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- 03 Jun 2016
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Again in a Great City
2010, the upscale national grocer—at the gentle suggestion of Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow—came to look at properties in central Detroit. One of them was a vacant piece of land that Cummings owned on Mack Avenue in Midtown, next to... View Details
Keywords: April White; photographed by Brian Kelly
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Frank Spencer
trust. "Affordable housing in particular has been a longtime passion of mine." In addition to helping to develop the first SRO (single-room occupancy) residence for homeless men in Charlotte, Spencer has served on the board of... View Details
- 22 Nov 2016
- Blog Post
Memoirs of an International First Year Student
As an Indian national who was working in the Middle East in the petroleum industry, my decision to apply for an MBA was fueled (pun intended) by two reasons. One was the obvious need to get a business perspective after staying in the... View Details
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- 01 Mar 2003
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Post-Soviet Purpose
HBS assistant professor Rawi Abdelal’s 2001 book National Purpose in the World Economy: Post-Soviet States in Comparative Perspective (Cornell University Press) was awarded the 2002 Shulman Prize for Outstanding Book on International... View Details
- 20 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Mobilizing Private Sector Action For Racial Equity in Milwaukee: SE Summer Fellow Zach Komes (MBA 2022)
the world this summer to develop skills and knowledge while having significant responsibility and high impact. What were you working on this summer? This summer, I worked with the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC),... View Details
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Rhonda Haynes 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
- 30 Jun 2019
- News
Alumni in France honor self-made entrepreneurs; Shih talks trade in Buffalo
(MBA 1995), VP of the 2019 VDA. “These exceptional people are also involved in local development initiatives—social, educational, environmental—and their impact stretches internationally.” Since the VDA’s inception in 1989, more than 250... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Providing an Environment for Ideas to Grow
that I have.” Neeley’s research focuses on the challenges organizations face when coordinating operations across linguistic and national boundaries. As a doctoral student at Stanford, she participated in a large-scale global teams study... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Faculty Books
Global Capital and National Institutions: Crisis and Choice in the International Financial Architecture by Laura Alfaro (World Scientific) This casebook has three main topics: the determinants and effects of international capital flows;... View Details
- 06 Nov 2017
- Research Event
Who is Responsible for the Future of Cities?
The panel was moderated by John Macomber, a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School whose work ponders how public/private partnerships can fuel urban development for the better. As a business person, he spends most of his time with... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 20 May 2016
- Op-Ed
World Health Organization Lacks Leadership to Combat Pandemics
public advisories, and it is regarded as more of a policeman than a partner by national governments. Its many dedicated scientists produce useful reports on the global state of public health, but the WHO's bureaucracy impedes the decisive... View Details
- 05 Jan 2011
- Op-Ed
Funding Unpredictability Around Stem-Cell Research Inflicts Heavy Cost on Scientific Progress
In light of the latest developments of the on-again, off-again, on-again government funding of human embryonic stem-cell research, it is time to consider the devastating implications of this chaotic funding environment. And to do that,... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Fred Lazarus: Art Work at the Office
the 1960s, he felt himself drawn toward nonprofit activities. Upon graduating from HBS, Lazarus took the advice of a classmate and joined the Peace Corps in Panama, where he worked to develop a business training and education program at a... View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey Lazar
- 31 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Climate Change Pioneers in the Class of 1978
protect against pests and diseases, enhance grain and fruit quality, and improve plant nutrition. Some of the microbes under development may soon be used to reduce fertilizer usage and to substantially reduce methane gas escapage. Rick... View Details
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Jeremy Andrus
chain, and selling. I worked for a while as a hotel developer for a Marriott franchisee. Before HBS, I was a management consultant at Monitor, which sharpened my perspective on business and industry strategy. I learned a huge amount at... View Details
- 30 Jan 2018
- News
Four Alumni Named as Presidential Leadership Scholars
Coleman MBA 2010), managing director and chief administrative officer for alternatives and institution at Invesco and board member of the National Monuments Foundation Erik Pickering (MBA 1999), president of Tracers Information... View Details
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Demographics: population statistics: non-US
Where do I find detailed, non-US population data? See World Population Prospects - global demographic estimates and projections undertaken by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the... View Details
- 07 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Competition of Countries
involved in a large-scale field study of best practice in environmental management. Having just completed a case text on competing countries, Vietor discusses globalization and national development... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
East Side Story
In January, veteran New York state senator Roy Goodman (MBA '53) was appointed president and CEO of the United Nations Development Corporation by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg (MBA '66). In accepting... View Details