Career Management - Publications - Faculty & Research

March 2009 (Revised August 2010)
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The Posse Foundation: Implementing a Growth Strategy

The Posse Foundation selected high-potential, non-traditional students to attend selective colleges as part of a group of 10 from the same city. The organization had developed an ambitious growth plan, but because it focused on the most selective colleges, the pool of... View Details

Keywords: Diversity; Higher Education; Social Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Personal Development and Career; Partners and Partnerships; Nonprofit Organizations; Education Industry

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Partners and Families - MBA

addition to ways one might engage further, are outlined below. For general questions, please contact MBA Partner Services , which is managed by Student & Academic Services (SAS) . Housing There are several resources available to start an... View Details

27 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses

Science Complex—four multistory buildings, due for completion in 2011—the centerpiece of the initial phase of Harvard's 300-acre development on the Boston side of the Charles River. New Management Skills Needed Both in the scale and scope... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Biotechnology; Health

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Digital Marketing Strategy

By: John A. Deighton

When the tools of marketing change, strategies change too. The focus of this course is on firms trying to navigate the transition from offline to online market-making and strategy development. Our concern is primarily with corporations that have products and... View Details

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All Industries

Employment Data All Industries Employment Data All Industries All Industries Select an Industry to Access Additional Detail Pages: All Industries All Industries Consulting Consumer Products Entertainment / Media Health Care Investment Banking Investment View Details

06 Jun 2016
Research & Ideas

Skills and Behaviors that Make Entrepreneurs Successful

Entrepreneurial Leader: Peer Assessment.” Both are being prepared for launch in summer 2016. The team included Applegate; Janet Kraus, entrepreneur-in-residence; and Tim Butler, Senior Fellow and Senior Advisor to Career and Professional... View Details

Keywords: by HBS Working Knowledge

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Impact | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

fostered the adaptation of new management frameworks to drive social change within all sectors. Impact Stories Explore stories about our students, alumni, and faculty making an impact in the field. Understanding Our Social Impact: 25... View Details

10 May 2021
Research & Ideas

Who Has Potential? For Many White Men, It’s Often Other White Men

people—other white men. Meanwhile, white women and people of color who were recruited from the same competitive MBA pool received more mundane work, including tasks they had already mastered. This disparity in development had long-term View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Student Association - MBA

committees comprised of section officers (Presidents, Educational Representatives, Career Representatives, Technology Representatives, Community Values Representatives, etc.). The Executive Committee consists of the two Co-Presidents and... View Details

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Entrepreneurship - Recruiting

Employment Data Entrepreneurship Employment Data Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Class of 2023 Career Data Internship Data Joining a Start-up A start-up is defined here as an organization that is still private and 10 years of age or... View Details

01 May 2013
What Do You Think?

Why Isn’t ‘Servant Leadership’ More Prevalent?

organization in which top management "reports" upward to lower levels of management. At other times it has been associated with organizations that have near-theological values (for example, Max De Pree's leadership at Herman... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 Dec 2023
News

Wide Horizon

hopes he might find some early stage treatments that might prove helpful for his son. Rodakis had a bachelor’s degree in molecular biology and had spent the early part of his career as a medical venture capitalist. His week would often... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson

15 Jun 2010
First Look

First Look: June 15

nature of accounting standards proposed between 1973 and 2007. Among other results, we find that length of service on the board and a prior career in investment banking/investment management are associated... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

06 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

Cheese Moving: Effecting Change Rather Than Accepting It

Behavior best-seller list—thanks in part to corporate managers who distribute it to their employees as a lesson in accepting and anticipating change gracefully. But is that really the best message to send? Harvard Business School... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Mar 2021
Blog Post

Best Practices for Creating a Successful Virtual Internship

will be just as effective virtually as in person. Designing the Virtual Internship To design an effective virtual internship, look to what has been successful for in-person internships at your company and others. Kristen Fitzpatrick (HBS 2003), View Details

Keywords: All Industries

07 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Effective Leaders Share the Spotlight with Their Teams

between managers and team members that might be difficult to gauge any other way. Combing through data that included 10,673 managers and 2,316 firms from 2010 to 2019, the researchers examined the... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

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HBS - The year in Review

2023 Annual Report From The Dean Key Metrics Financials PDF Downloads The Year in Review Notable progress was made during FY23 in advancing the School’s priorities. Accelerating research on how digital and data are transforming management... View Details

14 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

You're Right! You Are Working Longer and Attending More Meetings

be constantly looking attentive for hours.” How managers can be mindful The pandemic workforce has created a significant challenge for managers, Sadun says. She offers three pieces of advice to leaders of remote workforces: Empathize with... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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Skydeck - Alumni

management therapy transformed his life and career Higher Returns Author and CEO Richard Steel (OPM 45, 2014) on how conscious consumers are redefining the economy Jeff Immelt (MBA 1982) in the Hot Seat:... View Details

02 Mar 2012
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