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- 16 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
Advancing Black Talent: From the Flight Ramp to 'Family-Sustaining' Careers at Delta
At the end of 2020—seven months after COVID-19 had sent the airline industry into a tailspin and five months after George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police provoked nationwide protests for racial justice—Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian was moved to take more action... View Details
- 01 Apr 2021
Industry Spotlight Series: From Industrials to HBS
Please join us for a virtual panel discussion highlighting Harvard Business School students formerly working in the Industrials Industry. Hear what a day in the life of an HBS student is like, how they plan View Details
- January 2009
- Background Note
Financial Networks and Informal Banking in China: From Pawnshops to Private Equity
By: Elisabeth Koll
Provides an analysis of why informal financial networks and institutions still play an extremely important role in China's economy in the 21st century. Although China has emerged as one of the fastest growing economies in the world, it still suffers from a weak... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Private Equity; Banks and Banking; Financing and Loans; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; State Ownership; Business and Government Relations; Networks; China
Koll, Elisabeth. "Financial Networks and Informal Banking in China: From Pawnshops to Private Equity." Harvard Business School Background Note 809-111, January 2009.
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Community Partners Program Honored for Service to Nonprofits
The HBS clubs' Community Partners program, which provides free consulting services to nonprofits, has received the Volunteer Service Award from the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation. Several clubs have strong... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Using storytelling to transform the retail experience
consultant and private equity investor, who lives in Toronto. BRIKA, which opened for business in late 2012, features nearly 300 “makers” and thousands of their carefully crafted wares. Consumers get a connection View Details
- 20 Oct 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
Steps to Help You Get Out of Your Own Way
Harvard Business School faculty on how to get out of your own way. A Good Place to Start Reflecting on Work Improves Job PerformanceResearch by Francesca Gino, Gary Pisano, and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Sep 2016
- News
Airbnb Plans To Fight Racism With Diversity. But Will It Be Enough?
- 12 Dec 2022
- News
HBS Alumni Named to 2022 Worthy 100
Your Business Back. Hodgson, who recently spoke to the Bulletin about her new book, says she was thrilled by the honor. "I love being included in a list about impact and significance over just monetary... View Details
- 05 Dec 2016
- Blog Post
5 Pieces of Advice for Applying to HBS
There’s no doubt that applying to business school can be a stressful undertaking. Researching MBA programs, taking the GMAT, writing essays, chasing after recommenders (often while also trying View Details
- 14 Nov 2015
- News
A Message to HBS Alumni in France
The following message was sent earlier today to HBS alumni in France, following the tragic events of November 13. Dear HBS Alumni and Friends, The unfolding events in Paris have shocked and saddened the world. On behalf of the Harvard... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Training great principals to lead great schools
impact on more than 300,000 students in schools nationwide. The idea for New Leaders was developed by Fenton and a group of other Harvard students in 2000 as an approach to an impending shortage of school principals. Their concept was a... View Details
- 30 Jan 2019
- What Do You Think?
Who Will Measure up to These Two Remarkable Leaders?
didn’t need to be chasing more income. He built a business on the belief that the term “investment management” was an oxymoron, that an unmanaged portfolio of every stock weighted View Details
- 02 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Fast-track to Better Outcomes: Yoonjin Min and RapidSOS
partnerships. There, Yoonjin was part of the strategy team collaborating with government entities. Discovering a big opportunity with a smaller startup Yoonjin applied to HBS with the express intention “to continue exploring View Details
- October 2024 (Revised November 2024)
- Case
SWEN Blue Ocean: Impact Investing Goes to Sea
By: Vikram S Gandhi and David Allen
In August 2023, SWEN Blue Ocean, a €170 million impact fund that invested in startups contributing to ocean sustainability, faced a critical investment decision. Part of SWEN Capital Partners, an €8 billion, Paris-based private equity fund, Blue Ocean was co-founded in... View Details
Keywords: Communication Technology; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Investment Funds; Science-Based Business; Technological Innovation; Financial Services Industry; France; Paris; Italy
Gandhi, Vikram S., and David Allen. "SWEN Blue Ocean: Impact Investing Goes to Sea." Harvard Business School Case 325-013, October 2024. (Revised November 2024.)
- 16 Dec 2021
- News