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- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Powering on wireless electricity
Eric Giler (MBA 1982) is fueled by a mission to never have to “plug in” again. The CEO of WiTricity, a startup revolutionizing science with its magnetic resonance technology, hopes to soon relegate electrical wires and batteries to the... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Saving lives through new vaccine technology
Michael Schrader (MBA 2012) is on a mission to help keep millions of people around the world from dying needlessly. “Right now, 2.4 million people die every year from vaccine-preventable diseases,” says Schrader, cofounder and CEO of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Another First
first 157 women accepted as cadets at the Air Force Academy. She went on to fly more than 3,800 hours of missions for the Air Force. Prior to her new post, she was the first female commander of the 437th Airlift Wing in Charleston, South... View Details
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
Service Leadership Fellows
Senior Associate Dean and MBA Program chair W. Carl Kester said that he hopes the program will further the School's mission of contributing to the well-being of society. “We want our graduates not simply to be managers of competence but... View Details
- Career Coach
Phil Wong
Phil (Caltech ‘05, HBS ‘10) is currently the CFO and co-founder of Sevi Health, a healthcare startup on a mission to simplify primary care in the US. His role at Sevi focuses on acquiring clinics, integrating housing and healthcare for... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Corporate Finance; Financial Services (All); Investment Banking; Financial Services (All); Investment Management; Financial Services (All); Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Venture Capital; Financial Services (All); Health Care; Startup - Founder; Entrepreneurship
- Portrait Project
Amer M. Lahham
till the end. It has been a long journey from my Catholic school podium to this magnificent hilltop. I learned that Palestinians should live for Palestine, not die. My mission was one of demolishing mistrust, of rendering the struggle for... View Details
- Web
1.4.2 Classroom Environment | MBA
1.4.2 Classroom Environment 1.4 Academic Program Specifics The MBA classroom serves several purposes. It is both a learning environment and a laboratory for creating and sharing knowledge. To fulfill the mission of educating outstanding... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Earl “Butch” Graves Jr. (MBA 1988)
Black Enterprise is a multimedia company with the mission to ensure that everyone can act on the opportunities this country has provided to so many. Our tagline is “Wealth for life.” My father launched Black Enterprise in 1970 with a... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 24 Jun 2015
- HBS Case
Upgrading School with a Startup Mentality
prioritizing customer satisfaction, and using technology to gather classroom data to create continuous improvement and personalization. In short, Ventilla is combining the mission of delivering high-quality, modernized education with an... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Investing in Innovation
to succeed in this more complex world, and to increase our scale and reach to bring our mission to even more people, requires a relentless dedication to innovation." John Hess (AB 1975, MBA 1977), CEO of the Hess Corporation and chair of... View Details
- January 2024
- Background Note
Evaluating Innovations in the Organization of Primary Care: What Type of Innovation Is It and How Well Does It Align with the Six Factors?
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and James Wallace
How can we evaluate if innovative health care ventures can do good—benefit society—and do well—become financially viable? This question is the topic of the first module in the Innovating in Health Care course book.
This note and "Health Stop (A): What Type... View Details
This note and "Health Stop (A): What Type... View Details
- 09 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
How to Communicate your Organizations’ People-Centered Values
diversity and inclusion are mission statements and the existence of Employee Resource Groups. Mission statements and company values are often publicly accessible on organizations’ websites. Evaluate if your... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Righting the Ship
all, Shackleton realized that the crisis he faced was, at its essence, one of life and death. We need to start with that realization today during the COVID-19 pandemic. Shackleton understood that the mission was to get everyone home... View Details
- August 2020
- Teaching Note
Sesame Workshop (B): Celebrating 50 Years of Helping Kids Grow Smarter, Stronger, and Kinder
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Joyce J. Kim
Teaching Note for Case No. 321-015. In 2019, Sesame Workshop celebrated its 50th anniversary while on a winning streak of social impact, innovation, and peak media and financial results. Over the past four years, CEO Jeff Dunn and his turnaround team exhibited... View Details
- 2015
- Chapter
How Leaders Use Values-based Guidance Systems to Create Dynamic Capabilities
How do strategic leaders create change-adept organizations? Based on qualitative field research, this chapter argues that well-defined institutionalized purpose, values, and principles act as an organizational guidance system that integrates and strengthens the... View Details
Keywords: Dynamic Capabilities; Field Research; Intrinsic Motivation; Organizational Identity; Ecosystem; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Mission and Purpose; Motivation and Incentives; Research; Management Systems; Change
Kanter, Rosabeth M., Matthew Bird, Ethan Bernstein, and Ryan Raffaelli. "How Leaders Use Values-based Guidance Systems to Create Dynamic Capabilities." Chap. 2 in The Oxford Handbook of Dynamic Capabilities, edited by David J. Teece and Sohvi Leih. Oxford University Press, 2015. Electronic.
- 08 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
Colloquium: The Future of Social Enterprise
entrepreneurs. We examine how these organizations can best access the untapped resources by demonstrating mission performance and then propose three potential scenarios for how the sector might evolve. Read the working paper. Participate... View Details
Keywords: Re: V. Kasturi Rangan & Dutch Leonard
- Web
Israel Business Club | MBA
fostering connections and understanding. We promote Israel's vibrant culture and host enriching learning sessions focused on its history and contemporary topics. Our mission is to create an inclusive platform where students can engage... View Details
- Web
German-Speaking Society | MBA
German-Speaking Society All recognized student clubs are part of a 501(c)(3) non-profit tax exempt organization, called Student Clubs of HBS, Inc. Each student club at HBS is open to all matriculated HBS students and their registered partners. The View Details
- Portrait Project
Sarina Hickey
NGO mission to rescue girls sold into sex slavery. Some were badly burned or beaten. Others too catatonic to know reality from nightmare. All robbed of their childhood. She passed away not two hours after our team liberated her from her... View Details
- Portrait Project
Mae Abdelrahman
world, I realized that not everyone views skin the way that I do. Instead, I learned that some people value skin based on its color and believe it is worth less when it is black. Honing the intentionality of my mother, I started Nour – a skincare company named after... View Details