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- 25 Sep 2017
- News
Solving Nigeria’s Skilled Workforce Challenge
their combined creative synergy made the team a runner-up in the 2013 Social Enterprise Initiative new venture competition. “It’s tough, and sometimes I feel like I’m building a cathedral that could take hundreds of years,” Rewane says.... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Empowering Japan through e-commerce
To further Rakuten’s global presence, Mikitani established English as the official language for the company’s 10,000 employees worldwide. His “Englishnization” initiative became the subject of an HBS case study. Mikitani barely knew the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Two Decades of Social Progress
The Social Enterprise Initiative began in 1993 with a pioneering mission: develop new insights and innovative approaches to contribute to the well-being of society. Driven by the vision of John Whitehead (MBA 1947) and the leadership of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
'Rooted' In Innovation
flows, how to analyze cash statements, and how to quantify progress was very helpful to me.” Ajanoh also found supportive communities at the Harvard i-lab and the Social Innovation and Change Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School,... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 19 Feb 2020
- News
Capitol Ideas to Combat Climate Change
organized by the HBS Business & Environment Initiative and the HBS Club of Washington, DC. The expert panel featured voices from the energy, environmental, and governmental sectors; attendees from fields as diverse as education, health... View Details
Keywords: April White; photos by Jack Conroy
- 23 May 2019
- News
Marla Beck, MBA/MPA 1998
that department stores organized cosmetics by brand, making comparisons difficult, she was determined to offer consumers a better option. “I wanted to build an empire in the beauty industry,” says Beck, who oversees Bluemercury’s 195 stores along with her cofounder and... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Plunging Into the Net
create satisfied, loyal customers." In such new territory, it is not surprising that there was initial skepticism about observing the world of cyberspace from a management perspective. "During the first few years we were studying the... View Details
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
Anand G. Mahindra, MBA 1981
has also made the most of joint ventures, initially a 1993 deal that enabled Ford to manufacture and market the Escort in India. “We were then making open-top Jeeps and didn’t have a clue how to make a mass-market car,” he says. “Thanks... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Repurposing Leaders to Attack Social Problems
FROM SUCCESS TO SIGNIFICANCE: Kanter (at left) with several of this year’s ALI fellows. Baby boomers of the world, arise! Calling it “an opportunity to deploy people to fix the world’s problems,” HBS professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter launched the Advanced Leadership View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
The Harvard Clubs of Australia: Networking with a Cause
Ph.D.'s from the Divinity School." During his term, Stern has worked to continue long-standing traditions and to initiate new ones. The Leadership Program, a top-notch executive course run by HBS professors, is now in its fifth year. This... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Minding The Gap
like Harvard where cross-school initiatives present significant challenges, PELP has successfully harnessed the distinctive competencies of both HBS and HGSE. "One of the reasons the collaboration has worked is that we need each other,"... View Details
- 29 Mar 2023
- News
Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria
Karacesme (MBA 2021) and Süleyman Onay (MBA 2016) are working with the Turkish Education Foundation to raise awareness about a unique fund designed to support students called “Keep Them in School.” “The foundation initially had plans and... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
New Ventures New Gains
Draper Fisher Jurvetson. While she recalls the administration initially voicing concerns that the contest might distract students from their studies, the trio persisted, offering solutions to concerns and securing sponsorship from... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Preparing Future Leaders for Tomorrow’s Challenges
partner organizations. “Experiential learning helps our students to be more effective, particularly in the initial stages of their careers,” says Andreas Andresen Professor Felix Oberholzer-Gee, senior associate dean and MBA Program... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Fall Reunions
remarks, Dean Kim B. Clark presented an overview of three areas that reflect the School’s spirit of innovation: the Global Initiative with its pathbreaking international research centers; the restoration and new construction under way at... View Details
- 31 Jan 2022
- News
Michael Trejo Brings Business Back to the Valley of the Sun
bring back to my community,” he explained to the magazine. “It was time to come home.” Trejo is now president and CEO of Standard Printing Company, a commercial trade printer located in an industrial Hispanic neighborhood of Phoenix. The View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Green House
task. The process began with a lot of education. Her Cambridge neighbors, unfamiliar with the Passive House concept, were initially skeptical of Harper’s plans, but two historical commission meetings and nine neighborhood meetings later,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
HBX: Reimagining HBS for the Digital Age
audiences. “We knew we wanted to bring the distinctive features of the HBS classroom — real-world cases and problem solving, active learning, and peer engagement — online,” says Professor Bharat Anand, a member of the initial development... View Details
- 12 Feb 2016
- News
Creating Common Ground in Communities of Conflict
people he wanted to hurt, or why he must hurt them,” she recalls. That moment in December 2007 set in motion Mendhro’s vision for the Dreamfly, a global initiative designed to educate, expose, and empower people living in communities of... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Jan 2012
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Cynthia Carroll, MBA 1989
there is more to do.” Carroll’s leadership at Anglo American has significantly influenced the industry by setting new standards for safety and by offering miners, their families, and their communities a thoughtful, long-term outlook. She View Details