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24 Jul 2017
News

Back to School for Big-City Mayors

for big-city mayors organized by former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg (MBA 1966) in conjunction with Harvard’s Kennedy School and HBS, according to a report in the Economist. Funded by a $32 million gift from Bloomberg... View Details

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

06 May 2013
Research & Ideas

How Local Events Shake Up Corporate Philanthropy

the host city increased their overall charitable donations by an average 30 percent. Super Bowls corresponded with a 10 percent increase in donations. "If you're a philanthropic leader, the time to hit up a company is around these... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

20 May 2013
Research & Ideas

The Long-Term Fix to US Competitiveness

Competitiveness: Paths Forward," an HBS initiative, was an appearance by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, who was brought in by wheelchair but rose to his feet to speak about how the city could be a model for the nation. "I believe... View Details

Keywords: by Stephanie Schorow & Harvard Gazette

26 May 2016
News

Sunil B. Mittal, OPM 27, 1999

around his vision, Sunil Mittal easily could have followed in his father’s footsteps and earned a name for himself as a politician. Instead, he chose to focus his talents on changing the world as an entrepreneur. Growing up in Ludhiana, a large View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Jun 2003
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

continue as planned. San Francisco, Chicago, and New York City recently hosted launch events for The Campaign for Harvard Business School. Each event included a powerful multimedia presentation showcasing the tremendous impact HBS alumni... View Details

Keywords: Susan Luick Good; HBS Alumni Association; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2007
News

In the Spotlight

Because the New York City Opera’s new general manager and artistic director, Gérard Mortier, won’t take over full-time until 2009, a distinguished stand-in has stepped into that role: NYCO board chair Susan Baker (MBA ’76). After a highly... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment; Finance

01 Jun 2010
News

2010 Leadership Fellows

Segneri, City of Boston Mayor’s Office; Tamara Heimur, Millennium Challenge Corporation; and Lindsey Henken, Hospital for Special Surgery. Not pictured: Jean-Claude Homawoo, Endeavor. —To learn more about this year’s Fellows, read the... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

19 Sep 2016
News

Thomas S. Murphy (MBA 1949)

approached him. “He said that he was going into a little crapshoot in Albany and needed someone to run a television station,” recalls Murphy. “That’s how in 1954 I became Capital Cities first employee.” Just ten years later, he was named... View Details

22 Feb 2022
Research & Ideas

When Will the Hot Housing Market Finally Start to Cool?

more densely populated places like San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York City for the countryside early in the pandemic. Some purchased or rented a second house; some stayed at their weekend getaway or decamped to a family retreat. And... View Details

Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette

18 Jun 2013
First Look

First Look: June 18

Harvard Business School Case 313-061 Milwaukee (B2): Thomas Barrett, Mayor of City of Milwaukee No description available. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/313061-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 313-062 Milwaukee (B3): Paul... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

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Timeline - Race, Gender & Equity

slaves for life 1676 Bacon's Rebellion 1677 First recorded prosecution against strikers in New York City 1680 Virginia hypersurveillance law enacted: An act for preventing Negroes Insurrections 1773 Laborers protest royal taxation in the... View Details

February 2004 (Revised March 2004)
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Fuel Cells: The Hydrogen Revolution?

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Ryland Matthew Willis

The challenges faced in establishing hydrogen fuel cell-powered transportation in the United States, which promises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on imported oil is examined. Foremost among these challenges is a "chicken-and-egg" dynamic: consumers... View Details

Keywords: Taxation; Environmental Sustainability; Infrastructure; Government Administration; Energy Sources; Business and Government Relations; Network Effects; Transportation; Green Technology Industry; Energy Industry; European Union; Japan; United States

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24 Feb 2022
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on the Public Sector

industry and role? Public Sector / City Development. At what point did you decide to pursue an MBA, and why? After over a decade of government service, I am focusing on the future of cities that will combine... View Details

01 Mar 2013
News

On the Road

Scenes from the Dean's visits to HBS clubs around the globe in November, December, and January NEW YORK CITY (Photos by Bennet Cobliner) HONG KONG (Photos by Brian Tam) View Details

July 2012
Case

Generation Investment Management

By: Sandra J. Sucher and Matthew Preble

Examines the investment process of Generation Investment Management, a "sustainable" investing firm established in 2004 by David Blood and U.S. Vice President Al Gore. Places students in the position of David Lowish, director of global industrials, who must decide... View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Energy Generation; Investment; Environmental Sustainability; Pollutants; Welfare; Financial Services Industry; India; United Kingdom

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15 Dec 2024
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Skydeck: Reddit’s Rise

through Google searches, you notice we don’t block you from the information because we believe in the open internet.” “This issue and question around communities, I think, is pervasive. I read The Death and Life of Great American Cities, and that was about changes in... View Details

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Joseph Blair

customer interviews.” In retrospect, Joe says, “I’m impressed by how quickly the Indian economy is developing. You could look down a city block, and on one end, there’s a run-down building with a thatched roof – but on other end, there’s... View Details

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Emerging Market/Frontier Market Fellowship Resources

language. EMIS (Emerging Markets Information System): Business news from a wide range of national and local sources. Additional Resources Doing Business: Data and analysis from the World Bank that measures the business environment of more than... View Details

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Scaling Minority Businesses (SMB)

Explorer tables which include easy reports with age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, household relationship, place of birth, education, employment status, income, tenure, cost and value of housing, year structure built and other data. Articles American View Details

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Career Timeline - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

1986 – “Competition and Strategy” course becomes part of core MBA curriculum at Harvard Business School 1990 – Publishes The Competitive Advantage of Nations 1994 – Founds The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) 1998 –... View Details

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