Eastern United States - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Apr 2014
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Exploring and defining a vision of responsible business leadership

Harvard Business School Visiting Scholar Karthik Ramanna talks about the School's role in promoting ethical thinking and responsible action by business leaders. (Published April 2014) View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Teaching "design thinking" as a way to promote creativity and innovation

Harvard Business School Professor Srikant Datar talks about teaching the course 'Design Thinking and Innovation' to HBS students and to business school faculty around the world. (Published April 2014) View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Teaching new women entrepreneurs about the rewards of taking risks

Sheila Marcelo (MBA 1998, JD 1999), Chairwoman of Care.com, talks about helping young women understand risk taking and experimentation to encourage entrepreneurial thinking. (Published April 2014) View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Facing a choice and taking a chance to lead

Mary Falvey (MBA 1967), president of Falvey Associates, talks about helping companies grow through times of change. (Published April 2014) View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Building schools to create new opportunities

Joe Schell (MBA 1973), a former investment banker, talks about his leadership role in education for several not-for-profit boards. (Published April 2014) View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Giving back after gaining so much

Lynwood P. Randolph (PMD 43, 1982), retired from NASA, reflects on his career and his volunteer work for Harvard Business School's Alumni Board. (Published April 2014) View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Making community involvement a part of daily business

Margaret Preston (MBA 1983) talks about being involved in community life throughout her career in investment banking, wealth management, and entrepreneurship. (Published April 2014) View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Managing the challenges faced by a local nonprofit

Norm Merritt (MBA 1988) talks about using his management expertise to assist his local Audubon Society solve some complex operational issues. (Published April 2014) View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Putting innovation to work for greater social impact

Randy Haykin (MBA 1988), CEO of Haykin Capital, talks about putting his business experience and success to work bringing technology and innovation to developing countries. (Published April 2014) View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Building bridges between Asia and the US

Ravi Chidambaram (MBA 1978) talks about helping launch an oil industry coalition to provide low-cost fuel to the airline industry, and his work with the Asia Society, bringing industry and cultural programs to the US. (Published April 2014) View Details

22 Apr 2014
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Leadership is all about 'how you make a difference'

Henry M. Paulson, Jr. (MBA 1970), talks about his leadership as CEO of Goldman Sachs and as US Treasury Secretary. (Published April 2014) View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Leading the U.S. Treasury in a time of crisis

Henry M. Paulson, Jr. (MBA 1970) talks about his impact as US Secretary of the Treasury during the global financial crisis. (Published April 2014) View Details

22 Apr 2014
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Business has a responsibility to solve social problems

Robert Goodwin (GMP 3, 2007), CEO of Executives Without Borders, talks about how the business community has a responsibility to help solve major social challenges. (Published April 2014) View Details

01 Mar 2006
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Student Real Estate Champs

A team of six MBA students from HBS won the fourth annual National Real Estate Challenge, held at the University of Texas in November. Teams from sixteen MBA programs spent two days evaluating a case involving an investment in a high-end condominium project. The HBS... View Details

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24 Apr 2014
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Digital ID network empowers individuals, disrupts the data brokers

While anonymity online has many benefits, there are certain contexts in which an individual would want to be known. Blake Hall (MBA 2010), an army veteran, noticed that many brands were unwilling to extend special offers online to specific affinity groups, such as... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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One by one, connecting veterans to opportunities

While working as an intern at LinkedIn, Ben Faw (MBA 2014) took advantage of the company’s InDay—an opportunity one day a month at work where one can explore new ideas or volunteer in the community—to support veterans. Faw, a veteran of the Iraq war, worked with Tom... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Employees crave meaningful progress in their work and find joy in making an impact

“Even incremental small wins can contribute to what we call positive inner work life,” says Teresa Amabile, Baker Foundation Professor. Amabile’s current research focuses on the psychology of everyday work life: how events in the workplace influence subjective... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Giving hope and inspiration to cancer patients around the globe

Every new day is a good day for Kathryn E. Giusti (MBA 1985) since that morning in 1996 when her oncologist told her to get her affairs in order because she had a rare blood cancer, with three years to live. Leveraging her past experience as a pharmaceutical industry... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Changing Old Systems to Provide New Chances for Young Americans

Gerald Chertavian (MBA 1992), founder and CEO of Year Up, is working to change education, business, and government to provide new opportunities for America's young people. In this video, he explores the reasons to reconnect young people to mainstream society and... View Details

23 Apr 2014
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Providing Advantage and Opportunities for Disadvantaged Youths

Gerald Chertavian (MBA 1992), founder and CEO of Year Up, sees inner-city youths as critical components of the US economy and competitiveness. In this video, he explains the challenge and the opportunities. “Many people in this country perceive the individuals who live... View Details

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