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15 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

Funding the Design of Livable Cities

innovative design in the built environment. To create an environmentally sustainable built environment, design that focuses on maximizing natural resource efficiency, planning that fosters public health, business models that attract the... View Details

Keywords: by Lisa Chase; Construction; Real Estate; Energy; Utilities

30 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Big Companies, Big Opportunities—Big Questions

Opportunities abound for large companies looking to expand into Latin America. But risks remain, and the development of better capital markets is needed to attract more investment, according to panelists at the "Growth Opportunities... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette

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South Asia - Global Activities 2020

the students to get to know the issues and opportunities firsthand. The island nation of Sri Lanka, located just off the southeastern tip of India, was a highlight of the trip given the significant international attention it has attracted... View Details

30 Apr 2001
What Do You Think?

Dot.Com Shakeout: Chess or Roulette?

highly attractive deals, they may find that their prospective partners no longer exist. By the time they are ready to transact or invest, that talent they found so attractive may be gone. What is happening... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

20 Oct 2017
Blog Post

Taking Care to Prepare Leaders: Lessons in Leadership Development from DaVita Kidney Care

DaVita’s program is not only an attractive benefit to potential recruits, but a powerful way for the company to instill its values throughout its leadership team. These reciprocal benefits should drive leadership development programs... View Details

Keywords: Health Care

24 Jun 2016
Op-Ed

Why Brexit is a Big Deal

multinationals may relocate their headquarters to stay within the EU. The global attractiveness of British higher education will take a hit. But the city of London will remain an important global financial center; Frankfurt will try again... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

Profile

Daniel Sheyner

become a bit more institutional and hierarchical, making the path to partnership tougher. At Atika, he'll be one of three investment professionals, offering Sheyner the same thing that first attracted him to private equity: ownership.... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity; Financial Services; Investment Management / Hedge Fund

01 Sep 2012
News

Supporting our Exceptional Faculty

100 endowed professorships that were created thanks to gifts from alumni, friends, and corporations. An endowed chair is the highest honor the School can bestow on a faculty member, and these chairs enhance our ability to attract and... View Details

Keywords: David E. Bell; professorships; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2018
News

Ready, Set, Launch

at stake, such as honing the core concept and attracting a founding team, investors, press, and industry supporters. If you’re not really, really, really into your idea, no one else will be either.” —Eric Grosse (MBA 1995), serial... View Details

25 Jan 2018
News

Investing in India’s Nonprofits to Overcome Poverty Sustainably

N/Core project is attract smart, talented people and provide them the initial support, so that they can go on and create strong solutions to pull people out of poverty sustainably. “Nudge Foundation was founded about two years back. The... View Details

01 Jul 2018
News

Celebrating and Supporting Leadership

to build a world-class faculty by attracting and developing outstanding junior faculty members. Building on our amazing fellowship program, we can do more to make the School accessible to students with tremendous leadership potential who... View Details

15 Nov 2016
News

Field Course Helps Nascent Entrepreneurs Connect with Customers

technology-enabled heated winter boots for women, says the course helped her venture gain traction with customers at a very early stage. “The course was very tactical,” Lefkowitz explains. “My team worked on a Kickstarter campaign that assisted us in View Details

10 Mar 2002
Research & Ideas

Breakthrough Negotiation: Don’t Leave It On the Table

punctuated by bursts of progress until an agreement is reached or breakdown occurs. Decision makers make hard choices (such as to make an unfavorable concession) only when they lack more attractive alternatives and doing nothing is not an... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Watkins

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Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP) - Course Catalog

the organization to attract new consumers and markets. Other topics include: How innovations affect mature organizations and how to respond to technological shocks. How firms both preserve and change elements of “what we do” (their... View Details

24 Sep 2020
Blog Post

Introducing the HBS Heartland Club

treks for their classmates to their hometowns (Columbia, KY and Cleveland, OH). From there, the initiative began to attract not only those from the Heartland, but also anyone who wanted to learn more about what other U.S. cities have to... View Details

01 Apr 1999
News

WesTrek: Students Find Options in Bay Area

universities, and company representatives from around the region. Nightly social events hosted by local sponsors provided students with a chance to network informally. The first WesTrek, in 1996, attracted just 75 students. In the past... View Details

26 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

Why Great Ideas Get Stuck in Universities

commercial hindrance. A recent study of more than 500 biomedical startups suggests that ventures rooted in the core research of their founders have a more challenging time reaching key measures of success, such as raising capital or View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Biotechnology; Health

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Launching Tech Ventures - Course Catalog

founder’s psychology. LTV helps students learn the playbook for finding product-market fit while learning to design more attractive, enduring business models, answering the question why some startups are valued at only 2x revenue while others are valued at 20x and why... View Details

30 Sep 2015
News

Looking to Rwanda’s Future

advisor at the private equity firm TA Associates. “They asked, ‘What do we need to do today to help us attract international investors in the future?’ They were considering investments in infrastructure, resources, and education that... View Details

15 Jun 2021
News

HBS Addresses Racial Equity

Kathleen McGinn, senior associate dean for Faculty Strategy and Recruiting. A key goal of the program is to increase the amount and depth of research conducted at HBS on diversity, equity, and inclusion. We hope to attract to this... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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