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Black History Month | Baker Library

is the brainchild of Cathy Chukwulebe (MBA '21) and was created to promote education and discussion on race, identity, and systemic racism. Hosting this collection is one of Baker's ways to support student-led initiatives to address... View Details

26 Nov 2018
News

New York Alumni Explore Risks and Opportunities in Climate Change

Clubs News Clubs News In partnership with the HBS Business and Environment Initiative (BEI), the HBS Club of New York tackled the issue of climate change from a business perspective in a spirited panel discussion moderated by clean energy... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; clubs; alumni clubs

01 Sep 2016
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Offshore Learning

instructional space, dining hall, and challenge courses. The funding will also support the expansion of the organization’s programs, which include science education, character development, and summer learning opportunities that touch the lives of 6,500 adolescents... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Outward Bound; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

05 Jun 2012
First Look

First Look: June 5

abstract is unavailable at this time. Publisher's Link: http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f0a1b93d#/f0a1b93d/12 Working PapersLocation Choices under Strategic Interactions Author:Juan Alcacer Abstract The literature on location... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Women on Boards: How Lara Druyan and Ann Lucena Are Shaping the Future of Corporate Leadership - Blog: RGE Report

for prospective board members Effective board leadership involves being a strategic thought partner to CEOs and executive teams, providing insights, guidance, and constructive questioning to facilitate critical decisions. “You want to be... View Details

02 Apr 2024
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IFC India: A Circular Journey Through JSW Cement - From Steel Slag to Stronger Shores

Key takeaways: JSW Cement strategically utilizes blast furnace slag from JSW Steel, reducing clinker usage and carbon footprint. They are actively exploring other steelmaking byproducts like alumina kiln slag and LD slag for further... View Details

13 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

How Leaders Create Winning Streaks

Overview Confidence in an organization is more than just a spirit of "We can do it." It is the foundation, systems, and culture involving positive behaviors such as open communication, self-scrutiny, respect, teamwork, accountability, collaboration, and View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Walter Kiechel

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Rawiah Abdallah

At the American University in Cairo (AUC), Rawiah Abdallah intended to study Arabic and comparative literature and develop her skills as a writer. She served as editor-in-chief of the student newspaper, but when it came time to initiate... View Details

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Impact Stories | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Dickey A native of San Francisco, Landon Dickey (MBA 2013) has come home. Cur... Ripple Effect Timothy Nicolette Tim Nicolette (MBA 2008) had always known he wanted to make a differen... Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management... View Details

24 Sep 2020
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Introducing the HBS Heartland Club

Management at Cornell, she returned to her hometown to work for McKinsey & Company. After several years in McKinsey’s Cleveland and New York offices, Alex moved back to Cleveland to take over the operations of her family’s industrial manufacturing company, which... View Details

15 Sep 2020
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One Month into the New MS/MBA Biotech

about the professional backgrounds of the students in the first cohort? Our initial cohort has a wide variety of professional backgrounds. In our first cohort, we have students who worked in such fields as View Details

01 Dec 1999
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Hawes Family Funds New Classroom Building

instruction. The initial phases of planning and design have just begun, with construction anticipated to commence in the summer of 2000 and completion scheduled for late 2001. Hawes retired last year as chairman and CEO of Life Re... View Details

18 Dec 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018

of Debt Forgiveness: Strategic Default Contagion and Lender Learning By: Pérez Cavazos, Gerardo Abstract—I use a unique data set of loans to small business owners to examine whether lenders face adverse consequences when they grant debt... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

02 Sep 2014
Research & Ideas

Food Stamp Entrepreneurs: How Public Assistance Enables Business Bootstrapping

advisers that what I was seeing was reproducible and scientifically valid. It also just happened to be personally valid for me." “Having the net made these people more willing to walk on the high wire.” Olds focused his initial study... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

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Board Diversity Network: 2024 Fall Events Recap - Blog: RGE Report

served on the boards of General Mills; Culligan International; and Traeger, Inc.; among others. You Might Want to Read 04 Jun 2025 The Strategic Case for Diversity in Digital Transformation Daniella Diniz 31 Mar 2025 Maggie Sanchez (MBA... View Details

01 Jun 2017
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Surveying Students’ Summer Plans

brands (like Tim Tams), so I was looking for an opportunity to work on strategic brand initiatives with a firm that has similarly beloved products. Also, my wife and I enjoy outdoor activities and have heard... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

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South Asia - Global Activities 2021

during the four modules focusing on key topics relevant for today’s leaders: Strategic thinking in a global context Creating and delivering customer value Performance excellence and shareholder value Leading and negotiating Leveraging... View Details

22 Sep 2016
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The Competitiveness of Lost Causes

CEO of Competitiveness.com, he brings experience in nearly 200 economic development initiatives in Europe and Latin America to his World Bank job. Comparing his previous development consulting experience in emerging economies to his work... View Details

01 Dec 2003
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For Education Reform, PELP Is on the Way

set of ideas that enable district leadership teams to create high-performing systems. Beginning this summer, a weeklong Executive Education program will be held on campus each year to allow the leadership teams of the districts to learn from each other’s experiences... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

19 Feb 2013
First Look

First Look: Feb. 19

firms strategically respond to government signals regarding appropriate corporate activity. We integrate institutional theory and research on corporate political strategy to develop a political dependence model that explains (a) how... View Details