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Benjamin Peterson
was generally interested in foreign aid and, specifically, on road building,” says Ben. “What explained road conditions? Was it just weather, climate, materials? After accounting for variables, I found that the source of funding made the... View Details
- 19 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree
felt incredibly passionate about the work and strongly believed in its impact, I also began to observe the risks, limitations, and skewed incentives foreign aid creates within local governments. I began taking a longer-term view of the... View Details
- 23 Sep 2020
- News
HBS Action Plan for Racial Equity
individuals who apply,” Rivkin told The Wall Street Journal. “Reducing financial barriers is key. It increases financial aid to families that have historically been unable to accumulate wealth over generations and therefore struggled to... View Details
- 08 May 2019
- News
Fellowships Fuel a Passion to Help Underserved Communities
passionate about increasing human potential in underserved communities,” says Asamoah, who credits the Johnita Walker Mizelle (MBA 2008) Fellowship, the Byron Wien (MBA 1956) Fellowship, and financial aid from the HBS Fund for enabling... View Details
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1.19 Immersive Field Courses (IFC) | MBA
Course Fee IFCs require a firm commitment and carry a financial obligation. Financial aid is available in the form of a student loan, a need-based HBS scholarship, or a combination of both depending on individual circumstances. The... View Details
- 20 May 2016
- Op-Ed
World Health Organization Lacks Leadership to Combat Pandemics
programs than the entire budget of the WHO and has played a major role in aiding recovery in the Ebola-hit economies of West Africa. The Commission's report hints at but never quite concedes that the World Bank should take a more... View Details
- 21 May 2020
- Blog Post
Creating a World with Trusted Leaders: An Open Letter from MBA Students
their employees.” Professor Ethan Rouen, like several other HBS professors we had the pleasure of working with, connected us to resources such as Just Capital’s COVID-19 corporate response tracker to aid in our fact-gathering process. We... View Details
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From the Director | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
collaboration within Baker Library Special Collections. We are grateful to Benjamin Johnson, who created a comprehensive finding aid that allows researchers to explore the U.S. Steel photograph collection. Sincere thanks are due to our... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Latin American Conference Highlights Region's Diversity
solvent and that a credible monetary policy will emerge, he said. The country also needs international support, but such aid may be hard to come by now. Asked if converting the Argentine money supply into long-term bonds that people don't... View Details
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Introduction - The Collection - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
analysis of data based on observation. Photographs would aid classes being taught by the “case method,” an instructional concept employed by the Business School in the 1920s whereby students solved problems by studying real-life business... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Nurturing Emerging Scholars and Leaders
the Clare Marie Doris Doctoral Fellowship Fund to provide financial aid for HBS doctoral students. The fund is named in honor of their first daughter, who died at 16 months from a rare pediatric liver disease. California-based Doris and... View Details
- 02 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Curse of Double-Digit Growth
problems. Werker's research adds to a body of work, largely in Africa, that examines fragile states, foreign aid and investment, and conflict and governance. Into Africa Werker found his way to Africa after taking a leave of absence from... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Bold Idea Takes Off
Falik Photo Courtesy Abby Falik As a teenager, Abby Falik (MBA ’08) spent a summer living in a rural Nicaraguan village, an experience that inspired her to dream of ways she could help other young people have meaningful experiences in developing countries. At HBS, her... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Rescue & Recovery
he’s hosting a tour of the space—and assigning McKenna a key card. Ten months in as CEO of the humanitarian aid organization, it’s finally her first day in the office. One by one, a few other senior leaders assemble in the lobby for the 1... View Details
- 05 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 5, 2006
pressures. Aid in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina: Humanizing Victims Predicts Intergroup Helping Authors:Amy J. C. Cuddy, Mindi Rock, and Michael I. Norton Publication:Group Processes and Intergroup Relations (in press) Abstract This... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
HBS's Unique Economic Model
limited growth capacity. On the MBA side, today's economy does not allow for significant tuition increases. In addition, since 2008, financial aid need has risen, minimizing the impact of tuition increases. Executive Education, a thriving... View Details
- 07 Aug 2012
- News
A Novel Approach
Photos courtesy Elizabeth Lyle, Emmanuel Coque Rather than lending financial support to student aid or curriculum innovations, Elizabeth Lyle (MBA 2012) designated her Class Fund gift to faculty research. For her, it was an easy choice.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Rwanda Provides Students with Hands-On Learning
cultures of NGOs. And they have to worry about ensuring that their impact will really continue after they leave.” At the end of the two-week program, the HBS students were invited to meet with Rwandan President Paul Kagame for a wide-ranging two-hour discussion on... View Details
- 31 Mar 2002
- What Do You Think?
Is This the Decade of the Investor?
they will continue to put up with lower rates of return while financing our growth? Or will this be the decade in which investors, aided by their board representatives, obtain an increasing share of the fruits of productivity increases?... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
In the Zone
million relief and recovery fundraising effort to a $50 million goal that will aid partner organizations in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis, Newark, and Oakland. (Thanks to Owusu-Kesse’s seven-minute TED talk, HCZ raised $26... View Details