Millennium Development Goals - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Apr 2018
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The First Five Years: Regan Turner (MBA 2013)

communication, and iteration. It’s been a ton of fun, and challenging along the way.” What are your short-term and long-term goals for The Mission Continues? “In the short term, I want to see our veteran engagement and participation grow.... View Details

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Lindsay Ullman

her companies. But a better portion of her inspiration arose from her Authentic Leadership Development class. "It helps you understand what motivates you, what inspires you personally and professionally. I discovered that many of my... View Details

Keywords: Tech

01 Dec 2007
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Mead Treadwell

involving fifteen federal agencies. In the private sector, Treadwell is chairman and CEO of Venture Ad Astra, which invests in and develops new geospatial and imaging technologies. “From 2007 to 2009, we are marking the International... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Transportation

25 Feb 2020
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Teachable Moments

dean. Then, in 1991, a chance encounter with Morgan Stanley’s John Mack led to a position on Wall Street as the firm’s chief development officer, responsible for human capital and issues of organizational strategy and change. “Like the... View Details

22 Apr 2021
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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

16 Oct 2013
News

Progress Through Preservation

open space is scarce and land is in great demand. Rogers likes to think that every nonprofit with an attainable goal should be in a position to say: "When we reach this point, we will have done our work, and we can close the doors and... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon; Real Estate

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Deals Q2 - Course Catalog

will be structured around actual corporate deals, selected for the complex issues of law and business that they raise. Students will research and analyze these transactions in order to present their most important aspects and lessons to the class. The View Details

01 Mar 2004
News

Chinese Premier Speaks at HBS

George W. Bush (MBA ’75) that a high-level joint commission be formed to defuse business problems between the two countries. “We should not turn economic or trade issues into political ones,” he declared. Quoting Thomas Jefferson, Wen said that economic View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

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 Mar 2006
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End of Campaign Celebrated

and Bill George talked about the new required MBA course, Leadership and Corporate Accountability (LCA). They provided a firsthand look at LCA by leading discussions using two cases developed for the course. In the first, a young trading... View Details

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

22 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Student Spotlight: Jesse Lou (MBA 2022) – Working to Change the Food System

energies toward. This year you’ll be co-president of the Food, Agriculture, and Water Club. What motivated you to pursue this role? What goals do you have as co-president? I think to the broader HBS population, careers today in food and... View Details

01 Jun 2009
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Entrepreneur’s Rwandan Start-Up Gets HBS Support

SCHARPF: Seeking cost-effective raw materials in Rwanda. Elizabeth Scharpf (MBA ’07) is on a roll. Determined to put her MBA skills to work addressing socioeconomic and public health problems in developing nations, she has launched a... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

25 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

MNCs in Asia: Investing in the Future

use their particular brand of shampoo after decades of investment in product development and marketing. The dot-com bubble brought practices, ambitions, and goals to China that are here to stay— Nicholas... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

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Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP) - Course Catalog

stumble when tasked with closing the gap between a desired end-state and executing an action plan. LEAP is designed to give students pattern recognition and practice in developing action plans across a variety of challenges they are... View Details

16 Nov 2017
News

The Business of Social Justice

It was a great way to end my tenure as board chair,” she observes. In all, Brooks has lived in, worked in, or visited 85 countries; and she is not done yet. “My goal is to hit 100; I would really like to go to Antarctica,” she says. In... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

01 Dec 2004
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The Future of Stem Cells

cardiovascular disease. In addition, apart from any possible therapeutic benefits, embryonic stem-cell research could play a central role in helping to understand the nature and development of disease generally. Spar, the Spangler Family... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Sep 2011
News

Project Aims to Boost US Competitiveness

significance,” notes Dean Nitin Nohria. “Our goal is not simply to study US competitiveness,” explains Porter. “We intend to mobilize our alumni, the business community, and other stakeholders to take actions that boost America’s... View Details

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

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Kamen Bliznashki

has your overall HBS experience shaped your goals & career path to date? My HBS experience has been absolutely transformational for not just my career ambitions, but also my values and attitudes. It has opened my eyes to a myriad of... View Details

Keywords: Energy / Extractive Minerals; Manufacturing

June 2020
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Career Karma: Growth in a Time of Global Uncertainty (A)

By: Laura Huang, Elizabeth Jiang and Brandon Yu

Career Karma is a startup focused on helping individuals looking to transition careers into computer engineering roles or similar fields by preparing them for formal technical training programs, or “coding bootcamps,” that would lead to a successful career pivot upon... View Details

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Systems for Scaling Ventures (SSV) - Course Catalog

on informal interactions to develop their offers, connect with customers and investors, and launch operations. Upon entering the growth stage, scaling ventures introduce, often of necessity, increasingly formal management systems to... View Details

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