Developing World - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2009
News

Heroines and Helping Hands

India, or China, where girls don’t really matter. We can make a big difference in their world and in the world around them. Through all my years of trekking and reporting in View Details

Keywords: Sheryl WuDunn; Arts, Sports, Language, Driving, and Other Schools; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

10 Jan 2017
News

Laura Liswood (MBA 1976) is cofounder and secretary general of the Council of Women World Leaders, an international network of current and former female prime ministers and presidents that aims to have impact globally on issues of... View Details

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John Whitehead | Baker Library

new businesses. His personal approach: he sought out and listened to the firm’s clients, identified new business lines, and over time developed these into major service offerings. Indeed, it’s difficult to imagine the View Details

Harvey S. Firestone, Jr.

Firestone inaugurated the company’s Liberian manufacturing operations and developed and expanded the company’s auto supply and service stores. Firestone manufactured over 50% of all mobile anti-aircraft gun units during View Details

Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

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Maya Burhanpurkar | MBA

Fund. What began as a research project at the University of Toronto developed into a finished product: an autonomous wheelchair for both hospital and consumer markets. My work as a Venture Partner with Contrary Capital and an intern at... View Details

01 Jun 2009
News

Faculty Books

guide offers leaders a comprehensive method for identifying their unique “true north.” It includes targeted exercises that help them home in on the purpose of their leadership and develop their authentic leadership skills. Exploring... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

Portrait Project

Rod Norman

responsibility as a "keeper of the dream," I hope to promote entrepreneurship in the US and abroad, change US policies toward developing countries, and create linkages wherever possible among disadvantaged communities. After... View Details

01 Dec 2022
News

The Potential of Business to Improve Lives

the Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo Professor of Business Administration and senior associate dean for Business and Global Society, who leads the Institute. “We want to get their ideas out into the world and to make HBS the center of an... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Dec 2019
News

From Das’s Desk

As the External Relations team explores the breadth of options for lifelong learning content and programs for alumni, one area where we’re already seeing success is in the world of podcasting. Over the past few years, podcasts have... View Details

Keywords: podcasts; lifelong learning; alumni; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

24 Apr 2014
News

Making TV Look Like America

Jackie Burgos (MBA 2014) intends to run a TV network to promote programming diversity, making TV more reflective of the world in which we live. “I think I’ve always been the kid who has big dreams; life otherwise wouldn’t be fun,” says... View Details

25 Feb 2020
News

Ink: Your Best Self

portfolio familiar to any executive. Courtesy Amy Jen Su Courtesy Amy Jen Su What trends in the business world are creating new pressures on leaders? Organizational life in general has gotten more complicated. Work has become increasingly... View Details

Keywords: April White

18 Sep 2017
News

Chronicling a Legacy of Alumni Social Impact

teaches students to identify a problem and try to solve it,” Stevenson observes. “Knowledge is transitory, but the problem-solving skills developed here last a lifetime. Students know that they are expected to rise to the challenge.”... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Scientific Research and Development Services; Scientific Research and Development Services; Scientific Research and Development Services; Scientific Research and Development Services; Scientific Research and Development Services; Scientific Research and Development Services; Scientific Research and Development Services; Scientific Research and Development Services; Scientific Research and Development Services

David D. Glass

early proponent of automated technology that Wal-Mart has utilized to develop one of the most sophisticated distribution networks in the industry. Under his leadership, Wal-Mart became the largest retailer in the View Details

Keywords: Retail

13 Oct 2016
News

Adding Muscle to the Fight Against Disease

Stanford, in addition to his Harvard MBA, Blum’s credentials make him well suited to a career in biotech. Prior to joining Cytokinetics, he had experience in sales, marketing, and business development in large and small pharmaceutical... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

Ernest H. Volwiler

Volwiler was a pioneer in the field of anesthetic medicine, developing two breakthrough drugs, Nembutal and Pentothal, which put patients to sleep for surgical or dental procedures. Beyond his brilliance as a scientist, Volwiler was... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare

09 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

Career Advancement Without Experience

manage and advance their careers in the less predictable world of contract labor. But how do you land those kinds of jobs? In "Stretchwork: Managing the Career Progression Paradox in External Labor Markets," forthcoming in the... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Motion Pictures & Video; Technology

Paul W. Litchfield

substantial expansion and investments. Under his direction, Goodyear began to experiment in the development of airplane parts and fighter aircraft, becoming one of the ten largest producers in this field during View Details

Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

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Globalization and Emerging Markets - Course Catalog

and characteristics provide a unique set of opportunities for entrepreneurs and investors in the developed world and within emerging markets themselves, as well as for politicians and stakeholders searching... View Details

16 May 2015
Blog Post

Using an MBA to Reimagine the Music Industry

When we meet prospective students at information sessions around the world they’re often curious about the student experience at HBS. How does HBS prepare students for the challenges of leadership? What is section life like? Why do so... View Details

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace

hitting best-seller lists lately, and conferences on spirituality and business have been springing up all over the United States and Canada. Web sites dedicated to such topics now pepper the Internet. Even the World Economic Forum devoted... View Details

Keywords: by Marguerite Rigoglioso

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