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24 Apr 2014
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Transforming nonprofits with business-oriented insights that scale impact

leadership development services to some 350 clients, including the Salvation Army World Service Office, Harlem Children’s Zone, National Council on Aging, and KIPP Foundation. The core of Bridgespan’s strategy is anchored in knowledge: to capture and share insights and... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Dreaming big for Africa’s future

and power generation. Helios also annually contributes a fixed percentage of its gross fee income to nonprofit groups and programs in Africa that improve access to education and health care for the underprivileged. Lawani credits HBS for giving him the View Details

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Chris Hurst

“Infrastructure remains deficient in the Middle East,” Chris says, “but often there’s a significant economic element in conflict. People frequently view the legitimacy of a state as a function of their economic well-being. I wanted tools... View Details

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Introduction - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections

more than twenty-five years ago to the impact and growth of his groundbreaking work in the current academic and financial communities. The Black-Scholes option pricing model established the everyday use of mathematical models as essential View Details

26 Jan 2017
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Turning Millennials into Leaders

then, you want to equip them with the tools and techniques necessary to become great leaders. “I think some of the core lessons of leadership are vision and values, or communication and teamwork, or innovation and pushing yourself to... View Details

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Consumer goods: market research

Individual reports include analysis of drivers of the industry, industry risk, market data and segments, competitors and industry performance. SimplyMap Is a mapping tool for the U.S. that incorporates market data from Experian Simmons... View Details

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Fabrizio Serafini | MBA

efficiency and improve output through technological advancements was a revelation. Later, as an analyst in the energy commodities industry, I delved into the world of predictive modeling. This experience taught me the importance of utilizing technological View Details

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Erwin Wurm Big Disobedience 2016 | About

sculpture. He uses humor and discomfort as tools to challenge our conventional experiences with art objects. “[For me] humor is primarily a method for getting people’s attention,” Wurm has stated. “It should ultimately prompt people to... View Details

01 Aug 2019
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Investing for Good

“Our mission at Social Finance is to mobilize capital—public capital, private capital—in service of society. The tool that we are most proud of is the social impact bond, which is essentially a public-private partnership that brings... View Details

Keywords: Finance

15 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

Want Your Employees to Plan Better for Retirement? Don't Do This

about their savings. ©iStock/GaryPhoto “We thought this idea might work really well in a retirement savings context,” Beshears explained. “Fidelity, for example, has a ‘People Like Me’ campaign that operates in this way. We were motivated to prove that this is a View Details

Keywords: Re: John Beshears; Financial Services

28 May 2019
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Ask the Expert: In Security

ability to identify and respond to an attack. Static placement of tools won’t be enough. With more and more of our information stored in clouds, how should consumers protect themselves? Are some clouds more secure than others? —Liliane... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; cybersecurity

12 Apr 2012
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HBS Welcomes Eleven Alumni Startups

experience with innovative products they feel good about buying. europe Our ambition is to help farmers become more profitable via a platform that gives them tools and access to information and insights about farming practices, markets,... View Details

Keywords: Bulletin Staff; Alumni New Venture Contest

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Producer Price Index / Consumer Price Index

Series Type filter, choose Wholesale Price Indices. Enter desired Start year and End year. Click Search. Economist Intelligence Unit From the Data menu at the top of the page, select Data Tool from the drop-down menu... View Details

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Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change (SESC) - Course Catalog

the critical insights, frameworks and tools needed. Graduates will be well-positioned for roles that demand a deep understanding of leading and scaling social enterprises and designing and implementing solutions that drive measurable... View Details

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Crucibles of Crisis Leadership - Course Catalog

studying developed in crisis situations. Many of these resources were created “on the fly,” in the crucible of a crisis, but most of these tools transcended the disaster in which they originated and became key elements of these... View Details

04 Sep 2019
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Advancing Diagnostics that Can Save Lives

and commercialize medical diagnostic tools that will, ultimately, improve health outcomes. Lee’s DZD was one of the inaugural startups in 2016 at the Life Lab, a state-of-the-art wet lab and coworking space in Allston for Harvard... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

19 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Unlocking Your Investment Capital

Business Review, Merton, a Nobel laureate, urges senior corporate executives and boards to view derivative applications not just as tactical measures but as strategic tools that convey competitive advantage. A first step is distinguishing... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Brazil

Use the tools on the right side of the results screen to refine your search Statista Digital Market Outlook: Brazil-specific statistics on ecommerce, digital... View Details

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Shared Value Measurement - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

tools to drive shared value in practice. Understanding the Purpose of Measurement The Shared Value Measurement Process Shared value measurement requires an iterative process that is integrated with business strategy, not a one-time or... View Details

02 Aug 2021
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Cracking the Code

applications, connecting data sources and other software together in one place. Its tools are designed to be as powerful as they are straightforward. In fact, the company’s proposition is that many large, venture-backed companies could’ve... View Details

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