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ARD - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Library Visionary, Innovator, Educator I n the 1930s, investments were generally targeted for trusts, pensions, and other conservative funds rather than emerging industries. 32 The urgent military needs during World War II had fostered... View Details

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Fundraising - Alumni

Volunteer Fundraising Raise Funds for HBS Alumni support is critical to the School's continued excellence and impact. If you would like to learn more about this and play an active role in securing support from fellow alumni, please check... View Details

04 Apr 2023
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Maersk’s Journey to Decarbonize Shipping

In January 2023, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led more than 40 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in their new... View Details

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Alumni Career Guide - Alumni

Guide? Serving as an Alumni Career Guide is a great opportunity to interact with students and reconnect with HBS. Additionally, you can add "HBS Career Guide" to LinkedIn or your resume to indicate that you are actively helping to expand... View Details

22 Mar 2024
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Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015)

mission-driven investment firm focused on underserved markets, her work has spanned industries, geographies, and functions, bringing her challenge and fulfillment while opening doors to new opportunities. Seeking out a challenge Born in... View Details

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

Cofounder and activist in residence, B Lab UK Kim Coupounas (MBA/MPA 1995) Global Ambassador, B Lab and Head of Impact, B Lab US & Canada Business as a Tool for Activism BIO BIO As the recent IPCC report made clear, this is a “Code Red”... View Details

01 Aug 1998
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High Honors

further investments in the newspaper, television, and radio realms, combining them all under the name Landmark in 1967. In 1982, amid considerable skepticism from industry experts, Batten created The Weather Channel, a 24-hour cable... View Details

01 Mar 2021
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Exploring Career Passions through Short Intensive Programs – Moving Beyond Direct to Consumer

design, incubate and invest in DTC businesses through their multiple forms and iterations. Tell us about your SIP. Why is it exciting? Our SIP is called Managing Beyond Direct to Consumer (DTC) and we are in our second year of running it.... View Details

09 Jun 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

Monetizing IP: The Executive’s Challenge

What companies would you consider the exemplars in developing effective strategies for their IP? What makes these strategies so effective? A: We can consider a few examples of striking strategies: In several large companies, patent enforcement View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services

03 Nov 2021
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Recent Grad Reflections: From Being Cold Called to Becoming a Case Protagonist

Janelle Teng is from the Harvard Business School Class of 2020 and a proud member of Section C. While at HBS, Janelle was on the leadership team for the Venture Capital and Private Equity Club and the Women in Investing Club. She is... View Details

28 Jul 2015
First Look

First Look: July 28, 2015

negative impact on innovation at targeted firms: firms substantially reduce their innovative activity after settling with NPEs (or losing to them in court). Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=47648... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

05 Sep 2014
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Keeping Education in Check

public and the government, it was considered an after-school activity for privileged children. So he teamed up with David MacEnulty, president of the David MacEnulty Chess Foundation and inspiration for the 2005 TV film Knights of the... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

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Harvard Business School

Baker Library Special Collections Exhibits More Exhibits Explore the Exhibit Student Pioneers The Value of Business Education The Golden Age of Black Business AASU Early Years & Influence AASU Founders Core Demands & Proposals Early Years & View Details

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Online Business in Society Courses | HBS Online

Rebecca Henderson Become a purpose-driven leader by learning how to influence key stakeholders and integrate values into your work to catalyze system-level change. 3 weeks, 7-9 hrs/week Pay by August 7 $1,850 Certificate Sustainable View Details

10 Apr 2023
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Leading the Way

finance, but lacked role models to show him the way. That's when he joined ASU's Hispanic Students Business Association and met a local investment banker and entrepreneur named Gary Trujillo (MBA 1990), who became a life-changing mentor.... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

04 Apr 2022
What Do You Think?

As Disney Board Chair, What Would You Advise CEO Bob Chapek Regarding 'Don’t Say Gay'?

announced that it would not accept the donation until Disney went further to back up its commitments. Pundits, including at least one investment analyst, dubbed the effort, “a day too late.” And DeSantis began repeatedly characterizing... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Online Business Courses for Organizations | HBS Online

courses are taught by world-renowned Harvard Business School faculty and are active, social, and feature real-world cases. Real-World Cases Apply your learning through real-world examples from industry-leading experts. Active Engage in a... View Details

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William R. Kerr | About

new ventures and transformations for profitable growth. He also advises governments about investments in the innovative capacities of their nations. Bill and his family live in Lexington, MA. They enjoy outdoor sports and CrossFit, are... View Details

15 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

The New Global Business Manager

competitive by integrating activities and coordinating resources across national borders. At the same time, they also need to be sensitive and responsive to national differences in consumer tastes and government requirements, for example.... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

14 Mar 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, March 14

imposing costs on marginal ones. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52388 Why and How Investors Use ESG Information: Evidence from a Global Survey By: Amel-Zadeh, Amir, and George Serafeim Abstract—Using survey data from a sample of senior... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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