Millennium Development Goals - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Aug 2017
Blog Post

A Summer Internship with the City of Boston

world-class university make great education free and accessible, anywhere in the world?—to knotty tactical decisions—should we ask small-dollar donors to give $5.25 or $7.50? While many of my clients’ goals were political in nature, I... View Details

01 Dec 1998
News

Year 2000 Computer Problem and You: Disaster for Some, Lessons for All

develop tolerance for minor annoyances - at home as well as in the office. Many organizations are still unprepared to meet the Y2K deadline. Why? The further you are from something, the less dangerous it appears. And, as already... View Details

30 Jun 2020
Book

Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever

The book Capitalism at Risk first appeared in 2011. The problems it identified with social inequality, global trade strife, and environmental degradation have only accelerated by 2020. The new edition of Capitalism at Risk, subtitled How Business Can Lead, is expanded... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

Profile

Max Seel

the best and worst of his situation – and developing a great bond of trust with his family." Inspired by his experiences, he applied for a research position at GE's new biosciences research facility in Schenectady. "It was a... View Details

08 Jun 2021
News

New Funding for Female Founders

Ventures, Defy Partners, Greycroft, and Lerer Hippeau. Prima said it will use the funding to continue product development and support operations. The company sells its products online and through retail partners including Sephora,... View Details

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

Profile

Ann Chao

at my disposal to pursue my passions. How has your overall HBS experience shaped your goals & career path? From the beginning, the consistent message I received from HBS and my classmates was to pursue my passions and resist the... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media

Profile

Jake Flomenberg

all aspects of business. How has your overall HBS experience shaped your goals and career path? I've always been interested in technology but came to HBS knowing next to nothing about entrepreneurship and venture capital. HBS exposed me... View Details

Keywords: Technology

01 Mar 2011
News

HBS Faculty Approves Curriculum Innovations

With overwhelming support, the HBS faculty in mid-January approved the most significant changes to the MBA Program in decades, affecting both the Required and the Elective curricula. Beginning next fall, first-year students will take a yearlong Field Immersion... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

12 Oct 2017
Blog Post

Why I Spent this Summer Coding

The summer between RC and EC year represents a great opportunity for risk-free exploration. Encouraged by our outcome at the New Venture Competition and the funding I would receive as a Rock Summer Fellow, I forwent a business internship for the entrepreneurial path.... View Details

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Community | HBS Online

only one of the benefits of joining the Community. HBS Online annually collaborates with a nonprofit to host the Community Challenge , in which learners meet worldwide to develop solutions to one of the organization’s most pressing... View Details

May 2024
Case

LinkedIn Corporation, 2024

By: David B. Yoffie, George Gonzalez and Emily Grandjean

By 2024, the LinkedIn profile was well established as the professional identity of record on the Internet. Following a multi-year effort to expand the platform’s user base, as well as a period of rapid growth during the COVID-19 pandemic, LinkedIn’s membership had... View Details

Keywords: Platform; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Goals and Objectives; Social Media; Network Effects; Growth and Development Strategy; Performance Evaluation; Technology Industry; Employment Industry; Sunnyvale

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November 2007
Article

Innovation and Incentives: Evidence from Corporate R&D

By: Josh Lerner and Julie Wulf

Beginning in the late 1980s, American corporations began increasingly linking the compensation of central research personnel to the economic objectives of the corporation. This paper examines the impact of the shifting compensation of the heads of corporate research... View Details

Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Motivation and Incentives; Goals and Objectives; Research and Development; Patents; Employee Stock Ownership Plan

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01 Dec 2003
News

Celebrating HBS

considerable risk.” Clark noted that the School is in a period of equally significant change, which calls for “courage and investment to create the Harvard Business School of the future.” As of this writing, The Campaign for Harvard Business School has raised more than... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

Portrait Project

Jessica Gelman

without hurting anyone. I was both realistic and idealistic in those dreams. Nevertheless, I am amazed at how my life, thus far, has mirrored those dreams. To set goals and achieve them is fulfilling, especially given that the path I have... View Details

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Data: The Ever-Expanding Frontier - Race, Gender & Equity

the importance of stewardship during their interviews. How do we design and implement technology in ways that honor the privacy of its users? What strategic goals do we have for our data practices and how might those View Details

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Lavinia Teodorescu | MBA

algorithms prioritize local brands and creators. My goal over the coming years is to develop and grow Gala to become a worldwide fashion retailing platform. LinkedIn: Lavinia Teodorescu View Details

27 Apr 2023
News

Life Preserver

Ossium Health, the world's first bone marrow bank from deceased organ donors with the goal of providing better transplant options to patients with diseases such as sickle cell, leukemia, and lymphoma; and Sylvatica Biotech, which View Details

Keywords: April White

16 Jun 2017
Blog Post

What is the HBS Leadership Fellows Program?

Career & Professional Development Office in building relationships with organizations, and working with them to develop opportunities that meet the program goals of access,... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

01 Jun 2009
News

Dispatches from the Global Classroom

smaller groups for a full day of site visits, each focusing on a different track (water, microfinance, and retail, for example), with the goal of identifying a viable business opportunity to present to the group that evening. Intrigued by... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

09 May 2013
News

Road Trip

and Amaris Singer (all HBS 2014). As Gerald explains: "With globalization, there's been a lot of attention paid to what's happening overseas, and rightly so. But our goal is to help MBAs better understand the challenges of being an... View Details

Keywords: Finance; Management

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