Economic Impact Of Mergers - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2016
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Alumni Books of 2016

departure of more than 200,000 Huguenots at the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes was a well-documented economic disaster for the kingdom View Details

01 Sep 2015
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police violence, noting that the lack of economic opportunity has been “catastrophic” to inner cities that have seen massive disinvestment. “These things are related,” he says, in part because the economy... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos; McDonald's; Walmart

01 Oct 2002
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The Class of 1977

former president of both the Harvard Club and the Harvard Business School Club of Chicago. When asked why he works so hard for the School, Wong responds, “There's an old Chinese proverb that says, ‘Drink... View Details

Keywords: Desmond Wong

01 Dec 2017
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The Power of Cultural Understanding

Jafar says that it is important to understand and tackle the root causes of the problems. He also believes in empowering the private sector and building an eco-system that supports economic growth, improved... View Details

04 Nov 2016
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The Competitiveness of Lost Causes

sharing, and networking opportunities, we support cluster-based economic development to improve the competitiveness of cities, regions, and countries,” says Duch, who still serves on the organization’s... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Dec 2004
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The Future of Stem Cells

research create a domino effect that has an impact on all stem-cell inquiry, beyond embryonic work. Young scientists fear inadequate funding and uncertain career paths. Private investors and entrepreneurs, for their part, steer clear... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

05 Jul 2023
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GCC Alumni Celebrate Grand Opening of New Club Center

Clubs News Clubs News The HBS Club of the Gulf Cooperation Council recently marked the grand opening of "The House"—a new permanent club headquarters and collaborative space located in Dubai and open to all HBS alumni living in or visiting the Gulf region. According to... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Mar 2017
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The Realities of the Refugee Crisis

Illustration by Peter Arkle Since the outbreak of civil war in 2011, 4.9 million Syrians have fled their country, and another 6.6 million are internally displaced, according to the UN Refugee Agency. To better understand the human,... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Apr 1996
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Stewards of the Seventh Generation

"In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions of the next seven generations." —from the Great Law of the Iroquois... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso, Garry Emmons, Linda Goodspeed, and Elaine Gottlieb

15 Jun 2021
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The Value of Difficult Conversations

particular people: Do the descendants of those who died or lost property deserve reparations? The relative recency of the Tulsa Massacre and the economic loss—estimated at... View Details

Keywords: April White; Tulsa Massacre

01 Dec 2022
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Program Catalyzes New Streams of Research

and racism are built into markets, business systems, and technology. The T.R.A.P. Lab has developed an algorithm audit platform that collects data about the outcome of an algorithm within a particular context and then assesses its View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Jun 2007
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Profiles from the class of 2007

systems. As if he weren’t busy enough, Jain is also involved in expanding the services and facilities at a health center his family started years ago in its ancestral village in the state of Rajasthan, India. “We’ll soon have a dialysis... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Lewis I. Rice

01 Oct 1997
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Meeting the Challenges of Third-World Development

improve the economic and social well-being of low-income people by helping them create sustainable businesses. The diverse microenterprises she worked with included oil seed extraction, a sewing school,... View Details

23 Apr 2018
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Sowing the Seeds of Leadership

socially responsible development projects in economically challenged communities. Students come from 48 countries, predominately in Latin America and Africa. The admissions team and faculty personally conduct up to 1,000 interviews in... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

21 Nov 2017
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Alumni Peer into the Future of Energy

here. But a principal effect of that trend as it relates to radical change in the industry is that, from a policy or social perspective, there’s going to have to be either incredible sacrifice or economic... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; solar power; wind power

25 Feb 2020
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The Influence of Geography on Work and Innovation

personal: A spouse’s or partner’s job, a child’s schooling, or a parent’s health can prevent a worker from considering a move. Often, though, the stumbling blocks affect larger groups of workers. “There’s a lot View Details

Keywords: April White

16 Dec 2020
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A Creator in the Era of Disruption

granted. Morrell: Alex Lazarow says this focus on deep impact differentiates frontier startups from their California counterparts. Lazarow: In Silicon Valley, less than 20% of unicorns are in industries like... View Details

24 Oct 2018
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Exploring the Future of Work for Women

ways of working and their impacts on gender, “ says Kami Viswanathan (MBA 2001), who organized the conference with a core team including Vivek Gambhir (MBA 1997), Jyoti Narang (AMP 179), and Nupur Arya (AMP... View Details