MBA

Academics

Initiatives

To expand case material and encourage research and field study in targeted business areas, HBS supports a number of interdisciplinary initiatives that coordinate multiple efforts and resources:

The Entrepreneurship Initiative fulfills our conviction that a top business school must be an "incubator of ideas." We encourage students with the resources and support they need to explore new ideas and learn how to take a new company boldly into the future.

The Global Initiative expands the School's long history of international involvement. Our unprecedented global research centers—in Buenos Aires, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Paris, and Tokyo—assist faculty in case writing and research, and deepen relationships with companies, universities, and governments worldwide to address the rapidly evolving demands of an increasingly global marketplace.

The Healthcare Initiative integrates the extensive research, thought leadership, and interest in the business and management of healthcare that thrives at HBS.

The Leadership Initiative drives the School's mission of educating leaders who make a difference in the world by ensuring that HBS remains at the forefront of leadership research and development for the 21st century and beyond.

The Social Enterprise Initiative plays a critical role in the School's mission by integrating social enterprise-related research, teaching, and activities into HBS daily life, and by offering students from all sectors opportunities to prepare for leadership roles in social enterprise and cross-sector careers.