Economic Opportunity - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Mar 2025
Blog Post

IFC India 2025: Illuminating India’s Solar Future: Reflections on Tata Solar Manufacturing Plant Visit

Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course presented an View Details

22 Feb 2022
News

Action Plan: Portfolio Strategy

officer—a position his boss told him to think of as “a platform to build upon.” And Gillani did just that. In addition to helping launch and grow Eurowings, the company’s low-cost carrier, he served on boards, advised the World Economic... View Details

Keywords: April White; entrepreneurship; career planning; creativity; Air Transportation; Transportation

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The Ownership Project | Institute for Business in Global Society

any economy: Ownership shapes the exchange of goods and services between buyers and sellers, grants access and control over capital and resources, and mediates the governance of economic enterprises. Despite its centrality, the topic of... View Details

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Doba Parushev

sixteen, he discovered economics and enrolled in the United World College in Italy, a school hosting approximately 200 students from around 90 countries. "It was a fantastic exposure to the world while staying in one place,"... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

05 Dec 2016
News

The Dragon’s Tale

with the country’s recent economic slowdown, China has more billionaires than the United States. Behind that fairly startling statistic are troubling related issues such as corruption among China’s elite and very wide variance in income,... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Oct 2000
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The Entrepreneurial Venture

surprising that the venture capital industry was essentially dormant at the time. But with the growth of the microprocessor and of biotechnology in the late 1970s, as well as the deregulation of the airline and financial services industries, new View Details

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Transportation - Business & Environment

2006 President and CEO, Proterra Chris Dempsey HBS MBA 2012 Director, Transportation for Massachusetts “Climate change will transform transportation. It creates opportunities for innovations that will make our cities more View Details

01 Dec 2012
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Corruption 101

Ramanna. Economic tools of supply and demand can also be applied to studying the phenomenon of corruption. On the demand side, it is true that corrupt government officials sometimes garner a degree of sympathy from the public,... View Details

Keywords: Crop Production; Agriculture; Credit Intermediation and Related Activities; Finance

01 Dec 2010
News

Additional alumni books for your consideration.

Profiting from the World’s Economic Crisis: Finding Investment Opportunities by Tracking Global Market Trends by Bud Conrad (MBA ’71) (Wiley) Conrad predicts a rough road ahead, due to View Details

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

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Damali Brown

Damali, "and became a co-Intercollegiate Representative responsible for building those connections." During her summer internship, Damali plans to return to Morgan Stanley to work within the FrontPoint Partners hedge fund. Long-term, "I'm interested in... View Details

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Carol Lauson

Carol Lauson's father owned his own construction company, an enterprise, she says, "that didn't necessarily pique my interest in business, but gave me an early exposure to it." As she got older, awareness turned into more direct action, beginning with a... View Details

01 Mar 2006
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A New Path for Alumnae

Professor Myra Hart focuses her research on high-potential ventures, but the career challenges and opportunities of HBS women have also captured her attention. In 2001, she launched Charting Your Course, a career strategy program for HBS... View Details

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

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Career Outcomes | Research Associates

pathways to a wide range of careers. In addition, they cite the close working relationships with faculty as one of the greatest advantages of a Research Associate position at Harvard Business School. Many of our opportunities are ideal... View Details

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2+2 Program | MBA

school gives you the opportunity to pursue whatever that big dream is, you just have to have the courage to dream big. Jevta Lukic MBA 2018 Play Why an MBA: 2+2 video Play Video duration: 3:55 Undergraduate Majors Arts / Humanities 3%... View Details

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Lupoli Companies: Riverwalk – Making an Impact | Information Technology

opportunities for all and the hope the Riverwalk project infused in the city are so clear. And the roles of business, profits, and risks were clearly demonstrated in a wonderful story that had all of our students cheering for Sal. The... View Details

01 Jun 2019
News

Case Study: Mind the Gap

that you would hail an Uber ride,” Berendt says. Software houses across Europe meanwhile will be able to grow their sales pipeline, access new markets, and create economic opportunities locally. The... View Details

Keywords: Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services

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IFC: Cape Town; Africa Rising - Course Catalog

opportunity for both impact and profit are underappreciated. The Africa IFC will highlight the many opportunities and potential challenges for students interested in business on the continent. Students will... View Details

11 Nov 2014
First Look

First Look: November 11

Sustainable Evaluation System Strategy By: Eccles, Robert G., and Peijun Duan Abstract—China's sustainable development faces three challenges: first, the follow-up momentum of sustainable economic growth and View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Aug 2024
Op-Ed

What the World Could Learn from America's Immigration Backlash—100 Years Ago

individuals displaced by natural disasters could surge to 1.2 billion by 2050, according to the Institute for Economics and Peace. Beyond the United States and France, the world witnessed the United Kingdom’s Brexit referendum in 2016, a... View Details

Keywords: by Marco Tabellini

04 Aug 2023
Blog Post

Four Remarkable Stories of HBS MBA Students Tackling Climate Change

to the effects of climate change. After experiencing numerous energy blackouts when visiting Nigeria, Chidalu Onyenso realized having limited access to reliable energy hampers development efforts. It particularly hinders access to View Details

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