Business Leaders - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Mar 2017
Lessons from the Classroom

More Than 900 Examples of How Climate Change Affects Business

This word cloud is composed of blog posts by more than 900 students describing how individual organizations are likely to be affected by climate change. Image by Patrick Clapp Last fall, first-year MBA students at Harvard Business School received a new assignment in... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Green Technology

21 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Fighting the COVID Blues: Advice from Business Research

We asked Harvard Business School experts who study well-being to share strategies for coping with this unsettling period to prevent the coronavirus blues from taking a huge toll, both personally and professionally. “You're not going to be... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman and Danielle Kost

1 Jul 2013
Panel Discussion

Master Class Session on Business and Investing in Africa

By: Euvin Naidoo, Pravin Gordhan, Nkosana Moyo, Moe Shaik, Polo Radebe and Cassim Coovadia

Annual Master Class Evening Session on: 'Business and Investment in Africa' - from Strategy to Execution Keynote address by Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan Led by South African Euvin Naidoo, who serves in his personal capacity as visiting faculty member at Wits... View Details

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04 Aug 2020
News

How Business Can Advance Racial Equity

alumni, the pledge asks business leaders to promise that they will pursue anti-racist initiatives in the areas of policing reform; safe ballot access and civic participation; and economic inclusion. Among... View Details

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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Filter Results: (227) Submit Author Types Alumni HBS Staff SE Practitioners SEI Faculty SEI Team Students Topics Alumni for Impact Alumni Programs Arts Business for Social Impact Business School Executive... View Details

25 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles

Club, Asia Business Club, Southeast Asia Club Phillip Jones Phillip recognized that the general shape of his ambitions crossed multiple sectors. “The future,” he says, “requires leadership from both the private and the public sectors. I... View Details

09 Feb 2016
News

Applying Business Principles to Military Problems

Donald Reidy (MBA 1990) is director of strategic planning and resource allocation for the Naval Special Warfare Command, in California. In this video, he talks about applying business management principles learned at HBS to his role in... View Details

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Executive Education | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

The Program Experience HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL Taught by a team of faculty members from HBS and other graduate schools within Harvard University, our open enrollment and custom programs feature a wide range of management cases and... View Details

06 Jun 2024
Research & Ideas

How Younger Immigrants Gain an Edge in American Business

they have a particular type of early career experience?” You Might Also Like: Why Progress on Immigration Might Soften Labor Pains How Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Crushed Crowdfunding for Minority Entrepreneurs Why Aren’t Business... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

24 Jan 2014
News

Harvard Business School Association of Northern California Honors 114 Bay Area Alumnae

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Leadership Fellows | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

ONE YEAR. ONCE IN A LIFETIME. HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL The Leadership Fellows program is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a select group of graduating students to experience high-impact management positions in nonprofit and public... View Details

25 Feb 2020
News

How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Business

are restructuring the economy and changing the nature of competitive advantage.” “The computer scientists and engineers developing AI don’t necessarily speak the language of business,” Lakhani adds. “HBS is training leaders to be fluent... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

Blog

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2023

research on leading complex organizations and scaling businesses, I've chosen Unleash Your Transformation by Marco Van Kalleveen and Peter Koijen. This book offers valuable insights and practical strategies for leaders who are driving... View Details

25 Jul 2023
Research & Ideas

Could a Business Model Help Big Pharma Save Lives and Profit?

pricing for the poorest of the poor. By selling branded therapies alongside generics, Gilead could reach the billions of people who live at what Rangan calls the “base” of the economic pyramid. “These markets are not easy, and reaching them is not cheap, but one... View Details

Keywords: by Esther Schrader; Pharmaceutical; Health

15 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

Going Green Makes Good Business Sense

Business leaders must respond to growing concerns about pollution, but both the environment and corporate coffers can be green, says Harvard Business School professor Forest... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

21 Nov 2019
Blog Post

The Power of Business in the Energy Transition

School. With a theme of The Power of Business in the Energy Transition, event co-presidents Lori Harrington (HBS 2020) and Nathan Nemon (HBS 2020) gathered more than 300 business leaders, policy makers, and... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing; Energy / Cleantech

Manufacturing Morals: The Values of Silence in Business School Education (book)

Corporate accountability is never far from the front page and Harvard Business School trains many future business leaders. But how does HBS formally and informally ensure its members embrace proper business standards? Relying on his first-hand faculty... View Details

01 Apr 1999
News

Africa Business Club Discusses Continent's Opportunities

The Africa Business Club hosted its first-ever conference at the School on January 30. The relatively new club, founded in 1997 to help increase awareness at HBS of business and career opportunities on the... View Details

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Doing Business in a Divided World - Alumni

Doing Business in a Divided World: The Changing Role and Responsibilities of the American Firm A Conversation with Harvard Business School’s Institute for the Study of Business... View Details

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Impact Stories - Business & Environment

Alumni Impact Stories Martin Aares MBA 2001 | Merging the Worlds of Finance, Investing, and Environmental Impact "As leaders who make a difference, the private sector can have huge influence over the future of our planet. We are changing... View Details

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