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29 Sep 2022
News

Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal

countries closed their borders. Diagne’s first task was to work closely with the ministry’s leadership team in crafting an economic response to the pandemic. Worldwide, crisis management involved very similar challenges—layoffs and... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

01 Aug 2001
News

Robert B. Stobaugh (DBA '68)

engineer Bob Stobaugh decided to pursue his true vocation: teaching. "As a manager in the oil and chemical industries, I often needed to explain complex business problems to my coworkers," Stobaugh says. "I found that I enjoyed the... View Details

Keywords: Alumni Achievement Award; Educational Services

16 Feb 2012
Op-Ed

Nitin Nohria: Why US Competitiveness Matters

American Competitiveness site where resources, commentary, and solutions are showcased. Harvard Business School's US Competitiveness Project is another must-visit-site to better understand the complex problems facing the US. One good way... View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria

Profile

Gary Shi

In his third year at Fudan University, Gary Shi thought he would “like to have more interactions around global topics,” so he decided to take the lead. With a group of Harvard students, he co-organized the Harvard Project for Asian and... View Details

01 Mar 2008
News

He’s Back

Wesleyan, he returned three punts for touchdowns and led the NCAA’s Division III in average punt-return yards his senior year), Robinson returns to his former stomping grounds at a busy time. Several big projects are in progress: a $2... View Details

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

19 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Funding Innovation: Is Your Firm Doing it Wrong?

aftermath of World War II, government funding for scientific research increased and large corporations followed suit, with firms such as IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and Ford establishing dedicated centralized science labs that put few restrictions or deadlines on the View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

Web

South Asia - Global Activities 2020

South Asia South Asia Immersion Offers Students Insight on Development in Sri Lanka Pictured: Students in front of a model of the Port City Colombo Project in Colombo, Sri Lanka. During the final leg of a three-country immersive course... View Details

24 Apr 2012
First Look

First Look: April 24

note:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/812096-PDF-ENG Hayman Capital Management Robin Greenwood, Julie Messina, and Jared DourdevilleHarvard Business School Case 212-091 In late December 2011, Hayman Capital founder and portfolio... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

04 Jan 2016
Blog Post

5 Ways to Motivate Employees After the Holiday Season

Wednesdays: Health and wellness eases stress and promotes increased productivity. Every Wednesday, go for a walk as a team, take an exercise class, or ask employees to bring in a healthy lunch option and take the time to sit together and catch-up. 2) Professional... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Apr 1997
News

A Conversation with Dean Clark

technology environment while they're at school, because they're going to have to understand and manage technology in their subsequent careers. Our students have to experience a world-class information technology environment while they're... View Details

15 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

We Have Better Ways to Break Habits Than Willpower. Why Don't We Use Them?

The deadline on an important work project is looming, but you keep getting distracted by news stories and silly cat videos online. Even though installing an Internet-blocking app might help you stay focused, you resist the idea, telling... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

19 Oct 2023
Blog Post

New Venture Competition 2023: Business and Environment Ventures

Business Development; Dr. Joseph Laux, CTO; Dr. Bhawna Nagar, Research Projects - Grensol closes the materials loop for car recycling to valorize industrial waste, recover valuable resources, and produce energy. TOP FINALISTS Earthbond -... View Details

12 Jan 2021
News

Keeping the Coast Clear

recently featured in the Harvard Gazette’s To Serve Better Project. Before landing at Save the Bay, Stone worked as an investment manager and securities analyst in financial services; he also co-founded an investment View Details

Keywords: Fishing, Hunting and Trapping; Agriculture

01 Sep 2011
News

Water for Life

develop alongside the company through our Vendor Management program. Since 2007, Manila Water has generated more than 20,000 jobs through these local enterprises. Similarly, Manila Water gives community-based cooperatives sustainable... View Details

Keywords: Waste Management and Remediation Services; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Waste Management and Remediation Services

01 Dec 2003
News

DonorsChoose: Teaming Up with Teachers

learning — typically supplies and field trips. Donors review the proposals online and choose to fund the project they like. DonorsChoose is unique among philanthropies in that every dollar goes to the chosen project. In response to an... View Details

Keywords: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

27 Jan 2015
First Look

First Look: January 27

management of public schools, demonstrates the challenges and opportunities related to private sector involvement in the delivery of a public good. Follows the organization from its start-up through its initial public offering and,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Web

Software Environments via Conda - Research Computing Services

Software Tools Software Environments via Conda 4ms Conda is a general-purpose, cross-platform package manager written in Python and developed by Continuum Analytics. HBSGrid administrators use conda to install R and Python environments... View Details

15 Nov 2011
News

750 World Wonders and counting

precious. Instead of a briefcase, however, Main Wilson will be toting a Nikon D3 with four lenses—one of which he describes as “a miniature telescope.” It’s all part of an ambitious project Main Wilson has set for himself: to become the... View Details

Keywords: photography; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment

Profile

Jeremy Sasson

specifications.” Seeking more influence on the customer-facing part of the product, Jeremy moved from software development into product management at DocuSign, participating in a product rebranding for the Brazilian market. “The Brazilian... View Details

Keywords: Tech

07 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

XTV: Xerox’s Attempted Recovery From “Fumbling the Future”

This confirmed the rationale back in 1970 for PARC's charter as a separate research center. As Robert Adams, then a Xerox senior vice president, recalled, "The laser printer alone paid for all of the other PARC research projects many... View Details

Keywords: by Henry Chesbrough

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