Private Sector - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance

development," which was carried out through advisory services to health sector organizations. Among CGH's key competitive strengths vis-à-vis professional service firms offering similar advice, were its multiple alliances with View Details

Keywords: by James Austin, Ezequiel Reficco & SEKN research team

15 Sep 2009
First Look

First Look: September 15

the firm than in its absence. An Exploration of Technology Diffusion Author:Diego A. Comin Publication:American Economic Review (forthcoming) Abstract We develop a model that, at the aggregate level, is similar to the one sector... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

January 2025
Case

AI Meets VC: The Data-Driven Revolution at Quantum Light Capital

By: Lauren Cohen, Grace Headinger and Sophia Pan

Ilya Kondrashov, CEO of Quantum Light Capital, was driven to harness AI for identifying high-potential scale-ups. Collaborating with Nik Storonsky, founder of Revolut, the duo observed that most venture capital (VC) decisions were heavily influenced by emotion, with... View Details

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01 Feb 2011
First Look

First Look: Feb. 1

accountability once a problem of trust arises-a scandal in the sector or in their own organization, questions from citizens or donors who want to know if their money is being well spent, or pressure from regulators to demonstrate that... View Details

04 Jun 2024
Blog Post

ClimateCAP 2024

knowledge in addressing global climate change, which gave me a perspective often overlooked in governmental and private sector-led dialogues. Additionally, I enjoyed connecting with like-minded professionals and business school students,... View Details

01 Oct 2021
News

Helping Leaders Chart an Ethical Path

robust public and private sector institutions? “That didn’t convince me 100 percent,” Tercek says, “but it did make me think more carefully about the trade-offs and my limited perspective.” The case reveals... View Details

01 Apr 2002
News

John Mulroney: Center Stage at the Opera

picked up his desk and a few chairs and moved across Independence Mall to his new office at the Opera Company. "I was back at my same desk but in a different business," he says. The contrasts with the private View Details

01 Dec 2003
News

The Next Big Thing

work cooperatively with the private sector,” Summers said, observing that “conflict of interest is one side of the coin, and synergy the other.” Summers was followed by MIT President Charles M. Vest and former HBS faculty member Eric S.... View Details

Keywords: life sciences; Scientific Research and Development Services

07 Sep 2021
News

Summer Fellowship Recipient is a Changemaker in Tanzania

HBS provides students with financial assistance from classroom to career. SUPPORTING STUDENTS The School provides similar opportunities to MBA students interested in exploring careers during the summer in sectors that don’t traditionally... View Details

Keywords: April White

25 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Harvard Climate Leaders Program

are very special to me. Speakers are also a great resource from the program – people from the university, government, civil society organizations, private sector. What was the most memorable part of the program for you? Jenny Gao: The... View Details

01 Dec 2015
News

Leading Boston and Beyond

or public sector positions, giving those organizations the opportunity to use the managerial and analytical skills of a MBA to build capacity. Since the program’s launch in 2002, the City of Boston Mayor’s Office has hosted 13 fellows.... View Details

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

20 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Exploring Technology and Public Impact Through the HBS/HKS Joint Degree Program

it’s a profoundly diverse group committed to public service and interested in exploring how public, social, and private sectors can collaborate to create societal impact. I’m grateful to be part of the... View Details

13 Nov 2020
News

Insatiably Curious

acquisitions at Morgan Stanley, and then to private equity, asset allocation, and now, to leading operations. Ma recently was appointed chief operating officer (COO) of Index Ventures, a 25-year-old international venture capital firm. “We... View Details

18 Sep 2000
Research & Ideas

Getting It Done: Improving Nonprofit Performance

sector tends to be mired in a process that often results in various degrees of chaos. Supported by a broad mix of foundations, corporations, and individuals, the philanthropic capital markets depend mostly on a hodgepodge of personal... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner

12 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Electric Mobility in India

a current count of 280 million 2-wheelers in India – a number projected to rise to 400 million in the next decade –, this category is responsible for the highest automotive emissions in the country. To achieve decarbonization in India, a strategic focus by public and... View Details

01 Sep 2020
News

Saving Grace

mandate that private sector employers auto-enroll their employees in a pension plan. In the span of six years, the number of people with pensions in the UK jumped by 10 million. But just opening the accounts... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

16 Nov 2010
Lessons from the Classroom

Data.gov: Matching Government Data with Rapid Innovation

organizations in private industry could learn from the example of Data.gov to the extent of unlocking data from individual silos in their firm even though data remain protected within firewalls. HBS assistant professor Karim R. Lakhani,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Technology

26 Jan 2024
Blog Post

Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Emerson Collective

Emerson Collective is an organization that works toward the equitable development of sectors like education, the environment, immigration, and health care through impact investing, philanthropy, advocacy, and more. The organization brings... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

18 Jul 2024
Blog Post

Building the Future: An HBS Alumna’s Journey in Sustainable Infrastructure Investment

Abisinuola David-Olusa (MBA 2024) is a recent graduate from Nigeria. Prior to HBS, she worked with an African-focused private equity fund deploying capital for infrastructure investing. At HBS, she was Section E’s Education... View Details

08 May 2020
In Practice

Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Must Hoard Cash to Hold On

expertise We all know that only collective action can bring lasting solutions for chronic social challenges. It is often the government that sets the rules of play, the social entrepreneur who creates the many experiments, and the View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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