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Rye Barcott

themselves have the solutions to the problems they face," Rye says. He returned to North Carolina to raise money, then came back to Kibera to launch the program, Carolina for Kibera. Today, the organization is thriving "under... View Details

28 Feb 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, February 28

internal factors that constrain or enable these responses, and examine how the firms’ responses affect their performance. Our empirical context is the U.S. newspaper industry, which has experienced increased competition following the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog

Entrepreneurial Management and General Management) George Serafeim Spring 2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Strategy Execution Dennis Campbell Spring 2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Systems for Scaling Ventures (SSV) (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) Tatiana Sandino Spring 2025 Q3Q4 3.0... View Details

11 May 2020
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Better Than Cash

difficult to save money or establish a financial history. Goodwin-Groen’s career-long commitment to international development led her to start the Better Than Cash Alliance—now a consortium of 75 governments, corporations, and View Details

11 Jan 2016
Blog Post

Meet the Business and Environment Initiative

BEI organizes conferences, seminars, and symposia that increase the visibility of environmental problems and their solutions among students, alumni, and the broader business community. What are the Initiative’s goals? Our primary goals... View Details

01 Feb 2001
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HBSi Combines HBS Content with State-of-the-Art Technology

state-of-the-art e-learning technology. "HBSi is the magic that melds classroom teaching, long a hallmark of the HBS experience, with the creative use of the latest e-learning tools — combining and customizing them to offer a total View Details

Keywords: HBSi; HBS Interactive; e-learning; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

06 May 2002
Research & Ideas

A Toolkit for Customer Innovation

corrections. The cycle repeats until a satisfactory solution is reached, often requiring many costly and time-consuming iterations. To appreciate the extent of the difficulty, consider product development at BBA (now View Details

Keywords: by Stefan Thomke & Eric Von Hippel

30 Apr 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Urban Adaptation in a Changing World

of sustainability efforts, decarbonization, and net zero in the context of a broader development agenda. The class culminated in a series of site visits in January 2024 in Mumbai and Bangalore and this is one of 14 student essays that highlights their reflections on... View Details

03 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Energy & Environment Club

focused clubs to learn about the history of the club, the impact and mission, and the types of programming that members can participate in. Having been in Energy sector for the last eight years, I developed a deeply rooted belief in the View Details

01 Jun 2020
News

The Network Effect

participate in clinical trials. On March 29, Kapoor and his wife devised a solution: WorldWithoutCOVID.org, a nonprofit public health initiative that connects medical researchers with willing volunteers. A longtime student of network effect marketplaces, he had seen... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; COVID-19; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

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Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise Q4 - Course Catalog

but the reward for building a successful business is that the leader must then spot when external conditions require a change to the formula. And the more successful the business, the harder that change will be to pull off. This course, which introduces a series of... View Details

08 May 2019
Blog Post

Top-Notch Talent Begets Top-Notch Talent

can do x,’” says Cheney. “I had an ‘aha’ moment that there was a lack of a marketplace to connect the supply and demand on that.” A New Recruiting Solution is Born Cheney built out the concept for Prokanga while on maternity leave with... View Details

27 Jul 2010
First Look

First Look: July 27

While some countries enjoy the opportunity to serve on this powerful body, most countries rarely, if ever, get that chance. This gives rise to the question: does board membership lead to higher funding from the World Bank's two main... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Jun 2000
Research & Ideas

Three Countries, Three Choices in Post-Soviet Eurasia

power in the region. An explanation, rather, lies in nationalism: in the degree to which these countries constructed and embraced their own concepts of national identity and allowed such concepts to influence economic policy. As Abdelal... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Kim Coupounas Archives | Social Enterprise

Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details

01 Dec 2011
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Research With Impact: Changing Global Health Practices

used the research findings to change its approach to the issue. Ashraf says that “in both the private sector and the world of global health, effective solutions require understanding the specific context.” Achieving that understanding,... View Details

Keywords: birth control; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

11 Sep 2012
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First Look: September 11

Churchill and Judah Folkman-and telling the stories of how they came to power and how they made the most important decisions of their lives, Indispensable reveals how, when, and where a single individual in the right place at the right... View Details