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- 07 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
Big Infrastructure May Not Always Produce Big Benefits
like, given the size of the bets they’re making. The second and academic interest is that we learn much more from a developing country than a developed one. Roads, railroads,... View Details
- 03 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 3, 2006
development in Africa and in other low-income countries. Provides a brief political and economic history of Rwanda, but focuses on the country preceding and after the genocide. A description of government... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Students Reach Out to Haiti
Several student relief efforts sprang up in the wake of February’s earthquake in Haiti. Partners In Health, which has been working in the country for over twenty years, was the beneficiary of choice for many of the first-year section... View Details
- Profile
Shaun Miller
forward to the excitement of working in a new country and business environment, the breadth of new industries I will have the opportunity to experience, and the ability to make a meaningful impact on organizations. In Latin America, where... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Global Mission
diversity is only part of the School’s global story. Faculty members today are as international as the country flags hanging in first-year classrooms. As for MBA students, the Class of 2013 reflects the School’s global ambition: 34... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Off Script
public health” mandate; and extending patent life proactively in areas such as Alzheimer’s to help open up the supply of new drugs. Is there a framework in another country—could be a hybrid model of multiple developed or View Details
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Chris Hurst
patriotism.” Motivated by his family’s heritage and his experiences as captain of his high-school wrestling and cross-country teams, Chris “wanted to explore leadership development – and saw West Point and the Army as a great way to do... View Details
- 23 Sep 2010
- News
How Did You Spend Your Summer Vacation?
hoping to test out a special area of interest or potential career path. Others looked abroad, pursuing their interests in solving business and social problems in the developing world. Canadians Alyza Keshavjee and Ameel Somani spent their... View Details
- 14 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The High Cost of the Slow COVID Vaccine Rollout
officials took steps to speed vaccine development last year, the United States and other countries could have paid to build manufacturing infrastructure and shore up the supply chain needed to produce... View Details
- 08 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Manager’s Guide to International Strategy
the product? In Europe, consumers in 13 different countries have 13 different preferences for the texture and taste of tomato soup. In addition, a company may decide to offer a product completely outside its "known" product line: In... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
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Africa - Global Activities 2021
Africa Africa Developing the Skills to Drive Change in Africa Pictured: When disease outbreaks and other macro shocks occur, many African nations run the risk of falling deeper into poverty. As countries... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Disrupting criminal enterprises that prey on children
Department of Justice for more than eight years, prosecuting child exploitation and human-trafficking crimes. "The UN is in a position to coordinate and incentivize countries to work together to develop laws... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Finding sustainable solutions for humanitarian crises
Robert Goodwin (GMP 3, 2007) believes professionals and their companies are the critical link in solving the world's most serious problems. As the cofounder of Executives Without Borders, Goodwin proved his case in developing View Details
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Africa - Global Activities 2020
and then returned to their home country to work at Peak Investment Capital—a possibility enabled by the HBS Global Opportunity Fellowship (GO: Africa) they each received. Above all, they share a passion for wanting to build businesses in... View Details
- 13 Jun 2016
- News
Brenda Bence (MBA 1991)
connected through shared experiences.” After scoring high on an aptitude test, Bence was urged by coaches from the School’s Career & Professional Development team to pursue marketing and then to apply for a brand management position at... View Details
- 05 Dec 2016
- News
The Dragon’s Tale
(photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty) When F. Warren McFarlan and a small group of HBS colleagues arrived in Beijing in July 1979, they stepped off the plane into a country struggling for a toehold in the 20th century. “They brought ladders up to... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 10 Feb 2016
- News
Putting Faith in a Good Education
“The lack of access to good education in developing countries is one of the greatest problems in the world today,” says Chris Crane (MBA 1976), who founded and leads Edify, a nonprofit that furnishes... View Details
- 17 Dec 2014
- News
Facilitating an understanding of business and society in Turkey and the surrounding region
As executive director of HBS’s Istanbul Research Center, Esel Çekin (AMP 184, 2013) serves as a bridge between the business world in Turkey and, more frequently, the broader Middle East with HBS faculty, alumni, and students. The Istanbul native’s deep knowledge of her... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
HBS Moves Ahead with Curriculum Innovations
harnessing innovation efforts across campus. In the year ahead, a number of those innovative ideas will move from the drawing board to the classroom and beyond. Perhaps the most significant innovation is the new, yearlong Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Short Takes
HBS professor Michael Beer and Harvard University doctoral candidate Nancy Katz report on a survey of 205 executives from 30 countries in industries such as manufacturing, retail, and financial and professional services. The survey... View Details
Keywords: Orna Feldman and Caroline Chauncey