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How Student-Proposed Internships Can Create Value - Recruiting

Jessica returned to investing after graduation and said her experience with Anine Bing helped her see operations from a new angle. “This role actually taught me a lot of valuable information to consider from an investor's point of view.”... View Details

20 Apr 2020
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Why COVID-19 Raises the Stakes for Healthy Buildings

Regular Checkup if you want to be sure your mechanical system is operating in a way that protects your health, the single best recommendation we can give you is to commission your mechanical system. Our commissioning recommendation is... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Real Estate; Health

15 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

Going Green Makes Good Business Sense

business is simplistic, said Reinhardt. Companies always operate based on imperfect information about their competitive arena. To succeed as a viable concern with an environmental conscience, "you have to look deeper. And look... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Sep 2014
News

Book Review: Getting Beyond Yes

Sustaining a Successful Enterprise course via the OpenIDEO platform to write “The Capitalist’s Dilemma,” published in Harvard Business Review Illustration by Theispot “It’s a steamy summer night in New Orleans in 1990. I’m 21 years old... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon; faculty research; faculty books

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Strategy and Technology - Course Catalog

of governing technology-intensive firms? And how can they build and sustain value in emerging technologies? Industries covered range widely, including Generative AI, esports, autonomous vehicles, collaboration tools, cybersecurity, cloud... View Details

01 Oct 1998
News

Value Added

first non-Westerner to hold that position) in 1994 at the age of 45, Gupta stresses that his duties bear little resemblance to those of a corporate CEO. "The partners in the field make most of the operational decisions and bear most of... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

21 Oct 2013
News

Moving the Needle

private debt and equity options. That position took her on a trip to Kenya this summer to search for investment opportunities—including microfinance, sustainable agriculture, clean cook stoves, and urban sanitation—viewing them through a... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

01 Apr 2001
News

Making A Difference: HBS Club of Puget Sound Reaches Out to Young Alumni

Tracy E. Kwiker (MBA 1995) arrived in Seattle three and a half years ago when she was promoted to manage store operations for a Toys “R” Us region in the Pacific Northwest. Eager to establish contacts in her new community, Kwiker began... View Details

Keywords: Elena N. Berg; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

01 Mar 2013
News

Making Change

finding allies in several HBS professors bolstered my confidence to take the leap. When I graduated, I had nothing but a business plan and the $3,000 pitch prize. Then came the $25,000 HBS fellowship in 2009. Today, we are a $3 million View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; housing; gay rights; diabesity; disability; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Real Estate

December 2012
Supplement

Jefferson County (D): February of 2008

By: Daniel Bergstresser and Randolph B. Cohen

Jefferson County, Alabama, faces an EPA mandate requiring sewer system upgrades. How will they finance the upgrades? What consequences will follow? View Details

Keywords: Local Government; Political Process; Bankruptcy; Debt Management; Financial Planning; Urban Development; Environmental Sustainability; Infrastructure; Government and Politics; Borrowing and Debt; Alabama

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Purchase

19 Apr 2021
News

Confronting Climate Change

01 Dec 2005
News

Trillion-Dollar Fixer-Upper

took in $2.8 billion in new investments during the first six months of this year. The new, public nature of the commercial real estate market thrives on information, once a precious commodity, now an industry fixture sustained by legions... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Real Estate

01 Dec 2017
News

Global Perspectives

Understanding Southeast Asia’s New Business Frontier From cosmopolitan Bangkok and Singapore to the Sumatran rainforest, participants in the June 2017 HBS faculty immersion explored the diverse industries of Southeast Asia. “This region is something of a new frontier... View Details

21 Nov 2019
Blog Post

Finding My North Star at the Crossroads of Profit and Purpose

me of why my father had no female colleagues. This realization only increased my determination to do well. Next, I moved to lead operations in Mozambique, and the pirate-infested waters of the Kenya-Somalia borders. As engineers and... View Details

20 Feb 2014
News

Managing the World’s Trouble Spots

long-term solutions to fundamental problems. In Haiti, a recycling program built to reduce flooding from clogged canals has helped to reduce cholera transmissions and create sustainable jobs. In Brazil, a business consortium is providing... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

31 Jan 2023
News

Female Founders' Dilemmas; UK Tech Startups

Saigal (MBA 2014), founder and CEO of Kudos, a sustainable diaper company, and Sarina Siddhanti Garg (MBA 2015), founder of the South Asian formal clothing retailer Riya Collective. The women shared their startup journeys with guest... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

17 Apr 2007
First Look

First Look: April 17, 2007

other's beliefs about demand. Thus, in this paper's setting, improved communication can induce alignment even if no economic incentives are changed. While consistent with the predominant view in organizational behavior (OB), this is a fundamental departure from the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Abby Falik

social-impact organizations, Abby turned to HBS. “I wanted to find more people like me – people who wanted to build high-impact, sustainable enterprises, while considering the broader impact of their work on their communities.” HBS helps... View Details

05 Mar 2013
First Look

First Look: March 5

discussed in terms of strategic and non-strategic linguistic cues. Working PapersFinding the God Particle of the Sustainability Business Case: Greener Pastures for Shareholder Value Authors:Bertoneche, Marc L., and Cornis Van der Lugt... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Apr 2016
First Look

April 26

Greening Walmart: Progress and Controversy In 2005, Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, launched a sustainability initiative aimed at reducing waste and making the company more environmentally and socially conscious. By 2015, the... View Details