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01 Dec 2015
News

Accelerating Research in China

fund will help people to think about how they can contribute and how HBS can be a platform for promoting development in China,” says Plummer, who currently serves on the HBS Alumni Board. “The impact will be valuable both to China and to our View Details

30 Sep 2015
News

The Power of Service

While studying at HBS, Jennifer Eplett Reilly (MBA 1990) was also working on the opening chapter of a remarkable social enterprise success story. “Our idea was to call upon diverse young people to give a year of service addressing the most pressing challenges of our... View Details

01 Oct 2000
News

HBS to Host Venture Capital Forum for Women

founder of the Boston-based CWE. "However, women-led businesses are still not gaining a significant percentage of venture capital dollars. Springboard 2000 seeks to bring together these top women-led firms with the investment community to... View Details

Keywords: Finance

01 Dec 2014
News

Living Social

average entrepreneur is becoming much more civically engaged and socially minded. They are creating businesses that are deeply invested in the community and are thinking responsibly about how they are making a profit. What role do HBS... View Details

Keywords: April White; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

03 Oct 2019

Diverse Perspectives Information Session in São Paulo

This event will be co-hosted by HBS MBA Admissions and the HBS Latin America Research Center. This event is designed for prospective students who want to learn more about the diverse community at HBS, life at HBS, and the value of an MBA... View Details

25 Aug 2017

MBA Program Chat in Sydney

Join an information session about the Harvard MBA Program. This event will be hosted by a current student pursing an MBA from Harvard Business School. Topics to be covered include the academic experience, Harvard community and alumni... View Details

09 Feb 2017
Blog Post

Alumni: Where Are They Now? Featuring: Anddria Varnado (Clack-Rogers)

community, which has enabled me to continue my personal and professional development. Through continuing relationships with my classmates, it’s been refreshing to have a community of like-minded peers to exchange ideas and perspectives... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

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2021 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

dramatically disproportionate effects of the death and devastation it has wrought on the poor, women, and other marginalized members of communities across the world. We hope to host a thoughtful conversation about these themes, the crises... View Details

26 Jan 2017
News

Turning Millennials into Leaders

then, you want to equip them with the tools and techniques necessary to become great leaders. “I think some of the core lessons of leadership are vision and values, or communication and teamwork, or innovation and pushing yourself to... View Details

Career Coach

Martha Tassinari

Martha (HBS '94) has been an executive coach and career counselor at HBS since 2007. She has helped thousands of MBA students, Alumni and Executive Education participants (GMP, PLD, OPM, New Path) identify and reach their career and professional development goals.... View Details

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South Asian Business Association | MBA

South Asian Business Association The South Asian Business Association (SABA) provides a forum for students who want to participate and lead initiatives related to South Asia. Objectives include: Community unification Education... View Details

27 May 2014
News

Crowdsourcing the Capitalist's Dilemma

alumni had a desire to relive the classroom experience," says van Bever. "This was a chance to consider big questions with smart people in an engaged environment." That opportunity didn't end with publication. In the next phase of the project, the entire HBS alumni... View Details

Keywords: April White; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

21 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

What Happens in Vegas Could Shape the Metaverse

company would be more than likes, comments, and shares, he said, and Meta would develop the community on top of the Oculus platform it bought for $2 billion in 2014. The Facebook-Meta name change came a year-and-a-half into the COVID-19... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Nover; Computer; Information Technology

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The Elements of Meaningful Conversation: Fewer Mirror Questions, More Follow-Ups | Working Knowledge

Psychology and Behavior The Elements of Meaningful Conversation: Fewer Mirror Questions, More Follow-Ups By Alison Wood Brooks on January 31, 2025 . Conversation can be complex, messy, and difficult, but even small improvements in how we View Details

06 Dec 2013

Latin America Prospective Student Webinar

This online information session is designed for prospective students from Latin America to learn more about HBS and the community of students from that region. The session will include a Q&A with a panel of current students. Registration... View Details

06 May 2019

Women's Information Session in Washington, D.C.

Join us for an information session designed for prospective students who want to learn about the community of women at HBS and the MBA Program. The event is designed for women, but all are welcome. The event will include an admissions... View Details

Lawrence J. Ellison

Ellison founded the second largest software company in the world – building the first commercially viable relational database. Oracle applications power more business-to-business and administrative systems than any other software provider. Through his company, Ellison... View Details

Keywords: Computers & Electronics

January 2000 (Revised June 2000)
Case

Alloy.com: Marketing to Generation Y

By: John A. Deighton and Gil McWilliams

A profitable dot com company? Alloy.com retails clothing to teens by catalog. Alloy uses a Web site to convert prospects and build community. The result is a business with the economics of a direct marketer and the market capitalization of an Internet start-up. The... View Details

Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Internet and the Web; Business and Community Relations; Partners and Partnerships; Customer Relationship Management; Decision Choices and Conditions; Business Startups; Information Technology Industry; Consumer Products Industry

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08 Apr 2014
First Look

First Look: April 8

Almandoz Abstract—A case study is presented on business ethics and bank management. The situation facing the president of a community bank established to operate as a green business and to consider ethical issues of bank loans when it is... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2020
News

New News

much variety. What you’re seeing now is something similar, with the rise of media targeting specific communities that have been ignored under the “most eyeballs” ad model, which involves creating content that satisfies as many people as... View Details

Keywords: entrepreneuship; digital media; startups; news; business models; young alumni; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

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