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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Gilboa 09 Nov 2017 A few weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to attend breakfasts and happy hours with nearly everyone... Meet the Initiatives Bethany vanderWalde 02 Nov 2017 Social Enterprise, founded in 1993, was the first established... View Details
- 30 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
Reflecting on AASU50: Advancing African American Business Leadership
go in terms of closing the wealth, education, and political participation gap.” Les reflected that the HBS eductation, “trained all of the attendees to analyze a situation and then make recommendations, so I was happy to witness a small... View Details
- 22 Aug 2016
- Blog Post
Section Life: Your HBS Family
make HBS even more fun for the section. From going to my section mates’ homes to Bachelor-viewing parties to happy hours, nearly all of my favorite memories are with members of my section. I cannot point to anything at HBS that has had as... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
A Random Sampling of HBS Graduates in the News
Williamsburg, Virginia. "Everybody says, 'Jeez, what a terrible thing,' " Houghton noted. "And I say, 'I'm so happy to be here, I can't tell you.' " Of her husband's rehabilitation, Maisie Houghton added, "He just behaved completely in... View Details
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Howard Stevenson on the Lessons of the Internet Era
nice," Stevenson quipped. In the new world order, Stevenson said, here are the keys: Hire great people; take a pass on the mediocre Understand and use technology Think globally Don't believe your own financial PR Happiness is a... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Stephanie Atiase
Stephanie would like to be a entrepreneur—building a business that serves customers with a great product and society socially. “I believe happiness is a state of mind,” Stephanie says. “When you’re invested in being at HBS – in the cases,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
In My Humble Opinion: In the Deal
more championship rings in him.” Next passport stamp: Bhutan, the Himalayan kingdom known for its Gross National Happiness index. Recommended reading: Milk and Honey and The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur. “She’s a young Sikh woman who... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 08 Nov 2024
- HBS Case
What Wartime Service Taught These Historic Leaders
making it a moving beacon for the American entrepreneurial spirit while having some fun amid a bleak war. "Disney had this mission of bringing happiness and joy to people. You saw this in Disney from a very young age." He also used his... View Details
- 24 May 2022
- Blog Post
Get to Know 2022 Class Day Student Speaker Peter James Kiernan
of administrators, health professionals, and students. Happy to finally be in the same city as his fiancée—now his wife—after years of a long-distance romance, he dove into his classes, got to know his classmates, and dedicated that... View Details
- 01 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Finding the Confidence to Apply to HBS
conversation and your motivation to shape the world are what count the most. 2) The application process itself is worth the ride I walked out of my HBS interview with a huge smile on my face. I had no idea how it went, but I was so View Details
- Blog
In-Person Programs: Q&A with Portfolio Directors
that everyone can experience one another in real life, they are desperate to squeeze every bit out of the experience. And we're so very happy to welcome them back to campus! View Details
- 07 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Career Advice: Pursuing a Dual Degree
and their networks, they are an underutilized resource. Completing multiple internships, while it was a lot of work, is something I’m happy I did to gain additional experiences. And finally, I met regularly over the two years with the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
registration form. This is an extraordinary value for alumni on many levels — don't miss it! My colleagues on the Board join me in wishing you a happy and healthy holiday season. This is a good time of year to be in touch with HBS... View Details
- 02 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Food Stamp Entrepreneurs: How Public Assistance Enables Business Bootstrapping
what could become a wildly successful company, but I also want to make sure my kids have health insurance. If I have this outside option, if I have access to public health insurance, then I'm more likely to join. The founders of the next Google or Facebook are View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Job
Edmondson and Joe Fuller picked it up after Garvin’s death in 2017 and retitled it Becoming a General Manager—and then retitled it again, Making Difficult Decisions, in 2023. Zuzul joined this year, and it’s been a happy reunion with... View Details
- 29 Jan 2021
- Blog Post
My HBS Student Loan Story: John Cortines (MBA 2015)
likely would have been eligible for another couple of years of LRAP funding, but we were really grateful for how much the LRAP funding had already helped us and were happy to knock out our debt and let other future students enjoy the... View Details
- 01 May 2017
- Blog Post
Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone at HBS
community with others in my section. By design, the emphasis on the section experience forced me outside of my comfort zone. And I’m so happy it did. Being the Student Association Co-President has been my most rewarding experience... View Details
- 22 Mar 2017
- Blog Post
3 Lessons I Learned as a Social Enterprise Summer Fellow
involved in social enterprise at HBS, and it has strongly influenced how I’m looking at different post-MBA options. From choices about work-life tradeoffs, to reading habits, to views on what makes a healthy lifestyle, the values of our colleagues can have a lasting... View Details
- 25 Jun 2018
- News
An Unfinished Story
immigration stories? We just asked. Most people were very willing to tell their family stories. Of course, not all of them are happy stories. It was more difficult to get the stories of African Americans, because many of their relatives... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 26 May 2016
- News
Alan F. Horn, MBA 1971
the most popular television shows ever. He then joined Warner Bros., greenlighting film projects that included three Batman films, Happy Feet, and one of Hollywood’s biggest sensations, the Harry Potter series. “If one just puts his head... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young