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- 27 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 27
the country had become a darling of the international aid community. As the country was preparing for the 2011 Party Congress, however, signs of growing economic frictions were becoming increasingly visible. The case closes by setting the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
McArthur My son Joe, then four years old, approached the burlier of our two dinner guests. “Bet you don’t pillow fight.” This was odd. Joe was shy and didn’t usually approach strangers. “Bet I do,” John McArthur replied. He arched an eyebrow provocatively. “Oh, John,”... View Details
- 26 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Can the World’s Largest Refugee Camp Teach Us About the Meaning of Work?
those questions to refugees, many said they simply wanted something to do with their hands. While aid organizations provide food and some basic supplies, the Rohingya lack permits to work outside the camps. Educational opportunities have... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Early Impact
maintaining a robust financial aid program. By underpinning the School's need-blind admissions policy, fellowships help bring together students from around the world whose insights enrich the learning experience for all. Fellowships also... View Details
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participants interactively build skills in key competencies, including: Finding your voice and generating ideas Communicating complex information effectively (includes using visual aids and programs such as PowerPoint effectively)... View Details
- 06 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 6
case:http://hbr.org/search/913401-PDF-ENG SCMS: Battling HIV/AIDS in Africa Ananth Raman, Noel Watson, Santiago Kraiselburd, and Emmanuel AkiliHarvard Business School Case 613-023 In 2005, USAID and the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 9, 2008
the extent of suffering incurred by the affected population. We use a political economy model of disaster prevention, supported by case studies and preliminary empirics to explain why some governments prepare well for disasters and others do not. We show how the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Aug 2016
- Cold Call Podcast
Why College Rankings Keep Deans Awake at Night
Brian Kenny: In September of 2013, President Obama sent shock waves through American higher education by announcing plans to create a federal rating system that would allow parents and students to easily compare colleges. He said he would urge Congress to pass... View Details
- 14 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance
Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness. The fourth such global meeting was just held in early December in Busan, South Korea. “We need to encourage risk-taking by organizations, provided that it's accompanied with rigorous data... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Lasting Impressions
military social aide assigned to the White House under President Johnson. "While we weren't greatly accepted in Cambridge at that time," he recalls, "it wasn't uncommon to have a military background and to be at the Business School. The... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 07 Sep 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Can the Threat of Networks Be Reduced?
lead without the aid of organizational conventions of the past. Dolembo’s comment was perhaps the most provocative of all. He suggested that the author of The Seventh Sense may be addressing a topic that will be a relic of the past in a... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 25 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health
age, there are more consumers than ever before suffering from chronic conditions. Most no longer see disease and the timing of their death as inevitable. Supported by the Internet, many actively seek out information to increase their odds of staying alive. View Details
- 13 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 13
integrated report. Senior leadership was convinced that Natura's success over the years had been aided by its corporate responsibility and strategy to continuously seek improvements in both financial and nonfinancial (e.g., environmental,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy
outreach and social justice advocacy, justice system reform, and education parity. Its past campaign, the Take Action Initiative, raised $400,000 for The Bail Project, the Black AIDS Institute, the Equal Justice Initiative, the NAACP... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Robert Goodwin
Now, the former Air Force officer is drawing on his military, White House, State Department, and humanitarian aid experience as cofounder and CEO of Executives Without Borders, an organization that matches business leaders who volunteer... View Details
- 02 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
ALUMNI WORK TO REVERSE BIAS THROUGH PHILANTHROPY
Initiative, raised $400,000 for The Bail Project, the Black AIDS Institute, the Equal Justice Initiative, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and the Transgender Gender-Variant Intersex Project. ARF’s current Homecoming Initiative is raising... View Details
- 21 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
7 Successful Battle Strategies to Beat COVID-19
government, and not-for-profits. To war against COVID To aid the fight against COVID-19, here are seven key frameworks and approaches with roots in military strategy that are taught in leading Agile and strategy programs. They can help... View Details
Keywords: by Euvin Naidoo
- 09 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy
financial regulatory structures in order to make it viable. Before ARD could offer its stock, for instance, it had to obtain a number of exemptions under the Investment Company Act of 1940 from the Securities and Exchange Commission. ARD was View Details
Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Community Investment
extensive involvement with a San Diego-based organization that develops aid programs for the poor in Mexico, and the establishment of a family foundation that gives grants in the areas of poverty, education, and religion. "There came a... View Details
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Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month at HBS - MBA
Business & Environment Career Change Career and Professional Development Case Method Clubs Curriculum Digital Entrepreneurship FIELD Financial Aid Health Care Instagram Takeover JD/MBA Leadership Letters to Classmates MBA/MPP & MBA/MPA-ID... View Details