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01 Oct 1998
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Dinh Thi Hoa: Up from the Ashes of War

candidate for a World Bank Scholarship to attend business school at Harvard. "That is not an easy opportunity to refuse," Hoa notes. With her background in communist theory and difficulty with English, Hoa found her first year at HBS a... View Details

Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr. (MBA 1992)

15 Mar 2019
News

A Model of Drive and Impact

three years), and the opportunity it has provided to fulfill a personal mission. “What we do at Clicars is to eliminate in-person visits to car dealerships through digitalization and trust. Thirty percent of... View Details

Keywords: Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers; Retail Trade

October 2020
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LifeBank Nigeria

By: Brian Trelstad, Pippa Tubman Armerding and Wale Lawal

The aspiration of addressing maternal deaths in Nigeria, which were mostly caused by blood shortages, led Temie Giwa-Tubosun to found LifeBank in 2015. LifeBank developed an online platform that enabled hospitals to connect and purchase blood from local blood banks and... View Details

Keywords: Systems Design; Social Business; Business At The Base Of The Pyramid; Health Care; Blood; Social Enterprise; Health Care and Treatment; Growth and Development Strategy; Finance; Health Industry; Transportation Industry; Africa; Nigeria

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14 Dec 2018
Blog Post

The ABCs of Recruiting at HBS

analysis. G – GO: Africa. Beginning with the MBA Class of 2018, HBS offers a Global Opportunity Fellowship (GO: Africa) to supplement the income of MBA graduates who go on to... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

The 4 Types of Cities and How to Prepare Them for the Future

The prospect of urban innovation excites the imagination. But dreaming up what a “smart city” will look like in some gleaming future is, by its nature, a utopian exercise. The messy truth is that cities are not the same, and even the most innovative approach can... View Details

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the Higher Education Opportunity Act P2P for more details. Copyright owners who believe their material has been infringed on any of the Services should contact Harvard's DMCA agent as specified at... View Details

28 Aug 2018

Class of 2021 Application Process Webinar

This online session is an opportunity to ask questions about the application process for the upcoming Round 1 deadline on September 5th. View Details

02 May 2008
What Do You Think?

What is the Future of State Capitalism?

from investment opportunities in developed countries. Nari Kannan suggests that it is a product of "thoughtless consumerism ... (the thirst for cheap Chinese goods) ... and dependence on foreign... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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Members of the Military | MBA

Members of the Military Harvard Business School (HBS) is home to veterans of all branches of the US Military, as well as foreign militaries. Veterans bring a variety View Details

July 2024
Article

Demographic 'Stickiness': The Demographic Identity of Departing Group Members Influences Who Is Chosen to Replace Them

By: Edward H. Chang and Erika Kirgios

People tasked with replacing a departing group member are disproportionately likely to choose a replacement with the same demographic identity, leading to demographic “stickiness” in group composition. We examine this effect in 2,163 U.S. federal judge appointments... View Details

Keywords: Loss Aversion; Diversity; Race; Gender; Decisions

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10 May 2004
Research & Ideas

Rethink the Value of Joint Ventures

impossible? These internal capital and product markets are growing in importance for these firms creating many opportunities and many obstacles. Our research shows that some firms are adapting quickly to this while others continue to... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

27 Nov 2013
Working Paper Summaries

Skilled Immigration and the Employment Structures of US Firms

Keywords: by Sari Pekkala Kerr, William R. Kerr & William F. Lincoln

28 Jul 2011
Working Paper Summaries

The Three Foundations of a Great Life, Great Leadership, and a Great Organization

Keywords: by Michael C. Jensen

05 Jan 2009
News

Thomas Tierney (MBA 1980) Named Chair of HBS Social Enterprise Initiative Advisory Board

27 Sep 2019
Blog Post

Learning the Language of Product at Duolingo

her back in Germany. My efforts paid off - she and I were married this past June in the Bavarian alps. When Duolingo visited campus last October, I figured this could be a good opportunity to get Product Manager (PM) experience (which I... View Details

Keywords: Technology

02 Feb 2011
Working Paper Summaries

Lawful but Corrupt: Gaming and the Problem of Institutional Corruption in the Private Sector

Keywords: by Malcolm S. Salter; Financial Services

08 May 2013
Research & Ideas

A Company’s Evolving View of Gender Equity

equity in their own companies. Bias, underrepresentation, and work-family conflict Analysis of the articles published over nearly two decades in the US business press gave the authors an opportunity to trace... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Accounting

18 Sep 2017
Research & Ideas

'Likes' Lead to Nothing—and Other Hard-Learned Lessons of Social Media Marketing

Seventeen years after the dawn of social media marketing, this medium continues to be an intriguing puzzle—a place where brands are investing more time and money, but are still struggling to determine what works well and where the returns... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Advertising; Technology

13 May 2013
Blog Post

The Art of Naming a Start-up

and quiet in the buildup to a breathtaking finale. I didn’t win either of the competitions. At that point, I gave up on my dream of ever playing a concerto with an orchestra. As an amateur musician, my... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

01 Jun 2018
News

The Evolution of Modern Pricing Models

image by John Ritter From Uber’s surge pricing to dynamic ticket pricing, it seems there’s been more awareness of pricing models and pricing strategy in recent years. What’s driving that interest? Thales Teixeira: We need to go back... View Details

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