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Heritage & Identity Months at Baker | Baker Library
Heritage & Identity Months at Baker Surfacing Library Collections. Amplifying Diversity. These exhibits are part of an ongoing strategy to recognize one another's humanity, value the lived experiences of others, and build meaningful relationships to achieve Baker...
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- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Embracing Digital Transformation
digital age, enable more meaningful connections with and among alumni, and create data-driven partnerships that benefit business and society. Annual gifts to the HBS Fund from alumni advance the mission of the School by providing vital...
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- 01 May 2013
- News
Deborah A. Farrington, MBA 1976
says. "A Harvard MBA leveled the playing field for me." Of her gift for the HBS Fund, she says, "I am proud to support HBS's mission of training leaders who make a difference."
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- 16 Sep 2016
- News
Offshore Learning
careers by practicing science in an inspiring, natural environment. “Our core mission is to help close the achievement gap in Boston schools,” says Pearson. “The city, our donors, and the schools have been tremendous in their support....
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- 24 Apr 2014
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Advancing the cause of women’s leadership in business
Having broken barriers in her own career, Ilene Lang (AB 1965, MBA 1973) has made it her mission to help other women succeed in business. The retired CEO of Catalyst now serves as senior advisor of the global research and advisory firm,...
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- 08 May 2018
- Blog Post
Meet the Entrepreneurship Club
Disrupt Telecom”). Through our mission to create an entrepreneurial community that lasts beyond HBS, we seek to facilitate connections at the right time, whether it’s for a little inspiration after a rough day, or to fill a knowledge gap...
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- 01 Feb 2016
- Blog Post
What is the HBS Latin America Club?
Latin American companies to connect with our members. But the most important mission of the LatAm club goes beyond our activities. The key of our success is the long lasting relationships we build; relationships that will stand for a...
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- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Fueling Innovation
By giving to the HBS Fund, alumni and friends support the School’s core priorities and help catalyze the launch of new programs and initiatives and sustain their growth. Featured here are a few key examples of innovations at HBS that would not have been possible...
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- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Joint Venture
global reach and impact, that effort has been not only an enormous success but also a ringing affirmation of the School’s mission to “make a difference in the world.” Over the decades—from field-based work such as the Hawthorne studies,...
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- 31 Oct 2019
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Finding an Audience
Rene Solis (MBA 1958) is director of Musica en Mexico, a performing arts information service in Mexico City. In this interview he talks about how the group grew out of a personal mission to today serving a wide community of interest. “I...
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Content & Community for Students | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Molly: Our mission is to inspire, educate, and connect leaders who aim to create positive change in the world. I see the club's role as twofold: we provide both content and community . For content : we host keynote speakers, panelists,...
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- 14 Oct 2022
- Blog Post
Video Perspectives: Rachel H Chung
potential and derail ambitions in myself and also in others. However, on the flip side, I've also seen how practicing to say, I can, celebrating failure, even taking your first step towards realizing your mission can really unlock...
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- 24 Apr 2014
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Bringing women to the boardroom table
Placing female candidates on boards of public and private companies is Beth A. Stewart’s mission as CEO of Trewstar. The search firm addresses the inequity of board representation—only 16 percent of Fortune 500 companies have a woman...
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- 24 Apr 2014
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The art of thinking creatively
Gerald W. Schwartz’s (MBA 1970) endeavors to enhance education at HBS are visible in the very halls he once traversed. On a mission to introduce thought-provoking artwork into the main classroom buildings at the School, Schwartz hopes to...
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- 01 Jan 2013
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Five Receive 2013 HBS Alumni Achievement Award
Video Embed The mission of Harvard Business School is to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. Every day more than 78,000 HBS graduates strive to make these words a reality in a wide array of organizations that affect the...
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- 04 Aug 2023
- Blog Post
Four Remarkable Stories of HBS MBA Students Tackling Climate Change
businesses to access financing for solar,” Chidalu explains. (01:11) In 2022, Chidalu founded her fintech company Earthbond, with the mission to empower Nigerians and their businesses with affordable financing for clean and reliable...
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- 28 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World
Struggle is an experience we instinctively avoid, looking for any way to minimize the hard work and pain involved in getting what we want. And yet—nearly every book we read and movie we watch involves someone struggling mightily to achieve their ends. Like them, we...
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- February 7, 2023
- Editorial
Business Schools are Ignoring Students’ Changing Aspirations: They Must Focus on Management as a Calling
By: Andrew J. Hoffman
Many management students today are concerned about the mounting threats of climate change, income inequality, health care, and more. They increasingly see business as a place to make a difference in the world. Andrew Hoffman writes that business schools are slow to...
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Hoffman, Andrew J. "Business Schools are Ignoring Students’ Changing Aspirations: They Must Focus on Management as a Calling." LSE Business Review (February 7, 2023).
- August 2019 (Revised January 2020)
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Essential Explorations at MUJI
By: Tomomichi Amano, Das Narayandas, Naoko Jinjo and Akiko Kanno
Launched as a private brand in 1980 to counter the increasingly brand-conscious consumer in Japan, MUJI offered beautifully designed, fairly priced, no-frills quality goods. The once modest private label brand with 40 products had expanded significantly by 2019 to more...
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Product Portfolio Management;
Brands and Branding;
Product;
Management;
Change Management;
Mission and Purpose;
Retail Industry;
Japan
Amano, Tomomichi, Das Narayandas, Naoko Jinjo, and Akiko Kanno. "Essential Explorations at MUJI." Harvard Business School Case 520-024, August 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
- 02 Dec 2018
- News
An Emphasis on Teamwork
recently directed his support to the HBS Fund in support of program innovation. “The School’s consistent focus on making leadership the fundamental tenet of the curriculum sets it apart,” he observes. “It’s critical to placing business in the context of a national...
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