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24 Feb 2016
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Did William Alden Invent the Car of the Future in the 1960s?

and remarkably prescient.” Now 89, Alden is again in the PRT—personal rapid transit—business: ”After decades away from PRT, he reunited with a group of other transportation experts to build a new system called Airport Personal Transport, a tiny self-driving car View Details

01 Jun 2013
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The Long View

every stage they work with a network of policymakers and practitioners, who contribute feedback on the relevance and potential impact of the research. Developing this approach has been a process of looking at how to translate phenomenal... View Details

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Summer Fellowships | MBA

culture, community development, education, environment, human services, international relief, nonprofit consulting, government, and other social enterprises. Provides a peer exchange network of students... View Details

April 2009 (Revised April 2013)
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Barack Obama: Organizing for America 2.0

By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski, Laura Winig and Aaron Smith

Less than a week before Barack Obama was due to be sworn in as the 44th president of the United States, Obama for America (OFA), the president-elect's official campaign organization, announced the formation of a post-election organization, Organizing for America. The... View Details

Keywords: Advertising Campaigns; Political Elections; Marketing Communications; Power and Influence; Social and Collaborative Networks; Internet

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13 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Ignore This Advice at Your Own Peril

relationship with them is important." Hayley Blunden That’s a problem, since rubbing powerful colleagues the wrong way could impact “every aspect of one’s career, from opportunities for promotion to abilities to develop one’s network to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

January 2006 (Revised August 2006)
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Wikis at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein: (A)

In October 2005, Myrto Lazopoulou, head of user centered design at the investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW), contemplates how to spread the usage of wikis inside the company. As a "social software" like chats and blogs (both already in use at DrKW),... View Details

Keywords: Communication Technology; Information Technology; Performance Productivity; Investment Banking; Applications and Software; Social and Collaborative Networks; Cooperation; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry

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08 Sep 2021
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Building the Bridge from Nonprofit to VC with Joshua Mbanusi (MBA 2021)

learned to use phrases such as ‘founded, led, and hired my replacement’ to describe my past work, as this language resonated more with investors,” Mbanusi shared. He also began speaking about his experience recruiting families and View Details

06 Aug 2020
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WHY WE STARTED THE HBS BLACK INVESTMENT CLUB

interests of our community. By starting this club, we are sending the signal loud and clear that we will no longer tolerate being shut out. Given the investing world’s tendency to rely on personal networks not only to win deals, but also... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

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Providing Scholarships for Impact on a Sector | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

the speed and quality of reform through improved leadership capacity. Indeed, this network of attendees has played a critical role in advocating for reform at both the state and national levels. Building on that success, this year the... View Details

01 Sep 2004
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Alumni Board Wraps Up Year

also found that Alumni Career Services already has a broad array of beneficial Web-based and on-campus career development offerings, but that awareness of these services is relatively low. Hence, the committee recommended improving View Details

Keywords: Ted Fischer; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Mar 2024
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What is Web3?

value creation through holder identity and community formation, which has been explored in everything from NFT-based affinity networks to customer rewards programs from companies such as Starbucks. Ownership... View Details

01 Dec 2017
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Developing Insightful Global Leaders

HBS is committed to developing future leaders equipped with the cultural intelligence and skills required to operate in today’s globalized world. Key to this effort is creating opportunities for members of the School’s increasingly multicultural View Details

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Texas Club | MBA

a network of Texans and Texas enthusiasts among HBS students, promote Texas-based job opportunities, and expose the broader HBS community to the Lone Star culture. More importantly, the club conducts social... View Details

07 Oct 2021

Top Business School Discussion Series: From Africa to the MBA

programs and the experience of their African community members. The event will feature a moderated panel discussion with the opportunity to ask questions of the panelists and a virtual networking session. View Details

01 Jun 1999
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HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

this service is available on the Alumni Web site - another good reason to check it out! Thanks so much for all you do to keep our alumni network alive and thriving. Communication is key to this equation, and... View Details

22 Oct 2018
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HBS Marketing Club Presents: The Brand Summit

As marketers, we believe it is our job to create value, communicate that value to our customers, and capture a portion of that value for our firms. A great way to do this is to build strong brands, allowing us to reap the benefits of... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Dec 2015
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Leading Boston and Beyond

Koh’s fifth floor office, cooking up a communications strategy ahead of the looming Boston winter. “We want to avoid what happened last year,” warns Koh, Chief of Staff to Mayor Marty Walsh. Last winter, the Hub’s snowiest on record, left... View Details

Keywords: Jen Myers; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

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Retail & Luxury Goods Club | MBA

educate its members and the entire HBS community about retail and luxury goods concepts, challenges, and opportunities in the industry. The club also helps with career planning, recruiting and networking... View Details

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Trade Publications - Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School

Click on the links to see one or more sample issues. Report of sales of stocks and bonds ([Boston]: Boston Stock Exchange, 1852-1876, 1922 [Gaps]). Full text available as a networked resource. The Credit World: The Official Organ of the... View Details

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Diversity | Employment

Diversity Harvard Business School (HBS) is a community comprised of faculty, staff, students, and alumni all committed to welcoming and accepting individuals from diverse global and local communities. Our staff brings varying backgrounds,... View Details

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