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- 09 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
Who Sways the USDA on GMO Approvals?
Many corporations have gotten good at pulling the levers of government to tilt the odds in their favor, weakening regulations or securing perks, justified or not, to further their business interests. Economists use the term... View Details
- Portrait Project
Leo Chang
business world. My baton reminds me that every business decision I make impacts real families, each with their own batons. My life and my opportunities have been earned through... View Details
- 04 May 2017
- News
Going the Distance
Photo courtesy of Martin Frey Martin Frey (AMP 165, 2003) didn’t plan to become the first person in the world to climb the Seven Summits and sail the Seven Seas, an achievement that earned him placement in the Guinness World Records. Yet... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 22 Jul 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #7: Turning Waste Heat to Power
lives and creating business models rooted in impact.” “I’m just building an energy company,” Janice said modestly. But her experience as an investor has taught her that earning returns and beating out peers... View Details
- 21 Jul 2011
- News
Social Investing’s Time Has Come
meaningful social impact and earn a financial return based on measurable results. While still new, the idea is gaining traction in the United States and England, where this innovative approach to funding social services originated. It’s... View Details
- Alumni WDYDWYD
Ilene Lang
get As in Economics. My parents might have been enlightened and ambitious for me, but society's institutions weren't. I earned my Harvard MBA in 1973, a time when few women were accepted into business... View Details
- 18 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Greed Ruining Private Equity Firms?
In a first-ever look at the internal economics driving private equity partnerships, Harvard Business School researchers have found that many of these funds can be torn apart by greed among founding partners who take home a much bigger... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
An Electrifying Tale
Prior to earning her MBA, Maryanne Cataldo (MBA ’92) decided to leave Washington, D.C., and her job as an economist in order to plug into a different career. She moved to Boston and joined an electrical workers union as an apprentice. “I... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Bounce Back from a Blunder
As she was building Big Think, Brown was wary of painting herself into a corner that she couldn’t manage her way out of. “When I’d share earnings and business updates with the board, I had an acute sense... View Details
- 18 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 18
shifting institutional ownership patterns. Similarly, exogenous changes in the tax cost of institutional investors receiving dividends results in changes in firm dividend policy What Do Dividends Tell Us About Earnings Quality?... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Sunshine State
filling vending machines after his textile-equipment business collapsed. The younger Greene ended up making a fortune in Southern California real estate; later, his success at subprime hedging earned him the... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Hot Tip
business information in countries across the continent. Nkontchou (pronounced en-CON-choo) was born in Cameroon and moved to Paris with his diplomat parents when he was 13. Of his decision to earn an MBA... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Faculty Retirements
interface with the securities markets, he is the coauthor or editor of seven books, including Wall Street and Regulation; Managing Financial Institutions; and Islamic Law and Finance. He has written numerous working papers and articles in journals such as the Harvard... View Details
- Web
2021 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
writes for the Atlantic . Sarah Kaplan Sarah Kaplan is Distinguished Professor, Director of the Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE), and Professor of Strategic Management, at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. She is a co-author of the... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Microfinance's Big Payoff: Michael Chu and ACCION International
short-term business loans to the self-employed poor. Chu, a native of China, grew up in Montevideo, Uruguay. After graduating from Dartmouth and HBS, he held senior management positions with several firms, including The Boston Consulting... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Corruption 101
increasing number of red flags, he had to consider not only his US employer and his HBS position, but also his local client, his client's employees and their families, customers throughout the region, and all the suppliers for the client's View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Community Colleges as Engines of Economic Opportunity
COVID-19. The largest group of Promise applicants at CCRI comes from families making less than $25,000 annually. Can you speak to how the program opens doors for students and provides a boost to local economies? Higher education is the path to opportunity in this... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 25 May 2021
- Blog Post
Aisha Fatima Dozie is Igniting Confidence as the Founder of Bossy Cosmetics
earning her MBA at Harvard Business School. In fact, she spent the first decade of her life living down the road from Harvard in Cambridge, Massachusetts, yet the halls of Harvard View Details
- 24 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Finance in Africa: Health, Self-Interest, Avoided Future Cost
private money from insurance companies, pension funds, endowments, sovereign funds, and high net worth individuals currently invested in global fixed income securities, mostly earning near zero real yields. How can this capital find... View Details
- 02 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
Four Companies that Conquered America
Editor's Note: Harvard Business School professor John Quelch writes a blog on marketing issues, called Marketing Know: How, for Harvard Business Online. It is reprinted on HBS Working Knowledge.Accounting... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch