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07 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

Supervisor of Sandwiches? More Companies Inflate Titles to Avoid Extra Pay

If it seems like everyone is a manager these days, you may be onto something. Not only is there a profusion of assistant managers, there are also now carpet shampoo and food cart managers, directors of first impressions, assistant bingo... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

July 2022 (Revised September 2022)
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Birla Carbon Egypt: Building Soft Power in a Foreign Country

By: Jeremy Friedman and Malini Sen

Birla Carbon, a flagship business of the nearly $60-billion global conglomerate and India-headquartered Aditya Birla Group (ABG), is one of the world's top manufacturers and suppliers of high-quality carbon black. The largest among its 16 manufacturing plants is Birla... View Details

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Purchase

06 Nov 2008
Op-Ed

Selling Out The American Dream

leveraging of assets, on irresponsible banks and mortgage brokers who fabricated applications for no downpayment home loans knowing that the risks could be readily laid off on unsuspecting third parties. But underpinning the collapse of... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

25 Jul 2013
Research & Ideas

Why Unqualified Candidates Get Hired Anyway

frequently that psychologists have a name for them: "fundamental attribution errors." Unable to know every aspect of a stranger's backstory, yet still needing to make a primal designation between friend View Details

Keywords: by Anna Secino; Education; Employment

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Cumnock Hall | About

Textile School—the first school in Massachusetts where the theory and technique of textile manufacturing was taught. He acquired the Appleton mill with a group of family and... View Details

01 Mar 2024
News

The War Within

the lives of her friends and colleagues and worried about the long-term impact that a ground war would have on their mental health. Before the war began, there were already... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos; illustration by Daniel Bejar

Profile

Adriann Dolphin

overwhelmed with opportunity. In class, I’ve heard new perspectives from my classmates or the case protagonists themselves. Clubs and conferences have given me connections to industries I didn’t even know existed before coming here. I’ve... View Details

27 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets

Organizations with great reputations can draw large and loyal followings. Source: iStock In developed countries, the best friends of businesses are the legal, political, and... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

13 Jun 2019
Blog Post

Expanding My Worldview Through FIELD Global Immersion

amazing. Personally, I grew in my ability to lead and collaborate with others, I realized how much I love design thinking, and my worldview expanded as I experienced the people, places, View Details

28 May 2020
Blog Post

How to Fit in at HBS

from the years I worked in banking. It’s no hyperbole to say you could hear a pin drop in the room that day. Nor words aptly describe the sense of connection I felt to each member of my section at that moment. Somehow, after only a month together, Section J became my... View Details

06 Aug 2020
Blog Post

My HBS Financial Aid Story: Why I Chose to Invest in My Future

family circumstances had prevented me from saving as much as I could have otherwise. I was both unsure of how to convey this in my application and embarrassed to have to ask for more money. I was not... View Details

30 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Real Estate: The Most Imperfect Asset

Debates on urban sprawl and so-called new urbanism are the rage among developers and academics. Grayfield debates concern what to do with all of those old shopping malls and... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Construction; Real Estate

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Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - The Golden Age of Black Business

needs of Black grocers. A close friend of Justice Thurgood Marshall, Dowling served in managerial roles for the U.S. Department of Internal Revenue, the American Cancer Society, and the New Jersey Urban... View Details

01 Oct 1999
News

Banking on Success

the owner. And, of course, on the personal side, having a wife and family sets up a whole new list of priorities that weren't present at graduation. Is there anything that you've missed out on because of the... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

08 Oct 2008
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: A Sense of Urgency

often, because people sense the danger and work very hard to avoid it. But crises sometimes do cripple or destroy organizations. Here is the strongest demonstration yet that crises, though they can be highly useful, are not necessarily... View Details

Keywords: by John P. Kotter

20 Jan 2023
Blog Post

The Importance of Mentorship: A Conversation With Professor Ting Zhang

especially true as the first in my family to go to grad school. The biggest influence in my life has been my parents. Throughout my childhood, my parents worked multiple jobs to give me the educational opportunities I had—that’s a big... View Details

20 Dec 2017
Lessons from the Classroom

How to Design a Better Customer Experience

discovering design principles that can act as building blocks to a great product or service experience. The teaching note outlines three examples, using real stories from students to illustrate each one: Solve problems with empathy and... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health; Entertainment & Recreation

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Investors - Entrepreneurship

Founders & Investors Discover Rock alumni and students who are turning opportunity into reality. Contact us if you would like to be included here . Entrepreneurs Investors Companies Ajay Agarwal Partner, Bain Capital Ventures MBA 1995... View Details

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Interviewing - Alumni

the conversation ask about next steps. Thank the recruiter for his/her time, and follow up with a thank you note. Interview Questions + – General Interview Questions Tell me about yourself. What are your strengths View Details

01 Apr 2022
Blog Post

The Africa Business Conference at HBS: Reimagining the Road Ahead

support of my family and friends throughout the Conference planning process. Thank you for encouraging my dreams by creatively brainstorming with me, sponsoring the Conference... View Details

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