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A Broad Spectrum of Opportunities | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

and 2008 New Orleans Service Immersions at HBS. “The community around Social Enterprise activities at HBS is a large, diverse group of faculty, staff, and students—there are definitely a lot of people here who are actively seeking ways to... View Details

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Eligibility | New Venture Competition

infrastructure) The project can be a nonprofit, for-profit or hybrid model. The project can only be entered in one track of the New Venture Competition (e.g. Social Enterprise or Business). Living within the Community Standards & Student... View Details

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1.4.1 HBS Learning Model | MBA

1.4.1 HBS Learning Model 1.4 Academic Program Specifics The mission of the HBS MBA Program is to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. The education of these leaders occurs in a community environment that values integrity,... View Details

04 Sep 2019
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Ask the Expert: Bounce Back

of PowerInbox, says it’s too soon to call it quits on email—far from it, in fact. PowerInbox, which manages targeted ads within subscriber-based newsletters for publishers like Crain Communications and the Seattle Times, has enjoyed 7,500... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Jun 2001
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Leng Lim: The Spiritual Face of Business

religion, was a key factor in his decision to enter the ministry. “West spoke eloquently about what communities needed to be, not just what they needed to do,” says Lim, who received an M.Div. degree from Harvard Divinity School in 1995... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Jun 2002
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Hawes Hall Dedicated

whom delivered thoughtful and inspiring remarks at the dedication ceremony. Stressing his ultimate desire that the building will help the business community identify and solve worldwide problems, Rodney Hawes expressed his hope that, in... View Details

03 Jan 2017
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January 3, 2017

Performance Goals and Incentives This module explains how managers use performance goals and incentives to ensure that employee actions align with the strategy of the organization. We demonstrate how to use goals to communicate business... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

12 Apr 2016
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April 12, 2016

available. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/416032-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 416-034 Difficult Conversations and Dealing with Challenging Situations at Work: Managing Communication No abstract... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 May 2013
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First Look: May 14

Gap? Government Subsidized Lending and Access to Capital By: Lerner, Josh, and Kristle Romero-Cortes Abstract—The consequences of providing public funds to financial institutions remain controversial. We examine the Community Development... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Sep 2011
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First Look: September 20

lines in order to illuminate the ways that U.S. states take advantage of federal ambiguity and are able to shape corporate practices to their benefit. We specifically examine how patterns of bank acquisitions are shaped by the crucial relationship between the federal... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 18, 2009

active firm leadership in these courses, and establishing multiple channels of communication for employees to raise concerns with an explicit "no retaliation" policy. In January 2007, 86% of the employees were proud to work for... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

The Lessons of Business History: A Handbook

literature and a community of scholars, has a narrow and a broad definition. The narrower definition includes researchers such as myself who do primary archival research on the history of business, who belong to the societies, and who... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

28 Aug 2007
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First Look: August 28, 2007

River, the Chilean government, and international conservation groups results. The conflict threatens the completion of the project and the longstanding culture and community of the Penhuenche, the indigenous people of the Upper Biobio.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Nov 2024
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How the Insurance Industry Can Weather the Storms

be an early warning sign: I f you can't get insurance in a particular locale, it probably is a place you shouldn't build, right? Should you build on stilts in coastal communities where we know hurricanes are going to get more intense... View Details

20 Jul 2022
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Wired to be Inspired

thinking about your employees, you’re thinking about your communities and you’re thinking about the planet. It’s palpable. You can see how they talk about themselves. You can see how they envision their strategy. You can see how employees... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Feb 1997
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Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management

are many communities that must be satisfied." Venture Capital and Private Equity The pool of U.S. private-equity funds has grown on the order of 2,500 percent in the past decade-and-a-half. Venture Capital and Private Equity (VCPE), a... View Details

13 Feb 2020
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Not Throwing Away My Shot

one, an entrepreneur has three tools to work with. They have their God-given talent and then the talent that they can build on: going to school, playing in bands, et cetera. They have community. And community is the thing that elevates. I... View Details

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Providing Scholarships for Impact on a Sector | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

to the Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management (SPNM) program for 27 CEOs from nonprofits focused on providing disability support services. According to Graeme Kelly, SPNM 2010, CEO of the E.W. Tipping Point Foundation, this consistency of effort has... View Details

01 Sep 2016
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Going Forward

opportunities that lie ahead. Business will be the engine that creates prosperity, both in our communities and for society. I am emboldened and inspired by the opportunities that lie ahead. Business will be the engine that creates... View Details

November 1999 (Revised June 2006)
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DLJdirect: "Putting Our Reputation Online"

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Gillian Morris

Online broker DLJdirect faced two decisions during the fall of 1999: what customer segments should it target and how much should it spend on marketing? Unlike its competitors, who focused either on day traders or more mainstream investors, DLJdirect differentiated its... View Details