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08 Nov 2010
News

Going the Extra Miles

Keywords: New York City Marathon; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

09 Nov 2016
Blog Post

Learning from Classmates at HBS

I was at a point in my career where the learning curve had flattened, and I wanted to push myself to a higher level both personally and professionally. While at HBS I’ve been so amazed by the connections I’ve made and the community of... View Details

7 PM – 9 PM EDT, 29 Sep 2016

Alumnae Circles Open House: Washington D.C.

Women's groups are launching- are you interested? Register for this upcoming open house to learn more. View Details

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Privacy Statement (English) - Global

policy describes the processing of personal data by HBS ERC, in compliance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation dated April 27, 2016 of the European Union (“GDPR”) and the recommendations... View Details

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John Rogers

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? As a non-business person by prior education and work experience and as someone with a specific career interest, I wanted to join a program that would significantly stretch my understanding... View Details

Keywords: Other Financial Services; Manufacturing

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Community Values & Honor Code | HBS Online

AND DIGNITY OF OTHERS HONESTY AND INTEGRITY IN DEALING WITH ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PERSONAL BEHAVIOR HBS can and should be a living model of these values. To this end, community members have a View Details

03 May 2017
Blog Post

How to Partner With a Club: Attend a Club Conference

Student Club Conferences are events focusing on a particular topic, typically an industry, location or affinity group, that are run by student clubs. Organizations that participate in Club Conferences benefit by increasing awareness of the ways they’re making an impact... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports

Fast Answer

Taxes worldwide

(Organization for Economic Development) In the OECD iLibrary database, click the menu to Browse by Theme then click Taxation. On the left-hand menu under Statistics, click Databases then click OECD Tax Statistics. Click to view the range of data... View Details

Scott D. Cook

Though he was not the first individual to launch a personal finance software company, Cook was the most successful. His focus on easy of use and customer service helped to develop Quicken into one of the most successful software... View Details

Keywords: Computers & Electronics

01 Jun 2003
News

Portraits from the Class of 2003

New England Conservatory, piano; Yale, psychobiology Speaks: French, Hebrew HBS Show: musical director (2002); writer (2003) Last Summer: associate producer, A Hole in One, Beech Hill Films Previous Career: engagement manager, McKinsey’s Media and Entertainment... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment

9 AM – 10 AM EDT, 20 Mar 2019
HBS Online

HBS Online Management Essentials

Maximize your managerial effectiveness by shaping and influencing processes in the critically-important treetop level between 50,000 feet (strategy) and ground level (daily tasks and activities). Program Dates: March 20, 2019 - May 15, 2019 View Details

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Managing Human Capital

By: Ethan S. Bernstein

The Managing Human Capital course has been specifically designed to teach practical skills for the future general manager (not just the human resource practitioner) who seeks to manage both other people and her or his own career with optimal... View Details

September 2020
Case

Wladimir Klitschko: F.A.C.E. Your Challenges

By: Boris Groysberg, Michael Norris and Carin-Isabel Knoop

In 2020, Olympic goal medal winning boxer and former heavyweight world champion Wladimir Klitschko had built himself a “second ring” to continue his career after retiring from professional boxing. He was a hotelier, boxing promoter, author, teacher, speaker, and had... View Details

Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Business Education; Training; Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Sports; Sports Industry; Consulting Industry; Education Industry; Ukraine; Germany

March 2018 (Revised September 2018)
Case

Gene Lee Navigates the Darden Takeover

By: Joshua D. Margolis, H. Lawrence Culp, James Barnett and Aldo Sesia

Following a full takeover of Darden Restaurant’s Board of Directors, Darden COO Gene Lee is weighing an offer to become interim CEO. View Details

Keywords: Shareholder Activism; Investment Activism; Crisis Management; Personal Development and Career; Decision Choices and Conditions; Food and Beverage Industry; United States

June 5, 2015
Article

How Banking Analysts' Biases Benefit Everyone Except Investors

By: George Serafeim, Joanne Horton and Shan Wu

Keywords: Banking; Sell-side Analysts; Financial Analysis; Financial Analysts; Career Management; Career Advancement; Labor Market; Prejudice and Bias; Investment Banking; Personal Development and Career

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February 2014
Case

Tommy Koh: Background and Major Accomplishments of the 'Great Negotiator, 2014'

By: James K. Sebenius and Laurence A. Green

Significant negotiation-related achievements from the career of Ambassador Tommy Koh of Singapore are highlighted in brief form along with elements of his background and career. In light of these accomplishments, Koh was selected as the recipient of the 2014 Great... View Details

Keywords: Multiparty Negotiations; Dispute Resolution; Conference Diplomacy; Free Trade Agreements Environment; Environment; Singapore; ASEAN; United Nations; Negotiation; International Relations; Personal Development and Career; Trade; Conflict and Resolution; Singapore

September 2003 (Revised March 2004)
Compilation

Max Green: Work Patterns at Ditto (C)

By: Leslie A. Perlow

According to his managers, Max, a software engineer on a product development team, is an organizational superstar. Describes his life and provides a log of how Max spends his time. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details

Keywords: Product Development; Time Management; Groups and Teams; Work-Life Balance; Information Technology Industry

October 2000 (Revised December 2008)
Case

Doyle's Dealmaking Dilemma (A): Negotiating the Job Search

By: James K. Sebenius

MBA student Doyle Williams searches for his ideal job in a private equity group and uses his negotiation skills to try to attain the best possible compensation package. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details

Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Job Search; Negotiation Process; Personal Development and Career

September 2011
Case

Vibco Industrial Vibrators

By: Das Narayandas, Kerry Herman and Matthew Preble

Karl Wadensten, president of Vibco Vibrators, was deciding whether to grow his small company through a marketing push for one of two technologies that he believed could launch his company to the next level of sales, or if he should continue to grow his company through... View Details

Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Customer Relationship Management; Decision Choices and Conditions; Marketing; Product Launch; Customization and Personalization; Expansion; Manufacturing Industry