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- 01 Jun 2022
- News
'Rooted' In Innovation
to make fufu, a thick paste used in various recipes—was originally produced for the African market and is now available at 50 supermarkets around the world. STUDENTS READY TO MAKE AN IMPACT READ MORE STORIES STUDENTS READY TO MAKE AN... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 28 Feb 2025
- News
Joy to the World
the power of community to be a place to create joy-- from that experience growing up, from being in East Boston, and from research that says that the happiness of the friend of your friend can impact your happiness if that person lives... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Embracing Activism for Social Change
correctly triage calls over to a clinician on site,” she explains. “That had a big impact on improving protocols to ensure that mental health specialists are available to assist when calls come in,” Mendu says about the first priority of... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
The Rankings Game
impact unfolds over a career and cannot be measured by getting recent graduates’ impressions of their educational experience, asking recruiters to assess recent hires, or View Details
- 12 Aug 2010
- News
You Can’t Take It with You
“How Will You Measure Your Life?” Well-known for his introduction of the “disruptive technology” concept, Christensen outlines how he counseled members of the MBA Class of 2010 to craft as thoughtful and strategic an approach to their... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Gore All Business at HBS
students during a talk titled “A Change in Business Climate” presented in Burden Auditorium in December. Gore explained that the population explosion, coupled with the revolutions in science and technology, have greatly magnified the View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2019
Philanthropies: ‘If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.’ I think you need to have a vision of how you can make a real difference, and have confidence that it’s going to work. And if it’s not working, be willing to adjust it, change... View Details
- 12 Jan 2017
- News
Personalizing Women’s Path to Success
year later, she met Sheila Marcelo (MBA 1998), who was also attending with her husband, Ron Marcelo (MBA 1998), and a friendship blossomed as the two women bonded in the experience of being married students. (Marcelo would go on to launch and run Care.com.) “HBS View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 02 Jan 2014
- News
The Power to Change
by Ralph Ranalli Talking about his ambitious plans to create a safer, cleaner type of nuclear power plant, Russell Wilcox says, quite matter-of-factly, that he was "looking for a project that would have an impact on the world." There... View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Daniel L. Vasella, M.D.
57th PMD, 1989 Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page ©Jason Grow EARLIER EDUCATION University of Fribourg and University of Bern, 1979 M.D. LIFELONG IMPACT OF HBS "HBS exposed me for the first time to a truly interactive and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Ads Improve Consumer Decisions
Results, published in a recent working paper, showed that the number of promotional spots viewed had a positive impact on the “match” between viewer and show. Essentially, the more promotions they had seen, the more likely viewers were to... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton (MBA 1988)
- 02 Jun 2011
- News
Serious Fun
unexpected) expenses and making investment decisions along the way about upgrades (such as lights and equipment) that will improve Angel’s performances (and pay). The impact of the games to date is encouraging. In surveys of participants... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
An Investment in Tomorrow's Leaders
accessible and assure prospective students that the School will support them on their educational journeys. “The impact of the fellowship program on our students, who see how invested our alumni are in their success and the success of the... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Is Cash the Best Form of Charity?
first identified eligible recipients using data such as a home’s roofing material to measure need. In many Kenyan communities, permeable, hard-to-maintain thatched roofs distinguish the poorest residents from better-off neighbors with... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Breaking Free from Fear of Change
goes wrong; measuring success against unrealistic or ever-increasing standards; and worrying constantly about potential negative outcomes. If you’ve ever had a supervisor or employee who behaved like that, you already know the negative... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A Healthy Profit
Matrix allows users—health officials, for example—to assign weights to traditional measures that define the scale of health problems, the impact of diseases on household income, the medical and social... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Green House
sustainable building. According to the United Nations, buildings and their construction account for 39 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. It was the measurable impact of the work that attracted her. “I had... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Star Search
determine direction and how hiring can impact that direction. Working in an ultra-tight job market for a growing company—and with years at Bain Capital’s private equity group giving her insight on the importance of strong teams—Gulliver... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Starting Up and Starting Over
What is it about HBS that has produced such a steady stream of remarkable entrepreneurs whose endeavors have changed American life in the postwar decades? The creative impact of the case method, as noted earlier, should not be... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
On The Case
couldn’t simply cut and paste the culture from the main campus to Abu Dhabi. They had to develop the contextual intelligence and partnerships required to adapt to an entirely new ecosystem if they were to scale and have impact.” In Full View Details