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- 01 Oct 1999
- News
HBS Clubs Help Nonprofits Succeed
Nonprofit Management, a program offered by Executive Education and the Initiative on Social Enterprise. In addition, several clubs, including Philadelphia and Northern California, have sponsored summer... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Research Brief: Unveiling the Truth about Transparency
and later on in renegotiations. Transparency also leads workers to accept lower initial offers to get in the door, thinking they can renegotiate later, once they learn the salaries of their coworkers, Cullen... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Surveying Students’ Summer Plans
Summer offers the benefit of long, warm days—and for students, the very real opportunity to consider a potential sector or role for post-HBS plans, sometimes with the support of the HBS Summer Fellows Program. (Last year, 256 students... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 22 Sep 2016
- News
The Competitiveness of Lost Causes
CEO of Competitiveness.com, he brings experience in nearly 200 economic development initiatives in Europe and Latin America to his World Bank job. Comparing his previous development consulting experience in emerging economies to his work... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
For Education Reform, PELP Is on the Way
offering for senior-level public education officials), and the increasing involvement of the Social Enterprise Initiative in education issues are all contributing to — and becoming familiar parts of — the... View Details
- 11 Oct 2024
- News
Highlights from the Fall 2024 Alumni Board Meeting
of her group and offered an overview of the strategic priorities for External Relations. Susan Gold, Senior Director of Special Projects in Alumni Relations, and Alumni Board President Paula Madoff (MBA 1994) followed by detailing a new... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
The Wise Men
and so many of the ideas that came to be taught were developed by the faculty. The cases were shorter and simpler but still raised important issues. Most of the students enjoyed the few lectures that the faculty offered because it was... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
The Transformers
Whitehead (MBA ’47) two years ago. (Under Dean John McArthur, the initiative was launched in 1993 with initial support from Whitehead.) The links to HBS run in both directions. Today, 11 of Bridgespan’s 27... View Details
- 24 Jul 2018
- News
How Amy Hood Won Back Wall Street and Helped Reboot Microsoft
A recent Bloomberg profile of Microsoft CFO Amy Hood (MBA 1999) offers an inside look at how the 16-year company veteran has worked to redefine the tech giant. Hood’s tenure as CFO began with an immediate challenge, as detailed in the... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Adventure in China
where she excelled at English and law, Zhang went to work as an assistant and interpreter at the regional railway. She so impressed a visiting Thai bank president after interpreting for him that he offered to pay her way through HBS if... View Details
Keywords: Personal Services
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Alumni Books
have distilled six counterintuitive practices these organizations use to improve the world. They offer lessons for readers interested in creating significant social change, including nonprofit managers, donors, and volunteers. The... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
The Next Big Swing
direction for the future at the moment,” says Tippett, pointing to pioneering new initiatives like Major League Baseball’s Statcast (above), which offers statistical insights into every play—from the launch... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
The Digital Deck
guiding HBX's offerings were established early on," notes Dean Nitin Nohria. "HBX should offer a differentiated product. It should complement rather than compete with current programs and Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Going Public: Herman I. Safin
valedictorian. "Being a student body leader during such a controversial time proved to be most rewarding," says the polished and gracious Safin, who speaks English with the barest trace of an accent. "I was able to take the initiative to... View Details
Keywords: Amy E. Dean
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Job Interviews
could come even before any formal conversation begins. “When you are walking down the hall, the interview is already under way,” he notes. “That initial handshake, eye contact, and assessment of your energy, enthusiasm, and confidence... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Case Study: A Good Fit
Illustration by Matt Chinworth Illustration by Matt Chinworth Every year, millions of Americans resolve to lose weight, but few sustain their loss over time, according to a report in the New England Journal of Medicine. The reason lies in the gap between View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Rewriting the Script: Social Enterprise Start-ups Expand Business Plan Contest's Parameters
Cheng (current chairman of Montage) and Leslie A. Kenny (now CEO of Hong Kong–based DotMedia Studio) approached the School’s Initiative on Social Enterprise in order to learn more about the details of launching a nonprofit. Their ideas... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Building Capacity in the Social Sector
"It's nice to seed growth like this. All I've really done is to start the plant." — Ferdinand Thun (MBA 1960) Looking back over the two-decade history of the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI), former director Laura Moon says "alumni... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Case Study: Ready for an Upgrade
her in building a solution? They founded Stell in 2022. Its initial product is a software platform designed to help engineers track technical specifications from the initial concept through engineering,... View Details
- 14 Oct 2020
- News
Sewn with Love
business in Japan. Louis Vuitton created a line, and Christian Siriano has done the same. “I'm hoping that fashion has a role in inspiring people. Great designs can do that,” says Hanazawa. She offers the example of her son, who was View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon