Michael Chu
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Michael Chu is a senior lecturer in the General Management unit at Harvard Business School.
Business Plan Contest: 15 Years of Building Better Entrepreneurs
| Published: | August 18, 2011 |
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| Feature: | Lessons from the Classroom |
| Forum: | open for comment; 1 Comment posted |
Since 1997, Hundreds of student-entrepreneurs have tested their ideas at Harvard Business School's annual Business Plan Contest. Here is what they have learned about success, failure, and themselves. From the HBS Alumni Bulletin.
Published in 2007
The Business of Global Poverty
| Published: | April 4, 2007 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Nearly half of the planet's population subsists on $2 a day or less. What role should business play as the world confronts what may be the most explosive socioeconomic challenge of the new century?
Published in 2006
Improving Public Health for the Poor
| Q&A with: | Michael Chu |
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| Published: | December 13, 2006 |
| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Microfinance may offer a window on new methods for widening access to healthcare for the poor, says Harvard Business School's Michael Chu. He and colleagues at the Harvard School of Public Health have embarked on a new project to serve this critical sector. Bringing together public healthcare and market forces "could have huge impact," he says.
Published in 2004
Microfinance: A Way Out for the Poor
| Published: | June 28, 2004 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Microfinance is not a magic ticket out of poverty, but it can help both the loan receiver as well as the loan giver, says Harvard Business School’s Michael Chu.







