Cluster Initiative Program - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2008
News

Kash Rangan

and HBS professor Jim Austin, picked by Dean John McArthur to lead the new initiative, saw the potential for research, curriculum, and career development around the challenges of social enterprises, including both nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Over the... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

18 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018

Ratcheting, Competition, and the Diffusion of Technological Change: The Case of Televisions Under an Energy Efficiency Program By: Amano, Tomomichi, and Hiroshi Ohashi Abstract—In differentiated goods markets with societal implications,... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

03 Jun 2008
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First Look: June 3, 2008

private governance of working conditions, initiated and implemented by companies, labor unions, and non-governmental activist groups. Whether these codes represents a substantive or merely symbolic approach to governing working conditions... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership

extraordinary measures on behalf of their airline. For example, in the wake of the Gulf War and rising jet fuel prices, Southwest's Dallas employees initiated a "Fuel from the Heart" program in... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Air Transportation

06 Feb 2023
Blog Post

Meet the Black Investment Club

members and current club Co-Presidents, Aka Akapelwa (MBA 2023), Kendall Ernst (MBA 2023), and Alexis Coates (MBA 2023), are ready and eager to lead new and ongoing initiatives that support their Black classmates and contribute to... View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Venture Capital; Investment Management / Hedge Fund

20 Mar 2025
Blog Post

Scaling Climate Tech Innovation with Lee Scott (MBA 2023)

invested in my favorite startups and then reached out to HBS alumni at those orgs. A handful of these coffee chats turned into interviews. I ultimately decided on a Senior Associate role with Trellis Climate, a catalytic capital program... View Details

05 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 5

monetize online access to content. Programming changes, new advertising strategies, and deals via online distribution platforms are presented as means to capture the value of online video consumption. Purchase this... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Dec 2016
Blog Post

Career Paths: From Finance to Social Enterprise

MBAs. One career opportunity through the SEI is the HBS Leadership Fellows program which enables recent graduates to work alongside senior management on strategic initiatives at non-profits or public sector... View Details

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An Educated Investment | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

of my work that I focused on during the program is the formation and structure of international boards,” she says, noting Educate Girls’ recent entry into the US and UK. While acknowledging the challenges that lie ahead, Husain continues... View Details

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A Eureka Moment | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

on Eureka Ed enabled me to apply what I learned in courses like The Entrepreneurial Manager and Entrepreneurial Finance in a very tangible way. And having the support of a Social Enterprise Summer Fellowship [add link to program page] has... View Details

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2015 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

ethnography of serial migration in Dubai focusing on motherhood, work, and movement (under contract with Columbia University Press). She has received fellowships from the Center of Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (Stanford), The Women and Public Policy View Details

01 Apr 2001
News

Making A Difference: HBS Club of Puget Sound Reaches Out to Young Alumni

1997), she took the initiative and organized a successful event. By creating awareness and encouraging participation through flyers, telephone calls, and e-mails, Kwiker quickly established herself as the driving force behind the HBS Club... View Details

Keywords: Elena N. Berg; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

30 Apr 2019
News

Leading Schools That Change Lives

restoring the school’s fiscal health, but also its reputation for serving those with less. The urgency of the school’s financial problems gave Kennealey leverage to move quickly on some key initiatives while building relationships and... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

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Digital Exhibits | Baker Library

iconic landscape photographer Ansel Adams. Building the Foundation: Business Education for Women at Harvard University, 1937-1970 Photographs, interviews, reports, and correspondence document how program directors, administrators, and... View Details

28 Sep 2010
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First Look: September 28, 2010

hours to the public good. However, the organization has been struggling to keep both The 1% Program and its own design initiatives integrated and reinforcing each other in creating social and professional... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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From the Chief Financial Officer | Annual Report 2024

Future in Dubai. These are just a handful of the hundreds of forward-facing initiatives and programs that power the School’s preeminence in world-class business research each year. MBA tuition and fees... View Details

17 Dec 2024
News

Solving the Underemployment Crisis

aligning post-secondary programs with market requirements, there’s a shared benefit in prioritizing equitable access. Is it time for a new approach to economic development that elevates the role of inclusive workforce development? Welcome... View Details

10 Jan 2011
Research & Ideas

Is Groupon Good for Retailers?

may file for an initial public offering by the end of 2011, according to the New York Times. "Groupon has attracted remarkable interest," says Harvard Business School professor Benjamin G. Edelman. "With the economy... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Advertising; Technology

08 Mar 2013
News

The Accidental Innovator

points over and over again to different kids, I should make videos of each lesson and put them on YouTube. I was skeptical. YouTube was for cats playing the piano, not serious mathematics! Then I got over the idea that it wasn’t my idea, and I made a couple of videos.... View Details

01 Sep 2015
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Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015

on the Special Ops Battlefield by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon (MBA 2006) (Harper) In 2010, the Army created Cultural Support Teams, a secret pilot program to insert women alongside Special Operations soldiers raiding insurgent compounds in... View Details

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