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- 13 Jul 2020
- News
Locally Grown
to the needs of the state’s sustainable tech sector. “When I set up Aravaipa Ventures, I broke every law of what was done commonly by VCs at the time,” Fenwick-Smith says. The fund was focused narrowly both topically, on climate change, and geographically, on Colorado.... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 19 May 2016
- News
Creating a Public Greenway in Northern California’s Scenic Wine Country
Helena. In 2008, he picked up on an idea that had been kicking around the valley for 10 years, took command of the project, and now has a broad coalition of 34 organizations occupying its board of directors. “People don’t realize the power they have when they View Details
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Archival Collections - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy... View Details
- 29 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
'Green Bonds' May Be Our Best Bet for Environmental Damage Control
Municipalities have been selling bonds to pay for public works projects—fire stations, parking garages,sewage treatment systems—for 200 years. It’s only in the past decade or so, however, that they’ve been selling them with an extra perk:... View Details
- 31 Jan 2018
- Blog Post
Tiffany Nida’s Amazon Journey: “I Continue to Grow Because They Keep Giving Me Responsibility.”
between her Required Curriculum and Elective Curriculum years. “My hypothesis,” says Tiffany, “was that I’d enjoy it.” Having arrived at HBS with an interest in technology, she had hoped to find an environment in which she could apply her... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 29 May 2019
- News
HBS Career Coaches Hit the Road to Serve Alumni
Clubs News Clubs News A team from HBS Career & Professional Development (CPD) hit the road in March with a goal of bringing career education and coaching services to alumni in 27 cities in the U.S. and Canada over a 12-week span. The initiative, called Renew Your View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- Web
Georges F. Doriot: Educating Leaders, Building Companies
Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Beyond the Plastisphere
reusable insulated water bottles. Kauss works with designers and artists to introduce new looks every season, often in partnership with major brands such as Disney and National Geographic. Her goal, however, is not to help people look... View Details
- 07 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
Video: Harvard Business School at the Kumbh Mela
Kumbh in January to discover what such an undertaking can teach us about real estate, urbanization, sustainability, and infrastructure. In addition to the video and Q&A below, Macomber has written a first-person account about his journey for Harvard Business School... View Details
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Fostering Candor in Teams and Organizations - Recruiting
practice, this looks like creating a work environment in which employees feel secure in speaking their minds without fear of retribution or embarrassment. There are obvious reasons psychological safety is... View Details
- 17 Feb 2015
- News
The First Five Years: Diogo Castro Freire (MBA 2012)
expected film to be in the cards. “Originally, I had planned on going to work for a solar startup, but I decided to pause the startup search after watching Chasing Ice, a visually compelling and beautiful documentary on the melting of... View Details
- 30 Jun 2020
- Book
Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever
The book Capitalism at Risk first appeared in 2011. The problems it identified with social inequality, global trade strife, and environmental degradation have only accelerated by 2020. The new edition of Capitalism at Risk, subtitled How Business Can Lead, is expanded... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 21 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
Gender and Competition: What Companies Need to Know
strongly linked to the gender of the person they are competing against. “Women are competitive, but not in particular work environments or groups” "Women are competitive, but not in particular View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
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Prita Kumar
Prita Kumar grew up with the desire to start a business. From her childhood, she experimented with a number of ideas, from lemonade stands to e-commerce. Prita moved to New York to pursue an undergraduate education in business. After graduating with an actuarial... View Details
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Abena Nyantekyi-Owusu
Born and raised in Ghana, Abena Nyantekyi-Owusu saw “the impact that business and the private sector have on developing nations.” After graduating from Ashesi University College, she pursued a dynamic career at General Electric where she fulfilled multiple roles. “I... View Details
- 16 Sep 2013
- News
Canada’s Native Son
refrigerator to help a local family in need. He remembers his father and grandfather working with folks facing marital problems or troubles with the law. He remembers them grappling with unemployment and education issues among the people.... View Details
- 06 Apr 2007
- What Do You Think?
Will Market Forces Stop Global Warming?
Summing Up Debate on this month's questions occurred on at least three levels. Is global warming occurring? Do humans (primarily through CO2 emissions) have much to do with it? Should we rely on market forces to provide appropriate responses, or will this require... View Details
- 01 Feb 2021
- News
Locally Grown
Two years later, Lightning Systems was a leader in electric buses and trucks, with fleet orders for companies such as Amazon and DHL “That is what patient investing and close work with companies allows,” Fenwick-Smith says of Aravaipa’s... View Details
- 23 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Oil Price Fallout: What Happens Next?
The last six years have proved just how fluid the international oil market is. And if recent support of the Keystone Pipeline by the U.S. House of Representatives and the Nebraska Supreme Court (which approved the pipeline's path through that state) are any indication,... View Details
- 03 Mar 2020
- News
Can This Man Change the American Diet?
intentional, can you talk a little bit about that difference? Ayr: About everything we’re doing that works really well is the result of some engagement with customers. We’ve tested a lot of different things over the years. We’ve tested... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture