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Selamile Dlamini

Over my lifetime, I have found and lost my voice, many times. In fifth grade, my teacher asked me to change my creative writing submissions. I stopped writing stories about tradition and religion and began to write stories about characters that have English names, live... View Details

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Our Team - Impact Investments

Cornell Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. Jonah has also worked for the US House of Representatives providing policy analysis and constituent management. Jonah earned his BA in Political Science from Westmont College,... View Details

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Investing in Emerging Industries | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Photographs Division, Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-111417. Robert Lehman, ca. 1915. Lehman Brothers Records, Baker Library, Harvard Business School. Lehman Corporation Stock Certificate, 1929. New York Stock Exchange Archives. Robert, or Bobbie as he was known, guided... View Details

18 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

What Is an "Essential" Purchase for a Low-Income Family?

"necessity" is subject to a problematic double standard, according to the researchers. In another study, participants read about the Jacksons, a hypothetical family looking for a new home. Participants rated how necessary they considered a variety of View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Aldrich Hall | About

Nations, purchased and donated thousands of acres of land to national parks, and—in 1949—funded Harvard Business School’s new classroom building. Rockefeller suggested that the building be named for his father-in-law, Nelson W. Aldrich, who represented Rhode Island in... View Details

01 Sep 2023
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Made in Italy

culminated during the January term in Italy, where students learned about the roots of capitalism and how the renowned House of Medici devised accounting standards still used today. “The original economic miracle—the model of... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Mar 2024
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Action Plan: Wild at Heart

Goodman (and inspired an HBS case); later, she took a break from her marketing gigs to open a boutique hotel in the Grenadines. Even her own place in Park Slope, Brooklyn, caught the eye of the tastemakers at House Beautiful, who featured... View Details

Keywords: Christine Speer Lejeune; gardening; entrepreneurship; sustainability

22 Sep 2023
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Capital Connection

professional fix-and-flipper, someone accumulating a portfolio of single-family rentals, or somebody buying a 200-unit housing complex, strip mall, or small hotel. They often need capital in the $1 million range and up, with intentions of... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Real Estate

09 Nov 2022
In Practice

COP27: What Can Business Leaders Do to Fight Climate Change Now?

The US government’s newly passed Inflation Reduction Act will direct $370 billion toward advancing renewal energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions—the country's largest investment in fighting climate change so far. As business and government leaders around the... View Details

Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Danielle Kost

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After the Opium War: Treaty Ports and Compradors - A Chronicle of the China Trade

end of the hong monopolies. The Chinese comprador, who served as a trading house employee and manager and sometimes as an independent merchant, became the essential go-between for American traders. Although neither party possessed... View Details

07 Jul 2023
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A Community Hunger Solution with Global Ambitions

for goodness—which operates much like a franchise, with an umbrella organization housing nascent chapters—started with Neel Ghose (MBA 2019) while he was working for Zomato, India’s largest food-delivery app. His job was to set up Zomato... View Details

08 May 2024
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Michael Bloomberg (MBA 1966) Awarded Medal of Freedom

Michael Bloomberg (MBA 1966) was one of 19 people awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House on May 2. “From finance to media to philanthropy, Michael Bloomberg has revolutionized our economy,” President Biden said as he... View Details

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Events - Business History

(HBS). Dec 7 07 Dec 2020 Business History Seminar The Horde and the Mongol Exchange Marie Favereau, Paris Nanterre University 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Nov 23 23 Nov 2020 Business History Seminar The World's Biggest Landlord: How the U.S. Military Built its Arsenal of View Details

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Investors - Entrepreneurship

2011 David Lane Diamondhead Ventures MBA 1987 Margaret Lawrence Pilot House Ventures Management Group MBA 2002 Aileen Lee Cowboy Ventures & Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers MBA 1997 Peter Lee Baroda Ventures MBA 2003 Simon Levene Mosaic... View Details

21 Aug 2020
Blog Post

Pursuing a JD/MBA Joint Degree

space. In addition, the program’s length allows us to develop connections across the rest of the University. Many of us are undergraduate house tutors, faculty research assistants and teaching fellows. Last spring, one of my favorite... View Details

04 Aug 2023
Blog Post

Aaron Sabin (MS/MBA 2023): Engineering a Climate Change Solution by Cutting the Cost of Carbon Capture

primarily to run current through the cells and run air over the exposed solution. Moreover, it can be scaled up, with large plants housing many units and concentrated in areas with low population density. An image of Aaron Sabin's... View Details

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Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project

House Academy Indianapolis, IN WI Kelly Bauman Mosinee High School Mosinee, WI Subjects: AP US History, Government WA Adam Bazant Mountlake Terrace High School Mountlake Ter, WA FL Virgilio Beato Sebring High School Sebring, FL Subjects:... View Details

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Shad Hall | About

for Shad Hall is intended to meet the needs of the HBS community and includes classes and outreach initiatives that encourage wellness and fitness. The three-story, brick and concrete structure houses a multipurpose gym, indoor track,... View Details

01 Aug 1998
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Spangler Family Gift Endows New Campus Center

keeping with the Georgian style of architecture that we see on much of the campus." The building will provide a central location for a variety of functions now spread throughout the campus and create additional meeting and dining space for the MBA Program. The Spangler... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

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Doctoral 100 Years - Doctoral

Wyss House Sherman Hall is renamed as Wyss House in honor of Hansjoerg Wyss (MBA 1965) who provided a $25-million-dollar gift to establish the Hansjoerg Wyss Endowment for Doctoral Education, which not only... View Details

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