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Patrick Akl
appreciate the benefits of diversity,” says Patrick. “HBS attracts people from different cultures and backgrounds; its cases are truly global in scope and reach.” The case method also surfaces the best aspects of diversity. “Because... View Details
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Fereshteh Zeineddin
wanted to learn in a place where I would be surrounded by amazing people from different places and backgrounds. HBS was a perfect fit." "Do you know how you've changed?" At first, Fereshteh's attraction to HBS was highly... View Details
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Clarissa Quintanilla
moved to Boston, where Ben attended the Harvard Kennedy School. Clarissa became executive director of Egleston Square Main Street, a nonprofit community-revitalization program in Roxbury/Jamaica Plain. Like her husband and twin brother, Clarissa was View Details
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Andrea Nadosy
As an undergraduate at Harvard, Andrea Nadosy found a retreat in “by far the most attractive studyspace on campus,” Spangler Center at HBS. There, she discovered an unexpected inspiration. “There was always a hum of activity,” Andrea... View Details
- 05 Dec 2023
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Taking Learning Beyond the Classroom
attracted students from a variety of backgrounds, including impact investing, consulting, renewables, startups, ESG, climate tech, and those with experience working for major auto manufacturers including Audi, Ford, and Tesla. The session... View Details
- 08 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
A Bold Proposal for Investment Reform
Q: Your article suggests setting up a nonprofit investors union. Could you go into more detail on how such an organization would be set up and operated? A: The Consumer Union attracts highly talented professionals to help provide... View Details
- 24 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Trick of Balancing Business and Government
Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University chose business and government ethics and a good infrastructure for attracting business; while a third panelist selected civil society. Discussion and debate ensued among the five... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 18 Aug 2014
- Research & Ideas
Have a Better Idea To Improve Health Care?
share $150,000 and the opportunity to present their ideas at the Forum's invitation-only conference in April 2015, which attracts senior executives from big pharma, for-profit and non-profit hospitals, major insurance companies, and... View Details
- 10 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Leading with Creative Problem Solving: Ron Kurtz (MBA 1967)
the wider consumer goods industry. I was attracted to product management by the broad range of creative and strategic activities. I felt that product design and pricing were important determinants of success. It was a function that... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 21 Jul 2016
- Blog Post
Coming Out and Finding Acceptance at HBS
identity. But I didn’t speak up. To make my point as clearly and as resonantly as I wanted, I would have to explain that I am a cisgender woman in a relationship with a transgender man, and that while I generally prefer men as romantic partners, I am sometimes View Details
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Concrete Symbols - A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927 – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
treatment should provide as soon as possible an attractive enframement of the buildings by fences, shrubbing, and trees, not too formally arranged.” 16 Working with a diverse palette of plant, shrub, and tree species, the firm created a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
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NYC Club Hosts Nonprofits
deployment of faculty in support of alumni activities. For many clubs, the Global Outreach Program events attracted the highest alumni attendance ever. Here’s a sampling of the clubs’ activities: Community-service projects HBS... View Details
- 11 May 2020
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Better Than Cash
hours per paycheck. The time saved could be spent in the classroom. The Better Than Cash Alliance advocates for responsible digital payments and provides guidance to governments, corporations, and international organizations in their transition efforts. It also helps... View Details
- 14 Dec 2017
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Making Movies Is a Class Act
a feature film that is scheduled for digital and theatrical release this month. “Among the things that attracted us to Crooked House was that it hadn’t been filmed before, which meant the ending would be a surprise to most of the... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Jun 1996
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HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
conferences!), the local alumni business network has succeeded in attracting business leaders and experts who are right in the thick of the issues at hand; and, as one might expect from an HBS function, the dialogue and discourse is... View Details
Keywords: Cathy Connett
- 01 Mar 2015
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Faculty Q&A: Less Risk, More Reward
safety net and “makers and takers,” which is this very attractively rhyming concept. There’s this idea that those are two separate populations—that they’re completely non-overlapping groups. In fact, that’s not the case. Depending on the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
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Point, Click, Give: Internet Fuels Philanthropic Fundraising Revolution
(dot-org) WEBSEs populate e-philanthropy, Austin found that dot-coms dominate. They can more readily attract the venture capital and technical talent vital to Internet companies. “Imagine a start-up dot-org asking a major foundation for... View Details
- 10 Sep 2024
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Leading with Creative Problem Solving: Ron Kurtz (MBA 1967)
like product attributes, pricing, and distribution. My vision of the future changed to product management in the wider consumer goods industry. I was attracted to product management by the broad range of creative and strategic activities.... View Details
- 21 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 21
with a low level of disclosure. Second, competition ensures that services with a high level of disclosure subsidize consumers. Third, firms maximize profits at the extensive rather than the intensive margin, outperforming competitors by View Details
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Naiyya Saggi
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? I am passionate about creating social impact (specifically improving healthcare outcomes in emerging economies). At HBS, leadership is not interpreted narrowly: it is not sectoral, geographic or time bound. That is what... View Details