Accelerator - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Dec 2023
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Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem

Clubs News Clubs News Webinar illuminates broad array of business opportunities across Africa On December 5th, the HBS African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA) hosted ‘Doing Business in Africa: From Opportunity to Action’, a webinar panel of HBS alumni who shared... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Management Control Systems in Multiunit Companies

By: Tatiana Sandino

Professor Sandino conducts research on early-stage multiunit companies that introduce management control systems to help maintain operations, as well as company culture, as they grow, but also to enable adaptation to the different markets that they serve. Building... View Details

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50 Years of Women in MBA

Harvard Business School 50 Years of Women in the MBA Program 50 Years of Women in the MBA program Accelerating the advancement of women leaders who make a difference in the world. In December 1962, the Harvard Business School faculty... View Details

08 Feb 2016
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Applying to Business School as a Couple

end, we are working on a fast-causal restaurant concept together as part of the Rock Accelerator program and we hope to open our first location shortly after moving to LA. View Details

01 Dec 2019
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Developing Leaders Who Bridge Business and Engineering

essential part of that future. The MS/MBA Program will tap into that, making certain to develop capabilities and leaders that will be an important part of this exciting and changing future.” Accelerating Innovation and Entrepreneurship By... View Details

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What You Can Support - Alumni

as a force for good by accelerating research, amplifying insights, and convening scholars and practitioners on today’s societal challenges and opportunities. Community and Culture HBS is fostering a community where students, faculty, and... View Details

01 Dec 2022
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Future Vision

accelerating research on big, multidisciplinary problems. Their success will be defined by the impact of the research, the creation of a more porous and dynamic research ecosystem, the integration of new content and insights into the... View Details

Keywords: Brian Kenny; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

28 Jan 2016
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Why Get an MBA?

that pursuing an MBA would best equip me to embark on this journey. In 2013, after careful introspection, I decided to leave a job I greatly enjoyed to earn my MBA and improve my abilities, gain access to key resources, and accelerate my... View Details

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Inside the State: Bureaucratic Norms and Primary Education in Rural India (Book manuscript in progress)

When and how do poor democracies implement primary education effectively? India has earned accolades for its robust democracy. Yet the state’s historic... View Details

Keywords: Education Reform; Bureaucracy; Policy Implementation; India

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Business in Global Society - Alumni

Institute for Business in Global Society , which is accelerating and amplifying the School’s work on issues at the intersection of business and society. An Ambitious New Institute Professor Debora Spar explains the goals and initial... View Details

17 Jan 2019
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MBA Curriculum Spotlight: Short Intensive Programs (SIPs)

founders whose startup concept is selected as a team project will accelerate their concept’s development. Students committed to joining a startup upon graduation will gain practice with a range of relevant skills. Students debating... View Details

07 Dec 2022
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2022 Climate Symposium: Tackling Climate Together

recent tax credits, loans, and grants passed in Washington will drive innovation, accelerate the transition, and demonstrate the U.S. commitment to a managed transition to a low/no carbon economy. Following the morning keynotes, attendees... View Details

12 Nov 2021
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Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

institutions and our approaches to managing ourselves will have meaningfully evolved. And in fact, 20 months later we have seen and are seeing rapid acceleration of innovations of all kinds that—pre-pandemic—were moving slowly and... View Details

23 Mar 2023
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Winners Crowned in 2023 Alumni New Venture Competition

whose tools help developers accelerate blockchain development by automating the generation of back-end and client code, documentation, and testing. Jean-Philippe Emelie Marcos, MBA 2001, CEO & Founder Region: Western US/Northern... View Details

02 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Not All M&As Are Alike—and That Matters

despots do exist, but they are well-liked despots, and that is no accident.) Varying Flavors, Differing Challenges Rapid strategic change is a necessity for most companies in these days of globalization, hypercompetition, and accelerated... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower

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Certificates, Credentials, & Credits | HBS Online

our L&D promise: Accessible Learning, Accelerated Growth. HBS Online offers courses with a range of topics and time commitments. We have had employees participate from over 35 countries! Rachel Horton Leadership Development & Learning... View Details

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Diversity and Equity - Alumni

stereotypes and unconscious biases, such as equating confidence with competence, hinder women’s workplace advancement. “ Talent is far more evenly distributed than opportunity. Our collective efforts to accelerate and build understanding... View Details

22 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

Can Amazon Remake Health Care?

percent premium was exactly the wrong answer. Gazette: Has the public’s newfound acceptance of telehealth shifted the way providers view delivery of service? Chandra: We’d already started to see a move toward telehealth before the pandemic. Two and a half years of... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Health

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Enrico Ferrari

Accelerator program. Taking the time to do it right Even with successes under his belt, Enrico still saw investing two years in graduate studies as a necessity. "It takes a lot of energy to run a company. I want to take the time to... View Details

Keywords: Tech

25 Jan 2024
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Climate Stories Episode #15: Hilton Augustine III on Financing Climate Ventures

on those foundations to accelerate the time to deployment.” At Harvard College, Hilton started an energy club and set up a solar technology demonstration for Earth Day. He studied engineering and sought out “classes on energy policy,... View Details

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