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- 22 Feb 2022
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The Well-Healed Athlete
to studying athletes of different ages, genders, and ethnicities to better understand the potential of the healthy human body and to improve knowledge of injury prevention and rehabilitation. The goal is to give people of all abilities... View Details
- 02 Jun 2015
- News
Pointing the Way to a Better World
that—whether it’s building wells in an Ethiopian village, improving educational opportunities for girls in Kenya, or stopping the cycle of violence in American cities—WuDunn and Kristof aim to show the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 04 Nov 2016
- News
No Grand Plan, but a Clear Mission
(photo by Louise Kennerley) (photo by Louise Kennerley) Marne Levine’s (MBA 2005) resume includes stints at the US Department of Treasury, Harvard University, and Facebook, where she served as VP of global public policy. “I’ve been in each place View Details
- 05 Aug 2015
- News
Nourishing the Next Generation
When Lesley Kohn (MBA 1992) left her position as a management consultant in the tech sector in 2005 to launch Chefables, there weren’t a lot of people talking about improving school food, especially at the preschool level. “In the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Capitalism’s False Mantra
of hedge funds, and encourage companies to contribute positively to society. The National Football League is Martin’s exemplar because it does all it can do to improve the customer experience while ensuring its employees — players to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
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The Big Ambition Behind Educational Innovation
If a blueprint existed for educational innovation in the MBA Program, it would be informed by one guiding principle: create opportunities for students to identify and pursue their passions and to make a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Faculty Research Online
But Professor Robert Merton believes today’s plans are not sustainable. So what’s next? A new way to look at the problem. See http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5911.html. Innovation Corrupted: How Managers Can Avoid Another Enron The train wreck that was Enron provides key... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Short Takes
Be Flexible In today's competitive and volatile business environment, depending on forecasting as the basis for planning and strategy has become a particularly risky way to operate. Especially vulnerable are manufacturing projects that... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Caroline Chauncey
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2006
University of Canterbury in New Zealand, in addition to her studies, Sommer was a catalyst for improved ser-vices nationwide for students with disabilities. “Effecting national... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Students Start-Ups Tap New HBS Fund
Muslims (Mohammed Aaser, MBA ’11): A children’s entertainment and education brand for Muslim Americans. MatchLend (Jeffrey Engler, MBA ’11, and Charles Deutsch): A tool to improve loan underwriting accuracy.... View Details
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- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Coach “Chuck” Jukes Convention
book, Texas Tech head coach Mike Leach said, “It is insightful, comprehensive, and a must-have resource for every coach who is serious about improving the efficiency of his sic passing game.” View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Faculty Research Online
HBS Working Knowledge is an online forum for innovation in business practice, offering a first look at new thinking from HBS faculty. Read the complete articles summarized below by visiting their Web links. Broadband: Remaking the... View Details
- 20 Mar 2018
- News
Seeing a Way Forward
Daphne Leger (MBA 2012), director of continuous improvement for Mexico-based social enterprise salauno, uses her business savvy to bring affordable eye care to those who most need it. “I firmly believe that... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Taylor R. M. Keen
environmental improvement efforts. Encouraged by Mankiller, he applied to Harvard as a joint degree candidate at both HBS and the Kennedy School of Government, but deferred admission for a year to help the... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 11 Oct 2022
- News
On Balance
Wooldridge’s career in nonprofits and politics, including 13 years in the Parliament of Victoria, with three years as minister for women’s affairs and two years as shadow minister for jobs, innovation, and... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Harvard’s Next Frontier
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. “John Paulson’s extraordinary gift will enable the growth and ensure the strength of engineering and applied sciences at Harvard for the benefit of generations to come,” said Harvard President... View Details
Keywords: Drew Faust
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
@Soldiers Field
In June, 90 young leaders from nine US cities convened for three days of case discussions focused on cross-sector collaborative efforts to improve workforce skills, education, infrastructure, and... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
An engine of innovation in public education
Drawing upon his background as an entrepreneur and educator, Stig Leschly (MBA 1997/JD 1998) leads Match Education, a reform group that seeks to redefine effective teaching and improve the educational experience of low-income students. It... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Lords of Strategy
its competitors. A capability is a set of business processes, strategically understood.” Partly in response to new pressures to create shareholder wealth, companies did indeed improve their capabilities, but over time, the effort would... View Details
- 08 Sep 2016
- News
How We Make It Work
entrepreneur and thus, despite our both working equally hard with respect to family and expectations, can’t relate to my catering to 14 time zones. I presume that I would feel the same in her shoes. So it’s the little things that enable... View Details