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Jeff Bernstein
in the larger context" – led him to pursue an MBA education. His precise ideas of what a real education should be led him to HBS. Leadership, case by case As a volunteer Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Jeff realized that his... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
What You Know Depends on Where You Go
were largely gained in the trenches of a multiyear research project with Professor Tarun Khanna that explores the implications of conglomerate business structures in emerging markets. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, research showed... View Details
- Career Coach
Megan Gardner
Megan (HBS ’06) is an executive coach, board member and tactical advisor for CEOs and senior executives. As a founder and CEO of a technology business, she knows first-hand the value of strong coaching in a rapidly growing business. In her last venture, she raised over... View Details
- March 2011 (Revised January 2015)
- Teaching Note
The IASB at a Crossroads: The Future of International Financial Reporting Standards
By: Karthik Ramanna
Teaching Note for 111084 and 113089. View Details
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
HBS Business Plan Contest Keeps Entrepreneurial Spirit Alive
track, defined as any organization whose core activities address social issues. Each winning team received $10,000 in cash as well as $10,000 in in-kind accounting and legal services to get its venture up and running. For the fourth year,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
One-on-One with Dr. Margaret Chan
treatments of the antiviral drug Tamiflu we have ready to dispatch on an emergency basis to contain a pandemic may not be deployed in time. In the case of H5N1, is enough being done to destroy infected poultry stocks? As of December, more... View Details
- 08 May 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Cost of Cutting in Line
standing in line at the airport, it occurred to me that waiting lines appeared to be another example for a missing-markets problem. Why do I have to wait at airports? Why don't the airlines offer a service that would allow me to pay $20... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- April 2007
- Teaching Note
iPod vs. Cell Phone: A Mobile Music Revolution? (TN)
By: David B. Yoffie
Teaching note to 707419. View Details
- 30 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
India’s Ambitious National Identification Program
you can't prove who you are.” The scope and scale of the project, and its progress so far in already enrolling 200 million people, make this the largest-scale project of its kind in the world, says Harvard Business School Professor Tarun Khanna, an expert on working... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 12 May 2015
- News
A Flash of Insight
as attending physician in the Emergency Department at New York Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital. Through this work, he has satisfied the call to service he felt after 9/11. “Emergency medicine is the... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Breaking Down Barriers: The Electronic Wallet
As people get more accustomed to using the Internet to conduct business transactions, their demands will become more sophisticated. Cyberspace is jam-packed with startups trying to second-guess what consumers of the future will want. "Whole new industries are View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
The Visible Hand of History
business history can be a viable and thriving field of research and teaching in a business school, by offering great electives, unique research and pedagogical efforts such as the Creating Emerging Markets (CEM) Project, outstanding... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Linda B. Kanner: All in the Family
When Linda Kanner arrived at HBS in 1973, she had two sons: Adam, three, and Ben, one. Her husband, a doctor, was moonlighting in local emergency rooms while studying for his own MBA degree at MIT's Sloan School, and Kanner was also... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Goldman Supports Case Method
from top business schools in emerging markets in 2000. Since then, more than 1,000 faculty from Latin America, China, Africa, and Central Europe have participated. Goldman’s support is part of its 10,000 Women initiative, which aims to... View Details
- 18 Feb 2014
- News
Stick with Plan A
Ezuza, Inc., a Mexico City-based mobile payments company she launched in 2007 that focuses primarily on the unbanked and under-banked in emerging markets. Zuza means "gain" in Zulu; the e stands for "electronic." "Ezuza is interested in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
In Africa, Porter Sees Lessons for Health Care
practices to understand principles,” Porter has said. As part of that effort, and emerging from his trip, Porter and several GHD colleagues have written a case study, “HIV Care in Rwanda,” that was the subject of a special seminar at HBS... View Details
- 27 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 27
Working Papers Money or Knowledge? What Drives Demand for Financial Services in Emerging Markets? (revised) Authors: Shawn Cole, Thomas Sampson, and Bilal Zia Abstract Why is demand for formal financial... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Philly Club Hosts Nonprofit Execs
best practices. HBS lecturer Stacey Childress, a cofounder of the Public Education Leadership Project at Harvard, led a case discussion focusing on selecting the right management tools to implement nonprofit strategy. Comcast COO Stephen Burke (MBA ’82) delivered the... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
New Jakurski Chair Supports Research in Global Finance
research focuses on emerging markets.' The chair serves as a permanent reminder of Jakurski's generous service to his country, to international markets, and to the Harvard Business School." Pictured are Dean... View Details
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Teams | New Venture Competition
Teams Social Enterprise Track Winners, 2024 Solara Rea Savla (MBA 2024) Vishesh Mehta Social Enterprise Track Winner Providing an on-demand solar irrigation service to Indian farmers, increasing their access to affordable, reliable, and... View Details