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15 Feb 2022
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Health Is Wealth | The Path To Creating A Venture

opportunities to leverage technology to help people experience their healthcare in a better way. Driven by her own personal health experiences in where she constantly used a guess and check methodology to improve her health, she sought to... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Health Care

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Jenny Tison

In fact, one of HBS’ greatest lessons, in Jenny’s estimation, has to do with the importance of structure. “Just because you’re a good person,” she says, “doesn’t preclude you from having to implement an infrastructure of ethical checks... View Details

11 Jul 2016
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Career Resources to Consider Before You Arrive at HBS

opportunities to gain insight in more areas than you can imagine. Review the list of clubs, check out their websites, learn about last year’s conferences, and get excited to become a contributing member in the future! Doing as much... View Details

01 Jun 2000
News

Social Capital Markets: Creating Value in the Nonprofit World

created value in the for-profit marketplace and want to take a similar approach with philanthropy," Emerson asserts. Joining this group of philanthropists are baby boomers, who are "entering their retirement years very engaged," Emerson notes. "They are not going to be... View Details

Keywords: Anne Kavanagh

01 Sep 2004
News

Charles Stoddard (MBA 1969)

school, something I didn’t know anything about. After leaving Grand Bank, I started Grand Angels to help local entrepreneurs. We’re here not only to write the checks but to mentor companies we invest in. Many entrepreneurs will tell you... View Details

Keywords: Finance

25 Jan 2012
News

Is Tax Reform Viable?

let’s say my share of the deal netted me $7 million, more or less. A good day at the office by any standard. For this happy transaction, my accountant advised me shortly thereafter that I would likely owe Uncle Sam a little more than $1 million in tax. A million... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Government

20 Jan 2003
Research & Ideas

Fixing Corporate Governance: A Roundtable Discussion at Harvard Business School

in governance. In spite of all the checks and balances, failures occurred with boards of directors, auditors, regulators, financial analysts, and professional investors and money managers. We thought we had a pretty good system, one the... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

20 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

Lessons of Successful Entrepreneurs

every once in a while. He still receives royalty checks in the millions of dollars each year from a $40,000 investment he made in a pet business, which he thought had no chance of succeeding. HBS professor Thomas Eisenmann, who moderated,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

27 Oct 2021
Blog Post

HBS Impact Investing Fund Course: An Experiential Education in Social Financing

businesses that are active local employers, could substantially benefit from a check size of $25,000 - 50,000, and whose revenue, employment, and wealth could grow with an investment. To our delight, the inaugural course was... View Details

01 Dec 2017
News

The Future of VR is Animated Bunnies

forecasts: According to the research firm SuperData, the sector, driven by early adopters, is on track to make $3.7 billion in revenue this year, and the firm estimates it could swell to more than $28 billion by 2020. But Maureen Fan (MBA 2009) has a reality View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos

01 Oct 1996
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An Atypical Case — Robin G. Berglund (MBA 1971)

his business background may also be a valuable asset in what he sees as the "tough times ahead" for health-care management. "Insurance companies used to write a check for just about anything a physician wanted to do, but today medicine is... View Details

Keywords: Thomas Frick

22 Oct 2013
News

Pulling the Plug

then one day in 2008, Stata contacted Giler to encourage him to check out this wireless-electricity startup he had invested in. "It's a good case for networking," Giler says. He returned to the campus a couple of years ago to discuss a... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs; Telecommunications; Information; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

15 Sep 2015
Blog Post

On the Road: HBS in Israel

difference in the world. We also checked in with recent grad Lior Litwak (MBA 2015) about his HBS experience and his decision to be an admissions ambassador when he was a student. Lior was home in Israel this summer (and participated in... View Details

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Faculty Spotlight: HBS Racial Equity Fellow Professor Ivuoma N. Onyeador - Blog: RGE Report

temperature check to ascertain the existing climate inside your organization. After that, there are some concrete steps leaders can take to quell tension: Stay informed about the reality of social disparities and disseminate up-to-date... View Details

01 Feb 2001
News

The Third Force: Indispensable to Society, Nonprofits Should Redirect Oversight Efforts

and refugees. In effect, nonprofit organizations act as a check and balance on government and on business." Valuable as they are, Herzlinger asserted that nonprofits need to overcome the Achilles' heel — ineffective oversight — that... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance

28 Nov 2022
Blog Post

College Students, Take a Sneak Peek at the HBS MBA

what to expect from an MBA and a peek behind the curtain of what HBS has to offer. I did Peek last year and loved it! Can I attend again this year? We are so excited you enjoyed your experience at Peek! However, since Peek programming is similar year to year, we... View Details

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Corporate Strategy Course - Project Resources

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Check to see if there are HBS cases written on the company. Help w/ Research Baker librarians are available to help you with... View Details

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Tips for Working Remotely | Information Technology

will often look for unsecured wireless networks. This could be to access random people's personal information, or to conduct illicit activities that could be tied back to your home. Secure your Wi-Fi network with a password. If your router allows it, set up a guest... View Details

27 Nov 2012
News

The Beauty of the Network

connection, when Pao was helping a young woman find a consulting internship. She checked with Matthew Krentz (MBA 1987), a senior partner in BCG’s Chicago office. “My email was 75 percent about the intern position, 20 percent about... View Details

Keywords: cosmetics; salmon; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Health and Personal Care Stores; Retail Trade

02 Feb 2015
Research & Ideas

Disruptors Sell What Customers Want and Let Competitors Sell What They Don’t

forcing those who watch the show to watch the ad. Some of the hottest battles are being fought over showrooming—the practice whereby consumers visit a store to check out items in person before buying cheaper online (decoupling browsing... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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