Personalization - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Nov 2016
News

A Solo Sail Around the World

(photo by Theophile Trossat for The New York Times) (photo by Theophile Trossat for The New York Times) Prolific sailor Rich Wilson (MBA 1982) is embarking on a potentially record-breaking trip this Sunday. At age 66, when he departs from port in France, he aims to... View Details

01 Sep 2009
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Building Your Own Dream Team

personal and career success and emotional development. Think of them as your personal board of directors with a heart. You meet with each other regularly with a formal agenda, call on each other’s expertise... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Jun 2014
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In My Humble Opinion: Jan Swartz (MBA 1996)

Princess ships, the cruise line became synonymous with the onboard high jinks of Captain Stubing, Gopher, and Julie McCoy. "I've had many a person ask me if I'm the Julie of Princess Cruises," laughs Swartz, who joined Princess in 2001... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Hospitality; Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation; Transportation

01 Mar 2011
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Ace That Interview; Go Global, Too

Career & Business Opportunities” webinar on May 4 will review the HBS resources — including personal assistance — available to alums interested in global business. The two sessions are part of a popular yearlong series on a variety of... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2010
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Rethinking the MBA

school education is all about? Garvin: The concept that people have about what it means to be a modern business school is perhaps the biggest barrier to change. We are suggesting a change in the current model toward a new perspective: one with more leadership... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Connecting With Nonprofits

Core competency transferMore equal exchange of resources Joint value creation Need for value renewal Relationship Management Corporate contact usually in community affairs or foundation; nonprofit contact usually in developmentMinimal View Details

Keywords: by James Austin

Oprah G. Winfrey

movie productions, a new cable TV channel, a book club, and one of the fastest growing new magazines in the last decade, O, The Oprah Magazine. Winfrey has won numerous awards for her work and is considered one of the most influential media View Details

Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media

Career Coach

Mansi Raythatha

personal criteria in a post-MBA career. Mansi is happy to prep peers for a diversity of interview settings, including 1:1, panel, group interviews, and online leadership assessments. As a previous RC Career Rep, she is also happy to help... View Details

Career Coach

Kelly Kung

looks like, and how they can meet your personal goals in a post-MBA career. She is happy to help with interview prep, commercial case study and LBO modelling, resume and cover letter reviews. To book an appointment, please send Kelly an... View Details

Career Coach

Shruti Rao

help meet your personal criteria in a post-MBA career. She is happy to help with career visioning, interview prep, resume and cover letter reviews and can especially speak to the venture capital industry. Employment Experience: J.P.... View Details

01 Sep 2008
News

Balanced Equation

private life. These honorees, like their predecessors, are often in the limelight by virtue of their notable accomplishments and high-level positions in the private and public sectors. Curious about the personalities behind the famous... View Details

Keywords: James Aisner;Deborah Blagg;Julia Hanna;Susan Young; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

April 2009 (Revised January 2015)
Case

Dr. Benjamin Hooks and Children's Health Forum

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Charles J. Ogletree Jr, Howard Koh, Abbye Atkinson, Carmel Salhi and Aldo Sesia

"Dr. Benjamin Hooks and Children's Health Forum" charts the many different career paths of Hooks, a civil rights activist and pioneer. Hooks' positions ranged from lawyer, judge, preacher, entrepreneur to the first African American commissioner of the Federal... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Health Care and Treatment; Leadership; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Personal Development and Career; Nonprofit Organizations; Social Issues

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August 2008 (Revised July 2011)
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Consumer Payment Systems — United States

By: Benjamin Edelman and Andrei Hagiu

In 2008, the U.S. consumer payments landscape was characterized by the ongoing prevalence of credit and debit card networks, the decline of checks, the rise of stored value cards, and the growth of new payment methods such as PayPal, Bill Me Later, and decoupled debit.... View Details

Keywords: Borrowing and Debt; Financial Management; Personal Finance; Digital Platforms; Motivation and Incentives; Competitive Strategy; Internet and the Web; United States

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August 2018
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Christine Lagarde (C): Managing the IMF

By: Julie Battilana and Carin-Isabel Knoop

This case covers the career of Christine Lagarde from 2011 to 2018 as she takes the helm of a troubled multilateral organization during a time of deepening economic turmoil. As the first female leader of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and as a non-economist,... View Details

Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Power and Influence; Change Management; Global Range; Gender; Equality and Inequality; Climate Change

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01 Mar 2003
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Trust Me

level of integrity. “You build trust when you are vulnerable. If the person you are dealing with has an incentive to harm you but comes through and does not, then you learn to trust him or her,” Malhotra explained in a recent interview.... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

6 PM – 8 PM EST, 04 Feb 2016

Alumnae Circles Open House: New York

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Business culture

Where can I find out about cultural differences relating to international business? CultureGrams World Edition: Contains primary-source reports on 209 countries and territories—including every United Nations member state—focusing on 25 cultural categories,... View Details

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Mergent Intellect | Baker Library

Faculty, Students, and Staff Remote access available HBS Executive Education & Fellows Remote access available HBS Alumni Remote access available Harvard Faculty, Students, and Staff Remote access available Visitors In person access only... View Details