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- 01 Dec 2006
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Stuart Wins Award
of research has made a significant contribution to the field of entrepreneurship. Stuart was recognized for his pioneering work on the dynamics of social networks and their effects on entrepreneurship.
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- 10 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Entrepreneurs: Lessons for Government Policy
growing academic interest in the influence of social networks on entrepreneurial successes and failures, Nanda says. As an example, he cites Regional Advantage: Culture and Competition in Silicon Valley and Route 128, a 1994 book by...
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by Julia Hanna
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Di Bai
to contribute to a healthy and sustainable business and social environment." Local prosperity within a global powerhouse In many ways, Di's career continues to be one of transitions. To make the move to...
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- 24 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Trick of Balancing Business and Government
always informed and always sees what the government is trying to achieve and can contribute to that effort beforehand, he said. Nkosana Moyo and Elliott Harris "After the fact, because they've been involved from the very beginning,...
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by Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Offshore Learning
outstanding contribution to the community and potential to drive change for years to come. When fully implemented, Connections will allow 2,600 students from eight to 10 schools to participate in a sequential, four-year curriculum of...
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- 03 Apr 2019
- News
Finding Common Ground
from opioids), Shumway also cites domestic abuse and criminal records that prevent reintegration into society as primary factors that contribute to homelessness. “A disproportionate number of the homeless are also veterans with mental...
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Deborah Blagg
- 12 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Difficult Transition from For-Profit to Nonprofit Boards
framework. Both organizations add value to society. They just do it in different ways. In short, there is much overlap between the skills needed and perspectives provided by leaders in the two types of organizations. This is a key reason why View Details
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
How Nonprofits Dilute Their Efforts
so each is justified. But that kind of thinking causes a non-profit to drift from its original goals. It also contributes to the burnout of executives and staff, who feel as though they are working as hard as they can but see few results...
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- 01 Oct 2000
- News
John C. Sawhill Remembered
John Sawhill, a senior lecturer at HBS and president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy, died of complications from diabetes in May at the age of 63. Sawhill, whose research focused on the nonprofit sector, joined the HBS faculty in 1997 as part of the School's...
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- 13 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 13, 2015
David Laibson, and Brigitte C. Madrian Abstract—Can governments increase private savings by taxing savings up front instead of in retirement? Roth 401(k) contributions are not tax-deductible in the View Details
- 01 Oct 2018
- News
Get Involved
contribute to leaving the world a little bit different than you found it, but in a good way? It's just touching other people, understanding that you have an influence in how this world is shaped and how this world operates, no matter how...
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- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Measuring Impact
the findings of the inaugural Harvard Impact Study, the University’s first effort to quantify the economic and social contributions of its alumni. HBS professor Josh Lerner led the study, which was based on...
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April White
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
Service Leadership Fellows
The School's inaugural group of Service Leadership Fellows gathered for a Class Day breakfast celebration. For students interested in working in social enterprises after graduation, the new program matches them with nonprofit and...
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- 14 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 14
serious challenges for capturing value. In order to draw in external contributors, an innovator often waives legal exclusion rights or reveals formerly exclusive knowledge. But as a result, contributors may appropriate a large share of the jointly created value. In...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Class Day and Commencement 2001
better place." He then recognized a number of students by name for their contributions and activities. Clark also congratulated the winners of the HBS Business Plan Contest, which for the first time this year had two tracks, adding a...
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- 01 Dec 2010
- News
This Is What I Do
thus deserve our support.” The MJFF raises about $50 million a year. There are prominent backers, such as Google’s Sergey Brin and his wife, Anne Wojcicki, but nearly 55,000 other people made contributions last year. To date the MJFF has...
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Mallika Ahluwalia
were looking after four or five kids. Yet there was a lack of sustainability – it was month-to-month without a long-term solution." Integrated at the intersection Mallika's U.N. experience "started me thinking about the joint degree as an intersection of...
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- 30 Mar 2009
- Research & Ideas
Professional Networks in China and America
States a rich field of study and one that's a specialty for Harvard Business School professor Roy Chua. Chua, a native of Singapore who speaks fluent Mandarin, draws on human psychology to better understand important social processes in...
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- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Opening the Door
goal for me. Since then, I've come to believe that each person has a life's work—the contributions to knowledge and human welfare that come from each individual's unique combination of training, talent, and point of view. Success is first...
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