Professionalism - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Meet LASO: The HBS Latino Student Organization

talent. Lastly, we will leverage the power of the Adelante Conference, our annual Latinx professional conference that brings together current and future Latino leaders. This will be hosted on-campus on February 6th, save the date! Meet... View Details

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For Organizations - Business & Environment

organizations to recruit on campus through the Career and Professional Development Office or working directly through student clubs. Through Career Hub you can post summer internships or full-time opportunities and reserve dates for... View Details

03 Oct 2017
Sharpening Your Skills

7 Effective Ways to Lead Teams

Ferguson's Lessons on Leading Sir Alex Ferguson. perhaps the most successful professional sports coach of all time,discusses why building a team is less important than building a foundation. Leading a Team to the Top of Mount Everest How... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

27 Sep 2023

A Conversation with Professor Jim Matheson and HBS Alumni on Tech

Wondering how an MBA can help with your professional growth? Learn from Professor Jim Matheson and alumni how HBS helps prepare you for a career in Tech. Our alumni panel will feature Mike LeBlanc (Cobalt Robotics), Akash Shah... View Details

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Eight Steps to Board Success for Female Executives

current with industry trends and connected with other executives and directors who are wrestling with similar problems. That's why your professional network is so important to your role as a board member—your network is part of what you... View Details

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The Essential Porter - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Harvard Business School. University professorship is the highest professional recognition that can be awarded to a Harvard faculty member. A leading authority on company strategy, the competitiveness of nations and regions, and strategic... View Details

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Strategy for Health Care Delivery - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Explore strategy transformation, geographic expansion, and the process of introducing new measurement approaches Expand your personal and professional network: Extend your network by living and working with accomplished health care... View Details

20 May 2024
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Get to Know Class Day Student Speaker Erik Roberts

Roberts went into consulting to dip his toes into the field of business and discover his passions. He worked in sectors such as economic development and climate and sustainability, founded a nonprofit academy to deliver capability building programs to nonprofit View Details

02 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

Negotiating in Three Dimensions

least three sets of reasons. First, formal authority, hierarchy, and command are less and less able by themselves to ensure productive cooperation and genuine commitment. This is the case internally where cross-functional and inter-unit coordination is crucial and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

16 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

Advice on Advice

thrilled to work on the advice project with Garvin since he has turned to his colleague for professional advice and has found him to be especially skilled in providing it. "I was curious about the method and skill set he had that... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

22 Feb 2023
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Meet the Disability Advocacy and Affinity Group (DAAG)

What are our priorities? We believe there could be a stronger disability culture at HBS and in many of the spaces that we occupy professionally and personally. Our vision is to bring historically marginalized voices to the center of our... View Details

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Design Thinking Course | HBS Online

Assess group dynamics and improve team performance through tools and processes designed to enhance collaboration and iteration in development Guide teams to draw from a wide range of professional experiences and backgrounds and create... View Details

11 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

The High Risks of Short-Term Management

supposed to pay off, the greater the uncertainty. Hence, investment decisions and compensation contracts tend to converge toward more short-term, observable metrics that encourage corporate managers and professional money managers to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

17 Nov 2015
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What is HBS START Week?

students’ next two years. We structured START around the three pillars at the foundation of successful student life: (1) personal and (2) professional development and (3) a strong community to facilitate said development. START affords... View Details

11 Mar 2024
News

In Harmony

Offerings: “It’s one thing to write a book; a film feels even more public. But then I decided to just have fun with it.” [music] In the same vein, Kim, a diehard Yankees fan, hasn’t given up on his dream of owning a professional baseball... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photograph by Jun Michael Park

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Instructor Performance - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

learning specialists. See "Guidelines for Effective Observation of Case Instructors". The most relevant indicators of success as a case method teacher may only be available several years after the course has ended, as students apply what they have learned in the... View Details

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Balancing Work & Life - Alumni

to make time for both. You Have More Choices than You Think Ambitious people tend to pursue demanding careers. As they advance, many professionals cannot help but wonder about the state of their personal lives. What do they owe, and want... View Details

15 Aug 2016
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Writing a Case as a Student at HBS

great way to do independent academic research. Depending on the topic, case writing allows you to conduct primary research and meet case protagonists. Some students have leveraged such research to find new jobs or expand their View Details

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From C-Suite to CEO - Alumni

can give you the exposure to Board governance, interactions, and dynamics that will set up for success as a CEO. This is also an excellent opportunity to expand your professional network and deepen your expertise in an industry, sector,... View Details

Research Summary

Financing New Business Formation

By: Paul A. Gompers

New business creation has become a potent force for economicdevelopment in the United States. Prior to 1980, large firms created the majority of new jobs in the American economy. While considerable debate rages over whether small firms are the source of recent job... View Details

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