerated admission pathway for students who pass CORe (in the for-credit or non-credit offering). Financial aid and financing options available for CORe program... View Details

28 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

The FDA’s Speedy Drug Approvals Are Safe: A Win-Win for Patients and Pharma Innovation

and effective in preventing severe disease, and their accelerated review will go down in history as having saved millions of lives. But COVID vaccines weren’t the first medical products to be brought to market through an expedited... View Details

Keywords: by Kasandra Brabaw; Pharmaceutical

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Founder - Entrepreneurship

Center Website and HBS Startup Guide for Tool's and How To's Plug into the entrepreneurship community: Join an HBS club (E-Ship/Tech) during Club Fair Apply for a Student i-lab Membership JANUARY TERM Learn how to start a new venture and View Details

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For Alumni - Entrepreneurship

specifically for HBS alumni. These Advisors are a highly curated group of exceptional, experienced entrepreneurs and investors from all over the world. Harvard Launch Lab X GEO Launch Lab X GEO is a global innovation accelerator... View Details

16 Jun 2020
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Your Customers Have Changed. Here's How to Engage Them Again.

demonstrates that firms who maintain or accelerate customer-centric philosophies consistently outperform firms that do not.” All in all, this set of circumstances and stricter budget constraints make customers less able and less willing... View Details

Keywords: by Rohit Deshpandé, Ofer Mintz, and Imran S. Currim; Retail; Service

01 Mar 2024
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Counter Intelligence

changes but the pandemic accelerated the timeline. Even after lockdowns had been lifted, it was clear that Pret could no longer rely as heavily on the office workers and commuters who had once been its core customers. “The Pret sandwich... View Details

Keywords: Amy Crawford

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Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project

Accelerated U.S. and World History MA Chris Kurhajetz Winchester High School Winchester, MA Subjects: American Studies OR Jesse Kurtz-Nicholl Bend Senior High School Bend, OR IL Cheryl Kyrias Lake Forest High School Lake Forest, IL TX... View Details

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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

intersection of finance and technology and makes early stage investments. Javier recently served as SBA's Associate Administrator and oversaw the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC), Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), Small Business Technology Transfer... View Details

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Online Business Strategy Courses | HBS Online

through polls, quizzes, and problem-solving exercises designed to accelerate and reinforce your learning. Exchange ideas with your classmates, broaden your perspective, and challenge your worldview. Social Join a global community of... View Details

February 2015
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CLP: Powering Asia

By: George Serafeim, Rebecca Henderson and Dawn Lau

Richard Lancaster, taking over from Andrew Brandler, was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CLP Holdings Ltd., one of the leading power companies in Asia, with operations in China, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Australia, and India, and an energy portfolio spanning coal,... View Details

Keywords: Energy Generation; Environmental Sustainability; Goals and Objectives; Values and Beliefs; Growth and Development Strategy; Strategic Planning; Energy Industry; Asia; India

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For Organizations | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

to accelerate the impact of social entrepreneurs moving their organizations from start-up to growth phase, with a focus on organizations serving communities of color. The Forum provides training, classroom discussion, and peer support... View Details

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