Developing World - Publications - Faculty & Research

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Maria Brewer

be to mobilize resources in an organization in general, the task of directly managing a team requires not only mobilization, but also the ability to coach and inspire. This is something I aspire to developing over the course of my career.... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technology

01 Oct 2001
News

The Eyes Have It: Business Plan Winners Pursue Global Vision

It is estimated that one billion people around the world need vision correction but don't have glasses because they are too expensive or simply unavailable. The resulting losses in productivity and self-sufficiency may reach as much as... View Details

Keywords: eyeglasses

Portrait Project

Nana Quagraine

overcame my anger and developed friendships with students of all colors. By doing so, I made some of my peers more willing to interact in a multi-racial community. By becoming the first black female engineering graduate at this... View Details

01 Jun 2008
News

Alumni Books

while also respecting humanistic values. They lay out the positivist, social constructionist, and postmodernist perspectives on the theory of educational organization to help readers develop new ways of thinking about organizational... View Details

Keywords: Management

01 Sep 2007
News

Getting Security Right

foreign policy, because for the last 100 years, we’ve always had strong allies. China, Russia, and Europe all sided with us against Germany and Italy during World War II, but our role in the world is now... View Details

Keywords: National Security and International Affairs; Government; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

06 Nov 2015
Blog Post

Casey Gerald: Becoming a Leader at HBS

school and listen to the speakers. One day there was a speaker that said in the 20th century if you wanted to change the world you had to go to law school, but in the 21st century if you want to change the world, go to business school. So... View Details

01 Jun 2017
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2017

develop a high-level blueprint of the IT systems, decide where to locate and how to lay out floor plans, set up relationships with suppliers, and design a management system and scorecard with which to run the new organization. Oui, La... View Details

Profile

Joe Khoury

case method focus and international reach. I always wanted to start or join a company where I could make a difference in the world and HBS was just the ideal place to achieve my goals and aspirations. How has your overall HBS experience... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consulting; Investment Banking

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 View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Mar 2006
News

Whitehead Urges MBAs to Become Lifelong Leaders

WHITEHEAD (with moderator George):Because "the world cries out for leadership," HBS students must lead not just in their companies but in their lives. John C. Whitehead (MBA 11/ ’47), one of HBS’s most distinguished graduates, is a... View Details

04 Sep 2019
News

A Measured Approach

(MBA/MPA-ID 2011), one of IDinsight’s four founders. When they met as graduate students at Harvard, the foursome was drawn together by their passion for making a difference in the world through international development. They were also... View Details

Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov

01 Sep 2004
News

Nancy Hall (MBA 1974)

Levitt in Marketing. When I’m teaching my students — who are interested in changing the world — I know that what they learn will stay with them for years. It’s an incredibly satisfying feeling. — SY View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

09 Mar 2021
News

A For-Profit Business That Makes Education Accessible

developing world where there are fewer educational opportunities, those in the developed world who cannot afford the available options, and those... View Details

Keywords: April White

20 Oct 2021
Blog Post

Mobilizing Private Sector Action For Racial Equity in Milwaukee: SE Summer Fellow Zach Komes (MBA 2022)

the world this summer to develop skills and knowledge while having significant responsibility and high impact. What were you working on this summer? This summer, I worked with the Metropolitan Milwaukee... View Details

12 Jul 2020
Book

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020

caught between worlds and identities—and the ways we must choose to reconcile our past with our present. The Rape Of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust Of World War II, by Iris Chang, is such a poignant book... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

01 Sep 2009
News

Robert McNamara Dies at 93

New York Times wrote (July 6, 2009), “McNamara became president of the World Bank and devoted evangelical energies to the belief that improving life in rural communities in developing countries was a more... View Details

01 May 2019
Blog Post

Viewpoints: Synthetic Thinking with a Humble Mindset

others, I believe we should recognize our limitations, instead of blindingly trusting in ourselves. 1. Shift from binary thinking into synthetic thinking The keynote presentation painted the state of the world to be governed by binary... View Details

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Biotech, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals: Industry/Market Overview/Analysis

them for your industry research. BCC Research - Reports on major scientific and technological developments in biotech, medical devices, pharmaceutical, and high technology worldwide. EMIS – SWOT analysis, global and country... View Details

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Radha Ruparell Archives | Social Enterprise

Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details

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Elizabeth Scharpf Archives | Social Enterprise