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01 Mar 2024
News

Giving All Stakeholders a Voice

For John Wu (MBA 2000), “Web3” means more than technological innovation. “It’s a mindset,” he says of the movement toward a decentralized internet that accelerates innovation and gives end users greater collaboration with businesses. “It’s a transformative shift in... View Details

Keywords: April White

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Business, Government & the International Economy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Capacity Building and Forced Labor." 2017 Rawi E. Abdelal : Received the 2017 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the School of Economics at Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Institute of Technology. Rawi E. Abdelal : Awarded the... View Details

14 Sep 2023
Blog Post

MBAs Accelerate Their Social Enterprise Ventures

such as through leading African-American Student Union’s (AASU’s) Black New Venture Competition. Rea: In the near term, Solara is exploring pilot opportunities in three to four localities with key research institutions and private... View Details

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Research & Development, Project Code SX-70 - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA... View Details

29 Jul 2013
Research & Ideas

A Manager’s Moral Obligation to Preserve Capitalism

deployed systems did not." Second, capitalism tends to be self-correcting. When the free market does fail, the market itself steps in to correct the problem. For example, when investors lack information to properly determine the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

02 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

A Rare Find in Health Care: A Simple Solution to Racial Inequity

to wait 20 or 50 years to reduce them.” "This is something we could change tomorrow." The findings emerge as health care institutions are wrestling with the deep-seated effects of institutional racism.... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

25 Jan 2024
News

Alumni Gain Insights on Nigeria’s New Government; Taipei Alumni Host Faculty Guest

government spending, proposed reviews of tax laws and of the constitution, and stakeholder and citizen engagement in helping to shape these fiscal policies. “We hope our members will take the learnings from the presentation to make sound and View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

20 Oct 2010
Op-Ed

Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic

Editor's Note: Christian Ketels wrote this paper for the World Bank's Development Debate, "What Do We Mean by Export Competitiveness and How Do Countries Achieve it in an Uncertain World?" held March 29, 2010. Ketels is Principal Associate at the View Details

Keywords: by Christian Ketels

01 Jun 2024
News

Alumni and Faculty Books

assistance policy. It helps establish a basis for improved estimates of the gains from past and current practices that worked against African economic, social, and political institutions and systems. This edited volume showcases a variety... View Details

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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Nicholas Otis, Rowan Clarke, Solène Delecourt, and David Holtz. 2023 Zoe B. Cullen : Recipient of a 2023 National Science Foundation Research Grant ($368,490) for "What's My Employee Worth? Information Frictions, Pay, and Pay Equity" with... View Details

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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

Celebration Dean Srikant Datar: Welcome Address Video Recording + More Info – Less Info Hear an update on the Dean’s key priorities, which will strengthen and accelerate the School’s impact in the world. Faculty Presentations Can Evidence-Based View Details

23 Jun 2008
Research & Ideas

Innovative Ways to Encourage Personal Savings

have legs—and whether they generate new savings. On the credit side, I think the presentation of information to credit card borrowers may influence the way they use their credit. We are currently working on a field experiment to see if... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

03 Nov 2023
News

Global Networking Night; Sweden Club Holds Climate Forum

Interest Group (SIGs), and Liaisons on the same day around the world. All HBS alumni are invited to this evening of informal networking and engagement. One participating club, the HBS Club of Washington DC, held a mixer at the DC... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Frequently Asked Questions - Creating Emerging Markets

in the country in question that the interviewee has made a long-run institutional contribution with his or her organization to that society. Why are some countries chosen for interviews and not others? It is logistically challenging to... View Details

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Sustainable Investing Course | HBS Online

Finance, Financial Innovation for Social Change Introduction: Ford Foundation, the Other 95% Show Hide Details Concepts Pay for Success Leveraging the Entire Institution for Change The Evolution of Capitalism Featured Exercises Assess... View Details

22 May 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018

mentors and offering girls information about the returns to education), suggesting that negotiation skills themselves drive the effect. Further evidence from a lab-in-the-field experiment, which simulates parents’ educational investment... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

19 Mar 2013
First Look

First Look: March 19

innovator develop his idea before selling it? In the context of selling original movie ideas, I present a model that features the writer's private information on the idea's value, different protection levels associated with different... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

January 2020
Case

Celata Bioinnovations

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock

In December 2019, Jon Hu (HBS ‘19) and Dr. Samantha Dale Strasser, co-founders of Celata Bioinnovations, were raising $1 million to launch their company. They had founded Celata less than six months earlier with the aim of redefining the drug discovery process.... View Details

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Privacy Policy & Legal Info | HBS Online

social media companies, or your employer or educational institution if you are enrolled in our Services through or in connection with an organizational agreement. HOW WE MAY USE YOUR INFORMATION We may use... View Details

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Organizational Behavior Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Academy of Management. Summer R. Jackson : Winner of the 2020 INFORMS Best Dissertation Proposal Competition for “Understanding Organizational Inequality at ‘Well Intentioned’ Companies: The Case of ShopCo’s Diversity, Equity, and... View Details

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