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- 22 Apr 2021
- News
Leading for a Better World in Boston; Virtual Event Showcases Japan Fellowship
Alumni Association of Boston (HBSAB). Each virtual panel discussion features several leaders from nonprofit organizations who are taking on big social problems, innovating solutions and having significant impact. “Our goal is to educate,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 11 Sep 2018
- News
Bringing Government Up to Code
continue their enrollment in food assistance, in food stamps. The process is much harder than it should be or needs to be, and some of that can actually be solved by designing a service with the user in mind as opposed to a government... View Details
- 02 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Retail Reaches a Tipping Point—Which Stores Will Survive?
Alvarez, and research associate Dan Greenberg (Harvard MBA 2012). Their new book Retail Revolution: Will Your Brick-and-Mortar Store Survive?, predicts, among many other things, the continuing decline of major brick and mortar brands... View Details
- 11 May 2015
- News
Washington, DC Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS
The Harvard Business School Campaign was launched in April 2014 to raise $1 billion over the next five years to support innovation in the curriculum, faculty research, and collaboration across the Harvard community, and to support an... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Cutting Edge
"We're reemerging as a high-margin, health-and-wellness company," says Silk, speaking from Smith Brothers headquarters in Chicago. "We'll continue to make our traditional cough drops, but we've also introduced a variety of... View Details
- 12 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 12
is about experimentation: the probabilities of success are low, extremely skewed, and unknowable until an investment is made. At a macro level, experimentation by new firms underlies the Schumpeterian notion of creative destruction. However, at a micro level,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 19, 2016
continued and expanded, with further empirical exploration of a distributed model of innovation that includes communities and platforms in a variety of contexts and with the development of theory to explain... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jun 2013
- Op-Ed
Corporate Leaders Need to Step Up on Climate Change
Green initiatives are ubiquitous these days, implemented with zeal at companies like Dupont, IBM, Walmart, and Walt Disney. The programs being rolled out—lighting retrofits, zero-waste factories, and carpool incentives—save money and provide a green glow. Most large... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler
- 16 Sep 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #9: Shelly Xu (MBA 2021) Reducing Waste Through Beautiful Design
report, Axios.com recently reported that garment production continues to grow annually by 2.7%, while 25% of garments remain unsold and less than 1% are recycled into new garments. Estimates are that the fashion industry is responsible... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
The Hard Way
Queensland State Parliament building in Brisbane in March 2002 celebrating the publication of her motivational biography Meet Me at the Top! PHOTO BY LYNDON MECHIELSEN/NEWSPIX/NEWS LTD. Today, Russo continues to build her business and... View Details
- 29 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Merging the Worlds of Finance, Investing, and Environmental Impact
funny, I was involved in the environmental youth movement when I was growing up in Norway in the late 80s, but I thought I wouldn’t be able to continue with that interest until later in life. I had a passion for business and finance, and... View Details
- 19 Jan 2021
- In Practice
Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm
populist leaders who made scapegoats of refugees, immigrants, and minorities. "If we stay the course and fail to change, we will continue to further destroy the planet and further cement inequality." These tensions between neoliberalism... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Profile
Sara Roedner
supportive At the three-year point, Sara realized that an MBA would best provide the skills needed for continued success in her career at BCG. "For me," Sara says, "the MBA brings confidence. It's a way of getting the... View Details
- 30 Mar 2016
- News
Alumni in Middle East Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS
films – My HBS and The Case for the Future – highlighted the impact of the School and its faculty and alumni on the major challenges facing business and society today. The Harvard Business School Campaign was launched in April 2014 to raise $1 billion over the next... View Details
- 05 May 2015
- News
Alumni in London Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS
HBS and The Case for the Future – highlighted the impact of the School and its faculty and alumni on the major challenges facing business and society today. The Harvard Business School Campaign was launched in April 2014 to raise $1 billion over the next five years to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Ink
Book Review: The Future of Learning To educate America’s youth, we treat them like products in a factory, according to the education experts who wrote Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools. We march students through... View Details
- 07 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 7
Publications October 2014 Management Science Looking Across and Looking Beyond the Knowledge Frontier: Intellectual Distance and Resource Allocation in Science By: Boudreau, Kevin J., Eva Guinan, Karim Lakhani, and Christoph Riedl Abstract—Selecting among alternative... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Apr 2020
- Research Event
How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities
Until a few years ago, climate change’s potential impact seemed abstract for many investors. Now, as sea levels rise, hurricanes intensify, and droughts threaten food supplies, many investors are confronting its financial realities. But it’s not a simple calculation.... View Details
- 03 Jun 2020
- News
Keeping a Community Connected
new ways to support the community. In early March, the organization had to close all of their on-site programs and figure out how they could continue to help the community’s vulnerable populations, especially school-aged children,... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 10 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
American Auto’s Troubled Road
competing on the basis of discounts, U.S. carmakers need to get to the point where people want to buy their cars. —Stefan Thomke Although the Big 3 (or maybe the Big 2, after Chrysler's merger with Daimler) continue to dominate the U.S.... View Details