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10 Mar 2022
Blog Post

How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Vika Wasyliw

greater variety of backgrounds makes the classroom experience better for everyone. Knowing with certainty what comes next is an amazing opportunity not often afforded in adulthood. The 2+2 program enables you to take risks and try new... View Details

25 Mar 2018
News

Modernizing Infrastructure Management

reasonable price that they can afford. And not only can you afford it, but we're there to help you, from a client success standpoint, adapt it, get through the change management.” View Details

19 Aug 2013
News

Bees Make a Sweet Deal for African Farmers

entrepreneurs to become franchisees. Keshavjee is also involved in a large affordable housing project in Thika, on the outskirts of Nairobi. He is bullish on Kenya, noting the country has "a youthful, well-educated population and is now... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture; Finance; Health, Social Assistance; Management

09 Oct 2012
First Look

First Look: October 9

social and business goals, the company had articulated a stakeholder-centric model that benefited consumers through high-quality, fashionable, and affordable eyewear: the global community by donating, through sustainable channels, one... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Aug 2015
Blog Post

Why an MD/MBA from HBS and HMS?

undifferentiated student, I wanted the option to see a variety of specialties before narrowing down my career. Moreover, Harvard Medical School (HMS) faculty have been leading the national agenda on health care reform, as demonstrated by how the View Details

18 Jul 2016
Blog Post

Coming to HBS after Military Service

giving me insight into industries that I may be interested in post-HBS. Most importantly, they afforded me the opportunity to reflect. I spent a significant amount of time during those 10 months examining what is important to me as a... View Details

14 May 2015
Blog Post

Venture Capitalist Returns to HBS to Mentor MBA Students

before, what an amazing opportunity for them to gain exposure to such a fast-paced, innovative path. What advice would you give to someone considering applying to HBS? Applicants acknowledge that HBS is a world-class institution, View Details

19 Oct 2023
Blog Post

New Venture Competition 2023: Business and Environment Ventures

urban Nigerians with affordable financing for clean, reliable energy. We leverage group financing and carbon accounting to lower costs and risk in the energy transition of Nigeria's $14B fuel-based, off-grid generator market. PolyoseBio -... View Details

01 Jun 2008
News

Alumni Books

dozens of tips and tricks for students and parents looking for an affordable education. Health Policy Analysis: An Interdisciplinary Approach by Curtis P. McLaughlin (MBA ’56, DBA ’66) and Craig D. McLaughlin (Jones & Bartlett Publishers)... View Details

Keywords: Management

17 Feb 2022
Blog Post

The Fifth Year of Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) at HBS

Leschly led students through conversations, Q+A sessions, and presentations aimed at inspiring change and innovation in the sector. The lauded American dream, Leschly posed, rests heavily on the promise of higher education—a supposedly universally accessible and View Details

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Medium of Artistic Expression - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

periodicals like Aperture magazine. Harold Livesay observes that in the way Henry Ford envisioned the Model T as an affordable means of transportation for all, so too did Land see his products as opening "vistas of art and communication... View Details

30 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

How Your Employees and Customers Drive a New Value Profit Chain

be let go. Can companies afford to be choosy in the current economic climate? What methods can managers use to develop existing customers, and identify those who just don't fit? Sasser: Many organizations don't know the profitability of... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Mahoney

13 Jul 2016
Blog Post

How To Hire A Millennial

between companies seeking affordable consultants and millennial MBAs looking for looser, more accommodating working relationships. Rather than fighting the “gig economy,” companies should embrace it. That might mean bringing in some... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

13 Aug 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

Managing the Family Business: Entrepreneurs Needed for Long-Run Success

unproven, borrow resources they can't afford to buy, and build buyers' interest in their activity. Others may see them as risk takers, but good entrepreneurs are actually good at getting other folks to take risks. You need some people... View Details

Keywords: by Michael J. Roberts

17 Mar 2023
News

Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in New York

and digital world, to seek business opportunities in new technologies, to lead across differences, and to build sustainable businesses." The Dean also made note of ways the School is making the MBA Program more accessible and affordable... View Details

04 Oct 2016
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: CVS Health

million patients each year, and expanding specialty pharmacy services, the company enables people, businesses and communities to manage health in more affordable and effective ways. CVS Health serves 5 million customers each day through... View Details

Keywords: Health Care

05 Dec 2016
Blog Post

5 Pieces of Advice for Applying to HBS

adapt to reach my goals. I think this matters much more than having recommenders with a particular job title or connection with HBS. 3. Learn more about the generous financial aid options HBS offers Leslie: Trying to figure out how you’re going to View Details

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Once in a Lifetime Opportunities | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Once in a Lifetime Opportunities In 2011, at 26 years of age, Kasia Stochniol (MBA 2014) packed her bags and moved to Nairobi, Kenya. After previous professional experience as a consultant, she joined the early team at M-KOPA, a social enterprise that today is bringing... View Details

29 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Managing Innovation is Like Theater

know where you're going when you start a journey. A manager who needs to be handed a clear set of objectives or a process specification is only half a manager (and not the most important half). To know where you're going by the time you start, that's an amazing luxury... View Details

Keywords: by Rob Austin & Lee Devin

13 Aug 2021
Blog Post

Exploring Racial Justice with the Scaling Minority Businesses Course

various leaders and staff members to unpack the systemic barriers to their growth and create an actionable framework to support their expansion in the low-income and mixed affordable housing space. Learning about racial injustice in a... View Details

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