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- 25 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Beauty Entrepreneur Madam Walker
all cities for women to shop by themselves, to be out on the streets actively spending money. So this is one important aspect of a sea change," says Koehn. "Madam Walker was part and parcel of that evolution and can't really be... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Growth Investor
was ever-present. I always thought, wouldn’t it be better to be the landlord than the tenant? And real estate is hyper-tangible; I love the idea of providing shelter in return for income.” PD cities to date: Detroit, Memphis, Miami, the... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- Portrait Project
Srivatsa Krishna
previous life and work, as the head of a large city government I tried doing so using unusual tools- by courting foreign investments which brought growth, jobs and competition and by implementing innovative e-government solutions, which... View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Hiroshi Mikitani, MBA 1993
devastates Kobe 1997 Founds Rakuten 2000 Rakuten IPO 2010 Institutes “Englishnization” at Rakuten 2012 Rakuten leads $100 million Pinterest investment In 1995, the city of Kobe, where Hiroshi Mikitani grew up, was devastated by what was... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Developing Leaders Who Bridge Business and Engineering
she says. “We’ve both been enormous fans of the possibilities in Allston for many years,” says Nunnelly. “It’s so incredibly important to the future of Harvard, the city of Boston, and the entire state of Massachusetts. We anticipate this... View Details
- 26 May 2016
- News
Mary Callahan Erdoes, MBA 1993
she says. “I provide the annoying discipline.” Both CEOs, they find raising three daughters in New York City “a little exhausting, sometimes unnerving, but always sheer joy.” Family dinners—technology free—happen most evenings; weekends... View Details
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2018 Financial Risk and Regulation Survey - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
yield on the Bank of America Merrill Lynch index of high yield bonds, which remains fairly low. The bottom left and bottom right figures present the Case-Shiller 20 city index, a measure of real estate prices, and the cyclically-adjusted... View Details
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K–12 Education | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
urban districts. This program has been exclusively designed by Council of the Great City Schools and PELP for school board members and superintendents in member districts of the Council of the Great City... View Details
- 15 Dec 2023
- News
Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem
have the youngest and largest workforce in the world, and half of the world’s largest cities will be in Africa. There will be a younger, tech-savvy middle class with discretionary income to spend, presenting opportunities for restaurants,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 09 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back
ENTERPRISE Alan Neider (MBA 2024) Alan is a member of Section K and a Leadership Fellow at HBS. He will be joining the City of Cambridge as a special assistant to the city manager, where he will focus on... View Details
- 23 Jun 2023
- News
Highlights from the Spring 2023 Alumni Board Meeting
Alumni Board members on campus for their annual spring meeting // Credit: Panfoto Hard work, with humility for humanity, is the spirit that animates Harvard Business School's MBA program today, Matt Weinzierl, Senior Associate Dean and Chair of the MBA Program, told... View Details
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Philippe Rival
dedicated and motivating leaders in the field. He is also a very kind, wholesome, and hardworking man, and a terrific husband and father to his wife and two sons. What’s the best thing about your hometown? Saint-Germain-en-Laye is a city... View Details
- 10 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know
https://formenergy.com/form-energy-breaks-ground-on-form-factory-1-in-weirton-wv/. “Future-Proof Your City or Town with BlocPower.” BlocPower. Accessed August 10, 2023. https://www.blocpower.io/municipalities. “GE Vernova announces $50... View Details
- 04 Oct 2022
- What Do You Think?
Have Managers Underestimated the Need for Face-to-Face Contact?
consumers missing a sense of community? The number of “dark store” fulfillment centers for 10-minute delivery in New York City is declining, according to one report. The Instacart home grocery delivery service was devalued by 40 percent... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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Online Learning Model | HBS Online
Business School faculty and delivered via our innovative online platform designed to bring the HBS classroom to you. Wherever you are in your career—or the world—we can help you achieve your goals. In a recent survey conducted by City... View Details
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Competitiveness of States & Regions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Development in Inner Cities Economic Development in Rural Areas Cluster Studies International Cluster Competitiveness Profiles Competitiveness of State... Competitiveness of States & Regions Prosperity levels vary dramatically within... View Details
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
D. Ronald Daniel, MBA 1954
to another important facet of the McKinsey culture--giving back to society. "I've always spent 15 to 20 percent of my time helping nonprofit organizations whose mission and leadership I've felt passionate about, among them Wesleyan, the New York View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Trading Up — Kenneth D. Brody (MBA 1971)
and produce good jobs for American workers." Brody, who grew up in the Washington, D.C., area, has decided that the city is an ideal place to raise a family and base his new business ventures. He has launched a third career as an... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 25 May 2021
- Research & Ideas
White Airbnb Hosts Earn More. Can AI Shrink the Racial Gap?
example, a 2017 study found that across 72 predominantly Black New York City neighborhoods, Airbnb hosts were five times more likely to be white. And the same study found that white Airbnb hosts in Black neighborhoods earned an estimated... View Details
- 06 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Technology Re-Emergence: Creating New Value for Old Innovations
industries, and technologies re-emerge from the brink of collapse. And while his initial research has focused on the watch industry, his findings also help explain a recent resurgence of independent bookstores, a renaissance of streetcars in numerous urban View Details