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07 Jul 2016
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Rescuing Fresh Food to End Hunger in Australia

Ian Carson (OPM 42, 2012) and his wife, Simone, founded SecondBite, a nonprofit that feeds surplus food from growers and markets to more than a million needy Australians every month. “The role of the food is not just feeding people. It also helps them get back into... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Transforming nonprofits with business-oriented insights that scale impact

Tom Tierney (MBA 1980) is working to empower social entrepreneurs, mission-driven organizations, and philanthropists to build a better world. The Bridgespan Group, the professional services firm he cofounded with Jeff Bradach (PhDOB 1992) in 1999, collaborates with... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Breaking the cycle of poverty in urban areas

As president of Eos Foundation, Andrea Silbert (AB 1986, MBA 1991, MPA 1992) invests charitable dollars to help fight poverty and hunger in Massachusetts. In 2007 Silbert became president of the Boston-based philanthropic grant-making trust. Eos invests in innovative... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Protecting critical infrastructure against disasters

Tom Popik (MBA 1988) is an entrepreneur who founded the Foundation for Resilient Societies, a nonprofit that protects critical infrastructure against natural and manmade disasters. (Published April 2014) View Details

01 Feb 2002
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New Porter Prize Awarded in Japan

On December 6, four firms became the first recipients of the Porter Prize, a new award that recognizes innovation in Japanese companies. Matsui Securities Co., Ltd., and Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd., were named the winners in the single-business company category, while the... View Details

Keywords: awards

27 Oct 2017

Latino Pre-Conference Prospective Student Event

Jointly sponsored by HBS MBA Admissions and the Latino Student Organization (LASO), the Latino Pre-Conference Prospective Student Event is an opportunity for members of this community to experience Harvard Business School. This event is... View Details

05 Feb 2016

Winter Prospective Student Diversity Day

Harvard Business School invites you to attend Prospective Student Diversity day. Jointly sponsored by HBS MBA Admissions, the African-American Student Union (AASU), the Latino Student Organization (LASO), and the Harvard University Native... View Details

February 2010 (Revised January 2014)
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Tennant Company

By: Toby E. Stuart, Lynda M. Applegate and James Weber

Tennant, a leading producer of floor cleaning equipment, must determine how to create, finance, structure, staff, govern, measure, and manage a new venture for developing a fundamentally new product line. In 2005, Tennant Company had developed an innovative,... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Change Management; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Disruptive Innovation; Product Development; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Research and Development

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January 2001 (Revised January 2004)
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Ninth House: e-Learning Software

By: Amy C. Edmondson, Frances X. Frei and Corey B. Hajim

Jeff Snipes, CEO of the Ninth House Network, a San Francisco-based E-Learning company, considers a strategy shift to address a recent slump in sales and to attract more customers. The revised strategy would require creating shorter, more directed content that could be... View Details

Keywords: Internet and the Web; Service Operations; Organizational Structure; Groups and Teams; Corporate Strategy; Organizational Culture; Learning; Sales; Service Delivery; Entrepreneurship; Information Technology Industry; Service Industry; Education Industry; San Francisco

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Zach Clayton

From an early age, Zach Clayton says, "I've had a strong interest in politics." That may be a considerable understatement. In high school, Zach not only participated in numerous campaigns, but organized a group called... View Details

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Mason Watson | MBA

and business: A few years ago, I worked for a marketing organization helping to develop tools to streamline member retailers' experiences. This is one of the first experiences where I realized the potential that technology has to impact... View Details

01 Dec 2008
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Farm Boy

JEPPSON: With his wife, Marianne, a long, happy life at Oakholm, the family farm. Apart from his role as chairman and CEO of the Norton Company and service on the boards of numerous nonprofit and civic organizations in Worcester,... View Details

09 Aug 2016

HBS, HKS, and HSPH Information Session in Dakar

Organized by the HBS Africa Business Club, this event is designed for prospective students to learn about Harvard Business School, Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard School of Public Health from a student and alumni perspective.... View Details

22 Feb 2022
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March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

Business Review Press You’ve shed antiquated systems and processes. You went all-in on digital. Your teams settled into new, often better, ways of doing things. But did your organization change enough to stay competitive in the... View Details

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How to Communicate your Organizations’ People-Centered Values - Recruiting

Insights & Advice 09 Jun 2023 How to Communicate your Organizations’ People-Centered Values Becca Carnahan Author HBS Team tag All Industries All Locations Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging Recruiting Advice Recruiting Strategies For View Details

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2017 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

organization that provides support and visibility for trans technologists and founders. He is also the director of the award-winning documentary STILL BLACK: a portrait of black transmen and the first person to receive the PhD of... View Details

19 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

How to be Extremely Productive

and maintained rewarding relationships with his wife and their two children. “It takes a lot more than organizing your schedule to be productive.” In a widely read Harvard Business Review article (May 2011), Pozen outlined six... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg

05 Dec 2012
What Do You Think?

Should Managers Bother Listening to Predictions?

that he really doesn't believe we can follow them. Organizations have sought work arounds to deal with our inability to predict. For example, scenario planning was developed in the Royal Dutch Shell View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

13 Mar 2012
First Look

First Look: March 13

Abstract Governments and other organizations often outsource activities to achieve cost savings from market competition. Yet such benefits are often accompanied by poor quality resulting from moral hazard, which can be particularly... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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