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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

market for medical and dental procedures not covered by medical insurance. Hepa Wash Nils Bennemann Bernhard Kreymann Hepa Wash Business Track Runner-Up Development and commercialisation of an efficient and affordable liver View Details

26 Mar 2024
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IFC India: Financing the Climate Transition in India

world's development on cheap fossil fuel, GEAPP highlights the challenges a need for innovative approaches in the absence of a playbook for developing without relying on inexpensive fuel sources. BEST Field... View Details

11 Mar 2001
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Merchants to Multinationals: British Trading Companies in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

pioneered new industries, from jute manufacture in India and cotton textile manufacture in China, to the oil industry in California."The improvements in transport and communications from the 1870s resulted in opportunities and... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones

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The founding and expansion of new firms is central to innovation and economic growth, but the determinants of a new idea’s success are difficult to ascertain. The decision to form a new firm and its ultimate outcome are impacted by ownership structure, financing... View Details

01 Jan 2012
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E. Roe Stamps IV, MBA 1974

were interested in investing with him. “Once they were on board, we were able to get institutional investors,” says Stamps, who asked colleague Steve Woodsum to join him in establishing Summit Partners. Working side by side for over 20... View Details

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Shad Hall | About

of a gravel-like medium allowing for a variety of plants to grow there. About the Name John Shad with daughter Leslie and son Rees at Hall dedication Shad Hall is named for the Honorable John S.R. Shad... View Details

15 Oct 2007
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Businesses Beware: The World Is Not Flat

Isdell) have pointed out, business has not been very active in trying to counter the antiglobalizers. In terms of public discourse and action, in particular, I'd recommend the following steps for companies... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

24 Feb 2016
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Why It's Best to Take Tests Early in the Day

conditions possible for students to learn and perform well in their school activities and tests,” Gino says. “Often these debates do not carefully consider the influence of external factors that teachers or... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

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Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - The Golden Age of Black Business

Administration (WPA), taught finance at Howard University, and was executive secretary in the Urban League of Canton, Ohio. Monroe Davis Dowling, MBA 1931 Upon graduation from HBS, Monroe Davis Dowling worked for the Colored Merchants'... View Details

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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

Lessons from Nike's Playbook By: Lynn S. Paine One surprising role of Nike's corporate responsibility committee is to provide support for innovation. More and more companies recognize the importance of... View Details

06 Jul 2023
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Home Economics

In a remote village in the Mexican state of Chiapas, 13 women gather in an open-air community space. Each has arrived at their weekly meeting with a small deposit for El Banco—“the bank”—as the women have named the savings club they’ve... View Details

Keywords: April White

11 Apr 2023
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BTG Bioliquids: Creating Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil from Biomass Residue Streams

main uses for FPBO are sustainable transport fuel, bio-based chemicals, and heat. FPBO has the advantage of being a liquid, which facilitates storage and transport, and can be used as a drop-in View Details

19 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 19

unwilling, to invest directly in Turkey because of political risk and government restrictions. The case ends in 1988 when the founder received a report from the management consultancy Bain calling for the firm to reduce the range of View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 9

concentrated industry activity creates pools of skilled labor and specialized suppliers and increases opportunities for knowledge spillovers. The strategic value of these agglomeration economies may vary by... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jan 2011
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Seth Klarman, MBA 1982

three decades, Klarman has built one of the most successful hedge fund companies in the world. While such accolades are important to Klarman, he is equally proud of the culture at Baupost. "We have a very collaborative environment where people View Details

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Online Business Essential Courses | HBS Online

and interactive activities Yes Some Discount for repeat participants Yes Some Certificate awarded upon completion of program Yes Some Invitation to a global professional network, including the HBS Online... View Details

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2.4 Disciplinary Process - MBA

certain circumstances a student's activities at the School may be limited or suspended until the matter is resolved, up to and including placement on an involuntary leave of absence, as set forth in Section 1.11 . Minor Infractions View Details

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Online Entrepreneurship & Innovation Courses | HBS Online

prospective online learners* Yes No Reimagined the case study method through a proprietary platform featuring courses created by renowned faculty Yes No Collaboration with fellow online learners through unique simulations and interactive View Details

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Online Leadership Principles Course | HBS Online

contact the HBS Online Support Team for more information. Upon successful completion of the prework—which requires obtaining ratings from at least two colleagues in addition to the self-assessment—you’ll... View Details

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Your Social Entrepreneurship checklist | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Harvard Kennedy School’s Social Innovation + Change Initiative is a rigorous co-curricular program for change-makers committed to addressing pressing social problems in new and creative ways. The Fellowship selects and View Details

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