Youth Service Programs - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Sep 2017
News

Solving Nigeria’s Skilled Workforce Challenge

Misan Rewane (MBA 2013) had an ambitious goal in cofounding WAVE Academy, an innovative vocational education program that connects its graduates with entry-level jobs within six to eight weeks of completing the program. “We are trying to... View Details

18 Oct 2016
Op-Ed

Why Business Should Invest in Community Health

partners. Competition for funds among groups may inspire applicants to perform at a higher level: When announcing it was accepting proposals for its Youth Programming Wellness Grant, Target encouraged... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch, Howard Koh, and Pamela Yatsko; Health

01 Mar 2008
News

Centennial Goes YouTube

What’s the first adjective that comes to mind when you hear the word centennial? Be honest. I bet it’s not fun, or entertaining, or cool. Now get ready for a surprise. The Knowledge and Library Services folks at the Baker Library |... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Educational Services; Educational Services

01 Oct 1999
News

Historic Gift from HBS to New Radcliffe Institute

Institute. "This is an exciting moment," noted HBS Dean Kim B. Clark in presenting the gift to outgoing Radcliffe President Linda S. Wilson and Mary Maples Dunn, who assumed the top leadership post at Radcliffe this summer. "Given the Business School's relative View Details

01 Jun 2008
News

Alumni Clubs Put Skills to Work

program that provides a path to college, starting in middle school, for low-income students. In recognition of ongoing efforts, several alumni clubs recently received the President’s Council on Service and... View Details

Keywords: alumni clubs; Centennial; Educational Services

25 Apr 2014
News

Investing in Innovation

Project. "In order to innovate in our educational programs to develop the next generation of leaders," Hess said, "the school requires flexible funding to invest in innovation. That's an important part of what this campaign will help to... View Details

Keywords: HBS Fund; Educational Services

Curtis L. Carlson

Carlson was the first entrepreneur to develop a loyalty program for the grocery chain through the issuance of Gold Bond trading stamps. What began as a simple loyalty program for grocers in the Midwest grew... View Details

Keywords: Services

17 Feb 2015
News

The First Five Years: Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010)

passions. I received a concurrent MBA/MPA from HBS and the Harvard Kennedy School and was interested in working at the intersection of multiple sectors to address societal challenges and realize our society’s potential. I also had considered PhD View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance

08 Aug 2024
Blog Post

Leading With Curiosity: Mayowa Kuyoro (MBA 2015)

returned home to Nigeria for a year of National Youth Service, a program designed to engage young people in the development of the country. During her year in Nigeria, Kuyoro considered her next steps and... View Details

01 Oct 2002
News

John Batcha: Sowing the Seeds to Fight Hunger

John Batcha (MBA '54) was ready to grow his own organization. With a $50,000 grant from the Kellogg Foundation, he teamed with Partners of the Americas, the largest private volunteer organization in the Western Hemisphere, to develop a View Details

12 Jun 2017
Blog Post

Doubts about Applying to HBS

Street, I transitioned to working at Sponsors For Educational Opportunity (SEO) as an Assistant Director of Recruiting and Development. At SEO, I leveraged my experience in financial services and passion for helping underrepresented... View Details

01 Jun 2012
News

Letters to the Editor

Angie’s List is missing is a service that includes reviews and ratings of customers who fall into the category of slow-pay, no-pay, or threaten-not-to-pay; who threaten to sue; who ask for much more far outside the contract; and who are... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs

01 Sep 2011
News

Water for Life

— water provision to the urban poor, water education, and environmental protection — that reflect the social issues we can address as a water and wastewater service provider. These programs were carefully... View Details

Keywords: Waste Management and Remediation Services; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Waste Management and Remediation Services

01 Jun 2011
News

The House that Howard Built

Harvard economist Joseph Schumpeter and HBS professor and Baker Librarian Arthur Cole at the Research Center in Entrepreneurial History at HBS. Professor Myles Mace, back from military service in the Pacific where he found GIs eager to... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Educational Services; Educational Services; Educational Services; Educational Services

March 2008 (Revised February 2009)
Case

Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc.

By: Robert G. Eccles and David Lane

This brief document presents the schedule of events for Russell Reynolds Associates 2007 New Associates Program, an opportunity for recent hires to spend time with each other and the firm's senior leadership while learning subtleties of the search process amid bonding... View Details

Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Learning; Recruitment; Leadership; Organizational Culture; Programs; Service Industry; Service Industry

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01 Apr 2002
News

Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction

representing 25 top MBA programs attended the conference, which brought together some two hundred speakers and panelists for an exploration of new-economy topics that ranged from the wireless Internet to digital-rights management in media... View Details

Keywords: H Naylor Fitzhugh; Educational Services; Educational Services

01 Dec 2001
News

Film School

in school programs and real-world job skills," Seder observed. "It is meant to lure them into filmmaking. Kids discuss the films and have to think of a way that is real and mature to get out of bad situations." Since BPA was formed, more... View Details

Keywords: Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries; Information

27 Apr 2017
News

Helping Veterans Gain Skills to Thrive in the Business World

service these men and women do for us and our country. It enables me to honor that commitment even though I did not serve,” he says. York was motivated to make this gift because of his experiences interacting with veterans who were his... View Details

February 2009
Teaching Note

Pitney Bowes: Employer Health Strategy (TN)

By: Michael E. Porter and Jennifer F Baron

Teaching Note for 709458. View Details

Keywords: Health; Employees; Cost; Policy; Situation or Environment; Innovation and Invention; Contracts; Programs; Strategy; Service Industry; Service Industry; United States