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- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How One Center of Innovation Lost its Spark
How do once-thriving centers of innovation slow down, falter, and in some cases all but grind to a halt? That's a question that fascinates HBS professor Donald N. Sull. In a new working paper describing his in-depth research, Sull focused... View Details
- 20 Nov 2015
- News
Room to Grow
Despite New England’s long traditions of farming and fishing, only an estimated 5–10 percent of the food consumed in the region is actually produced there. That’s a fact Andrew Kendall (MBA 1988) is working hard to change. “At least 50... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Green House
houses do, which makes more traditional and elaborate creations a challenge. Harper came to energy-efficiency development after a 20-year career in the financial industry. “As I contemplated what I wanted to do for the second half of my career, it became clear that I... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
A Case for Coffee
trying to help people make it in rural areas. We don’t want them to leave because they have no opportunities.” Admitting that there is much work still to be done, Piper noted that TechnoServe was making progress: “Business people are no... View Details
- Portrait Project
Mike Cohen
When it comes to the legacy I hope to leave, I have some tough acts to follow. My grandparents escaped death in Nazi concentration camps to provide a safer environment to raise their children. Thirty years later, my parents fled a... View Details
- 11 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Road Map to Fix America’s Transportation Infrastructure
Any highway commuter who has wasted hours stuck in traffic can see the cracks in the United States' transportation system, as can any airline passenger who has been stranded overnight in an airport. Yet while many agree that the need for infrastructure change is... View Details
- 24 Aug 2017
- News
Unlocking Potential
in order to make it to the next day. That doesn’t translate to successful job performance in a business environment, however. From their first day in the program, Reset participants (or students, in Reset’s vocabulary) work in a... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
New Releases
enable a company to assemble seamless and reliable real-world products that can thrive in a demanding marketplace. Iansiti's work provides a blueprint for the radical restructuring of corporate research and product development. The... View Details
Keywords: Robert Binstock
- Web
Online Harassment | About
environment “that a reasonable person would consider intimidating, hostile, or abusive and denies the [targeted] individual an equal opportunity” to work or to educational opportunities as defined by the... View Details
- Web
Predoctoral Experience | Research Associates
professionals who are passionate about solving complex problems and advancing knowledge. Demonstrating that you can navigate a complex academic environment is a key part of the doctoral admissions process, and View Details
- Portrait Project
Ali Nuger
mentioned any children. Seems I thought then that working and being a mother was impossible. It isn't fair that women have had to choose. I won't choose. I will raise children who believe normal is playing in the kitchen while wearing a... View Details
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Kanwaljit Bakshi
going into science and engineering. But those paths never felt like quite the right fit. "Since high school, I had done volunteer work with homeless kids and vulnerable children and domestic violence victims," she says.... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- Portrait Project
Kirsten Hassert
responsibility for acting with commitment, courage, and integrity to help harness it. Joining the hospitality industry, I'll work at this business of unleashing superheroes with my co-workers – by creating View Details
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Nabihah Sachedina
pursue a degree at the Harvard Kennedy School. “But as I worked in government,” Nabihah says, “I saw that policy formation was only part of the picture; when it comes to implementation, management principles are incredibly important.”... View Details
- Fast Answer
Confronting Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities
emissions, and greentech. More resources from HBS: HBS Working Knowledge - keep updated about Harvard Business School faculty on issues including science-based businesses, environmental sustainability, and climate change. HBS View Details
- 04 Aug 2023
- Blog Post
Four Remarkable Stories of HBS MBA Students Tackling Climate Change
climate change and create a more sustainable and environmentally friendly future. With support from the Business & Environment Initiative (BEI), these four Harvard Business School (HBS) 2023 MBA students are leading innovative... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Educating children through inquiry-based learning
Kim Frock (MBA 1987) cofounded the Alternative School for Math and Science (ASMS) in Corning, New York, to provide an academically challenging, inquiry-based learning environment for children in grades 6 through 8. The independent school... View Details
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Matthew Sau | MBA
innovation creates an environment of collaboration and support where I can exchange ideas, learn from diverse perspectives, forge lifelong friendships, and ultimately work together as a team to make a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Powering Up
tossed into landfills. So Eric Giler (MBA ’82) is working on a better plan: wireless technology in which devices are powered by electricity from remote energy-emitting coils. “It’s not electricity going through the air; it’s actually a... View Details
- 27 Mar 2012
- News
One School at a Time
and opened just eight years ago, ASMS is a private school driven by the mission to provide an academically challenging, inquiry-based learning environment for children in grades 6 through 8. “At the end of 5th grade, American students are... View Details