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13 Jul 2023
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The Network Effect

Karan Mathur (left) and Dina Model (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Karan Mathur (left) and Dina Model (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) When Dina Model and Karan Mathur (both MBA... View Details

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Patent Terminology: priority date

What is a priority date and why does it is matter? Priority date refers to the earliest filing date in a View Details

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About - Race, Gender & Equity

gender, work, and family limit both men’s and women’s ability to thrive personally and professionally. Her work is published in academic... View Details

08 Feb 2022
Research & Ideas

Silos That Work: How the Pandemic Changed the Way We Collaborate

Employers were so impressed with how smoothly their employees handled remote work during the dramatic lockdowns in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic that many are going permanently remote, ditching expensive office leases and... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

04 May 2021
Book

Best Buy: How Human Connection Saved a Failing Retailer

asked to think of an inspiring friend in their lives. “For me, it’s my brother Philippe,” Joly says. “He is such a generous soul and a great life coach, always focused on finding the best in you View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail

01 Mar 2019
News

The Burden Legacy

graduated from Harvard College. Her grandson Ordway P. Burden (AB 1966, MBA 1968, HLS 1971) represented the fourth generation of her family to be educated at Harvard and was attending HBS when the... View Details

Keywords: Linda Kush

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Technology & Operations Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research

and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise - Intensive (also listed under General Management) Willy Shih Spring 2026 Q3 1.5 Willy Shih Spring 2026 Q4 1.5 Demystifying the Family Enterprise Christina Wing Fall... View Details

28 Jan 2016
Blog Post

Why Get an MBA?

Monitor Group, I moved on to Corporate Strategy at PepsiCo to pursue my interest in consumer goods. I loved the job. I worked with inspiring, intelligent people on big issues driving the company. The job also afforded me time to spend with View Details

25 Apr 2024
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Origin Stories

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Where we come from and how we were raised has a profound effect on who we become. The recipients of this year’s Alumni Achievement Award grew up... View Details

23 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

The Power of Conversational Leadership

function becomes something that more and more resembles the way that two friends would talk," Slind says. The Properties Of A Good Organizational Conversation The book divides good organizational... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

16 Oct 2012
First Look

First Look: October 16

Nuqul Brothers, a large diversified business group. It shows how Nuqul, a Christian Palestinian whose family was forced to flee to Jordan after the creation of Israel in 1948, built a business in his new home, first in trading View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

nationality, and family role(s) and that these multiple identities shape people's actions in organizations. The current organizational literature on multiple identities,... View Details

Portrait Project

Albert Chiu

in whatever way I could, such as organizing medical supplies and lab results at our family clinic. I come from a family of doctors, and I am the... View Details

15 Aug 2022
Book

University of the Future: Finding the Next World Leaders in Higher Ed

T.M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard University and the Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at HBS—explores the many ways the three countries have made their mark in higher... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education

20 Oct 2015
Blog Post

What to Expect Your First Year at HBS

friends use is “overwhelming”. I agree with this - you can expect your RC year to be very intense both from academic and social perspectives. Firstly, the academic schedule is packed. The discussion group... View Details

01 Jan 2007
News

Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, MBA 1987

family to lead the company, Zobel inherited a legacy of prudent management that preserved Ayala's interests through times of revolution, colonial rule, dictatorships, and war—not to mention earthquakes View Details

06 Feb 2019
Blog Post

7 Tips for a Successful Technology Venture Immersion

Have fun During TVI, I got to work with some of my best friends at HBS and build some exciting products. It was amazing to see what my peers could accomplish—from a device that makes tracking workouts more... View Details

24 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

Why It's Best to Take Tests Early in the Day

Here’s a tip for parents of school-aged children. If your kids must take a standardized test, it’s best to do so either first thing in the morning or right after recess. On average, students perform best on tests at the start of the school day. View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

10 Nov 2015
Blog Post

Using an MBA for a Career Change

certainly a starting place. It takes more than just an MBA to change careers. It takes patience, humility, perseverance, and asking for help. But having friends and... View Details

29 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Delving Deeper into Development with the MBA/MPA-ID Program – a Q+A with Zainab Raji (MBA/MPA-ID 2022)

history on my grandpa’s walking tours of Lagos Island, celebrating Eid holidays with family, and working on craft projects with my twin sister. My family bonded over storytelling. Older View Details

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