State Engagement - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Feb 2015
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The First Five Years: Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010)

difficulty keeping the heat or the lights on. Together with our headquarters team and researchers, I work with policy makers and policy groups to help develop and support better policies for young children.” What attracted you to this position? “My role at Children’s... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance

01 Jun 2010
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$how Me the Money

For his part, Baker believes multinationals are engaged in increasingly risky behavior. He notes that two major European multinationals with SEC requirements in the United States were recently fined for... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Legal Services; Professional Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Dec 2008
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Stormy Weather

marked the first official reunion for Executive Education, with alumni of the AMP and ISMP programs in attendance (OPMers can look forward to their reunion next year). Inside the Aldrich classrooms it was business as usual, with faculty and former students View Details

01 Jun 2012
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Around the World

and has transformed itself from a poverty-plagued backwater to an economic powerhouse now ranked second only to the United States in GDP. The Cold War abruptly ended when the Berlin Wall fell and the USSR fractured into 15 sovereign... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2008
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Kash Rangan

flourished as did the nation’s social enterprise organizations. Today, the United States has more than 1.4 million non-profit organizations, and they account for 5 percent of GDP. Annual contributions have grown faster than the economy... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

23 Apr 2014
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Providing Advantage and Opportunities for Disadvantaged Youths

makes them stronger and more resilient as an employee then many folks who have never faced any type of adversity in their lives. “So I think what our country needs to do is really embrace the fact that, if we are going to have a globally competitive country, we have to... View Details

09 Apr 2020
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“Raise the Line”

important, but he also knew that there were better, more efficient ways to teach the information. “Even at a great school, the state of education was behind the times,” says Gaglani, who had been exposed to innovations in the sector as an... View Details

01 Jun 2010
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The Art and Science of Teaching

his focus now is on specific and proven classroom methods that successful teachers use to engage and educate a room full of restless kids. His new book, Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques That Put Students on the Path to College, is a... View Details

Keywords: Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

16 Feb 2022
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Holding Business to Account

Photo courtesy Geeta Aiyer In the early 1990s, company leaders for Albertsons, a rapidly expanding supermarket chain, flew to Boston to meet with Geeta Aiyer (MBA 1985),a young analyst and portfolio manager at the United States Trust... View Details

15 Jun 2021
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Advancing Racial Equity

Illustration by Jon Krause The murder of George Floyd and others in 2020 and the racial justice movement across the United States sparked the recognition that Harvard Business School needed to clearly reject racism in all its forms, as it... View Details

19 Feb 2020
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Capitol Ideas to Combat Climate Change

Cong. Don Beyer, Anne Kelly (HKS 1996), Elizabeth Lewis (MBA 2006), Sarah Wright (MBA 1997), Prof. Michael Toffel, and Matt Sonnesyn (HKS 2002). Fifty years ago, the Clean Air Act passed the United States Congress with overwhelming... View Details

Keywords: April White; photos by Jack Conroy

01 Mar 2017
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HBX: Reimagining HBS for the Digital Age

audiences. “We knew we wanted to bring the distinctive features of the HBS classroom — real-world cases and problem solving, active learning, and peer engagement — online,” says Professor Bharat Anand, a member of the initial development... View Details

01 Jun 2009
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Shaking Up the System

founded BLS in 2004 and has been its principal ever since. A Teach For America alumnus, Sternberg insists on teachers and a curriculum that engage his students — youngsters from the neighborhood, who are not specially selected. “The kids... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

24 Apr 2014
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Changing the way the world sees Africa

continent’s 54 nations focusing on current events, business, travel, arts, and culture. “When people have unbiased information about Africa,” says Clarke, “they appreciate the ingenuity, beauty and culture of this continent of a billion people. The world is now View Details

01 Jun 2006
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Silver Lining

Dabhol power-plant project in India. As Enron began to emphasize energy trading over hard assets such as power projects and pipelines, the two independently decided to leave the company in 2000. They later reconnected in New York, and then became View Details

Keywords: Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Utilities

02 Jun 2011
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Serious Fun

green pigs. If the ultimate outcome of that frantic gaming also teaches us something (probably not the case with Angry Birds), our brain is likely too engaged in the task of winning to rebel against some higher purpose. Nick Maynard... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Arts, Entertainment; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

28 Oct 2021
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Capital Considerations for Black Entrepreneurs; Pivoting for Gender Equity

14-week fellowship that connects them with mentors and money to build their companies. Mills thanked attendees for engaging with the case, and for understanding the many barriers that exist as well as the difficulty for Black founders to... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

14 Dec 2015
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A Leader’s Call to Action

Nick writes in her preface to Lenses of Leadership. “We are all hungry for visionary leaders and engaged followers. We all have something to contribute to improve the state of affairs in our families,... View Details