Professions - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Nov 2024
Blog Post

Harvard Business School’s Armed Forces Alumni Association

resources professing to help veterans get into top MBA programs, it can be difficult to get a realistic picture of what everyday life is like at school, or what admissions committees are really looking for. AFAA members went out of their... View Details

10 Jul 2017
Blog Post

Why the MBA is Still Relevant

Some people pursue an MBA because their professions require it; others because they are looking to switch careers; and yet another cohort seeking to formally build upon business skills obtained on the job. And although I had received... View Details

01 Jun 2009
News

Magician Turns HBS Upside Down

explained Thomke. “I invited Jason to class to help students understand how people at the top of their profession innovate in an extremely competitive environment.” It was a class that few of Thomke’s students will ever forget. Randal,... View Details

Keywords: magic; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

03 Sep 2020
Op-Ed

Why American Health Care Needs Its Own SEC

A health care SEC could collect data on prices and outcomes that comply with its measurement standards, and certified, independent appraisers could attest that the numbers comply with accepted measurement standards—just as independent members of the accounting and... View Details

Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger; Health

08 Feb 2011
First Look

First Look: Feb. 8

PublicationsProspects for the Professions in China Authors:William P. Alford, William Kirby, and Kenneth Winston, eds Publication:Routledge Studies on Civil Society in Asia. London: Routledge, 2010 Abstract Professionals are a growing... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jan 2008
News

James D. Wolfensohn, MBA 1959

sense of being “an outsider in the world of privilege.” He chose banking “because it’s a profession where you are judged by what you produce rather than where you come from.” Born in Australia to middle-class Jewish parents, Wolfensohn, a... View Details

Fast Answer

Sustainability Resources for HBS MBAs

Carnstone and Flag Books: Careers Finding Purpose: Environmental Stewardship as a Personal Calling Profession & Purpose: A Resource Guide for MBA Careers in Sustainability Values-Driven Business: How to Change the World, Make... View Details

01 Apr 2002
News

Charting the Luminary Leadership in Professional Service Firms

diverse professions in which they operate. Whether you examine law firms, advertising agencies, investment banks, or management consulting firms, the business model and the challenges they must successfully meet to prosper over the long... View Details

Keywords: professional service firms; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

02 May 2012
What Do You Think?

Can the “Leadership Industry” Fulfill Its Promise?

often in a one-size-fits-all manner. "leadership can be learned quickly and easily." "leadership can be codified and summarized and packaged." "leadership is a profession for which a professional education is... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 Jun 2003
News

Ruling from the Bench

Manhattan before applying for a position in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Snyder recalls those early days — and subsequent highlights from her thirty-plus years in the legal profession — in her recent book 25 to Life: The... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

15 Dec 2024
News

The Golden Thread

Teresa Amabile grew up near Buffalo, New York, the third of seven children. Her parents were first-generation Americans who used their childhood Italian language when they didn’t want the kids to understand what they were saying. Her father and his brothers were... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Illustration by Nigel Buchanan; retirement; careers; psychology

07 Mar 2005
What Do You Think?

Should Business Management Be Regarded as a Profession?

code of ethics developed by and reviewed by a universally-recognized professional institution. The authors imply that the absence of the institutions of a profession that one finds in medicine, law, and the clergy may have contributed to... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

Web

Community | HBS Online

knowledge, cultural openness and respect, and the ambition of having a great impact on the world from our different professions and walks of life.” Rosario Ariza García , Bogota Chapter Organizer “The Community fosters an environment of... View Details

02 Apr 2001
What Do You Think?

Telecommuting: Dangerous to Health?

widely heralded. Clearly, it has enabled millions to participate in the paid workforce who otherwise would be constrained by location and disruptive commitments. But now we are beginning to see a backlash in the form of a migration of large numbers of telecommuters... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

04 Sep 2019
News

The School that Donham Built

aftermath of World War I, the Great Depression, and the beginning of World War II. In this turbulent era, he developed a distinctive focus and pedagogy that helped define business as a profession and grew a pioneering Harvard venture into... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

23 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

This Crisis Loan Program Preserved Jobs—and Made Money

likely to stay employed and in professions where they want to develop a career. For the government, Vallée recommends, “Go big, as the efficiency of this tool is proven, while staying attentive to crafting the most appropriate design to... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

01 Oct 1997
News

Shaping the Way Business Does Business: HBR at 75

the times. HBR has been a voice for the concepts and practices that have created the practice of management - a profession that was in its infancy when the magazine was inaugurated in 1922. This month marks HBR's 75th anniversary, a... View Details

01 Sep 2013
News

A Focus on You

To sweeten the deal, we have something big to offer in exchange. Beginning this month, HBS is launching a brand-new Alumni website, featuring personalized content delivery (based on your profession and unique interests), customized events... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

04 May 2007
What Do You Think?

How Do Managers Think?

suggested that " doctors rush when the illness is serious managers, when faced with little time and pressure to get things done, fail to think well and so make poor decisions." Itamar Offer, a physician, said that "information is always partial in both... View Details