Foundations - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jan 2013
News

Joanna M. Jacobson, MBA 1987

children, this opportunity wasn't the life I wanted at that point," says Jacobson, who resigned, then taught at HBS, consulted, and began to focus on philanthropy. She and Jon had started a family foundation and were interested in finding... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

26 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

The Office of Strategy Management

coordinating role to help bring strategy to fruition. For this e-mail Q&A, Kaplan, the Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School, teamed up with colleague Andrew Pateman, Principal of the Balanced Scorecard Collaborative.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

21 Aug 2017
Lessons from the Classroom

Companies Love Big Data But Lack the Strategy To Use It Effectively

depth, and accessibility—it has become clear it is key to helping companies develop sustainable competitive advantage. “The new attention being given to data today is because suddenly, everywhere, it’s become much cheaper to measure,” says John A. Deighton, the Baker... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

20 Oct 2010
Op-Ed

Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic

broader based growth strategy. Overall, the discussion suggests that there are sufficient grounds to be skeptical that exports are the right foundation to build a growth agenda on. Exports play a role in growth but it is doubtful whether... View Details

Keywords: by Christian Ketels

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Rare Disease Day – Small Numbers, Big Challenges… and Big Opportunities - Blog: Health Supplement

The power of the patient Patients like my mother have become the pioneers of change for rare diseases, advocating for themselves and educating their physicians in real time. Patient advocacy organizations and disease-focused, nonprofit, research View Details

01 Sep 2023
News

End Game

thing could become bad,” says Conn. Gradually, Project Chacabuco concluded that they needed to give the company to a foundation that would give the company’s cash flow away in perpetuity. “You’re not allowed to do that in the United... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

31 Jul 2017
HBS Case

It’s Hard to Fix the Family Business Without Offending the Family

Foundation Professor Leonard A. Schlesinger, who coauthored the case, Pho Hoa Dorchester, with 2017 MBA students Michael Raiche and Roger Zhu. Pho Hoa and Pho Linh, a smaller restaurant located in Quincy, Massachusetts, are owned as... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Food & Beverage

14 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Celebrating Love @ HBS in 2022

(MBA 2023) Becky and Adriann's Love Story: The First Time We Met Adriann’s story: I was a stressed consultant, constantly traveling with a rocky foundation and never-ending work schedule. I used the weekends to try for some semblance of a... View Details

01 Oct 1997
News

L.E. Simmons

distinction; to help stabilize it against Houston's tempestuous weather, excavation for the tower's foundation was completed to a depth of 63 feet, twice that of the Empire State Building's underpinnings. It is a fitting headquarters for... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

01 Sep 2003
News

Stan O’Neal

believer in the U.S. financial markets, O’Neal says that “despite some breaks in the system, the financial markets efficiently allocate capital to the best opportunities. This is the foundation of our society.” With offices at the World... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Finance

01 Mar 2024
News

Giving All Stakeholders a Voice

trajectories of both blockchain and artificial intelligence when growth is led by foundations rather than corporations. “This is playing itself out in real time,” Wu says. “Learning about new business models requires literature and cases.... View Details

Keywords: April White

Profile

Ahmed Alimi

Nigeria. His business will also serve as the foundation for an independent project in his coming EC year. "Every second at HBS has been truly rewarding," Ahmed says. "You transform from a function-oriented person to a... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Financial Services

01 Oct 2000
News

Carlos A. Saladrigas: Hardworking Optimist

Vincam became ADP TotalSource, and Saladrigas, as CEO, oversees the company's twenty regional offices and over eighty thousand employees. A Man of the Year award from the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation and an Alumnus of Distinction honor... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

14 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: SELCO - Last Mile Solar Powered Energy for Rural India

(left) and solar-powered first-aid kit (right). Recently, SELCO Foundation and IKEA Foundation, in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) and various State Health Missions, launched a ground-breaking initiative... View Details

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Online Business Courses for Organizations | HBS Online

within a subject area to earn a Certificate of Specialization . We also offer the Credential of Readiness (CORe) . Our CORe program combines three courses— Business Analytics , Economics for Managers , and Financial Accounting —with a final exam to equip your company’s... View Details

28 Oct 2022
Blog Post

Latina Women in Leadership: Shirley Verónica Cardona (MBA 2012)

where I was able to gain foundational business experience which ultimately led me to HBS. What is your favorite memory from HBS? The Latino Student Organization (LASO) was my home away from home. The annual LASO retreats stand out as some... View Details

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The de Gaspé Beaubien Reading Room | About

The de Gaspé Beaubien Reading Room The de Gaspé Beaubien family. Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien II (MBA 1954) is third from the right. The de Gaspé Beaubien Reading Room, located in Baker Library | Bloomberg Center , was made possible through the support of the de Gaspé... View Details

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Organizational Behavior Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Gender and Diversity in Organizations Division of the Academy of Management. Alexandra C. Feldberg : Recipient of a 2018 Eric M. Mindich Research Fund for the Foundations of Human Behavior Grant. Alexandra C. Feldberg : Winner of the 2018... View Details

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Global Business Course | HBS Online

FAQs Enroll Now Key Concepts Build a foundation in macroeconomics to make more informed business decisions Identify the challenges and opportunities that government and politics can create for you and your business from a strategic... View Details

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Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Foundation for Personality and Social Psychology in 2011. 2010 Michael I. Norton : Won the 2010 Theoretical Innovation Prize from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology for his paper with C.K. Morewedge, "When Dreaming Is... View Details

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