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29 Aug 2018
What Do You Think?

What Should Harley-Davidson’s Management Do?

strong culture and dedicated customer base helped it avoid larger declines. Its customers organized rallies attended by as many as 50,000 Harley owners, whose average age had risen into the 50s and whose backgrounds contradicted the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Auto

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Alumni Spotlight: Cissy Chen (MBA 2019) - 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

15 Jun 2021
News

Leading at State

lecturer in Executive Education who also has a background in the civil service in his native Canada, worked with the State Department to design the custom program. Career employees in government agencies face unique challenges, Ager says.... View Details

Keywords: leadership; international relations; politics; Executive Education

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Joiner - Entrepreneurship

startup counsel and advice to our students. These impressive entrepreneurs and investors have a wide range of backgrounds and diverse skillsets. Meet Entrepreneurs-in-Residence Stay in Touch You can get more information, updates, and... View Details

11 Aug 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Perfecting the Project Pitch

Overcoming that obstacle can be a difficult process, especially for entrepreneurs who have a background in a technical, engineering, or another non-sales discipline. They are not used to having to convince anyone of the merits of their... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher

09 Dec 2013
Research & Ideas

Cultural Disharmony Undermines Workplace Creativity

study, he asked a group of online participants to list the important people in their social networks, noting their cultural backgrounds and whether they liked each other. Then he asked them to do a word association exercise that compared... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

26 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

The Office of Strategy Management

Q: You write that an OSM can serve in effect as the CEO's chief of staff. In a typical organization, how many staff would be in an OSM, what are their career backgrounds and/or training that make them best for this function, and what are... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

28 Apr 2022
Blog Post

Harvard Team Wins Second Place in MIINT Impact Investing Competition

(MBA 2023) shared his experience: “I joined the MIINT competition to learn how I could capitalize on my background as an investment professional to drive impact in emerging markets. The experience enabled me to gauge societal and... View Details

25 Jan 2024
News

Alumni Gain Insights on Nigeria’s New Government; Taipei Alumni Host Faculty Guest

Research. Chung says that because Wang is the first HBS professor from Taiwan to receive tenure, his background and experience was of great interest to the crowd. “And it was nice to have this official connection to the School around the... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

09 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

How Tennis, Golf, and White Anxiety Block Racial Integration

participants’ responses to various imaginary scenarios, the research team found that White participants’ wariness about living near people of different backgrounds drove them to structure their lives to reduce incidental intergroup... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

13 Nov 2017
Blog Post

5 Worries I Had about Applying to HBS

I’d be an outsider, only hanging out with other international students. Not true. There are people here from all over the world, and they are different and unique beyond their background or what they did before their MBA. I found it easy... View Details

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Bryan Stromer

section mates who have a finance background versus those who have worked in the human resources space. This case taught me about the importance of looking at business decisions from a variety of different perspectives. If you could give... View Details

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Jay Bhandari

to campus. A year in, I've found the range of personalities and backgrounds here to be more expansive than I had anticipated. The community feels far more close-knit than the size of the student body would suggest. View Details

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Criteria | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

applicant's background and previous experience. Applicant's ability to succeed in the position. Commitment & Long-Term Goals Commitment to the relevant industry or sector. Alignment of applicant's long-term career goals with job.... View Details

09 Jun 2024
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The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

During their Elective Curriculum (EC)—or second—year, MBA students register for courses based on their interests. With more than 100 offerings in 10 subject areas, these classes provide an opportunity for depth and breadth while helping students gain more concentrated... View Details

11 Aug 2021
Blog Post

The Equity Network: How HBS Helped Me Launch a Tech-Enabled Social Enterprise

mesmerized by the way they leveraged their diverse backgrounds and experiences to bring new perspectives into the classroom. After years in the Silicon Valley bubble, it was refreshing to learn about industries, business challenges and... View Details

25 May 2021
Research & Ideas

White Airbnb Hosts Earn More. Can AI Shrink the Racial Gap?

percent. "One thing we can say: The algorithm is race-blind." By relying on intuition and other methods to set rates, many hosts of all backgrounds were overpricing their properties. The research team found that the algorithm’s price... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Technology; Accommodations

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Kiran Gandhi

What’s the one thing you’re most excited about learning at HBS? The reason I’m here is to be in the classroom! In my previous job, I was the first digital analyst for Interscope Records. My boss had an MBA, and I realized that many people in my company who didn’t have... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment/Media

19 Jan 2022
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From Retail to HBS: How I’m Building a Career Path at the Intersection of Arts, Culture, and Business

Strategy & Planning at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and resides in New York City. Tell us about your background before HBS. How did you choose a career in retail? I’ve always been drawn to the arts and creative environments, so... View Details

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4.2 Student/Faculty Ventures - MBA

Identification Cards Policy 4.5 University-Wide Statement on Rights and Responsibilities 4.6 HBS Campus Demonstration Policy 5. Technology, Copyright, & Publishing Policies 6. Important Contact Information Background Harvard Business... View Details

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