Elections - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

As Climate Fears Mount, More Investors Turn to 'ESG' Funds Despite Few Rules

Investor interest in social responsibility has skyrocketed in the past three years, even as US regulations to hold companies accountable remain in flux and the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) label itself draws backlash. Investors are willing to pay a... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

17 Oct 2019
Research & Ideas

‘Chick Beer’ for Women? Why Gender Marketing Repels More Than Sells

specifically because of their shared gender, many female voters balked. Testing for gender backlash To probe when and why identity labels backfire, the research team visited a college campus four months before the 2016 US presidential View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products

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Frequently Asked Questions | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

the entire HBS community of faculty, alumni, and students. The student-led clubs offer distinct membership benefits to those students who elect to join. We partner closely with the clubs to build the Social Enterprise community and... View Details

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Understanding Health Systems, Payors, and Regulation - Health Care

health care organizations, this program examines new strategies, organizational models, and measurement approaches to drive value improvement in health care delivery. Cross Registration During the Elective Curriculum 2nd year, cross... View Details

17 Aug 2009
Research & Ideas

Quantifying the Economic Impact of the Internet

brand or product Website (61 percent); paid bills (56 percent); watched a video clip (51 percent); used a price comparison site (50 percent); listened to an audio clip (44 percent ). “Social networks and the easy connections they facilitate are transforming social life... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Advertising; Publishing

17 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Sustainability Career Advice from the Career & Professional Development Office

sustainability? For prospective students interested in this space, know that there are many resources to support you in learning about the challenges and opportunities that exist. From the Business & Environment Initiative to student clubs, or career programming to... View Details

22 Aug 2019
Blog Post

Moving to the Lower 48 from Alaska for my MS/MBA

preserves, freeze fresh-caught fish, and boil down rhubarb. I’ll be spending the last week before my Elective Curriculum (EC) year at HBS visiting my parents and getting back to that lifestyle. We’re planning to visit the family cabin... View Details

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Organizing the Family-Run Business

way to organize and provide a voice for the shareholders. Shareholder meetings I believe should be annual, brief and rather formal, focusing on the election of board members and auditors and updating corporate by-laws. While these... View Details

01 May 2020
Blog Post

5 Reasons to Join a Club at HBS

85 active student clubs, with new clubs created every semester. As elected Senators, we have the privilege of representing our Sections in the HBS Student Association. Part of our job includes sitting on the Clubs committee. We support... View Details

09 Oct 2020
Blog Post

4 Things To Know About the MS/MBA Biotech

a wide range of science electives to choose from. I am particularly interested in bioethics and regenerative biology, so I plan to take courses from those subsections of science electives. 4. The professors are incredibly impressive and... View Details

29 Apr 2010
Working Paper Summaries

The Great Leap Forward: The Political Economy of Education in Brazil, 1889-1930

Keywords: by André Martínez-Fritscher, Aldo Musacchio & Martina Viarengo; Education

01 Dec 2023
News

Engaging Students More Deeply

Students at Success Academy stay more focused on the dot rug. Photo courtesy HBS Multimedia Development To tell the compelling stories of a developer working to revitalize Miami Beach, a Maine lobsterman confronting the economic risks of climate change, and a charter... View Details

Keywords: April White

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Faculty - Private Capital Project

Operations Management Unit. He teaches Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise (BSSE) in the MBA elective curriculum and previously taught the Technology and Operations Management course in the MBA required curriculum. Tom... View Details

01 Jan 2013
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Roger W. Sant, MBA 1960

Hewlett-Packard, Financial Analyst 1974 Named Assistant Administrator, Federal Energy Administration 1981 Cofounds Applied Energy Services 1991 AES goes public 1991 Establishes The Summit Foundation 1994 Elected Chair, World Wildlife... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

17 Nov 2016
Op-Ed

What's Behind the Unexpected Trump Support from Women

them white, came out to support him. Why did Donald Trump’s candidacy appeal to so many women voters? Although his election has been attributed primarily to disenfranchised citizens, the data suggest otherwise. Women from varying... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Morgan Roberts and Robin Ely

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General Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research

in effective leadership. MBA Elective Curriculum (SECOND YEAR) Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise (also listed under Technology & Operations Management) Willy Shih , Derek van... View Details

07 Apr 2022
Blog Post

Product Management at HBS: Roll Up Your Sleeves and Learn by Doing

a mobile base building game called Regent, and by taking a series of elective courses across multiple disciplines, from artificial intelligence to data science to business strategy. The Product Management 101 class taught by Professor... View Details

May 2018 (Revised October 2018)
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Argentina Power—Don't Cry for Me Argentina

By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Sayiddah Fatima McCree

In 2016, Bruce Wayne, Managing Director of Energy Finance Corporation (“EFC”), was refining the Investment/Credit Committee materials for the development of up to 10 power generating plants in Argentina. As a subsidiary of the much larger International Conglomerate... View Details

Keywords: Cross Border; Energy Markets; Infrastructure Finance; Infrastructure Development; Business Subsidiaries; Business Cycles; Macroeconomics; Energy Generation; International Finance; Project Finance; Government and Politics; Demand and Consumers; Infrastructure; Utilities Industry; Energy Industry; Financial Services Industry; Argentina; Latin America

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28 Jun 2021
Blog Post

7 Things HBS Taught Me the Last 2 Years

the world of venture capital. The program, especially the electives in the second year, focus on reflecting deeply within yourself, your place in the community, and the world around you. It’s something I’ve included in my daily life over... View Details

02 Mar 2016
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David Moss is Rewriting History

Moss begins this class, but for the next 90 minutes, we are in the critical period of the mid-1780s, between the end of the American Revolution and the election of the country’s first president, when the nation was governed by the... View Details