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25 Feb 2020
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books Valuing U.S. National Parks and Programs by Linda J. Bilmes (MBA 1984) Routledge In Valuing U.S. National Parks and Programs, author Linda J. Bilmes develops a... View Details

12 Aug 2002
Op-Ed

Using Big Business to Fight Poverty

governments that caused their misery in the first place. In such mismanaged countries—which number close to seventy—a way must be found to change the basic system. Globalization—seen by many today as a sort of cure-all—will certainly not... View Details

Keywords: by George C. Lodge

01 Dec 2011
News

Making the Case for Leadership

nationality or which culture,” says Natarajan. “It’s not really a textbook leadership style,” he concedes. “When David Garvin first presented the case and talked about how we run a company through love, the... View Details

01 Jun 2003
News

John Read

first nine months of his tenure commuting from Minneapolis to Outward Bound’s Garrison, New York, headquarters, Read and his wife finally relocated to that scenic community in January. He now spends about half of his time fundraising,... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Outward Bound; Arts, Sports, Language, Driving, and Other Schools; Educational Services

12 May 2022
News

Onboarding

undertaking something much more serious, leading Xerox’s entry into the Chinese market and fearlessly chastising the company’s chairman for publicizing its activities in the press. Always up for a new challenge, she also began serving on her View Details

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Bringing the Next Pandemic Vaccine to Your Doorstep with MIMIX - Blog: Health Supplement

we saw an opportunity to supply much-needed vaccines worldwide without refrigeration or cold storage using silk. During our first year as a bootstrapped startup, Vaxess won the inaugural Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge, as well... View Details

09 Aug 2016
First Look

August 9, 2016

economic activity? This paper exploits the federal preemption of national banks in 2004 from local laws against predatory lending to gauge the effect of the supply of credit on the real economy. Specifically, we exploit the heterogeneity... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Where Main Street Meets Wall Street

be on the verge of another significant advance. For if the mutual fund first empowered the "little guy" by encouraging him to visit Wall Street, the Internet has captured the Street and placed it at his disposal, inside his... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Financial Services

07 Sep 2021
News

September 2021 Alumni Books

Silent Winds, Dry Seas: A Novel By Vinod Busjeet (DBA 1980) Doubleday In the 1950s, Vishnu Bhushan was a young boy who had yet to learn the truth behind his family’s fractured history—the result, said his mother, of an alliance between two bankrupt families. In... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

25 Apr 2000
Research & Ideas

Adjusting the Fit for Government

break every law when people don't have a desire to make laws work," observed Ezekwesili. "In Nigeria, every law we need to be a transparent nation is in the books. But every avenue to break those laws exists in the mind.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

17 Jun 2020
News

Toronto Copes with COVID-19 Via Webinars; Alumni Respond to Pandemic in Philippines

club to better understand the nuances of virtual event production, which will help as it begins implementing more online programs. Another Cleveland Clinic webinar with the latest updates took place in June, and the club just launched a series of virtual meetups. The... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

14 May 2020
Blog Post

A PRIDE Farewell

Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming students, faculty, and staff. In partnership with HBS Operations, advised on a project to re-designate single use restrooms across campus as ‘All Gender’ (the first of which is updated in the student... View Details

18 Mar 2021
News

Authentically Leading with Blind Ambition

sales/finance leader, and inspirational change agent who works at Red Hat/IBM. He was the first blind executive to graduate from Harvard Business School’s Program for Leadership Development and has been featured with NBC, Forbes, the... View Details

25 Aug 2015
Blog Post

Why an MD/MBA from HBS and HMS?

undifferentiated student, I wanted the option to see a variety of specialties before narrowing down my career. Moreover, Harvard Medical School (HMS) faculty have been leading the national agenda on health care reform, as demonstrated by... View Details

01 May 2019
Blog Post

Viewpoints: Synthetic Thinking with a Humble Mindset

to the future of work, to peace and reconciliation. After a discussion-filled day, Professor Rivkin concluded the event by asking us: “Given the current issues we are facing, what are the skills/qualities we should have?” He gave us his two answers. The View Details

01 Feb 2001
News

Porter Appointed to University Professorship

is particularly important to me since the scope of my work has broadened considerably over the years." Porter's first area of interest examines how firms compete in industries and gain competitive advantage. The next focuses on locations... View Details

Keywords: Doug Gavel; University Professorship; C. Roland Christensen; Sumner H. Slichter

01 Jun 2015
News

Higher Ground

matter. This performance wasn’t going to be judged on technical proficiency or exacting execution. There was still no gas or drinking water in the Lower Ninth Ward. Tens of thousands of residents were still displaced. There was an ongoing View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Health, Social Assistance

05 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Venture Capital Goes Boom—or Bust?

Ninety percent of new entrepreneurial businesses that don't attract venture capital fail within three years. A software engineer at the government contractor EG&G, Don Brooks had been working on computer systems for the Idaho National... View Details

Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Josh Lerner

Profile

Behrad Mahdi

efforts and provide incentives." Seeking a more sustainable leadership experience, he became a special assistant to the founders of City Year. Learning leadership through regular practice "Working at the national level,"... View Details

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Aaron Chadbourne

first day after high school graduation, I got my real estate license," Aaron says. The business was not only a way to earn summer income throughout college, but another way of learning. "Real estate is an industry where you can... View Details

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