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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni
Capital Girish Nadkarni (MBA 1988) , Senior Advisor, OCGI Climate Investments Jayant Sinha (MBA 1992) , Member of the Indian Parliament and Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance Dan Stephens Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company What View Details
- 15 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why Americans Voted for an Income Tax
result is an economy that's become profoundly unequal and families that are more insecure The combined trends of increased inequality and decreasing mobility pose a fundamental threat to the American Dream, our way of life, and what we... View Details
Keywords: by Matthew C. Weinzierl
- Web
Globalization - Faculty & Research
options including selling to a competitor or to a private equity firm. The co-founders decided, instead, to embark on a seven-year process to transfer 100% of the ownership of the company from themselves and third owner partner Andy... View Details
- 08 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: A Sense of Urgency
organization off its complacent platform and into a good direction. But it didn't happen. Instead of mobilizing people into action, the crisis led many managers into making fewer decisions because they didn't want to be accused of... View Details
Keywords: by John P. Kotter
- 19 May 2021
- Op-Ed
Why America Needs a Better Bridge Between School and Career
Over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, there are hints of optimism as more people gain access to vaccines and the federal government injects more stimulus money into the economy. Yet, the outlook for workers remains mixed. The crisis has... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller and Rachel Lipson
- 21 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
Tipping Point: Investing in the Women of Kenya’s Coffee Farms
experimenting with using blockchain for transparency in the tipping process. It also is exploring whether cryptocurrency might allow for more efficient tipping in a café setting. The cost of transferring View Details
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Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory
were deciding whether to participate in a Series B round for PEGAfrica, which sold solar home systems in Africa via pay-as-you-go (PAYG) financing plans that allowed customers to make small payments via mobile View Details
- 14 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
MBAs Accelerate Their Social Enterprise Ventures
despite cost-effective FinTech alternatives, many European migrant communities continued to rely on expensive money transfer operators for monthly remittances averaging around 200 per migrant. This puzzling... View Details
- 20 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
Rocket-tunity: Can Private Firms Turn a Profit in Space?
reality is that we don’t really know if commercial space flight will ultimately be a money maker, how many competitors will fit in the market, or what demand will be for consumers taking off on space vacations after the initial enthusiasm... View Details
- 18 Sep 2017
- Research & Ideas
'Likes' Lead to Nothing—and Other Hard-Learned Lessons of Social Media Marketing
a direct connection between a social media chat about a product with the actual purchase of that product. “The biggest challenge right now is that all this money is shifting into digital marketing, but there are still a lot of questions... View Details
- 16 Aug 2018
- News
Working with a Giver’s Spirit
Philippine tech incubator behind a number of remarkable companies, including Ayannah, which uses social media and mobile platforms to provide digital commerce and payment services to the world’s unbanked; PawnHero, an online pawnshop that... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 16 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business
Performance and Productivity, more money will be spent and should be spent on fans, filters, ductwork, chillers, heat exchangers, and dehumidifiers—and on the energy to run them. The next wave of intervention will be in the collection of... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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Judges - Alumni
Service2School, and various other education related causes. Industry Technology Verticals AdTech, E-Commerce, Telecoms, Media & Technology (TMT), Mobile Commerce, Digital Health, Marketing Tech Area(s) of Expertise B2B, B2C, Board Roles,... View Details
- 01 Nov 2019
- What Do You Think?
Should Non-Compete Clauses Be Abolished?
NCCs restrict movement of employees from one job to another. Those who can move tend to make more money than those who stay with one organization. In a study of Oregon’s plan, the rate of job mobility and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
individual donors, corporations, and reunion classes; and cash transfers by the School to the endowment reserve. The School budgets the use of endowment distributions to support operations in accordance with the donors’ intentions and the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
to Finding Your “Enough” By Manisha Thakor (MBA 1997) Harper Business No matter your age, income, or profession, it’s all too easy to fall prey to the false belief that the amount of money you earn, or accomplishments you achieve, or... View Details
- 04 Jul 2005
- What Do You Think?
How Can Business Schools Be Made More Relevant?
research, Paula Thornton commented that "trying to get professors to pick up studies that are needed by the business community has been frustrating." Arthur Fullerton includes on his list of today's curricular inadequacies: "The ability to gather and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 12 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
It’s Time To Relaunch Your Remote Team
COVID-19 has made virtual work the new normal. In a few short weeks, meeting tools like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, and Slack have gone from a useful supplement to the primary enablers for daily interactions with co-workers. Workspaces have View Details
Keywords: by Tsedal Neeley
- 15 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
The New Global Business Manager
just wrote a case on Procter & Gamble in Japan. They understand that Japanese women are incredibly sophisticated, demanding customers who spend more money on cosmetics than anyone else in the world. Instead of saying, "Well,... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Breaking News
the long term. The class of community papers with which we’re working in Colorado serves ethnic, linguistic, racially [diverse] communities. These are critical civic assets. We’re seeing tons of political money being poured into... View Details