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16 May 2018
News

ALUMNI NVC Finals and Regional Roundup

Enterprise, and Student Business tracks — took the stage at Shad Hall to describe their business concepts in just 90 seconds. The Alumni winner, DynamiCare Health (New England region), rose to the top of a field of 164 original teams from... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

03 Nov 2003
What Do You Think?

Can Investors Have Too Much Accounting Transparency?

misunderstand the health of the company that makes this wrong." Ruth Sager suggests that the current reactions to misleading financial reporting could potentially go too far. As she says, "Fashion in any field is like that. It... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

21 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The New Math of Customer Relationships

links between satisfied employees and satisfied customers have on practitioners? Jim Heskett: While we don't spend any time tracking the impact, Earl and I (as well as our coauthors who, over the years, have included Chris Hart, Len... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

23 Jan 2019
News

The Promise of Personalized Medicine

during my time at HBS here, I started two organizations. Essentially the theme is, let’s take as many shots on goal as possible. Let’s get capital from as many places as possible to take those shots on goal. And so I started both a 501(c)(3) foundation, Terry’s... View Details

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IFC: Singapore; Shaping a Global Innovation Hub - Course Catalog

during the class sessions in the Fall semester, as well as in Singapore; (ii) engagement with project partners; (iii) on-site activities; (iv) feedback from organizations; and (v) a final report. Tours: Students will have the opportunity... View Details

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Launching leaders: HBS's new initiative fuels first-generation and low-income student success - Recruiting

Club, financial wellness programming, and scholarships covering the total cost of tuition and fees for students with the greatest financial need—about 10 percent of the student body. For Dewan Sharfaraz Ahmed (MBA 2026), Ascend laid the... View Details

11 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

Economic Jitters Push Pandemic Job Seekers to Big Companies, Not Startups

active on the AngelList platform between February 5 and June 18, 2020. Researchers used the number of years a candidate has spent in their current role, as well as a proprietary score created by AngelList that includes experience,... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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IFC: Saudi Arabia; Economic Diversification - Course Catalog

sources of economic growth away from petrochemicals. Societal change has been rapid in some dimensions – exhilarating and sometimes disconcerting – and on others has been glacially slow. This has triggered new entrepreneurial opportunities as View Details

15 Nov 2021
News

Charles P. Waite (MBA 1959)

technology, health care, telecommunications, and software. “When they founded the company, venture capital wasn’t a familiar term,” says daughter Bishop. “My father felt like he was an entrepreneur. That was how he explained their... View Details

15 May 2020
News

New Menu

trend as people are becoming more aware of the impact of dietary choices on climate change as well as personal health and animal welfare. Twelve startups joined the accelerator's first cohort, including a... View Details

21 Oct 2013
News

Moving the Needle

hospital stays and doctors' visits showed her the health care system up close. "I realized that I really wanted to make a difference," she recalls. At Harvard, this self-described "contrarian" recalls having to push her idea of promoting... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

21 Oct 2019
Blog Post

Know Your Audience: Recruiting HBS Students for Consumer Products

regarding the types of products students are passionate about. “We are seeing increased interest in innovative consumer products including tech enabled products and companies in the health and wellness... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

16 Mar 2017
News

Making Rapid Progress in the Fight Against Cancer

what’s our strategy for doing so, how we’re going to partner with organizations around the world, and how we build and motivate a team of scientists, doctors, as well as fundraisers, to deliver that mission collectively. “If I give you... View Details

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IFC: India; Development While Decarbonizing - India’s Path to Net Zero - Course Catalog

information about what the course program fee includes and excludes, as well as information about student accommodations, please visit the GEO website or email geo@hbs.edu . GEO continuously evaluates the safety and logistical feasibility... View Details

12 Feb 2016
News

Creating Common Ground in Communities of Conflict

I felt there my first sense of being an entrepreneur.” Mendhro left Microsoft for HBS in 2006, but struggled with the adjustment while facing an acute health issue, which led her to take a break to return to Pakistan. “HBS was a dream. I... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

Career Coach

Meredith Hamilton

Meredith [she/her] has served as a mentor and coach to innumerable mid-career staff as well as several CEOs in the social sector. She is committed to creating a safe space for students and alumni to explore questions of professional... View Details

Keywords: Education; Entrepreneurship; Impact Investing; Financial Services (All); Government; Real Estate; Social Enterprise

26 Feb 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019

adept than women at knowing when to ask. Thus, our results caution against a greater push for women to negotiate. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55522 January 1, 2019 JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Dec 2013
News

To Market, to Market

Life Science Entrepreneurship Program, which connects recent HBS alumni with Accelerator projects, and is directed by HBS Professor of Management Practice Vicki Sato. Blavatnik Fellows receive a one-year stipend, as well as additional... View Details

Keywords: Scientific Research and Development Services

11 Feb 2021
Blog Post

Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness

and early April, as COVID-19 spread worldwide, a study by Mind Share Partners in partnership with Qualtrics and SAP found that 42 percent of respondents said their mental health had declined since the outbreak. Six months later, people's... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

13 Oct 2016
News

Adding Muscle to the Fight Against Disease

afford these patients a better quality of life for a longer period of time. It could be the first new treatment for ALS in nearly 25 years and the first one to potentially affect muscle function and strength as well as hopefully preserve... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

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