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solving climate change by setting high environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards in farmland management and investing in regenerative agriculture.” Pat Coady MBA 1966 | Funding the Earth’s Natural Infrastructure "We’re finally... View Details

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Harvard Business School and Polaroid - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

industry, and government—laid the foundation upon which entrepreneurship and innovation thrived in Eastern Massachusetts. Colleges and universities provided a wealth of resources through their research facilities, libraries, and graduates. Support for research and... View Details

01 Dec 2003
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Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?

undervaluing its currency. The Chinese government has pegged the yuan at 8.3 to the dollar since 1996, which undervalues it by 15 to 25 percent, according to Morris Goldstein of the Institute for International Economics in Washington,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Manufacturing

13 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

How Leaders Create Winning Streaks

Overview Confidence in an organization is more than just a spirit of "We can do it." It is the foundation, systems, and culture involving positive behaviors such as open communication, self-scrutiny, respect, teamwork, accountability, collaboration, and View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Walter Kiechel

20 Jan 2015
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Patient Medical Records, Pocket-sized

by federal law, in order to receive government reimbursements. “As a provider with limited resources and tremendous pressure to decrease cost, we can only focus on so many initiatives at once,” notes Kevin... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

20 Feb 2025
Blog Post

IFC India 2025: Building Resilience - Mumbai’s Journey to Sustainable Water Management

climate-relevant initiatives is dedicated to flood resilience and water resource management, highlighting the importance of water security in the city’s climate strategy. However, despite this focus, water management remains one of the... View Details

01 Sep 2011
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Student Trio Advance Health Payment Reform

support for bundling pilot projects in the health-care legislation enacted in April 2010. In fact, the legislation inspired Herzlinger to initiate the field study project with New England Baptist Hospital. A major goal of the students’... View Details

Keywords: bundling; Health, Social Assistance

03 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Introducing the Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series

Introducing the Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series Cover image features Prof. Geoffrey Jones (left) and Prof. Tarun Khanna (right). The Business and Environment Initiative is excited to bring our readers the sustainability... View Details

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Connections & Relationships | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

approaching a problem, that there are a lot of different tools at our disposal. Impact Prior to HBS, I was Special Assistant to the President at the Boston Foundation a local grantmaking and policy organization with major initiatives... View Details

01 Jun 2015
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Fast Forward

tangible results: The Walmart Foundation cited the research as part of its announcement of a new five-year, $100 million effort to address the skills gap. The initial competitiveness research also inspired the HBS Club of New York to... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

15 Sep 2009
First Look

First Look: September 15

competence—expertise in technology—and its skilled people to accomplish what government and relief agencies could not: an information system and supply chain that tracked and managed the flow of relief supplies. Its efforts were crucial... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

23 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 23, 2008

largest shareholder, Khazanah Nacional, the sovereign wealth fund, is tasked with helping to grow the Malaysian economy. Should Khazanah encourage job and route cuts at MAS, and how would the government react to them? Moreover, should... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

13 Dec 2022
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The First Five Years: Christine Keung and Reggie Smith

'ship captains' to help over 200 of our classmates make it onto the Nantucket Ferry and arrive on the island. We knew each other from that point on, but we didn't become close friends until a year later, when we visited West Virginia as part of a leadership View Details

01 Jan 2009
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Jorge Paulo Lemann, A.B. 1961; Carlos A. Sicupira, OPM 9, 1984; Marcel H. Telles, OPM 10, 1985

cross-cultural initiatives at Harvard. Committed to enabling young people to reach their potential, Lemann co-founded Fundação Estudar to provide scholarships for Brazilian students. He also heads a family foundation that supports... View Details

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Leila Meliani

bulk of her career at Goldman Sachs. In her three-year tenure, she worked with the Chief Diversity Officer and Global Head of Talent on a number of initiatives including succession planning for firm partners, and multiple diversity and... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

21 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

Altruistic Capital: Harnessing Your Employees’ Intrinsic Goodwill

and to show up at interviews when invited. The government deliberately hired candidates from each group. It's too soon to gauge which group will yield the best performers, since the candidates have just started working. But the View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

05 Jul 2006
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First Look: July 5, 2006

prevailing public health system, while operating under the same revenue structure (per capita payments from the Ministry of Health). A highly visible landmark initiative of the Medical School of the Catholic University, success would... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Feb 2017
News

Turning Disorder into Opportunity

passing over it of the loyalty to country and alma mater and a lasting suggestion that they should devote their manhood developed by study and play on the banks of this river to the nation and its needs. In that spirit, Fieldhouse, the director for Emerging Businesses... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

20 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

Globalization Hasn’t Killed the Manufacturing Cluster

economy, and factor cost differentials, like labor costs, became more important, Pisano says. That's why there was a huge outflow of unskilled apparel manufacturing from the United States. "There's nothing that makes it sticky," he says. Can View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Manufacturing; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion

01 Oct 1998
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A Community Investment

the HBS Initiative on Social Enterprise, which focuses its teaching, research, and collaborative efforts on nonprofit organizations, other private social-purpose enterprises, and the role of business leadership in the social sector. In... View Details

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