Mission and Purpose - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2015
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What is the HBS FIELD Program?

development, and operations skills. While my team probably spent an inordinate amount of time working on our project (because we were so passionate about the mission and... View Details

08 Sep 2008
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The Value of Environmental Activists

There are many methods, most financial, to measure the success of companies in meeting goals. But the question becomes a lot harder at Harvard Business School when MBAs are challenged to measure the efforts of environmental organizations like Greenpeace and the World... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Energy; Utilities

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Demonstration Policy | About

Demonstration Policy This policy outlines guidance and requirements for and restrictions on demonstrations and other forms of dissent on the Harvard Business School campus. It... View Details

08 Mar 2021
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International Women's Day Featured Stories

racial/ethnical/cultural backgrounds, yet who feel forced to choose or be bucketed by social perceptions. I co-founded Mixed Millennial with the purpose of bringing a voice, community, and sense of belonging... View Details

01 Sep 2003
News

Kumar Mahadeva

Mahadeva Photo courtesy Cognizant Cognizant Technology Solutions (Nasdaq: CTSH) founder, chairman, and CEO Wijayaraj A. (“Kumar”) Mahadeva explains how his company can help businesses still reeling from “post-bubble hangovers.” “We keep... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services

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Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015) - Recruiting

the world. While seeking, she aligned her professional choices with a larger mission rather than following a linear path. While currently a Partner at CrossBoundary , a mission-driven investment firm focused on underserved markets, her... View Details

16 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Nonprofit Networking: The New Way to Grow

wide variation in the missions and activities that nonprofits focus on. Additionally, I had an interest in conservation organizations and the social goal of environmental... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Patent terminology: Classification codes

What are patent classification codes and how are they used? A classification system is an arrangement of hierarchical categories used to organize things by their characteristics or relationships. A patent... View Details

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Capturing & Disseminating Video/Photography During Course Activities | About

participants achieve deeper understanding and realize personal growth. Consistent with the School’s community values, we all must work to create a learning environment of trust and mutual respect, free... View Details

01 Jun 2024
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Competing in the Age of AI

Above: Karim Lakhani discussed GenAI with alumni during his presentation at When Professor Karim Lakhani leads discussions about generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), he often begins by asking audience members to stand if they’ve used an AI tool like ChatGPT or... View Details

Keywords: April White

15 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

Remembering Alfred Chandler

courteous reply that he couldn't make that date as it was the height of the duck-hunting season, which he couldn't possibly miss. It was an eye-opening moment for me. I had thought of Al as this ultimate hard-working and View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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VCPE Database Comparison

Comparison of Pitchbook, Preqin, CB Insights, and Capital IQ

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Portrait Project

Auden Laurence

sister, a “servant leader” as my grandfather put it. And, over time, my sister grew strong. Years later, I read a quote that spoke to my soul: “service is the rent we pay for living.” I saw my lived purpose on the page, learned from my... View Details

01 Jan 2012
News

Hiroshi Mikitani, MBA 1993

Chairman and CEO, Rakuten, Inc. Download Mikitani profile (pdf) Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1965 Born, Kobe, Japan 1972 Family moves to United States for two years 1988 Earns commerce degree, Hitotsubashi... View Details

14 Mar 2024
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IFC India: SELCO - Last Mile Solar Powered Energy for Rural India

Harish Hande and Neville Williams as a private for-profit social enterprise. SELCO initially aimed to sell and service photovoltaic systems in Dr. Hande’s home state of Karnataka, with a View Details

Portrait Project

Srivatsa Krishna

all for only one higher purpose and that is to better the lot of others, who do not have this opportunity. Further, bringing about enduring change through benevolent and... View Details

12 Oct 2017
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Fighting Poverty One Neighborhood at a Time

multigenerational cycles of poverty. “You can’t expect schools to consistently outperform the health of their neighborhoods,” says Majors, a vice president at Purpose Built Communities, an Atlanta-based, nonprofit consulting group. “The... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

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Strategy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Teaching Award in the Corporate Purpose & Leadership category for the MBA course Reimagining Capitalism: Business and the Big Problems with George Serafeim. Rebecca M. Henderson : Awarded the 2017 Viipuri... View Details

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Awards | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

at least May 1, 2022. Please be aware that your LRAP funds are for the sole purpose of refinancing part of your HBS educational loan debt and may not be diverted to other loans or used for any other purpose.... View Details

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Organizational Leadership Course | HBS Online

Identify any misalignments between the dynamics of your organization and external market conditions Communicate purpose and vision, and inspire... View Details

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