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11 Feb 2019
Research & Ideas

The Business of Saving the Planet

"The fact that the benefits of addressing the problem of climate change almost certainly outweigh the costs ... does not make concerted global action to address the problem easy." —Climate Change in 2018: Implications for Business If there is one positive... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Energy; Green Technology

25 Jul 2019
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Advancing a More Sustainable World with an MBA/MPA-ID

extremely impressed that the emphasis was not so much on teaching us how to calculate days receivable or WACC figures precisely right, but on how to use practical interpretations of business concepts in our lives as leaders in whichever View Details

13 Jul 2020
News

Locally Grown

photo by David Tejada Aravaipa Ventures was inspired by the smell of clean, crisp Colorado air. Founder Robert Fenwick-Smith (MBA 1988) and his family had moved from France to Boulder in 2007 as he contemplated his next professional move after a successful View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Oct 2002
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Making a Difference

seventy HBS students who participated in the HBS Social Enterprise Summer Fellowship Program, which gives financial support to MBA students who choose to work in the public and nonprofit sectors during the summer months. Sponsored by the... View Details

September 2024
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Faena: Magic in Mid-Miami Beach

By: Robin Greenwood, Denise Han, Dave Habeeb and Ruth Page

The link to this multimedia case should be provided to students in advance as preparation for classroom case discussion.

This multimedia case follows real estate developer Alan Faena as he expanded his luxury development business from Argentina to the... View Details

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Government data and information sources for public entrepreneurship

Review - Cities Books Collaborating to manage : a primer for the public sector Check Harvard Availability Governpreneurship Check Harvard Availability A guide to innovative public-private partnerships : utilizing the resources of the... View Details

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Lehman Brothers - Introduction | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

in the country. The firm survived through the Civil War, financial panics, two world wars, the Great Depression, mergers, spin-offs, and 9/11—making the transition from a family-run private partnership lasting more than one hundred years... View Details

18 Feb 2021
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Use Baker Library to Build a Target List

IQ, these lists can be created for you by Baker library based on your geographic preference, industry of interest, and even include companies that currently employ other HBS alumni. If you are particularly interested in working in the venture capital or View Details

01 Sep 2010
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Letters to the Editor

country but of American and foreign businesses as well. My only recommendation to remedy the abuses mentioned is to lift the level of morality of all perpetrators, government and private sector alike. But as... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

01 Mar 2017
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Ask the Expert: Capital Architect

business, and social leadership. Similarly, we mandated that respected Zambian private or civil sector leaders chair all negotiating transaction teams. What consideration do you give to the spiritual and... View Details

01 Sep 2009
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Consumer Finance Makes HBS Debut

consumer finance? The household sector in America is huge, representing approximately $61 trillion of assets. And consumer finance businesses are the touch points between the financial system and millions of consumers. Despite its size... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Finance

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Roniesha Copeland

legend, Magic Johnson. “He talked about his urban development enterprise,” Roniesha says. “He partnered with businesses that put storefronts in neighborhoods they previously didn’t think would be profitable. His talk gave me a window into the role the View Details

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Jeremy King

"On graduation, I found a role in consulting to investment banks, exchanges, hedge funds, and private equity. This role was perfect for me to learn more about the industry and build skills outside science." Through this... View Details

01 Sep 2011
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Water for Life

for reliable, affordable water service. Nearly two of every three gallons of water pumped through the dilapidated distribution system were lost or stolen. Desperate for a remedy, the Philippine government invited the private View Details

Keywords: Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities

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Maya Babu

experiences her colleagues bring to their discussions. "There are amazing things going on in the private sector I'd like to learn from," she says. "Going to both the Medical and Business... View Details

01 Apr 1998
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Microfinance's Big Payoff: Michael Chu and ACCION International

Michael Chu (MBA '76) is president and CEO of ACCION International, a private nonprofit corporation founded in 1961 and based in Somerville, Massachusetts. ACCION's affiliates in thirteen Latin American countries and the United States... View Details

18 Nov 2010
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GM’s IPO: Back to the Future

On a journey that began 17 months ago, General Motors entered and emerged from bankruptcy to become a private company with Uncle Sam as its largest shareholder. The company reaches another milestone today by offering an initial public... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Auto

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Deal Making in Real Estate - Course Catalog

design and construction, and leasing. The class can be taken without prerequisites but is designed to complement and build on the current real estate course offerings (Real Property, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate Private Equity)... View Details

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Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the Global Economy - Course Catalog

political, and economic institutions are able to coordinate private decisions on stable and productive paths. Where institutional development is weak - as seems to be the case in much of the developing world - View Details

06 Oct 2022
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On the Road to Recovery

learning curve. When Nightingale Nurses got its start, Moreno’s partners had staffing experience only in areas like IT and office personnel, and Moreno had led companies in sectors such as engineering and environmental testing. But none... View Details

Keywords: Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance; Nursing and Residential Care Facilities; Health, Social Assistance

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