Background - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Jan 2023
Book

Confront Workplace Inequity in 2023: Dig Deep, Build Bridges, Take Collective Action

different races, backgrounds, and genders who share the same values and goals. The ultimate goal of bridging is not friendship, emphasizes Opie, but rather an opportunity for two parties from different backgrounds to discuss, without... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

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Faculty & Research - Business History

Faculty & Research Faculty & Research Harvard Business School faculty members have made notable contributions to the history of business. Faculty research is diverse, based in several of the School’s units, and reflects disciplinary View Details

Profile

Era Jain

skills to complement my technical background and provide me with a launch pad to kick start my entrepreneurial journey. Coming to HBS is like.... Taking risks with no downside. HBS has given me the freedom of two years to try out things... View Details

Research Summary

Strategic Human Capital

My research focuses on the links between managerial background, job attributes, organizational/firm characteristics, and firm performance. Broadly speaking, I am interested in how a manager's skills, knowledge, connections, experiences, and other attributes... View Details

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Financial Aid - Alumni

Giving Financial Aid Giving Financial Aid Change Lives Help make an HBS education accessible to students of all backgrounds Generous financial aid enables the most talented students to come to HBS regardless of their means. Need-based... View Details

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Pursuing a JD/MBA Joint Degree - MBA

Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year... View Details

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Participation - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

difficult conceptual point or, conversely, select a student with little prior background to start off a discussion pasture. Instructors may seek to bring in less frequent participants by keeping a close eye out for their hands during the... View Details

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Great Negotiator Study Initiative

By: James K. Sebenius

What can be legitimately be learned from closely studying great negotiators at work? Since 2000, the Program on Negotiation (PON)—an active inter-university consortium mainly comprised of numerous faculty from across... View Details

20 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Five Discovery Skills that Distinguish Great Innovators

innovative operating system and mouse, and Apple's current OSX operating system. Networking. Innovators spend a lot of time and energy finding and testing ideas through a diverse network of individuals who vary wildly in their backgrounds... View Details

Keywords: by Jeff Dyer, Hal Gergersen & Clayton M. Christensen

Blog

Your Coach Will Help You Become a Better Leader

backgrounds and professional experience to the table—they can provide valuable guidance and elicit significant new insights. Executives tell us that coaching is an extremely valuable part of their program experience. Markus Messerer, who... View Details

16 Jan 2018
Blog Post

How Can I Prepare to Apply for Financial Aid at HBS?

While the financial aid process begins after you’ve been accepted at HBS, there is a lot you can do in the months (and even years) beforehand to put yourself in the best position to access funding. HBS will help you meet your full financial need through a combination... View Details

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Founder - Entrepreneurship

Apply for Rock Center Loan Reduction for founders who have qualified HBS loans. Meet with Entrepreneurs in Residence During the academic year, our EiRs provide startup counsel and advice to our students. These impressive entrepreneurs and investors have a wide range of... View Details

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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

Min Hui, the newly appointed executive director of Boston Ballet, should ensure that the company stays true to its art form yet relevant to its times. Hui stood out among ballet leaders as a young, Asian American woman with a Harvard Business School MBA and a View Details

08 Nov 2023

Life at HBS Chat with the European Club

Virtual Life at HBS Chats are a unique opportunity to hear directly from current HBS students regarding their MBA experience. Join a panel of students from the European Club who will share their backgrounds and how they have cultivated... View Details

25 Mar 2021
Blog Post

Meet the Student Academic Services Support Team at HBS!

multilingual, she is passionate about helping students from diverse backgrounds carve their unique pathways to success at HBS. Jonna Green, Associate Director Jonna is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in the... View Details

01 Aug 2022
What Do You Think?

Does Religious Belief Affect Organizational Performance?

research has concentrated on the influence that a CEO’s background can have on his or her attitude toward uncertainty and willingness to take risks, with subsequent outcomes for the organizations studied. But there hasn’t been much... View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

01 Sep 2023
News

Hands-on Learning About Global Markets

a team on the project was part of the FGI learning experience. Each person took on a leadership role that played to his or her strength: Laryea’s background is in finance, Israel has technology expertise, Kreeger and Li have nonprofit and... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

29 Sep 2022
Op-Ed

Inclusive Leadership Advice: Get Comfortable With the Uncomfortable

our own, a way of working we are not used to, a person who approaches work in a way that is radically different from ours (and maybe also one we disagree with), or someone of a different background or race, differences are likely to bring... View Details

Keywords: by Francesca Gino

17 Oct 2023
Blog Post

HBS Section I Celebrates Parents, Mentors, and Partners Day

esteemed LEAD professor. Even students who did not have external guests present enthusiastically joined the audience, providing their support and applause for our guest participants. It was a celebration of collaborative learning and knowledge exchange, uniting people... View Details

25 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles

Office of Senator Wendy Davis, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs HBS ACTIVITIES Black New Venture Competition Co-Director, Women in Investing Club Board Member, African-American Student Union Maren Quezada “I came from a background... View Details

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