Intelligent Community Visionary of the Year - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Oct 2015
News

The ‘F’ Word

detail. “Everything seems so obvious when it’s written down in condensed narrative format with accompanying exhibits,” she says later, calling the experience of listening to two View Details

Keywords: Walt Disney Studios

01 Jun 2009
News

Shaking Up the System

proudest achievement. Located in the building that formerly housed Evander Childs High School, once one of the most dangerous educational facilities in View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

23 Oct 2019
News

After the Storm

external affairs officer, she became the first person of color to join Noble’s leadership—even though 98 percent of the network’s students come... View Details

Keywords: Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

16 Dec 2022
Research & Ideas

Why Technology Alone Can't Solve AI's Bias Problem

out to test, along with HBS research assistant Tom Sühr and Harvard computer science doctoral student Sophie Hilgard, in research published last year in the Proceedings of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology

25 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Malcolm McClain (MBA/MPP 2023) Named First RISE Career Fellow

Malcolm McClain (MBA/MPP 2023) has been named the first recipient of the Harvard Business School (HBS) RISE (Recognizing Individuals Seeking Equity) Career Fellow, with his... View Details

12 Dec 2011
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Clocky, the Runaway Alarm Clock

In the spring of 2005, media outlets from Gizmodo to Good Morning America were buzzing about Clocky, an alarm clock that jumped off the nightstand and rolled away chirping and... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products

01 Apr 2000
News

Getting the Message

marketing-services firms, describes the $4 billion spent last year as "chicken feed." What he finds interesting about the Web is the impact it is... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Jun 2016
News

Up by the Roots

its wine, but inferior product from Canada and China had begun flooding the market, driving down retail prices from $50 a pound that year to $12 a pound by 2006. Instead of... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs

06 Feb 2023
Blog Post

Meet the Black Investment Club

his career in renewable energy and came to HBS with seven years of experience in early-stage project development and due diligence for U.S. government energy resilience projects. His work history includes... View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Venture Capital; Investment Management / Hedge Fund

November 2024 (Revised January 2025)
Case

MiDAS: Automating Unemployment Benefits

By: Shikhar Ghosh and Shweta Bagai

In 2015, the state of Michigan considered whether to nominate its Michigan Integrated Data Automated System (MiDAS) for a prestigious state technology award. Launched in 2013 amid severe budget pressures, the $47 million automated fraud detection system was designed to... View Details

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28 Jun 2022
Book

The Moral Enterprise: How Two Companies Profit with Purpose

How can government and business work together in this fractious political moment, when finding solutions to pressing problems like inequality and climate change are more urgent than ever? Rebecca Henderson, Harvard University’s John and Natty McArthur University... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

01 Jun 2001
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

on the quality of alumni programs and services. Monty, we salute you! As I reflect on my two years as president of View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Dec 2011
News

Letters to the Editor

Seeds of Green Congratulations to Erika Diamond and Annie Fishman (both MBA 2007) on their founding of the HBS Green Business Alumni Association as reported in View Details

Keywords: HBS Show; Personal and Laundry Services; Personal Services; Natural Gas Distribution; Utilities

01 Jun 2010
News

$how Me the Money

economy of an individual state, it can also threaten the stability of the global economy. “Over the last fifty... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs

27 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Working to Change the Food System

dedicate my time and energies toward. This year you’ll be co-president of the Food, Agriculture, and Water Club. What motivated you to pursue this role? What goals do you have... View Details

26 Aug 2020
News

What the Climate Change Movement Can Learn from the Pandemic

the root reasons why communities of color and poor and vulnerable communities are most affected is because of... View Details

21 Dec 2018
News

Bridging the Gap

your place in it. In contrast to traditional study abroad, Global Citizen Year is designed not as a study year, but as an experiential learning year and as a year that’s... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Jun 2020
News

Keeping the Beat

getting ready to tour in New York City and perform at the Fifth Avenue Apple Store, go to South by Southwest. This year I was invited to be a TED Fellow in the class View Details

Keywords: Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries; Information

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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership

The 20th Century Zeitgeist The 20th Century Zeitgeist Great Leadership is not a singular concept. On the contrary, it is a function of View Details

25 Mar 2021
Blog Post

Meet the Student Academic Services Support Team at HBS!

situation created by COVID-19, there is an essential need for our community to prioritize taking care of ourselves and each other. SAS staff offer a number of customized... View Details

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