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24 Apr 2014
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Training managers in the developing world

Through the Southern African Development Community Business School Network he established with the University of Botswana and the University of Pretoria, Richard America (MBA 1965) is on a mission to help train first-rate managers in the... View Details

01 May 2013
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Trevor Fetter, MBA 1986

I support HBS to give back, because I have gained so much from the School over the years. I’ve also seen firsthand how effectively the School carries out its mission to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. I’m more excited... View Details

18 May 2016
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What Does the American Dream Mean in Today’s America?

Alexander Navab (MBA 1991), head of investment firm KKR’s Americas private equity business, was honored this year with an Ellis Island Medal of Honor, presented annually to “individuals who have made it their mission to share with those... View Details

27 Oct 2016
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Meet the Management Consulting Club

Mission Statement The Management Consulting Club is one of the most popular student clubs on campus with an annual membership of over 250 students. We aim to serve as a bridge between the industry and Harvard Business School students,... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

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Introduction - A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927 – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

institutional mission and social responsibilities intrinsic to the study of business within the university setting. It soon became apparent that the School, which occupied parts of far-flung buildings on the Harvard grounds in Cambridge,... View Details

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AllWorld Network - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

founded in 2011. The organization’s mission is make visible the scalable growth entrepreneurs of the emerging world, creating the largest information system and network of growth entrepreneurs. Expanding the world’s entrepreneurial... View Details

01 Sep 2024
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3-Minute Briefing: Kruti Patel Goyal (MBA 2004)

My parents were in the hospitality business. They owned a motel, so we grew up working at the business as well as living at the business. I remember vividly some moments of really intense stress. And it was because my parents took a lot of risk to build the business.... View Details

Keywords: Sarah Wyman

05 May 2025
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Meet the Tech Club

What We Do The mission of the Tech Club is to educate the HBS community on the latest technology trends and essential industry skills. Each year, we provide robust recruiting opportunities and foster meaningful social and professional... View Details

Keywords: Technology; General High Technology; Other Technology

September 2014
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The New Heretics: Hybrid Organizations and the Challenges they Present to Corporate Sustainability

By: Nardia Haigh and Andrew J. Hoffman

Corporate sustainability has become mainstream; reaching into all areas of business management. Yet despite this progress, large-scale social and ecological issues continue to worsen. In this article, we examine how corporate sustainability has been enacted as a... View Details

Keywords: Social Issues; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Mission and Purpose

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Wine & Cuisine Society | MBA

Wine & Cuisine 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

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How Important Is Editorial Gatekeeping? Evidence from Top Biomedical Journals

By: Joshua L. Krieger, Kyle R. Myers and Ariel D. Stern

We examine editors' influence on the scientific content of academic journals by unpacking the role of three major forces: journals' missions, aggregate supply of and demand for specific topics, and scientific homophily via editorial gatekeeping. In a sample of top... View Details

Keywords: Editors; Biomedical Research; Editorial Gatekeeping; Scientific Homophily; Intellectual Capital; Mission and Purpose; Journals and Magazines; Intellectual Property; Innovation and Invention; Human Capital; Higher Education; Publishing Industry

01 Mar 2011
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Life Is a Marathon

has led “a life heartily lived,” the Times reported. “You’ve got to have goals in life or you wither away,” Mendes said. “It’s no disgrace to fail, only not to try.” Before his career in investment banking, Mendes was a Marine Corps pilot who trained, and flew View Details

01 Jun 2009
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HBS Art Collection Now Online

As a student at HBS, Gerald Schwartz (MBA ’70) says the only thing missing was an artistic presence. For the past decade, Schwartz, founder and CEO of Onex Corporation, a private-equity firm in Toronto, has been on a mission to bring... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment

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How to Communicate your Organizations’ People-Centered Values - Recruiting

perfect, but many are more eager to work for organizations that are actively demonstrating equality as a key priority.” Mission, Values, and Support Other important outwardly facing indicators of an organization's commitment to diversity and inclusion are View Details

01 Oct 2002
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Dean Clark on Leadership, Educational Priorities, and Funding the Future

— because that's really what HBS is about. Has the School's mission changed in light of recent developments? No, our mission remains the same: to educate leaders who will make a difference in the world. This... View Details

01 Oct 2000
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Internet Tsunami

had operating profits of $1.9 million on sales of $4 million. Mikitani, formerly a banker at the Industrial Bank of Japan, became a man with a mission after attending HBS: He founded Rakuten, he told the magazine, because "I wanted to set... View Details

Keywords: Nonstore Retailers; Retail Trade

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Central & Eastern European Club | MBA

Central & Eastern European Club 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 primary View Details

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2.1.4 Classroom Non-Attribution | MBA

2.1.4 Classroom Non-Attribution 2.1 Academic Standards of Conduct Harvard Business School’s mission is to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. As outlined in the School’s Community Values, realizing that View Details

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Canadian Club | MBA

Canadian Club 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

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Armed Forces Alumni Association | MBA

Armed Forces Alumni Association 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

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