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01 Mar 2014
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The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria

Nancy Barry (MBA 1975), founder and president of Enterprise Solutions to Poverty, which mobilizes and supports leading companies and entrepreneurs in building profitable and inclusive businesses that incorporate millions of low-income... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs; John H. Davis; Michael Halse; Crop Production; Agriculture; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Sep 2007
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To The Rescue

million lives a year. EMRI is the brainchild of Ramalinga Raju (OPM 19, 1993), the founder and chairman of Indian IT and consulting powerhouse Satyam Computer Services. The inspiration for EMRI came from his travels for Satyam, which, with more than 40,000 employees,... View Details

Keywords: Garrett M. Graff; emergency response networks; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance; Telecommunications; Information

01 Mar 2008
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Innovation, Inc.

acknowledged place in the business world. Yet any entrepreneur can attest to the creative power required to build an organization where none existed before. “Look, I made a hat /Where there never was a hat,” sings Georges Seurat in the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Mary Tripsas; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management

01 Dec 2001
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September 11: A Community Reflects

“The events of Tuesday have touched everyone deeply in some way, and we are all struggling to find hope in the face of despair.” —Dean Kim B. Clark As it has so often on important occasions in Harvard Business School's 93-year history,... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young;Deborah Blagg

07 Feb 2005
Research & Ideas

How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders

We all know the importance of mentors and other early career experiences in shaping the kind of leaders we ultimately become. But how important to that development are the particular companies we work for? For Harvard Business School... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

24 May 2011
First Look

First Look: May 24

and field hospitals). In 13 years it developed from a start-up garage business into a successful firm of global reach and reputation. In 2010 its founder and CEO Philippe Prévost must decide the product and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Rich or Royal: What Do Founders Want?

What motivates entrepreneurs? Money? Control? In truth, some entrepreneurs are expecting to get rich. Others want to grow and control a new venture. But most would probably answer: "both." The problem, as Harvard Business School... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Financial Services

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Securities Law – Operating in the Securities Markets Day 14: Regulation of the Securities Market Module 3: Starting & Growing Businesses Day 15: Breaking Away – Covenants not to Compete Day 16: Coming Together – Forming a View Details

01 Apr 2002
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Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City

both communities and businesses in the coming decades, HBS professors are making a significant contribution to the urban recovery movement. Building Sustainable Communities Many approaches to revitalizing the inner city have focused on... View Details

Keywords: Paul Grogan; Peter Tufano; David Crockett; Diana Barrett; Real Estate

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Faculty & Advisors | MBA

MacCormack MS/MBA Program Faculty Co-Chair for MBA MBA Class of 1949 Adjunct Professor of Business Administration; Faculty Co-Chair of the Harvard MS/MBA Program. Alan MacCormack is the MBA Class of 1949 Adjunct Professor of View Details

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