Enabling - Publications - Faculty & Research

Steven A. Burd

Burd implemented an extensive cost-cutting plan, which included deep cuts in capital expenditure, enabling the company to lower the shelf prices in its stores and to boost revenue. Once costs were under control, Burd began expanding the... View Details

Keywords: Retail

01 Dec 2018
News

Researching Business and Politics in China and Southeast Asia

last year, which enabled her to spend six months in Singapore and six months in Shanghai conducting on-the-ground research and engaging with business leaders throughout the region. “I am interested in how globalization affects domestic... View Details

25 Aug 2022
News

A New Platform for Alumni Engagement

panel discussing AI in financial services. “My objective as a founder of an AI-driven company was to ground how we actually use it,” says Salas. “I wanted to give concrete examples of how AI is enabling us to provide financial services to... View Details

Keywords: April White

10 Oct 2014
News

Chicago Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS

hosted “A Vision for the 21st Century” as part of the world tour of The Harvard Business School Campaign. The halls of the Art Institute of Chicago were transformed into an elegant lounge for the evening’s reception, enabling hundreds of... View Details

Keywords: HBS Campaign

17 Apr 2014
News

York Street Partners, Busbud Take Top Honors in Alumni New Venture Competition

firm is pioneering interventions in Sri Lanka that will help transform the nation. In the past two years, York Street Partners has arranged the largest private equity investment in a non-banking financial institution and enabled one of... View Details

Keywords: New Venture Competition; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

Portrait Project

Seth Shapiro

the Shehecheyanu to offer thanks for new and unusual experiences. It reads: Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech haolam, shehechehyanu, v'kiy'manu, v'higianu laz'man hazeh. "Blessed are You, our God, Creator of all, for giving us life, sustaining us, and View Details

28 May 2019
News

Impact: Toward the Greater Good

research and work, in this case in the area of social enterprise and civic leadership, make a difference in the world. The support of alumni and friends advances this work. Through annual giving to the HBS Fund, donors are enabling and... View Details

01 Mar 2016
News

Expressions of Support

put to use immediately where they are most needed, whether to support financial aid, educational innovation, global understanding, or pathbreaking research. Support for the HBS Fund enables the School to invest in new ideas and... View Details

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Patent search: The use of component in Espacenet and Patentscope databases

How can I quickly pinpoint needed info in patent documents displayed in Espacenet and Patentscope databases? Patent information displayed in Espacenet and Patentscope via the Web is breakdown into sections or components. Understanding the the... View Details

13 May 2013
Blog Post

Exploring in a Passion Safe Environment

envision the benefits that will come from its fulfillment. I believe in the private sector’s ability to enable positive change within our communities and in the veteran’s ability to contribute values that have View Details

08 Mar 2017
News

Safe, Secure, and Prosperous

Border Force, which is the operational arm of the department. We deliver intelligence that enables our operations to be more effective to identify threats further upstream before they arrive at our borders. “The role that my part of the... View Details

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Charitable Lead Trust - Alumni

Giving Charitable Lead Trust Giving Charitable Lead Trust A charitable lead trust (CLT) enables you to support HBS and transfer assets to children or other heirs at a reduced tax cost. Benefits Reduces the gift and estate tax costs of... View Details

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Global Activities 2020-2021 - Global Activities 2021

Global Activities 2021 REPORT In a year shaped by the pandemic, Harvard Business School’s global presence has enabled the School to be at the forefront of the study of emerging trends. Faculty members draw on the resources and expertise... View Details

01 Mar 2017
News

Talent: The Best Employee Perk?

The company has no vacation policy and no travel expense policy. Nor does it have formal reviews, which it believes create unnecessary bureaucracy. Instead, Netflix fosters continuous, open, and honest conversations about performance. The strength of the company’s... View Details

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3 Technologies that Will Change the World - Course Catalog

of class session): We cover the under revolutionary promise of blockchain technologies to lower the cost of transactions and create new markets and new communities. Companies are issuing their own currencies, enabling distributed... View Details

25 May 2016
Research & Ideas

How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health

savings. In the area of prevention, the spread of ever-cheaper mobile smart phones enables citizens in remote rural areas to receive online medical consultations, treatment suggestions, and prescriptions. Readings on diagnostic machines... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Health

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2.1.4 Classroom Non-Attribution | MBA

participate in the relevant classroom discussion, whether verbally or in writing (including via text, email, or social media platforms), no one may repeat or describe a statement made by a student in class in a manner that would enable a... View Details

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Strategic Plan | Information Technology

enable the HBS community to make a difference in teaching, learning, research, administration, and engagement. 2. Design Sustainable Technology Architecture We ensure that the right approach is applied for selecting or developing... View Details

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Systems for Scaling Ventures (SSV) - Course Catalog

entrepreneurial organization as it accelerates growth, usually the point at which most ventures need to formalize management systems. Through cases, readings, and a final project, the course will introduce the tools organizations need to View Details

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Private Equity Finance - Course Catalog

risk-adjusted excess returns in the private equity space, what skills and institutional features enable that success, and what opportunities and challenges are presented by recent developments in the PE industry. Students will gain... View Details

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