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13 Jul 2016
Blog Post

How To Hire A Millennial

an urban location is a magnet for the young and upwardly mobile. But as crucial, if not more so, are the flexible work arrangements, meaningful mentorship programs, and sense of mission that millennials crave. "COMPANIES STRUGGLING... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Sep 2018
News

Ask the Expert: Delivering the Goods

public-private partnership in the world. The core mission is universal service: going everywhere six days a week, and a seventh day for package delivery. Some people believe that only a public agency can be trusted to provide this kind of... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

October 2018
Case

Phuc Huynh and Teach for Vietnam (A)

By: Leslie Perlow and Eunice Eun

This Harvard Business School case is about Harvard Kennedy School graduate, Phuc Huynh, who wants to establish Teach for Vietnam (TFV) in his home country and become an official Teach for All partner. It considers the concepts of giving back in one’s career and the... View Details

Keywords: Vietnam; Giving Back; Career Decisions; Education; Social Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Mission and Purpose; Leadership Development; Education Industry; Viet Nam; Asia

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01 Dec 2007
News

Looking back; looking forward

alumni thereafter. The faculty has increased from 15 to more than 200. Our entering MBA class now numbers roughly 900. Our annual operating budget has grown from $29,000 to $375 million, reflecting the School’s expanded research, teaching, and publishing View Details

Keywords: Jay O. Light; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

25 Sep 2019
Working Paper Summaries

Corporate Purpose and Firm Ownership

Keywords: by Claudine Gartenberg and George Serafeim

19 Jan 2024
News

Blockchain for Good

After immigrating to the United Kingdom in the late 1960s to escape the Nigeria-Biafra civil war, Stella Dyer (MBA 1994) and her family lived in public housing and had very little money. “But we still had more than our friends and relatives back home,” she recalls. “My... View Details

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Working Knowledge | Harvard Business School

Can Private Equity Reach Regular People? One Company’s Mission Featuring Victoria Ivashina . By Avery Forman on July 24, 2025 . Data and Technology What Google, Lego, and Other Brands Know About the Promise and Peril of AI Featuring... View Details

16 Feb 2022
News

Holding Business to Account

financial return and social change on behalf her clients. Following Walden’s acquisition, she founded Boston Common Asset Management, in 2003. By the fall of 2020, Boston Common had $3 billion under management and a mission to be, as... View Details

15 Jun 2021
News

Advancing Racial Equity

Illustration by Jon Krause The murder of George Floyd and others in 2020 and the racial justice movement across the United States sparked the recognition that Harvard Business School needed to clearly reject racism in all its forms, as it is fundamentally inconsistent... View Details

03 Nov 2016
News

17 Ventures Join the Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab

The Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab officially opened its door at 127 Western Avenue, Allston today with 17 ventures among the inaugural cohort of businesses to occupy the space. As the latest addition to the Harvard Innovation Labs, the Life Lab will build on the One... View Details

Keywords: Scientific Research and Development Services

14 Dec 2015
News

Building Platforms of Life for the World’s Poorest Children

Kevin Jenkins (MBA 1985) is president and CEO of the nonprofit World Vision International, a global Christian humanitarian relief, development, and advocacy organization. In this video, he talks about the organization’s mission and his... View Details

01 Oct 2001
News

Some Racquet

of the A&P Tennis Classic, a women's professional tournament in Mahwah, New Jersey. He's also a man on something of a mission — to get the sports-marketing business to lighten up and make big events more fun for all involved. Describing... View Details

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

31 Mar 2017
News

Turning Teachers into Leaders

a large failing school in the Bronx. Seeing the students have to walk through metal detectors, seeing the teachers struggling to teach with even the most basic resources lacking, really inspired me on an emotional level that this is something I want to do. “Education... View Details

12 Mar 2019
News

Acting Naturally

time, it was [with] my now-husband (we weren't married at the time) and we bought it from a woman who had started it out of her home. It was very small, not making any money, and grew it into what it is today. “The culture and the mission... View Details

Keywords: Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

01 Dec 2013
News

Joining Together for HBS

return to campus you will be inspired by the progress the School has made in advancing its mission for the 21st century. To ensure even greater success, a collective effort by all of us is necessary. Broad alumni participation and annual... View Details

Keywords: alumni giving; innovation; business education

June 10, 2021
Article

How to Be a Purpose-Driven Leader in a Capitalist World

By: Celia Bravard, John Pontillo and Andrew J. Hoffman

Today’s business school education isn’t suited to the big challenges facing the world — climate change, economic inequality and racial injustice — that the leaders of tomorrow will be expected to solve. So, how can students and young professionals succeed in a system... View Details

Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Mission and Purpose; Social Issues; Power and Influence; Social and Collaborative Networks; Opportunities

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Read Now

01 Jun 2006
News

What Are They Thinking?

The Leadership Initiative, whose mission is to ensure that the School remains at the forefront of leadership R&D, has two projects under way that focus on young people. Using interviews, self-assessment exercises, and periodic... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

09 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

How Social Entrepreneurs Can Increase Their Investment Impact

Both impact investing and traditional philanthropy are on the rise after the decade-long economic boom following the Great Recession. But when does an impact investment make a bigger difference than a grant? The question is far more complicated than simply evaluating... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

10 Jul 2024
News

Next Level

Network for Harvard Women. She’s also a member of Chief, a private network of women with a mission to change the face of leadership. “It’s a great way for women to connect with other C-level executives,” she says. “It’s healthy to have... View Details

Keywords: Catherine O’Neill Grace

02 Feb 2021
Blog Post

Finding My Focus in Health care Amidst a Global Pandemic

company, Iterative Scopes, leading their business development team. Remote classes and work meetings have afforded me the opportunity to work at an awesome mission driven company, grow my network of Health care entrepreneurs and investors... View Details

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