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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni
HBS Alumni Conference Accelerating Climate Solutions On May 10, 2023 distinguished faculty, HBS alumni and other business leaders, investors, and entrepreneurs convened at Harvard Business School for a groundbreaking day of discussion and... View Details
- 23 May 2019
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Tracy P. Palandjian, MBA 1997
at an early age. These guiding principles have served her—and society—exceptionally well. “I have always enjoyed bridging worlds— across cultures, sectors, and disciplines. through social finance, i bring this sensibility to building new models View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 09 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Organizations
predicting outcomes instead of explaining events with hindsight. An Organization Designed For Four-drive People What is the most basic thing employees at all levels must come to terms with at work? The nature of their individual jobs. How... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Lawrence & Nitin Nohria
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Nonprofit Strategy & Governance | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
transfers—giving people cash via mobile money—to combat poverty wo... Transforming Talent at Teach For Taiwan By: Juan Alcácer and Chi Kuan January 2025 | Faculty Research The Teach View Details
- 15 Feb 2024
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Startup Shepherds
even if you meet them for only 15 minutes, which is a typical angel pitch, you can see them make mistakes on the spot.” They were the type of missteps only experienced entrepreneurs would recognize as potentially fatal weaknesses: a lack... View Details
Keywords: April White
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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership
oral contraceptive pill Influence: High 70 1970 s 19 National Organization for Women mobilizes for Equal Rights Amendment Roe v. Wade legalizes abortion Social discord... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
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Case Study: The Home Team
Illustration by Jon Krause Illustration by Jon Krause Brendan Kennealey (MBA 2006) wasn’t even searching for a business idea. A couple of years ago, the Wilmington, Delaware, native met up with an old friend who’d bought a new house. Over... View Details
- 11 Apr 2024
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Mission Control
relativity. Those interests led to degrees from the Technical University of Vienna and even some opportunities to work on projects at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research. But his life plans took a sharp turn on a Tuscany... View Details
- 16 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Can Consumers Be Saved From Their Misguided Decisions?
on a number of products and services including health insurance plans, generic versus brand drug choices, copays and medication use, mobile phone plan choices, and even better methods for farming seaweed.... View Details
- 21 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
How to Predict if a New Business Idea is Any Good
In 2008, entrepreneur Brian Chesky and his two San Francisco roommates made the rounds of Silicon Valley VC firms with what they thought was a great idea: a website and mobile app that would allow homeowners to open their homes to... View Details
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Engaged with field work in South Asia and East Africa, Professor Hussam places a focus on exploring questions with strong theoretical motivation in the economics literature as well as relevant downstream policy implications. Her research spans four broad interests.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
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History Matters
University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, where he remains university professor emeritus and dean emeritus. Recently he spoke with the Bulletin about teachable moments from the previous century and why the events of 1907 remain relevant today. What are some... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
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Bridging the Gap
Spend a day or two in Chattanooga, Tennessee, asking longtime residents about the city’s history, and it’s sure to come up: that less-than-wonderful moment in 1969 when America’s beloved news anchor, Walter Cronkite, proclaimed it to be the “dirtiest city in America.”... View Details
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Entrepreneurial Support - Business & Environment
MBA Experience Entrepreneurial Support 2ms Entrepreneurial Support Across HBS, Harvard, and Boston, there are many resources to support students interested in founding or joining a climate start-up. The resources below highlight opportunities View Details
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From C-Suite to CEO - Alumni
Careers From C-Suite to CEO Careers From C-Suite to CEO Interested in making the transition from C-suite executive to CEO? The path will be different for everyone, however, studies of successful CEOs, case studies of alumni, and feedback... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
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Task Force
the hands of consumers. Workers have three options for compensation: mobile phone credit, bank transfers, or digital gift cards for brands including Amazon, Netflix, Starbucks,... View Details
- 23 Mar 2022
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Learning Curve: The Brother-and-Sister Team Behind a New Edtech Nonprofit
children and parents alike. “Our interests really aligned on early childhood education,” Mahajan says. Recognizing that more than 50 percent of Indians have smartphones—and that mobile internet penetration is high, even among low-income... View Details
- 02 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Secret of How Microsoft Stays on Top
alternatives. Q: What is the next stage of your research? A: We have two ongoing streams. The first is additional work with Microsoft and others in the software industry that have adopted similar approaches to managing intellectual property. The aim is to develop a... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 16 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Nonprofit Networking: The New Way to Grow
take control again over those assets." At the same time, Guide Dogs did not maintain any direct control or share in any of the value that might be created through these entities. Guide Dogs also partnered with local governments, who had general responsibility... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 23 May 2018
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Claudio L. Haddad, OPM 12, 1987
homeland. His tactical blueprint for doing so centers on broadening educational opportunities. “I’ve never had a long-term plan. I always wanted to participate and be present.” “I’ve never had a long-term... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young