Platform Business - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Jul 2020
Blog Post

Why We Started the HBS Black Investment Club

on my own journey this year with the Black Investment Club and reminded me why I was so determined to get this initiative off the ground before leaving HBS. BIRTH OF AN IDEA In the fall of 2019, during my second year of business school, I... View Details

12 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting

business units. As each unit sees its role in a broader context and begins to better understand the consequences of its decisions on other units, better decisions that craft and reinforce a sustainable strategy will be made for the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Investing in Career Switchers - Cyril Straughn-Turner & Invesco US

interns learn different sides of the business boosts their professional development and increases the impact they can make for your team. Ready to start finding interns who will make a difference at your organization? Find talent via our... View Details

Keywords: Real Estate

15 Aug 2024
Op-Ed

Post-CrowdStrike, Six Questions to Test Your Company's Operational Resilience

companies will live and die based on their ability to bounce back from a crisis.” Demand for digital transformation and artificial intelligence (AI) will raise the stakes for strategic data and platform management, exposing more companies... View Details

Keywords: by Hise Gibson and Anita Lynch

02 Mar 2020
Blog Post

Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Energy

Director Amanda Schmitt – Recruiting Relations Manager Together, Phillip and Amanda make up the Career & Professional Development team that manages relationships with recruiting partners in the energy sector, including cleantech. They also engage with the View Details

Keywords: Energy / Cleantech

19 Dec 2016
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016

conversation platform in addition to a publication, and of course we couldn’t do that without you. So, we'd like to extend a big thanks to our readers! With that, we ask you to answer these two questions in the comments section below: ... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

13 May 2014
News

Inside Africa

fashion, arts and culture, and business and finance. It features guides to each of the continent’s 54 nations, where you can find everything from breaking news to museum guides, as well as content from such partners as the Council on... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

21 Jan 2016
Blog Post

HBS and the Arts

like a CEO and consider all components of what makes a business thrive – operations, the underlying financials, the importance of strong leadership – and gives you the skillset to address the unique challenges of each. It’s striking how... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government; Entertainment / Media / Sports

04 Apr 2022
Research & Ideas

Tech Hubs: How Software Brought Talent and Prosperity to New Cities

San Diego—brings “significant and long-lasting” benefits, including greater economic growth, global talent, and even more invention to these regions, write William Kerr, the D’Arbeloff Professor of Business Administration at Harvard View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

04 Dec 2012
First Look

First Look: December 4

PublicationsWhen Does a Platform Create Value by Limiting Choice? Authors:Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Hanna Hałaburda Publication:Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (forthcoming) Abstract We present a theory for why it... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

14 Oct 2020
News

Sewn with Love

in need. FGFH also began raising funds for the Gowns for Good Made in America initiative, which supports small businesses within the fashion and garment industries in the United States that have pivoted their manufacturing to create... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

12 Apr 2023
News

Step Change

something that's really needed," says Farah Emara, cofounder and CEO of B2B agritech platform FreshSource Global. When she was fundraising in 2018, Emara says she often encountered male VCs who suggested she didn't have the right skill... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance

28 May 2019
News

INK: Maker’s Manual

Since cofounding the online product discovery platform The Grommet in 2008, Jules Pieri (MBA 1986) has enjoyed a front-row seat to the launch of 3,000 consumer products—including household names like Fitbit, SodaStream, and S’well. From... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

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Online Dynamic Teaming Course | HBS Online

overcoming communication barriers, and leveraging diversity for enhanced innovation and problem-solving. "I'm applying things I learned from the courses every single day." Fabian Ibekwe Founder, Angelus Consulting and Research Limited at Angelus Consulting and Research... View Details

08 Jan 2020
Blog Post

Know Your Audience - Recruiting HBS Students for Private Equity

Equity/Venture Capital/LBO roles after graduation. Often students are returning to Private Equity after two years of previous banking experience and two years of Private Equity experience before business school. There is also strong... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity

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Africa - Global Activities 2021

recipients were chosen (see below) and three previous recipients had their funding extended. Moni Alli (MBA 2021) , founder of Front Edge, a lending platform in Lagos, Nigeria, that provides access to affordable working capital solutions.... View Details

28 Apr 2021
Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Cissy Chen (MBA 2019)

throughout the region. I’m a huge believer in responsible capitalism and hope I can become one of the people who can push this forward. The "Reimagining Capitalism" course convinced me that business leaders have a responsibility to lead... View Details

22 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Lessons Learned from My HBS Career Journey in Environmental Sustainability

my HBS essay while working in a business facing role. Some soul searching helped me realize that my ideal post-MBA role needed to satisfy the following criteria: Be sustainability and technology focused Challenge me to solve tough... View Details