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- 23 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
In Venture Capital, Birds of a Feather Lose Money Together
can't get anyone else to do," Xuan says. To test for that possibility, the team assessed the 12,577 investments according to measures that had proven to be indicators of future success, according to previous research. Such indicators included whether a company's... View Details
- 08 Nov 2024
- News
Latino Alumni Banquet Marks 20th Year, Atlanta Club Celebrates 90 Years of Connection
experiences and, really, to help each other.” Atlanta Club Celebrates 90 Years, Raises Funds for Social Enterprise Scholarships The HBS Club of Atlanta (HBSCA) threw a festive 90th Anniversary Gala on September 19 at the Cherokee Town... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
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Power and Influence for Positive Impact - Course Catalog
power. The exposure to the development and uses of power in many different social settings including the private, public, social enterprise and non-for-profit sectors, and at various points in View Details
- 28 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Creating a Workplace That Supports Employees in Work and Life
at Social Finance every heritage month (e.g. Pride, Black History Month), teammates research an aspect of the heritage culture (music, historical leaders, food, etc.) and educate the entire firm on their... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 13 Jun 2014
- News
The Art of Effecting Change
the last 10 to 15 years educating myself on art history and contemporary artists." Evans's philanthropic work also extends to HBS, where she and Bruce, both financial aid recipients, paid forward the assistance they received in the form... View Details
- 18 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 18, 2008
priorities that have made it so successful are difficult to overcome as the company tries to diversify away from its core. The case examines the history and evolution of the New Business Initiatives (NBI) group, as the leader grapples... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
The Exchange: Lessons from the Edge
while Khanna was studying emerging markets in the 1990s through applied math and the analytical social sciences. It was Nitin Nohria, before his tenure as Dean, who noticed the overlap and suggested they put their heads together. “When we... View Details
- 12 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 12, 2006
power in Ghana's history. Focuses on Ghana's long history of poor economic performance and intractable poverty, highlighting the challenges of economic development in Africa and in other low-income countries. Provides a brief political... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Nov 2024
- HBS Case
What Wartime Service Taught These Historic Leaders
dairy worker on a rail stop in western Kansas, Eisenhower felt passionate about military history and football from a young age. He was determined to escape his father’s line of work in the local creamery and applied for officer training,... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Ink: Talking Shop
history of the consumer economy I’ve read. Trentmann takes us through the sweep of history, and it’s a fascinating treatise on the arc of the consumer and the impact on society. At over 800 pages of extra-small print, it’s a lot to... View Details
- 18 Mar 2008
- News
Election ’08, HBS Style
of the issues near and dear to the Class of 2009. The event, which organizers thought might be a first in HBS history (or at least the first in quite some time) included complimentary beverages and enough popcorn to fuel a movie marathon.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
Phelps), companies (P&G, Target), and social organizations (Saddleback Church, the civil rights movement). He offers a framework for changing bad habits: identify the routine, experiment with rewards, isolate the cue, and have a plan.... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
INK: Maker’s Manual
and the larger world. A culmination of four years of extensive research, this book (excerpted below) chronicles some of the myriad ways alumni are living the mission through social impact. “It is impressive and inspiring to see the... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 31 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 31, 2017
2017 Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press Democracy: A Case Study By: Moss, David Abstract—Democracy: A Case Study invites readers to experience American history anew and come away with a deeper understanding of the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management
you have an incredibly creative person with a great idea, and you can't find the money to fund it," notes Vicki Wilson (MBA 1985), CFO of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) in Chicago. Her colleague down Michigan Avenue, Field Museum of Natural View Details
- 10 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 10, 2009
Panama Canal, 1903-1937 Authors: Noel Maurer and Carlos Yu Publication: Journal of Economic History 68, no. 3 (September 2008) Abstract The Panama Canal was one of the largest public investments of its time. In the first decade of its... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Aug 2021
- News
Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement
2021 AUGUST 12 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation recently announced that it has established a $100 million Social Impact Investment Fund “aimed at advancing racial equity through economic development, especially in predominantly Black and... View Details
- 29 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Building a Powerful Prestige Brand
Her objective of working with retailers known for carrying high-quality, premium-priced merchandise probably owed something to the social aspiration that drove her. Her interest in such stores was also strategic. Estée suspected that her... View Details
- 07 Jul 2015
- Blog Post
From Teach for America – to HBS – and Back Again
that HBS was a residential school. I spoke to students at business schools in NYC and they griped about not having the opportunity to get to know their classmates well because everyone seemed to have other competing social networks. One... View Details
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John Smith-Ricco
In college, John Smith-Ricco did not have business ambitions; instead, he intended to pursue advanced degrees in history aimed at a career as an academic. But a research fellowship in South Africa changed his perspective. "I was... View Details