Cluster Initiative Program - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Jul 2023
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Sustainability Career Advice from the Career & Professional Development Office

sustainability? For prospective students interested in this space, know that there are many resources to support you in learning about the challenges and opportunities that exist. From the Business & Environment Initiative to student... View Details

01 Jan 2012
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E. Roe Stamps IV, MBA 1974

of their philanthropy, however, is the Stamps Scholars Program, which they initially launched at Georgia Tech and have since expanded into two dozen universities across the country. The program offers top... View Details

21 May 2024
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A New Chapter

comes from infrastructure that the nonprofit and its local partners install, which provides jobs and benefits communities as well as schools. “We focus on country-wide rollouts where philanthropy and aid fund initial infrastructure and... View Details

Keywords: Catherine O’Neill Grace; photo by Cayce Clifford

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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

other research here , Adi’s other research here , and Jonathan’s other research here . More Info Business Credit Programs in the Pandemic Era By: Samuel G. Hanson , Jeremy C. Stein , Adi Sunderam & Eric Zwick OCT 2021 The authors develop... View Details

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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

Concepts Develop a robust set of vital and forward-looking business skills to grow as a leader Engage with a global cohort of like-minded peers and build a network that lasts far beyond the program Practice effective teamwork and... View Details

01 Feb 2022
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Innovation Isn’t Just for Startups: How Big Companies Can Succeed

Corporate Explorers at IBM in 2000, as the computer giant launched Emerging Business Opportunities (EBOs), a management program designed to identify, fund, and guide new growth businesses. IBM initially... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

12 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 12, 2019

changes and justify their ventures in the wake of fundamental redirections in strategy. Ventures initially attain legitimacy and amass resources on the strength of aims that audiences find compelling; later, those early claims can... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Sep 2023
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Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint

Since taking over as CEO of Tata Steel in 2013, T. V. Narendran had sought to transform India’s oldest steel manufacturing firm to ready it for a rapidly evolving business world. He instilled financial discipline, acquired new businesses, and launched digital... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

28 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

Can Apprenticeships Work in the US? Employers Seeking New Talent Pipelines Take Note

Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School, examines an alternative route for American teenagers and companies alike: The apprenticeships popular in many European countries. Looking closely at a successful US apprentice View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Funding Opportunities - Business & Environment

Salata Summer Research Funding Program . Click to learn about more project and research funding opportunities across the University. Initiatives focus on societal challenges that are too complex for any one... View Details

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Becoming an Entrepreneur - Alumni

friction from ecommerce shopping, or applying Big Data to achieve supply chain efficiencies Enthusiasm for a particular industry or "space," such as IoT or green energy initiatives For those who recognize themselves as founders, the next... View Details

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Terrill L. Drake | About

strategic priorities. He also previously served as Executive Director, Diversity Initiatives and Executive Director, Smith Programs and Events at the University of Maryland Smith School of Business. Terrill... View Details

28 Sep 2023
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Meet the New HBS Team Helping Alumni Clubs and Associations to Thrive

Clubs News Clubs News Guided by Harvard Business School’s mission to educate leaders who make a difference in the world, the HBS Global Alumni Clubs & Associations Network provides thousands of opportunities to create and strengthen connections among and between HBS... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; community service

02 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

Negotiating in Three Dimensions

at Harvard, we have initiated and hosted an annual Great Negotiator Award series over the past six years, sponsored by an inter-university consortium of Harvard, MIT, and Tufts through the Program on... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Investing in Emerging Industries | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

opened a branch office in Chicago in the 1930s and another in Los Angeles in the 1940s. Manhattan: William Street, 1923. The New York Public Library Digital Collections. Digital Equipment Corporation. Programmed Data Processor-1 Brochure.... View Details

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Organisational Learning in Software Requirements Engineering and Management

The current research project addresses the continuing low success rate of software development projects, which has been frequently reported in empirical studies. For example, the 2004 Chaos Report by the Standish Group found that only 29% of 9,236 application... View Details

April 2025
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Techint: Strategic Choices for Community Impact

By: Lauren Cohen, Virak Prum, Kenneth Charman, Pedro Levindo and Mariana Cal

In early 2024 Erika Bienek, Chief Community Relations Officer at Techint, had to decide whether to invest in a new company-owned and operated technical school in Veracruz, Mexico, or invest instead in strengthening the city’s public education system. Techint, a global... View Details

Keywords: Technical Institutes; Community Relations; Social Impact; Argentina; Mexico; Brazil; Conglomerate; Stakeholder Management; Government And Business; Community Impact; Philanthropy; Business Conglomerates; Business Subsidiaries; Business Headquarters; Family Business; Decision Making; Private Sector; Public Sector; Education; Curriculum and Courses; Middle School Education; Secondary Education; Teaching; Training; Learning; Energy; Engineering; Construction; Values and Beliefs; Geography; Global Range; Local Range; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Globalized Firms and Management; Government Legislation; Recruitment; Innovation and Invention; Disruptive Innovation; Knowledge; Resource Allocation; Industry Clusters; Infrastructure; Family Ownership; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Business and Community Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Business and Government Relations; Creativity; Reputation; Social and Collaborative Networks; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Poverty; Strategy; Construction Industry; Education Industry; Energy Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Steel Industry; Europe; Italy; Latin America; North and Central America; Mexico; North America; United States; South America; Argentina; Buenos Aires; Brazil

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Continuing Education - Business & Environment

valuable, and I learned a great deal from the diverse perspectives and experiences of my classmates. ” Gonzalo Sales Corporate Social Responsibility Programs Manager, Ferrovial Full Testimonial Initiatives... View Details

01 Mar 2024
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Unlocking the Power of Community

When Tara Fung (MBA 2016) explains Co:Create, the company she cofounded in 2022 and now leads as CEO, she doesn’t mention Web3 first. “We help innovative brands and creators unlock the power of community,” she explains. Co:Create does this with a new, gamified approach... View Details

Keywords: April White

28 Jan 2020
Book

Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking

Change the World One Smart Innovation at a Time is to be published today. Kanter is the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. In addition to her many years of teaching and research at HBS, Kanter cofounded the Advanced... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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