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- 15 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
A Mass Crisis Can Overwhelm Health Care. Liberia Found a Solution.
If one thing has been made clear by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is this: The health care system in the United States (and most other nations) is not set up to respond to a large-scale medical emergency that affects tens of thousands of... View Details
- 01 Apr 2019
- What Do You Think?
Does Our Bias Against Federal Deficits Need Rethinking?
a deficit limit although a very high one.” Tony E opined, “The US is unique globally in providing a stable currency (that allows) the rest of the world to eliminate uncertainty in asset/commodity valuation." This confidence , he continued, “will flee as soon as... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 19 Jul 2021
- Blog Post
Building a Powerful Network of Talent at American Tower
been in healthcare and I was interested in exploring a transition within infrastructure or considering a career in technology given my interest in the impact of tech on emerging markets,” she explained. “I also wanted to become a senior... View Details
- 05 Nov 2013
- News
Start-Ups Get a Start in New Orleans
they are past the start-up phase but still haven't generated significant growth and sales. Wilkins says the emergence of a number of organizations like his, which are dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs, is proof of New Orleans' status... View Details
- 16 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 16, 2008
growing user base. Cyworld was founded in 1999, and in 2003 it was acquired by SK Telecom, a leading mobile service provider in Korea. By 2007, Cyworld had 21 million users and $95 million revenue—$65 million from paid items (music,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- May 2021
- Case
Endeavor Kenya: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Shikhar Ghosh and Christian Godwin
In 2016, Fiona Mungai became Endeavor Kenya’s first managing director. In this role, she helped the organization build its inaugural board and select its first Endeavor entrepreneur, a fintech company called Cellulant. Throughout this process, Mungai observed the power... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Entrepreneurship; Human Resources; Leadership; Leading Change; Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Negotiation; Economy; Markets; Emerging Markets; Network Effects; Relationships; Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Africa; Kenya
Applegate, Lynda M., Shikhar Ghosh, and Christian Godwin. "Endeavor Kenya: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem." Harvard Business School Case 821-038, May 2021.
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2014
source of America’s economic decline and fading international power and provide an action plan for restoring “true” democracy, in which politicians provide only the services people vote for within the civil and property rights protections... View Details
- 06 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Announces 2024 Goldsmith Fellows
Isaac Goldstein. Isaac has focused his career on K-12 and higher education. He first worked at EY-Parthenon, partnering with school districts, universities, and edtech investors, to address learning loss and operating deficits. He then joined Great Minds, where he... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
The Potential of Business to Improve Lives
enterprises delivering high-impact goods and services to the emerging middle class and low-income populations, which he cofounded in 2007. At HBS, his work examines businesses serving low-income markets... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Forward Thinking
conservation is development: As people build more subdivisions, industrial zones, and roads, and then surround it all with fencing, wild animals get entangled in the infrastructure and cut off from food and water sources. Last December, Kenya Wildlife View Details
- 20 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
Leadership In Challenging Times: Thierry Ibri (MBA 1997)
rescue, transportation – as ‘feeding the line’ because it’s meeting acute hunger needs across our 59-county region in Minnesota and western Wisconsin. We also work to ‘shorten the line’ (prevent need for emergency hunger services) through... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Books
biases that make predictable what otherwise so commonly emerge as surprises in business and society. They outline six danger signals that suggest when a predictable surprise may be imminent and provide a systematic framework that leaders... View Details
- Web
For Guests | Commencement 2025
ceremonies will be held outside in most weather conditions, including rain. For Commencement, HBS recommends business casual attire. Other useful accessories to bring include sunscreen, sun hats, umbrellas/ponchos, blankets, sunglasses, and water bottles. View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Faculty Retirements
work includes papers on "Restructuring in the U.S. Advertising Media Industry" and "The Emerging Position of the Internet as an Advertising Medium." Silk joined the HBS faculty in 1989. Previously, he was the Schell Professor of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Camel and the Unicorn
the Valley isn’t just facing more competitors, but competitors with truly unique ideas that are shaped by their distinct circumstances and distinct opportunities. Alex refers to these nascent entrepreneurial ecosystems—both in the developed world and in View Details
- 13 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 13, 2009
Harvard Business School Case 208-099 Primus is a credit derivative product company. How will they weather the credit crisis of 2007? Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=208099 PublicationsOwnership... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 May 2018
- News
Community Partners Delivers “Expert Goodness” to the Bay Area
volunteers “have helped the city capitalize on the innovation sprouting from Silicon Valley, through specific initiatives such as designing the structure of the city’s startup incubator, developing innovative ways to incorporate technology solutions to city departments... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- March 2021 (Revised April 2021)
- Case
Making Impact Investing Markets: IFC (A)
By: Shawn A. Cole, John Masko and T. Robert Zochowski
In 2017, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) faced the first big investment decision in its new Scaling Solar project. Founded in 1956, IFC was an international investment body with national governments as shareholders, whose mission was to promote economic... View Details
Keywords: Impact Investing; Development Economics; Developing Countries and Economies; Renewable Energy; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Borrowing and Debt; Credit; Equity; Bonds; Financing and Loans; Growth and Development; Emerging Markets; Non-Governmental Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Investment; Decision Making; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Zambia
Cole, Shawn A., John Masko, and T. Robert Zochowski. "Making Impact Investing Markets: IFC (A)." Harvard Business School Case 221-061, March 2021. (Revised April 2021.)
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Faculty Books
Robert G. Eccles and Michael P. Krzus (Wiley) An emerging business trend is for companies to go beyond separate reports for financial and nonfinancial (e.g., corporate social responsibility or sustainability) results and to integrate them... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Immersion Program Digs Deep
business executives,” he notes. “It was very useful for learning about how to do business in emerging markets.” Limor Moshkovich (HBS ’09) served as one of the immersion’s student leaders. “Wherever I end up doing business in the world,... View Details