Private Sector - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2010
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Letters to the Editor

country but of American and foreign businesses as well. My only recommendation to remedy the abuses mentioned is to lift the level of morality of all perpetrators, government and private sector alike. But as... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

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Partners - Managing the Future of Work

harnesses the power of the private sector to catalyze an employer-led movement to build talent pipelines that are inclusive of Opportunity Youth. For more information, please visit the Grads of Life website... View Details

14 Jan 2022
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Power Play

founded SER Capital Partners, which focuses on sustainable investments, and brought in partners Sara Graziano (MBA 2011) and Chris Smith (MBA 2001), who contributed complementary skills from the energy sector, to establish the firm’s leadership team. Advani believes... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Teaching kids lessons in making choices and tradeoffs

teachers. We provide professional development to 55,000 teachers across the country. “I’ve been doing that for about two and a half years, after a long career in the private sector as a management... View Details

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Jeremy King

"On graduation, I found a role in consulting to investment banks, exchanges, hedge funds, and private equity. This role was perfect for me to learn more about the industry and build skills outside science." Through this... View Details

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Policy - Business & Environment

economy. Business networks confronting climate change Spotlights Rebecca Henderson MBA 1985 Professor, Harvard Business School “Every private sector leader should be advocating for effective climate policy,... View Details

20 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

US Competitiveness at Risk

policies that a great majority of those in the private sector agree are necessary. They defy labels—they're not Republican or Democratic, not liberal or conservative policies. Almost everybody agrees we've... View Details

Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter & Jan W. Rivkin

27 Feb 2007
First Look

First Look: February 27, 2007

different actors (government, for-profit companies and non-profits) involved and then discusses three major health problems—heart disease, HIV/AIDS, and childhood illnesses—to show the different levels of private View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2005
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One-on-One with Grover Norquist

investment. But when you get to be 65, don’t come and whine to the rest of us. It is not possible for the private sector to do less well than 1 percent a year over the course of somebody’s lifetime. Wouldn’t... View Details

Keywords: Government

02 May 2012
What Do You Think?

Can the “Leadership Industry” Fulfill Its Promise?

as: "notwithstanding the ostensibly flattened hierarchy, leaders are where the action is." in the absence of measures of leadership excellence, the best measure of leadership in the private sector... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

21 May 2018
Blog Post

Harnessing The Power of Collaboration to Create Opportunity in Chicago

Hatchery Chicago will remove these barriers by providing rentable private and shared kitchen space, cold and dry storage, shipping and loading docks, and general meeting and work space. It will also offer industry-specific coaching and... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

01 Dec 2002
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Building a Network for Social Enterprise in Latin America

Ezequiel Reficco, a postdoctoral fellow in the HBS Social Enterprise Group. “We believe that societies don't reach their full potential unless they have a socially committed private sector and a strong... View Details

16 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

HBS Center Focuses on Europe

in a unified European market with the introduction of the Euro. This new landscape offers new business opportunities and possibilities to write cases that show very multicultural environments fairly unique to Europe. Parallel to that trend of a unifying European... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

01 Oct 2002
News

Sam Hayes

Another crucial step would be to ensure that public accounting firms once again become bona fide watchdogs. Too often, lucrative consulting contracts have caused accounting firms to relax their auditing standards to placate management. Self-regulation in the View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Sep 2011
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Water for Life

for reliable, affordable water service. Nearly two of every three gallons of water pumped through the dilapidated distribution system were lost or stolen. Desperate for a remedy, the Philippine government invited the private View Details

Keywords: Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities

02 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018

Innovation: Evidence from China By: Fang, Lily, Josh Lerner, Chaopeng Wu, and Qi Zhang Abstract—: Governments are important financiers of private sector innovation. While these public funds can ease capital... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Transforming Health Care Delivery - Course Catalog

understanding the fundamental improvement challenges facing the health care sector and developing strategies for addressing them. Students may have career interests in organizations that provide health care (e.g., hospitals, medical... View Details

06 Oct 2022
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On the Road to Recovery

learning curve. When Nightingale Nurses got its start, Moreno’s partners had staffing experience only in areas like IT and office personnel, and Moreno had led companies in sectors such as engineering and environmental testing. But none... View Details

Keywords: Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance; Nursing and Residential Care Facilities; Health, Social Assistance

01 Jan 2006
News

Philip L. Yeo, MBA 1976

laid the groundwork for sustaining one of the strongest sectors of the economy. Launched in 1995 and officially opened in 2000, Jurong Island produced over $40 billion in products last year. Under Singapore law, Yeo is also free to work... View Details

19 Nov 2021
Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate

finance into catalyzing and scaling sustainable solutions. Moreover, the nature of environmental challenges requires problem solving that is no longer strictly in a public or private domain, which makes public service and nonprofits a... View Details

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