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- 20 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Open Source Science: A New Model for Innovation
introduction of IP rights. Last, we've seen open source communities evolve and now open source nonprofit foundations are setting up their own for-profit companies to compete with traditional software companies. A key question for them is "How can you to channel... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
MBA vs. MBA
of active duty later, he joined the Marine Reserves while he pursued his MBA at Soldiers Field, then volunteered for duty with a reconnaissance battalion that was activated to fight in Iraq. Taylor’s platoon was the first of his Marine... View Details
- 08 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 8, 2015
strength of this greedy signal is normally unobserved, the answer is theoretically unclear, and corresponding empirical evidence is mixed. I overcome this ambiguity by examining individuals for whom the greedy signal strength is likely weak—those with public... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 May 2022
- News
Lesson Plans
conjunction with the traditional system? JH: Tell me more about schoolhouse.world. It’s a peer-to-peer platform for people interested in volunteering their time to tutor and students who need extra help, correct? SK: It’s a way to get... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
My HBS Eureka Moment
were several who looked up, saw me, and made eye contact. We exchanged nods. Feeling more comfortable than among those corporate stiffs in the other executive programs, I volunteered an observation: "It's a little late to be working on... View Details
- 09 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times
competition. Employees were given three months to find a job in HP and were helped to do so. If they could not find an equivalent level job, they were offered a lower level job. If they preferred not to take that job, they were given generous severance packages. – Ask... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
in particular, received steady, low-key infusions of technology and volunteer time — spearheaded by faculty members like Jim Cash, but backed steadfastly by the Dean’s Office. “But John didn’t want the newspaper story,” Menino emphasizes.... View Details
- 19 Jan 2021
- In Practice
Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm
in local communities that support national goals. That will demonstrate unity and transformation in action. If unity seems a stretch too far, civility and amity would be a welcome start. Rosabeth Moss Kanter (@RosabethKanter), who was a View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 1
organization induced teachers to volunteer their knowledge and preferences, which otherwise would have been difficult to elicit. Although governance was a struggle, none of the cases in our sample suffered a "tragedy of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Nov 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching The Moral Leader
how to approach the moral dimension of these decisions, or even how to talk with my colleagues about them. If there was such a concept as moral leadership, I certainly didn't know what it consisted of. When I returned to HBS in 1998, I offered to be part of a View Details
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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: ASIA - Alumni
particularly when demand for the fellowship is high. The following positions are ineligible for the GO: ASIA Fellowship: Part-time, term, temporary, contract or volunteer roles; A position with job responsibilities that are determined to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management
the five tenets of the mission at the Smithsonian's NMNH is to be a catalyst for the use of object-based science education in the K-12 school system. With a large education department that relies on close to four hundred volunteer... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
MBAs on a Mission
while I was making the decisions. Let’s just say,” he notes, “I’m a big believer in serendipity.” Murphy went to Africa as a Peace Corps volunteer after graduating from Georgetown University with a degree in business and working briefly... View Details
- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
volunteer as poll workers. Facilitate political engagement. Look to online platforms that have simplified small contributions to political campaigns and increased the diversity of donors, as well as efforts to encourage employees and... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 04 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 4
(Ostrom, 1990). Here we extend this claim to the production of man-made artifacts. The design commons induced teachers to volunteer time and effort to communicate their practical knowledge but created corresponding tensions over... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 12 May 2022
- News
Onboarding
board of directors for Business Executives for National Security (BENS), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that uses volunteer talent from the private sector to increase efficiency and effectiveness in the armed forces and... View Details
- 13 Sep 2019
- News
Hollywood Ending
unflappable? “I don’t think I feel risk the way most people do,” she says with a shrug. “I think it’s because of my mom.” Margaret Whitman was the sort of bold character who volunteered for the Red Cross during World War II and hopped on... View Details
- 04 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
Finding Alignment to Make Impact: Layla Ramirez (MBA 2017)
The team was scrappy, committed, and aligned with what Ramirez had identified as her calling while leaving Wall Street. “My North Star during my search was, how do I make some of the volunteer work that I'm doing with nonprofits, which is... View Details
- 12 Apr 2023
- News
Step Change
offerings. It has also organized a volunteer group of investors, mentors, and advisors for weekly "office hours" to review pitch decks and offer workshops on recruiting, negotiating, and presenting, among other skills. "When Amal told me... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance
- 03 Jul 2024
- News
Surviving the Iditarod
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Sunny Stroeer: Many folks have heard of the Iditarod Sled Dog race, which is the last great race on earth where mushers compete to cover the distance from Anchorage to Nome as quickly as possible. The... View Details