Presidential Innovation Fellows - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Jan 2022
Blog Post

Lessons Learned from My HBS Career Journey in Environmental Sustainability

first semester, I joined the Energy and Environment Club and the Sustainability Club to meet fellow classmates with similar interests and deepen my involvement in helping advance the climate change conversation at HBS. As an active member... View Details

28 Oct 2021
News

Capital Considerations for Black Entrepreneurs; Pivoting for Gender Equity

Fellow at HBS and the former Secretary of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), opened the case discussion by asking what the BNVC creators had done well, and what they could do better. This sparked a robust conversation that... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

15 Aug 2019
Blog Post

The Social Enterprise Initiative at HBS

on to some of the reflection tactics and essays we had in school. You want to learn from all the risks you’re taking. After business school, I decided to double down on impact investing and took on an HBS Leadership Fellow role working... View Details

27 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

Employee-Suggestion Programs That Work

June 2012 working paper, Key Drivers of Successful Implementation of an Employee Suggestion-Driven Improvement Program. Tucker is an associate professor in the Technology and Operations Management unit, and the Marvin Bower Fellow at HBS.... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Guttry

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Maggie Sanchez (MBA 1990) on Purpose-Driven Board Leadership - Blog: RGE Report

in the new world of fixed-line broadband and mobile convergence, and IoT networks. During her time in the corporate world, she also discovered a passion for entrepreneurship—building diverse ecosystems of innovators that “cultivate... View Details

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Online Dynamic Teaming Course | HBS Online

overcoming communication barriers, and leveraging diversity for enhanced innovation and problem-solving. "I'm applying things I learned from the courses every single day." Fabian Ibekwe Founder, Angelus Consulting and Research Limited at... View Details

26 Jan 2016
First Look

January 26, 2016

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50429 forthcoming Innovation: Users, Communities, and Open Innovation Revolutionizing Innovation: Fundamentals and New Perspectives By: Harhoff, Dietmar, and Karim R. Lakhani Abstract—No... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Harvard Business School

being named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and receiving the Robert F. Greenhill Award for outstanding service to HBS. Dr. Cash earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Texas Christian University, where his... View Details

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Doing Business with China 2035: Navigating Uncertainty - Course Catalog

Independent Project are encouraged to reach out to Prof. Kirby at term start. By 2035 China will be the largest economy in the world and an innovation superpower. Engagement with China—as entrepreneurs, investors, or partners—is part of... View Details

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Strategy for Entrepreneurs - Course Catalog

for-profit ventures, many cases feature founders focused on broadening the benefits of innovation and technology. The course includes startups from across the globe, including the US, India, Ghana, and Colombia, and startups working on a... View Details

01 Jun 2018
News

Floor It

leading from the street to the house itself. That insight, coupled with the radical nature of precision medicine, led to a realization: A “business as usual” approach wouldn’t do the trick; a different way of fighting cancer required an equally View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Mengxin Li

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Avoiding Startup Failure - Course Catalog

with Intend to invest in startups or serve as startup advisors and board members Are interested in corporate innovation and applying the patterns of startup failure to innovation initiatives or incubator... View Details

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Past Issues - Alumni

December 2020 Nine Ways to Have a Better 2021 HBS faculty and alumni offer nine strategies to put you over the top, whatever the year ahead may hold. Out of the Valley A special Skydeck miniseries explores how frontier markets are defining the future of View Details

01 Dec 2002
News

Building a Network for Social Enterprise in Latin America

Ezequiel Reficco, a postdoctoral fellow in the HBS Social Enterprise Group. “We believe that societies don't reach their full potential unless they have a socially committed private sector and a strong nonprofit sector working together in... View Details

22 Jan 2014
Research & Ideas

High-Tech Immigrant Workers Don’t Cost US Jobs

period between 1995 and 2008. In jobs closely linked to innovation and technology, the share of immigrants was even higher, closer to 24 percent. "Skilled immigration is important for the United States, where we do have a large Baby... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Computer; Financial Services

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Field Course: Life Sciences Venture Creation - Course Catalog

innovate in the industry Navigating careers within the life sciences Building a brand and community within the industry to leverage for help Building budgets; licensing/creating intellectual property; legal and regulatory considerations... View Details

30 Nov 2016
Op-Ed

Where Could More Regulation Help Small Businesses? Online Lending.

the new president take aim at streamlining financial regulation, they should consider our six point Regulatory Action Plan, outlined in our Harvard Business School working paper released today, Small Business Lending: Innovation and... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills and Brayden McCarthy; Financial Services

16 Jul 2013
First Look

First Look: July 16

in similar straits. When they do, many feel torn. Should they be directive, taking charge and commanding action? Or should they be empowering, enabling innovation and experimentation? As the successful example of André Sougarret, the... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

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SPACE: Space, Public and Commercial Economics - Course Catalog

after HBS, spending time learning about what’s happening in space will make you a smarter and more innovative leader. If you’re already planning (and even coming from) a career in space, you know that HBS has staked out a leading position... View Details

26 Mar 2025
News

Alumni Explore a Changing Hong Kong; Meet the Leader: HBS Club of Singapore

Conference Looks at Future of Hong Kong as a Global Leader The HBS Association of Hong Kong (HBSAHK) celebrated the club’s 45thanniversary in February, with its 2025 Signature Conference at Cloud 39, a rooftop ballroom at The Henderson skyscraper in central Hong Kong.... View Details