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- 08 Oct 2013
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The Green Giant
The old-fashioned assumption of the environmental movement was that business and industry were the problem. World Wildlife Fund President and CEO Carter Roberts (MBA 1988) is bullish that they can be part of the solution. A new breed of...
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- 01 Jun 2012
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Think Locally, Act Globally
appeared more similar to India’s and a more logical move than expansion into so many disparate African countries. Mittal begs to differ: “Africa’s improving political climate, encouraging social and economic development indicators, and a...
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- 01 Mar 2017
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Research Brief: Lost in Translation
intraday trading volumes and more modest price movements in stocks compared with calls led by more fluent speakers. “Executives typically speak English quite well when they’ve had time to prepare and rehearse,” says Yu. “But when they...
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Erin Peterson
- 01 Dec 2002
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Books
by discussing the growing movement toward “psychological self-determination,” a trend viewed warily by some scholars. For their part, Zuboff and Maxmin maintain that increased individualism is “a cause for celebration.” They point to...
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- 11 Sep 2018
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Bringing Government Up to Code
the foundations of our social safety net—making it easier, for example, for people to apply for food assistance or for probation officers to communicate with their parolees. On today's episode of Skydeck, Ingersoll talks with contributor...
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- 01 Dec 2013
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Climate Change as Must-See TV
scientists to investigate human causation of climate change. Video Embed Dan Abbasi (MBA 1998) hopes to enlist the HBS alumni community in the political movement for climate change. He calls his fellow alumni "probably the most powerful...
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- 13 Jun 2014
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The Art of Effecting Change
artist themselves. Why is that? At VIA, we work directly with artists, meeting as a group to learn, discuss, and vote on which projects we will support. In a sector where social impact is amorphous, education is imperative to engagement...
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- 19 May 2015
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Getting Ready for Success
emerging companies,” she says.“ When we started Minds Matter, we didn’t just start a nonprofit, we started a movement of people wanting to make a positive difference. Today, only 34 percent of low-income children even attend college, but...
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- 17 May 2018
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Creating Opportunity for Indian Entrepreneurs
Center for Sustainable Future; serves as program manager of Amrita Center for International Programs; and teaches entrepreneurship and business strategy. He also works with Embracing the World, a humanitarian organization focused on developing and running View Details
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Jennifer Myers
- 01 Jun 2009
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Dispatches from the Global Classroom
on both sides as students attempt the deft, precise movements the process demands. After a full day in the village, we’re all left with an unspoken question: How does this slow, labor-intensive way of life jibe with an MBA’s view of the...
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- 01 Mar 2008
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An American Odyssey
social change and very conscious that I was going to use my HBS training in different ways than most of my classmates,” America explains. “In class, I appreciated the pro-labor side in cases that had a union-management component. I was...
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- 01 Dec 2018
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Ask the Expert: Gimme Shelter
movement toward “inclusionary” zoning policies, which, when done well, can result in more diverse, mixed-income communities. Many people’s homes are their greatest asset, and proceeds raised from the sale of a long-held home are used for...
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Jen McFarland Flint
- 20 Jul 2020
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Responding to Racism Amid a Pandemic; LGBT Alumni Take Pride Celebration Online
Black alumni in discussions on leadership, social justice, and finding a way forward. San Francisco mayor London Breed (photo by Drew Altizer) San Francisco mayor London Breed (photo by Drew Altizer) On July 1, the club welcomed 50 alumni...
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Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2009
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Damon Silvers
economic stagnation of the middle class? The labor movement supports the agenda that Barack Obama has skillfully outlined for revitalizing our economy and rebuilding the middle class. First, we have to have a real economic recovery...
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- 24 Mar 2021
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Clubs Reaffirm Equity in Community Partners Work; Alumni Angels Invest in Member Education
been too far away, otherwise.” Along with pandemic-related shifts, the Black Lives Matter movement inspired a focus on diversity, equity and inclusion in the alumni club ranks and in projects and programming. The Community Partners...
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Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2006
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Redefining Health Care
Doctors can’t succeed unless the patient actively participates. More employers are asking employees to participate in health-risk screening and disease management, or bear higher premiums for their health insurance. This movement will...
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- 01 Apr 1999
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Spirit at Work
HBS faculty members with various perspectives on the issue provide some insights on these questions. A Sense of Purpose "I see the movement to incorporate more of a spiritual feeling in business as a reflection of people's age-old need to...
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Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Jun 2002
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Profile: The Invisible Hand - Robert Massie and God's Green Earth
Will the real Robert Kinloch Massie (DBA '89) please stand up? Priest. Politician. University lecturer. Medical marvel. Social activist. Prize-winning historian. Environmentalist. Executive. While Bob Massie is justified in rising to...
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- 01 Sep 2016
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Code name: Miesiąc
gave the name and address of one of KOR’s founding members. “Why don’t we go?” Maj asked his friends. The building was near their dorm. “We were 20,” Maj says now, laughing—it was a bit of lark. But Ludwik Cohn opened the door. The man, then in his 70s, had been a...
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- 20 Dec 2022
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Singing to the Corn
soil, Keen says; it can also lead to better nutrition and economic sustainability for an indigenous population that has long suffered from obesity, diabetes, and poverty. Far from alone, Keen and Sacred Seed are part of a growing food sovereignty View Details