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- 07 May 2024
- Blog Post
Opportunity to Offset Travel Emissions with Carbon Credits that Meet HBS Criteria
meaning they are more likely to deliver their expected GHG reductions (see FAQ for more detail). Calyx Global is a stringent carbon credit rating organization ranked as the best by Carbon Market Watch and recommended by Harvard’s Office... View Details
- 04 Apr 2022
- What Do You Think?
As Disney Board Chair, What Would You Advise CEO Bob Chapek Regarding 'Don’t Say Gay'?
parks—responsible for spreading “pixie dust” for Disney’s “guests”—were supporters of these groups. Within Disney, employees were protesting on social media and organizing walkouts from company theme parks in Florida and elsewhere. In... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 10 May 2019
- Blog Post
Advice for Mothers Pursuing an MBA
network and made friends. Sections organize lots of small group dinners that are great to attend even with kids, but you can go above and beyond that! I invited my section mates and friends to my home. Since I’m from Italy, it was quite... View Details
- 24 Sep 2018
- Research & Ideas
How Cost Accounting is Improving Healthcare in Rural Haiti
Medical records at a healthcare clinic in Lascahobas, Haiti. Ryan McBain A few years ago, the Boston-based nonprofit health care organization Partners in Health (PIH) set out to quantify the cost of primary care for its... View Details
- 09 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why Entrepreneurs Should Go Work for Government
organization was not eligible to receive nonprofit status—which meant donations would not have been tax-deductible and likely caused many potential donors to not contribute. "The One Fund team made it... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
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Industry Information - Alumni
Premium articles require a fee-based subscription. The Atlantic - Education Follow stories focused on current education events and issues. Chronicle of Philanthropy News publication that includes articles and data on donors, charities and foundations, corporate View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Dick Franyo: From Banker to Barkeeper
guiding the IPOs of giants such as America Online, Novell, Microsoft, Sun, and Oracle, Franyo, an avid sailor and fly-fisherman, knew he had to do something more than “just go home and organize my tackle box.” “I wanted to prove to myself... View Details
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John H. McArthur | About
Boston region as well as organizations and institutions around the globe, including in his home country of Canada. McArthur’s association with HBS began in 1957 when he arrived on campus from Vancouver. His standout performance in the MBA... View Details
- 15 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 15, 2016
examples—GE, Mahindra & Mahindra, Hasbro, IBM, United Rentals, and Tata Consultancy Services—and testimonies of leaders who have successfully used this framework, this book solves once and for all the practical dilemma of how to align an View Details
- 13 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 13
PublicationsHigher Ambition: How Great Leaders Create Economic and Social Value Authors:Michael Beer, Russel A. Eisenstat, Nathaniel Foote, Tobias Fredberg, and Flemming Norrgren Publication:Harvard Business Press, 2011 Abstract View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis
by a government’s response to the virus, blurring the line between the private and public sectors. Said Dr. David Nabarro, Special Envoy for COVID-19 for the World Health Organization (WHO), “Brands must strive to be authentic,... View Details
Keywords: by Jill Avery and Richard Edelman
- 15 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
Remembering Alfred Chandler
study business. But, starting in the early 1960s, he produced an extraordinary series of books—Strategy and Structure, The Visible Hand, and Scale and Scope—that established the workings of the business organization as a legitimate field... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
Health Organization recommendations when the crisis was still far away. The protocols were ready within two weeks. By mid-March, the implementation was monitored on a daily basis by a crisis committee. Key learnings We can derive three... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Better than Cash
greater impact. The alumni came courtesy of the Community Action Partners (CAP) program organized by the HBS Association of Boston. Through CAP, alumni work in teams of four to six over several months to provide Boston-area nonprofits... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley; CAP; HBS; nonprofits; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Fish Story
Bertarelli In an article about philanthropists who fund sustainability causes, the Wall Street Journal (May 16, 2011) reported that last year Ernesto Bertarelli (MBA ’93) donated some $6.4 million to help support the... View Details
- 02 Mar 2015
- News
To Market, To Market
Heifer International, the anti-poverty organization perhaps best known for its livestock donation program. “We can do this by building businesses. We are putting families in commerce. They are not just... View Details
- 15 Aug 2019
- News
Finding a Fix for Food Allergies
after eating prepared food cooked in a cross-contaminated pan. The couple cofounded End Allergies Together (EAT) to advance scientific and medical research in order to find treatments and cures. Among EAT’s founding principles is a commitment to put 90 percent of View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
I Gave at the Office
ways. Some people might be more willing to give at a grocery store when they ask you to donate at the checkout counter. Other people might not give there but instead respond to a letter or email request. I think, rather than asking what... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Turnaround Situation
was homeless,” Cordova noted with a smile. When Cordova came to RS&VP in 1997, its operating budget was $30,000. Under his leadership, it has grown this year to $1.7 million, which helps provide housing, employment training, and legal services for some seventeen... View Details
- 22 Nov 2011
- News
A Storybook Beginning
off-the-grid locations are difficult,” notes Risher. “For schools in these areas, e-readers, which are rapidly coming down in cost, are ideal.” With a one-time donation of 30 Kindles from Amazon, Risher launched Worldreader last winter in... View Details