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HBS - Financials | From the CFO

Datar—implemented a clear strategy: Maintain the quality of the educational experience by investing in hybrid and virtual classroom technologies; protect jobs by reducing noncritical expenses and holding salaries level; and lay the... View Details

16 Nov 2020
Blog Post

Flatiron School: Reflections from Summer 2020

Python and Git knowledge to get started and create projects independently. Appreciation of data science: The relevance of data science and power of models are transforming businesses, and the projects helped me to appreciate exactly how much potential View Details

Keywords: All Industries

13 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

Can We Get To Where We Need To Go?

Additional information and data gathered from the event is expected to be distributed later this year. "We need a vision that says transportation and infrastructure (are) important, so important that a lot of people have to come to the table and decide which... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Transportation; Air Transportation; Auto

08 Oct 2020
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JPMorgan Chase Commits $30 Billion to Advance Racial Equity

Communities; and accelerating investment in its employees and building a more diverse and inclusive workforce. JP Morgan Chase also announced a commitment of $2 billion over the next five years to “to drive an inclusive economic recovery... View Details

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Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Meaningful progress on complex social issues depends in part on the entrepreneurial ideas and energy of the next generation. In recent years, we have seen a sustained increase in HBS students launching social impact ventures. In response... View Details

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Student Clubs | MBA

Club Government & Public Policy Club Greater China Club H HBS Show Health & Wellness Club Health Care Club Heard on the Street Hospitality & Travel Club I Impact Investing Club Infrastructure Club View Details

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Latin America - Global Activities 2020

Latin America Latin America Seeing the Immediate Impact of Faculty Research in Chile Pictured: Working with Fondo Esperanza, groups of microentrepreneurs meet regularly and are jointly liable for their credits. As assistant professors in... View Details

19 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

Political Turmoil and Mexico’s Economy

Relative Economic Failure since 1982," Maurer examines the trade agreement's impact on the Mexican economy. "In and of itself, NAFTA is pretty successful," he says. "It creates a big wave of foreign direct View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

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Georgia Messinger | MBA

own startup Trill Project has impacted the lives of tens of thousands of users across the world, and it started as a passion project in high school; with technology, we truly all have the power to create products real people care about.... View Details

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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Filter Results: (230) Submit Author Types Alumni HBS Staff SE Practitioners SEI Faculty SEI Team Students Topics Alumni for Impact Alumni Programs Arts Business for Social Impact Business School Executive... View Details

20 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

Moving from Supply Chains to Supply Networks

place in today's supply chain, as well as the far-reaching impact of information technology advancements. Outlining the program's curriculum, they explain how the participants leave the program armed with the principles and perspectives... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

01 May 2020
In Practice

COVID-19’s Hard Lessons Might Prepare Business for Climate Change

COVID-19 outbreak might change the way companies think about sustainability. Here’s what they said: Michael Toffel: Companies might prepare better for big disruptions I hope that the pandemic will increase companies’ attention to managing disruption risk. View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

14 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Creating the Minority Renaissance for Venture Capital: Interview with Henri Pierre-Jacques and Jarrid Tingle, Managing Partners at Harlem Capital

brand and our supporters if we are able to execute and make money there are endless ways for us to go which is exciting.” Ultimately, for both Pierre-Jacques and Tingle, it is about much more than making money; it’s about impacting a... View Details

13 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Why Public Companies Underinvest in the Future

Financial data on US companies is easy to come by—if they are listed on the stock market. More than 99 percent of them are not, presenting a challenge for researchers intent on studying how privately held firms operate. “It seemed natural for us to look at how the... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

01 Jun 2004
News

Fellowships Open Doors

fellowships. This year’s event was attended by more than 400 people at Kresge in mid-April. Student speaker Mart'n Curiel (MBA ’04), recipient of the LeBaron-McArthur- Ellis Fellowship, spoke eloquently of the gratitude he felt for the View Details

Keywords: HBS; MBA; Fellowships; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

26 Oct 2010
First Look

First Look: October 26, 2010

in payout taxes, we show that this prediction holds well. Payout taxes have a large impact on the dynamics of corporate investment and growth. Investment is "locked... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

March 2025
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Hurtigruten: Sea Zero

By: Christian Kaps and Michael W. Toffel

Hurtigruten was deciding whether the next ship they built should be fully electric. But such a vessel's battery, the size of electric cars, needed to be charged on the ship's multi-day voyage along the Norwegian coast. Before making such a $250 million investment, the... View Details

Keywords: Energy Sources; Alternative Energy; Ship Transportation; Environmental Regulation; Environmental Sustainability; Innovation and Management; Green Technology; Investment; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Shipping Industry; Tourism Industry; Transportation Industry; Travel Industry; Battery Industry; Norway; Europe

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24 Sep 2015
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Why We Recruit: Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation

candidates from HBS. This year, we are recruiting for two Leadership Fellows and two Summer Associates. All of these positions serve as valuable members of our portfolio investment team helping us to find, fund and support the most... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

02 May 2008
What Do You Think?

What is the Future of State Capitalism?

forms of capitalism." Citing examples of Dutch and British investments abroad, Cole Woodson comments, "I find the question to be somewhat delinquent ... to the tune of several centuries." He adds that to the extent that... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

04 Sep 2020
Blog Post

Advice from a Career Switcher: The Value of Informational Conversations with Alumni

mid-March, Adam accepted an offer to join Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) as a Portfolio Greenhouse Gas Impact Analysis Intern; BEV invests in entrepreneurs building companies that can have a significant... View Details

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