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- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Research With Impact: Changing Global Health Practices
Professor Ashraf (center) with members of the study implementation team at Chipata Clinic, Lusaka, Zambia, including fi eld managers, surveyors, community health workers, and a study nurse. (click for larger view) Read a summary of Ashraf's recent presentation at HBS... View Details
- 09 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Playbook for Small-Business Job Creation
experience as a policy maker—as well as 25 years of experience as an investor and small business owner—to the U.S. Competitiveness Project at Harvard Business School. Mills left the SBA last summer and accepted a two-year fellowship at... View Details
- 24 Jun 2019
- Blog Post
Chloe Ho, MBA 2019: Data-Driven and In Demand
immediate one of financial services. This highlighted the need for me to gain data fluency and competency—to invest in building out my data and analytics skillset for the sake of my career.” When Ho decided to explore different career... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 24 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Data-Driven and in Demand
immediate one of financial services. This highlighted the need for me to gain data fluency and competency—to invest in building out my data and analytics skillset for the sake of my career.” When Ho decided to explore different career... View Details
- 04 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Tapping into “Nontraditional” Private Equity and Venture Capital Talent at HBS
Mbanusi (MBA 2021) and Morgan Sheil (MBA 2021), who came to business school from nonprofit and chemical engineering backgrounds respectively, prove that experience outside of investing can also be highly transferable and valuable to the... View Details
- Profile
Ari Medoff
one of those who want to have distinct careers in different sectors. HBS helps me round out my skills as an entrepreneur and future small-business owner." The Harvard Kennedy School extends Ari's undergraduate studies "around public View Details
- Web
Strategies for Cross-National Regions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
the pressure of a global economic slowdown, it is critical for nations to work together to develop regional strategies that improve competitiveness across borders. Strategies that coordinate economic policy among neighboring countries... View Details
- 24 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
In Troubled Africa, Botswana Flowers
given the government time to get solid growth underway. The country has invested seriously in its infrastructure, both physical and human. They have poured money into education, healthcare, water, roads, and the like. Botswana has been... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- Web
Financing New Ideas - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
Library Visionary, Innovator, Educator I n 1960, ARD invested $3.6 million in 18 companies and, by 1961, the firm became the first venture capital firm with shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange. In the article "Scientific... View Details
- 26 Jan 2021
- News
Clubs See Wealth in FemTech; Health Care Alumni Look at COVID Response
Clubs News Clubs News Club Webinars Explore Untapped Potential of FemTech The HBS Women’s Association of Greater New York (HBSWANY), and the HBS Association of Northern California (HBSANC) each hosted a virtual panel discussion last month exploring the overlooked View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- February 1998
- Case
Creating the International Trade Organization
By: David A. Moss, George R. Appling and Andrew D Archer
In the late 1940s, officials at the U.S. State Department began campaigning for the creation of an International Trade Organization (ITO). This new organization would oversee global negotiations on trade liberalization, foreign direct investment, cartels, and commodity... View Details
Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Trade; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Globalized Economies and Regions; Agreements and Arrangements; Foreign Direct Investment; Economic Systems; International Relations
Moss, David A., George R. Appling, and Andrew D Archer. "Creating the International Trade Organization." Harvard Business School Case 798-057, February 1998.
- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change
percent of 2005 emissions. Importantly, the IRA, IIJA, and CHIPS Act together represent a return to industrial policy in the US, with significant direct investments and incentives for the onshoring of... View Details
- 02 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 2
investments in green building expertise by local suppliers. These findings suggest that government procurement policies can accelerate the diffusion of new environmental standards, which require coordinated... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Building the Bridge from Nonprofit to VC with Joshua Mbanusi (MBA 2021)
2021) prove not only is this goal attainable, but also that experience outside of investing can be highly transferable and valuable to the field. Mbanusi’s Road to HBS When sharing the story of his path to HBS and venture capital, Mbanusi... View Details
- 30 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 31, 2006
framework for sovereign capital structure analysis. It is useful for assessing vulnerability, policy analysis, risk management, investment analysis, and design of risk control strategies. Both public and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Business Leaders Can Strengthen American Schools
Business has long recognized the connection between an effective school system and a qualified workforce—by some estimates, the private sector invests $4 billion annually in efforts intended to improve public education. So why isn't that... View Details
- 06 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 6, 2018
Monetary Policy and Emerging Market Credit Cycles By: Bräuning, Falk, and Victoria Ivashina Abstract—Foreign banks’ lending to firms in emerging market economies (EMEs) is large and denominated predominantly in U.S. dollars. This creates... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Drug Imports a Hot Topic at Alumni Health-Care Conference
choices between safety and affordability, all of us involved in policy cannot rest,” he told an audience of some two hundred participants gathered in Spangler Auditorium. Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly took an opposing... View Details
- 06 Jan 2012
- Op-Ed
Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail
News Corporation—a multinational media conglomerate that includes BSKYB, Dow Jones, Fox News, 20th Century Fox and Star, among other units—announced earlier this year that it has become climate neutral, meaning that its operations have no net impact on global climate... View Details
- 01 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 1
government procurement policies can accelerate the diffusion of new environmental standards that require coordinated complementary investments by various types of private adopters. Download working paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne