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29 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and Organizations of the Future

what did your panel presenters and speakers identify as main themes in the colloquia's mission to "illuminate and deepen the connections between creativity, entrepreneurship and successful organizations of the future?" The role... View Details

Keywords: by Teresa M. Amabile & Mukti Khaire

13 Dec 2018
Blog Post

Working at the Intersection of Business and Environment

environment-related fields. Becoming a BEI student advisor is another great way for interested MBAs to contribute to the mission of the initiative by providing feedback on our programs and content and working on various other projects. ... View Details

Blog

Crossing the Bridge from Program Learning to Practical Application

tries to bring the human side of risk management to the fore. "I recently visited our team in Singapore and used the opportunity to present some lessons I took away from the Columbia space shuttle mission case and the importance of... View Details

27 Apr 2023
News

Life Preserver

for establishing an Apollo program for organ banking with the launch of the Biostasis Research Institute. "I really knew at that point that my mission is to help solve the organ transplantation crisis," he says. Giwa left the Alliance to... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Sep 2009
News

Alumni Books

two years. The exper-iment, which set world records in human life support, monitored the inhabitants’ impact on the environment and provided data for future manned missions into outer space. Bricklin on Technology by Dan Bricklin (MBA... View Details

08 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

How to Hire a Millennial

General Electric isn’t moving to Boston’s waterfront for the views, however breathtaking they may be. In the increasingly fierce battle for millennial talent, GE’s decision to uproot its long-time headquarters from suburban Connecticut is nothing less than a... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Fuller

01 Sep 2024
News

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

that Serafeim organized as part of the Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard. Read more about Advancing the Mission Serafeim’s interest in Apple’s approach on circular economic models led to the case study “Apple’s iPhone Revolution:... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Meyers

14 May 2020
Blog Post

A PRIDE Farewell

PRIDE, releasing a new visual identity and mission statement, to better represent the diverse gender identities and sexual orientations of our members. Created categories of membership to better protect member privacy and respect the... View Details

Portrait Project

Tiberius Vadan

mentor to others who need that extra bit of encouragement to tackle the difficult challenge of shifting to the US as business professionals. As a turnaround executive, I will relentlessly pursue the mission of working with crippled... View Details

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Members of the Military | MBA

the 95+ student-run clubs at Harvard Business School (HBS) can be a great way both to explore interests and meet some of your closest friends. The mission of the student-led Armed Forces Alumni Association (AFAA) is to assist in the... View Details

28 May 2014
News

Leveling the Playing Field for all Learners

a mission of providing a free, world-class education for anyone anywhere. “Khan Academy started with reproducing content and then, as it grew, our whole team [began] working with others to write exercises and simulation software. But we... View Details

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HBS Alumnae Circles Open House and Training 2017 San Francisco

HBS Alumnae Circles are taking new members - are you interested? Register for this upcoming open house to learn more. View Details

February 2021 (Revised September 2022)
Case

Marie Curie: Changing the World

By: Robert Simons and Shirley Sun

This case describes the rise of Marie Curie from a poor family in Poland to the pinnacle of scientific fame. The case describes how Curie, as a young woman interested in science, found a way to earn a doctorate at the Sorbonne and perform pathbreaking research on... View Details

Keywords: Legacy; Impact; Science; Research; Personal Characteristics; Mission and Purpose; Success; Work-Life Balance; Higher Education; Personal Development and Career

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26 Mar 2008
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Disaster!

After-action reviews often neglect to address the multiple factors contributing to large-scale organizational failures. How Should Organizations Learn From Failure? Mission to Mars: It Really Is Rocket Science After successive failures to... View Details

Profile

Jake Johnston

1,600 flying hours, with 1,100 of those in mission profile or combat hours. Learning in preparation for teaching Jake has been assigned to a new role as a teacher of economics at West Point. "The position requires an MBA," Jake... View Details

Profile

Carter Romansky

that need them." As one of five early team members, Carter pursued a mission to "equip and inspire" students to pursue, and excel in, nonprofit careers. Empowered to take risks Through the case method and the section... View Details

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Lucky Ones Coffee: Employing People with Disabilities | Information Technology

Featured Case Lucky Ones Coffee: Employing People with Disabilities Katie Holyfield and Taylor Matkins founded the The Lucky Ones Coffee in 2017 with a mission to create jobs in Park City, Utah for people with intellectual and... View Details

21 Feb 2020
News

Style for Everyone

budget, what she's looking for around her shape, her style – and our stylist will actually listen to that and curate a box of garments for her.” “Our mission is to spark radical self-love through style,” says Boujarwah, “and for us,... View Details

Keywords: Apparel Manufacturing; Manufacturing

22 Sep 2015
News

Giving Kids a Better Chance

into some of the most-improved schools in California. In this video, Tuck talks about his mission to give inner-city kids a chance at a high-quality education. “When I applied to HBS, I knew that I wanted to get focused on how we help... View Details

01 Apr 2001
News

Ed Tian: Boardroom Revolutionary

network — not just the backbone, but the access, too. The Internet right now runs too slowly, which is why building a new infrastructure is so critical.” That mission won’t be easy. For one thing, innovative and entrepreneurial business... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes; Telecommunications; Information

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