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- 13 Jun 2011
- HBS Case
Mobile Banking for the Unbanked
low-cost handsets and the opportunity to buy airtime in advance. "A subscription model doesn't appeal to the poor at all," Rangan says. "They don't want to pay a fee for something they might not use." Moreover, more... View Details
- 26 May 2016
- News
Mary Callahan Erdoes, MBA 1993
be a banker. We work with major endowments, foundations, and countries that entrust us with their money. We assist millions of people every single day—to buy their first home, get their first credit card, or pay for college. I have a... View Details
- Portrait Project
Ankit Tandon
I was left a seat at the lunch table, a wordless message—“you are welcomed here.” Neighbors offered us warm meals and other genuine acts of kindness that helped as we laid down new roots. I will pay it forward by creating spaces... View Details
- 15 Dec 2023
- News
Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem
Clubs News Clubs News Webinar illuminates broad array of business opportunities across Africa On December 5th, the HBS African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA) hosted ‘Doing Business in Africa: From Opportunity to Action’, a webinar panel of HBS alumni who shared... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 24 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
Launching a Career in Clean Energy
of paying for college on my single mother. But it was actually a great fit; I have a tendency towards structure, hierarchy, discipline, and reward, so that worked out well in the military. After college, I enlisted in the Marine Corps for... View Details
- 28 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Making an Impact on the Media Industry with my MBA
experiential learning experiences by taking the Short Intensive Program (SIP), Personal Branding and Business Storytelling, taught by Francesca Gino. I had previously read her book, Rebel Talent: Why It Pays to Break the Rules at Work and... View Details
- 15 Jul 2019
- Book
Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain Confidence
The second, related problem is that, even if the synergies are legitimate, people will often incorporate all those synergies into the price they pay for a company. That too can lead to overpayment since the rewards from the value creation... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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Strategy & IT - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Technology Three waves of IT-driven competition have radically reshaped competition in the past 50 years. The first wave of IT, during the 1960s and 1970s, automated individual activities in the value chain, ranging from order processing and bill View Details
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Value Measurement for Health Care - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
part of their business model Executives from health care insurance companies, government entities that pay for health care, or other payor organizations Leaders from pharmaceutical companies, medical device companies, or other health care... View Details
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Strategy for Health Care Delivery - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Clinic) as part of their business model Senior executives from nonprofit organizations that deliver health care services Executives from health care insurance companies, government entities that pay for health care, or other payor... View Details
- 16 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business
stakeholders and good workplace practices. They are better prepared to deal with and mitigate crisis, like the current coronavirus pandemic. If there were ever a time to “think outside the building” and be more aware of the wider system, it’s now. Operating in silos... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory
were deciding whether to participate in a Series B round for PEGAfrica, which sold solar home systems in Africa via pay-as-you-go (PAYG) financing plans that allowed customers to make small payments via mobile money to pay off the solar... View Details
- 29 Aug 2023
- News
Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. In this episode, we’re going to be highlighting an episode of another HBS podcast: Climate Rising, which focuses on what businesses are doing, can do, and should do... View Details
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Sustainable Investing Course | HBS Online
Finance, Financial Innovation for Social Change Introduction: Ford Foundation, the Other 95% Show Hide Details Concepts Pay for Success Leveraging the Entire Institution for Change The Evolution of Capitalism Featured Exercises Assess... View Details
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Entrepreneurship Course Online | HBS Online
What Is Entrepreneurship? Evaluating Ideas John Osher: Illustrating the Entrepreneurial Process Featured Exercises Sizing the market Estimate willingness to pay 6-8 hrs Module 2 Building a Business Apply the POCD (People, Opportunity,... View Details
- 06 Nov 2008
- Op-Ed
Selling Out The American Dream
They have been able to walk away from homes they couldn't afford with, in many cases, no penalty. Meanwhile, responsible citizens, and their children and grandchildren, will pay in extra taxes to clean up the mess. Hardly any politician... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 08 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
4 Ways the MS/MBA is Preparing Me for a Career in Health Care and the Life Sciences
business development at Genentech. An HBS alumna helped me narrow down what I wanted to do and made sure I understood how to best prepare myself for the recruiting process. I am now following the same process as I think through my short- and mid-term path for full-time... View Details
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2018 Financial Risk and Regulation Survey - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
2007-2009. When asked about the 19 potential factors that contributed to the crisis (see survey text), respondents identified the following as the top 5: financial engineering, mortgage lenders not paying attention to risk because they... View Details
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Disruptive Innovation Online Course | HBS Online
ventures, and make your entrepreneurial dreams a reality. 4 weeks, 6-8 hrs/week Pay by August 21 $1,850 Certificate Design Thinking and Innovation Srikant Datar Leverage design thinking principles and creative problem-solving tools to... View Details
- 03 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Dealing with the ‘Irrational’ Negotiator
loses a star employee because it refuses to raise her salary to match a competitor's higher offer, the firm is not necessarily behaving irrationally; it may instead be constrained by an HR policy that restricts it from creating huge pay... View Details
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra & Max H. Bazerman