Reaching Your Potential - Publications - Faculty & Research

16 Aug 2017
Research & Ideas

Researchers Use Google Street View to See the Future of Cities

developers and urban planners to identify potential growth areas? Add your comment to this story below. .ExternalClass9CC47DD126314904BE26EDF11909F5E0 p.p1 {margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:11.0px... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Real Estate

22 Nov 2016
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Memoirs of an International First Year Student

friends and peers might be landing internships while you are probably figuring out how to land interview calls. It’s important not to panic. Instead, find your own small peer group which keeps you motivated and can support you throughout... View Details

28 Mar 2018
Research & Ideas

Sophisticated Investors May Be Harming Fintech Lending Platforms

School Assistant Professor Boris Vallée. “Platforms need to be attentive about this potential problem when thinking about their design. They want as many investors as possible, both sophisticated and less so, [and] they want to make sure... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Banking; Financial Services

01 Jun 2018
News

The Importance of Philanthropy

world.” Ashley Garrett and Alan K. “AJ” Jones (both MBA 1987), HBS Fund Chairs When you make a gift to the HBS Fund—in any amount—you decide where your support goes. You can direct your gift to student... View Details

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Dominic Mensah

Coming to HBS is like... Entering a journey of self-reflection on and immersion in your purpose. It is a courageous leap of faith—a deliberate choice to forgo a “safer” path and confront passion head-on. Before HBS, I balanced a role in... View Details

11 Oct 2022
News

On Balance

Mary Wooldridge (MBA 1994) recalls a job interview early in her career in which the interviewer asked, “Why should I employ you? At your age, you’re just going to go off and have children.” At another position, she recruited a younger man... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Dec 1998
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HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

is reaching its alumni in the most effective manner. In particular, the committee will focus on how best to market the annual Global Alumni Conferences' resources for international alumni and how best to use HBS volunteers to market... View Details

08 Jan 2016
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Investing in Sustainability

about how things could be done better. That’s definitely outside of your purview as a portfolio manager.” Tiller saw a need to diversify away from oil, not in 50 or 100 years, but right now, for the sake of the environment and national... View Details

Keywords: April White; Agriculture

01 Dec 2014
News

Case Study: Growing the Family Business

centers profitable more quickly. — Bob Poulin (MBA 1985) The premium in the hourly rates is well deserved, but you are giving too much value away by not covering fixed/setup costs. I believe the source of funds to finance the expansion is in View Details

Keywords: childcare; Finance

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Spring 2017 Reunion Photo Galleries - Alumni

Reunions Spring 2017 Reunion Photo Galleries Select photographs taken by professional photographers during the Spring 2017 HBS Reunions are available for viewing and purchase on this private site . The gallery is "unlisted" within the HBS Alumni SmugMug site, which... View Details

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Fall 2019 Reunion Photo Galleries - Alumni

Reunions Fall 2019 Reunion Photo Galleries Select photographs taken by professional photographers during the Fall 2019 HBS Reunions are available for viewing and purchase on this private site . The gallery is "unlisted" within the HBS Alumni SmugMug site, which means... View Details

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Fall 2017 Reunion Photo Galleries - Alumni

Reunions Fall 2017 Reunion Photo Galleries Select photographs taken by professional photographers during the Fall 2017 HBS Reunions are available for viewing and purchase on this private site . The gallery is "unlisted" within the HBS Alumni SmugMug site, which means... View Details

09 Aug 2017
News

Finding a Path Out of Poverty

for Inspire Belief while studying in the HBS Advanced Management Program, in 2013. The CEO of Johannesburg investing house Momentum—who had once been homeless on the streets of the very same city—had reached the point in his career when... View Details

05 Apr 2021
Blog Post

The MBA Response: A Calling to Leadership & Service

and talent. Your Opportunity In joining The MBA Response, you can help small businesses that are truly in need. You have the potential to impact not only the businesses themselves, but also the owners,... View Details

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HBS Global Opportunity Fellowship: Making a Difference in Africa - MBA

Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year... View Details

01 Mar 2019
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INK: The Lessons of Blitzscaling

every business has to be gigantic, of course. But if that is your goal, you need to be first to reach scale. How can established companies apply these techniques? Every established company needs to... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

31 Jul 2014
Research & Ideas

A Scholarly Crowd Explores Crowdsourcing

Entrepreneurs are routinely encouraged to form partnerships—don't dare do it alone. But new research shows the potential danger of getting too close to outsiders—particularly investors—when proprietary information can be leaked to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

25 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

Planning for Surprises

do to make prevention of a potential disaster a priority in the face of competing priorities, and to mobilize a response in the face of concerted opposition for special interests. Far too often, we only address problems after the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

10 Feb 2022
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on HBCUs

about their experiences before and during the MBA program. Jourdan Henry (MBA 2023) Where is your hometown? Spring Valley, New York. Which HBCU did you attend? Howard University. What was your pre-MBA... View Details

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Field Course: Field X - Course Catalog

Doing so while on campus has several advantages, including access to resources (faculty time and attention, library and computer access); advice from your peers in a structured environment; and devoted blocks of time during View Details

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