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- 01 Mar 2017
- News
The Realities of the Refugee Crisis
and opportunity here is Afghanistan. Syria is a relatively small pool of migrants. In Afghanistan, you have a potentially enormous pool of refugees who could arrive at any moment in Europe. One of the things... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Vital Signs
class is better or worse than other asset classes, that will determine the future pool of capital for VCs—which then determines the pool of capital for startups. I was reading the Airbnb CEO’s letter [of May... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Undergrads Tackle Business Research
For the first time this summer, HBS is sponsoring a ten-week program for fifteen Harvard undergrads to assist faculty with research projects. The Program for Research in Markets and Organizations (PRIMO) will introduce “an incredible pool... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
There’s a New Class in Town
Members of the MBA Class of 2010 (900 in all) reported for duty in September. Selected from a pool of 8,661 applicants, the group is 38 percent women and 33 percent international. Just over 200 of the incoming students have an industry... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
MBAs by the Numbers
The MBA Program recently released statistics on its newest recruits, the Class of 2003, and job placement information for graduates of the Class of 2001. This year's incoming class of 895 students, selected from an applicant pool of... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
new initiatives, including the California Research Center (see the feature in the December 1997 Bulletin), an effort to increase the pool of outstanding women applicants to the MBA Program, and new Executive Education programs tailored... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Driving the family business onto a global stage
equipment. “We decided that we weren’t going to be in any business that wasn’t global. You can’t compete in a small pool anymore,” he observes. M&M’s single largest product investment has been the Scorpio, which gave the corporation a... View Details
- 05 May 2022
- News
Like-Minded
focused on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) solutions. Yet they achieved both distinctions in May 2021 with the launch of MPower Partners, focusing on what they considered an untapped pool of talent: young entrepreneurs making... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Uncle Sam’s Business Man
single-country economy, and our labor pool is one of the best-educated, most productive, and most innovative in the world,” China Radio International’s CRIenglish.com reported (September 10, 2011). View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
The Message and the Media: Advertising's Brave New World
to expand their market power through vertical and horizontal integration," Silk explains. Within the media industry, a central fact is that its many actors, from venerable big-city dailies to the hottest Internet sites, are competing for a limited View Details
Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs
- 01 Feb 2013
- News
Growth Strategy Has Double Bottom Line
says Hourdequin. "Another set consists of those who have a mission or impact orientation: they are looking for a financial return, but they also want to direct their capital to investment pools that help to achieve good environmental and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Networked Computers behind IT Payoff
the Internet Protocol (IP)." McAfee explains that because they connect people to vast pools of information, networks are extremely valuable tools for businesses. "It may well be that businesses benefit primarily not from the computer's... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
One Degree of Difference
imperative. IBM’s “new collar” program is one example on a large corporate scale; it creates points of entry for people who lack traditional credentials. The pool of people in this category is vast: Any job posting that requires... View Details
- 12 May 2021
- News
Aid from Afar
article in The Harvard Gazette. So Badgaiyan teamed up with Priyank Lathwal, a Ph.D. candidate at Carnegie Mellon University, to mobilize South Asian student organizations across Harvard and other universities to pool resources for health... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Enron’s Legacy
to independent directors. First, public companies need to consider a different population of directors to include the large pool of former executives and successful entrepreneurs who have stepped down after decades of accomplishment and... View Details
- 05 Feb 2019
- News
Protecting the Power Grid
plants. If fuel for backup diesel generators were to run out, such as might happen if a prolonged power outage rendered fuel resupply impossible, the water in the spent fuel pools would boil off and cause the fuel rods to catch fire.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Comings and Goings
A snapshot of the MBA Program’s newest recruits reveals that this year’s incoming class — chosen from a pool of 7,140 applicants — represents a select, diverse group of individuals hailing from 67 countries around the world. As the new... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
In the Zone
already have to high-performing organizations, we feel we can cultivate a pool of support that folks can tap into,” Owusu-Kesse explains. “There are core principles and accountability outcomes underlying this work, in addition to the... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Wanted: Leaders for the New Millennium
required. This year MBA Admissions has launched a new initiative to attract potential applicants who might not automatically include HBS in their career plans. Targeted to reach alumni, colleges, and companies worldwide, the effort seeks to expand the View Details
Keywords: Cindy Olnick
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
A Boomtown's Echo
issues that came out of that bust. So they’re almost too conservative. They’re not investing in infrastructure as much as they could or should. I’ve literally called banks while working on real estate development projects, and they’re going, ‘Nope, we’ve got enough of... View Details