Wealth And Poverty - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Building the Bridge from Nonprofit to VC with Joshua Mbanusi (MBA 2021)

at Collin County Community College before transferring to Cornell University where he majored in policy analysis and was exposed to poverty statistics for the first time. He was moved by them. “The United... View Details

07 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

What Leaders Need to Do To Restore Investor Confidence

is all this misconduct occurring now? A: I think it's the confluence of several factors: the use of powerful incentive packages, an exuberance that pushed equity prices to heights that were hard to justify economically and yet were very... View Details

Keywords: by Harvard Management Update

08 Jan 2007
Research & Ideas

Who Rises to Power in American Business?

of poverty often prevented many from taking advantage of that opportunity. As society becomes more and more polarized, it will be increasingly difficult for those from the lower socio-economic class to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

29 May 2009
Research Event

Business Summit: Introduction to the Future of Market Capitalism

trend of rising wealth will continue, a view that is shared by many global business leaders. But recent research conducted by HBS indicates that business leaders harbor many concerns about market capitalism View Details

Keywords: Re: Joseph L. Bower

10 May 2016
First Look

May 10, 2016

data sources and illustrate how they can be used to improve the study and function of cities. We first show how Google Street View images can be used to predict income in New York City, suggesting that... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

25 Apr 2000
Research & Ideas

Adjusting the Fit for Government

press. He also urged them not to let the specter of poor governments dissuade them from considering entrepreneurial careers in their home countries. "I see an enormous amount of opportunity for improvement, for personal wealth... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

29 May 2007
First Look

First Look: May 29, 2007

Working PapersLeading and Creating Collaboration in Decentralized Organizations Authors:Heather M. Caruso, Todd Rogers, and Max Bazerman Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-090.pdf... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Digital Designs on the Inner City

for the creation of jobs and wealth among urban families. Moderator Randall Pinkett of M.I.T. Laboratory Anne Habiby, executive vice president of the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, a national... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

Career Coach

Nicolle Richards

Nicolle is passionate about supporting students in navigating different roles focused on creating social impact. Nicolle has spent her whole career in the social impact space, working across philanthropy, impact investing, social enterprises, View Details

6 PM – 8 PM CET, 26 Feb 2015

London Alumni: Determine Your Career Elements & Connect with HBS

Join members of HBS Career & Professional Development (CPD) and fellow HBS alumni to network, participate in a professional development exercise to determine your essential career elements, and gain insight on key HBS innovations and initiatives. View Details

14 Aug 2015
Blog Post

What is a Career Coach?

choose to pursue an MBA in order to pivot in their career, and HBS students are no exception. The good news is that HBS offers a wealth of support and opportunities for those... View Details

Profile

Rawiah Abdallah

businesses in Egypt and from there, throughout Africa. It's an underserved sector where I can make a big impact through funding and consulting. When small businesses are properly financed View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Other Financial Services

01 Mar 2008
News

An American Odyssey

coauthored two books. But his longest sustained commitment has been to help public and private decision-makers more fully understand the causes of black poverty in the United States View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Lawrence Fouraker; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Finance

10 Aug 2010
First Look

First Look: August 10

FarriHarvard Business School Case 310-090 In late January 2009, Thomas Fekete, managing director at Barclays Wealth in London, redeemed the most illiquid positions in the so-called Wealth Absolute Return... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Jun 2009
Research Event

Business Summit: The Future of Market Capitalism

agonizing dilemma: Wealth creation comes from market capitalism, yet the market system has been hard for many parts of society, resulting in insecurities and inequalities. Under political pressure to make... View Details

Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter

23 Aug 2010
Research & Ideas

The Drive to Acquire’s Impact on Globalization

lower-income families. Meanwhile, the resulting profits add to the wealth of the Walton family and their fellow stockholders—a net gain for higher-income families. If one considers only dA, this profit gain... View Details

Keywords: by Paul R. Lawrence

23 Nov 2020
Blog Post

We Rise

formed True Wealth Ventures in 2015, and it is the philosophy that drives the firm today. Its requirement that there be at least one woman in a decision-making role on the executive team of any startup it... View Details

20 Oct 2015
First Look

October 20, 2015

transactions and vice versa. This paper examines how service quality, competition, and poverty are related to demand and inventory (of electronic... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Nov 2020
Blog Post

WE RISE