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Entrepreneurship & Innovation - MBA

support our alumni with robust programming for collaboration and lifelong learning. # 1 Female Founders Founder Count Company Count Capital Raised * *Pitchbook 2023 Rankings Resources Departments Rock Center Harvard i-lab Career and Professional Development (CPD)... View Details

October 6, 2015
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Compared to Men, Women View Professional Advancement as Equally Attainable, but Less Desirable

By: Francesca Gino, Caroline Ashley Wilmuth and Alison Wood Brooks

Women are underrepresented in most high-level positions in organizations. While a great deal of research has provided evidence that bias and discrimination give rise to and perpetuate this gender disparity, in the current research, we explore another explanation: men... View Details

Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Gender

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12 May 2011
Research & Ideas

The Difficult Transition from For-Profit to Nonprofit Boards

mission. For the new trustee, understanding these issues is the place to begin her trusteeship. The second theme is financial solvency. Chapter Four deals with the board's fiduciary responsibility and financial sustainability. Our life... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Ildi Nielsen

Ildi (Dartmouth ’94) offers 20 years of experience as a Career Coach and Executive Search Consultant for MBA and post-MBA professionals. She worked as a Career Coach at Boston Consulting Group where she helped consultants and alumni... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Commercial Banking; Financial Services (All); Consumer Finance; Financial Services (All); Corporate Finance; Financial Services (All); Investment Banking; Financial Services (All); Investment Management; Financial Services (All); Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Retail

14 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Veteran Financial Aid Outlook

charged. Now the good news: After going through the full-time MBA program at HBS (even with the Coronavirus disruption and finishing my last quarter on-line), I don’t think I could put a price on the education and experiences I received.... View Details

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Faculty & Advisors - MBA

Business School and a B.S. with honors in chemical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. Shalini Sharp MBA ’01, Harvard University; AB, English and American Literature, Harvard University Shalini has more than 25 years of financial and corporate... View Details

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Lauren Murphy

individual leaders as well as senior management teams to improve team alignment with organizational goals. Lauren brings decades of management experience to her coaching work. For 14 years, she was the Director, Career Education &... View Details

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Effects of Description of Options on Parental Perinatal Decision-Making

By: Marlyse F. Haward, Leslie K. John, John M. Lorenz and Baruch Fischhoff

Objective: To examine whether parents' delivery room management decisions for extremely preterm infants are influenced by (a) the degree of detail with which options-comfort care (CC) or intensive care (IC)-are presented or (b) their order of presentation. Methods: 309... View Details

Keywords: Decision Making; Values and Beliefs; Personal Characteristics; Attitudes; Motivation and Incentives; Family and Family Relationships; Health Care and Treatment

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11 Feb 2021
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2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Ali Evans (MBA 2019)

grow another small software startup to reach its first $1M in annual recurring revenue and advised a logistics business in Brazil on operations optimization to improve profitability. What impact has HBS had on your career? My HBS View Details

01 Sep 2023
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Bless this Stress

presentation is keeping you awake at night, maybe deep down you’re worried it might derail your career and threaten your hopes of building a great life or sending your kids to college. “Just articulate that,” Akinola advises. Channeling... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

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Curriculum - MBA

MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Curriculum Students complete degree requirements over two academic years, augmented by coursework during August at the beginning of the program and during both January terms. Students have the summer... View Details

15 Dec 2020
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MBA Voices Blog: A Year in Review

As 2020 comes to a close, we wanted to share a roundup of MBA Voices Blogs from 2020. It’s been quite a year for HBS students, alumni, faculty and staff, and sharing our experiences with you through our blog is always a highlight. These... View Details

28 Feb 2024
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African American Student Union Spotlight on Entrepreneurship

The HBS African American Student Union (AASU) aims to create a close-knit community for its members from the time they choose to join HBS, through their transition to the second year, and extending beyond graduation. In this feature, we highlight the View Details

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Who Are We Looking For? - MBA

the world. In each MBA class, we create a dynamic environment that mirrors the breadth and depth of our world economy. Our promise to our faculty and to every HBS student is to create a class of 900+ students who bring as many different View Details

05 Nov 2017
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What You Need to Know about SVMP

The HBS Summer Venture in Management Program, an immersive, weeklong experience for rising college seniors, was developed to increase diversity and opportunity in business education. During their time on campus, SVMPers gain business... View Details

02 Jan 2024
Research & Ideas

10 Trends to Watch in 2024

The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Authentic Leader Development

confidence in your own capabilities Recognize and address your blind spots as a leader Learn from feedback and the challenges you encounter daily Lead an integrated life that enables you to balance work, home, and other pursuits Learn to... View Details

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Anne Marie Checcone

right next step in their career. Anne Marie is a product leader at Facebook and has 15 years of experience in technology as a product and go-to-market leader. Anne Marie’s coaching expertise is based on personal View Details

Keywords: Fintech; Financial Services (All); Technology

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Annette Rodriguez-Ferrer

Precision Products. Annette’s non-profit experience includes various Harvard Business School boards, the International Women’s Forum (IWF), Florida New Member Nominating Committee and over a decade on the Board of NYPACE, including as its... View Details

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Find Answers - MBA

available in the application portal. Applications - Work Experience What is the desired length of work experience you wish to see in candidates? The HBS MBA Program is designed for students who have... View Details

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