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01 Mar 2007
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Avon CEO Jung on Leadership

sales and through its 5 million independent door-to-door “sales representatives.” At a November event cohosted by two student-led entities, the Leadership and Ethics Forum and the Social Enterprise Club, Jung told her audience that... View Details

Keywords: makeup; grooming; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Health and Personal Care Stores; Retail Trade

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Jacqueline Beato

method experience encouraged her to apply immediately to HBS – and to no other MBA program. "The case method is truly practical," Jacqueline says. "It's an education that goes far beyond just solving equations. Here, every View Details

03 Nov 2020
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One Paramount Priority

In the four years since the last US presidential election, Diane Hessan (MBA 1977) has been interviewing more than 500 voters, talking about everything from gun control to COVID-19. This years-long project has made clear to Hessan that many Americans share common... View Details

Keywords: Government

23 Sep 2010
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How Did You Spend Your Summer Vacation?

A recent issue of the Harbus offers a quick glimpse of what a few MBAs have been up to over the past three months. Internships based in the United States (at Major League Baseball, MTV Networks, and the U.S. Treasury Department, among... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Jan 2006
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Sir Ronald M. Cohen, MBA 1969

Chairman, Social Investment Task force, Bridges Community Ventures, & The Portland Trust Cofounder & Former Chairman, Apax Partners L.P. Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EUDUCATION Oxford University, 1967 M.A.,... View Details

21 Mar 2019
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Helping Veterans Build Careers

members—and its search for someone to lead the Endowment. “Activision wanted to take a different, business-minded approach to a growing social problem, one where government assistance wasn’t succeeding,” Goldenberg says. “We actually have... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

09 Mar 2021
News

Bridging the Gap

Harvard Business School faculty, in collaboration with colleagues across Harvard University, have been addressing these issues by conducting research into education reform, technology innovations, and programs that fill the middle-skills... View Details

02 Sep 2010
What Do You Think?

How Transparent Should Boards Be?

Lawler) What comes across quite clearly is that there is no "best practice" manual of instruction for boards when it comes to dealing with CEO transgressions. That's perhaps regrettable. Devin Patel summed up the complexity of the View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

15 Sep 2015
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Easing the Costs of Saving a Child

Pathways’ next chapter includes establishing counseling services for adoptees and their families. “When you bring a child out of an orphanage, there are emotional issues that often must be confronted. We can’t just sprinkle fairy dust on... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

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Eligibility | New Venture Competition

Business ideas may be entered in ONE track - either Business or Social Enterprise. Participating teams in the Business track are required to have at least one Harvard Business School MBA student who is a co-founder and a significant... View Details

06 Sep 2013
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More Seats at the Table

thought process and world outlook. Studies on this topic show that when three or more women are on a corporate board, the women perform better, but interestingly, so do the men." Age is a real issue for boards of directors. The number of... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; Corporate Services

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Chao Zeng

to become a general manager for a global business; all the learning at HBS is linked to that goal in three ways. First, the case method allows us to learn from real people and actual practices – I like to pretend I’m the protagonist and see the View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy; Financial Services

14 Feb 2023
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on STEM

for grooming and shaving products. Why did you decide to pursue an MBA given your STEM background? At the University of Michigan, I majored in Mechanical Engineering and minored in Community Action & Social Change. I have always... View Details

08 Oct 2014
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Making a Difference

Print this PDF, write your message, snap your high-res photo, and share it on Twitter (@HBSalumni) or Instagram using the hashtag #HBSMakingADifference. Be sure to tell us your name, program, and graduation year. Follow @HBSAlumni on Instagram Follow @HBSAlumni on... View Details

Keywords: The Harvard Campaign

15 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

Want Your Employees to Plan Better for Retirement? Don't Do This

builds employee loyalty and bolsters company reputation, but requires effective tools to carry out. Beshears’s research sheds important light on the presumed efficacy of social norms marketing in the investment context and is applicable... View Details

Keywords: Re: John Beshears; Financial Services

June–July 2014
Article

Language as a Lightning Rod: Power Contests, Emotion Regulation, and Subgroup Dynamics in Global Teams

By: Pamela J. Hinds, Tsedal Neeley and Catherine Durnell Cramton

Through an ethnographic study comprised of interviews with and observations of 96 globally distributed members in six software development teams, we propose a model that captures how asymmetries in language fluency contribute to an us vs. them dynamic so common in... View Details

Keywords: Equality and Inequality; Communication Intention and Meaning; Groups and Teams; Applications and Software; Emotions; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Power and Influence; Information Technology Industry

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October 2006 (Revised November 2006)
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Integrated Packaging Corporation: Struggling to Do the Right Thing (A)

By: Herman B. Leonard and Orson Watson

As a child, Al Fuller had seen his working-class, African-American neighborhood disintegrate as factory jobs moved away. He resolved to help inner-city communities do better when he grew up. Some years later, as an accomplished university graduate with several years... View Details

Keywords: Business and Community Relations; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Social Issues; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Strategy; Management Style; Pulp and Paper Industry; Manufacturing Industry

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01 Dec 2012
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50 Years & Counting

changes in its workforce and shifts in the broader social narrative," she observes. "This type of study adds to our understanding of how organizational and societal practices work together." McGinn notes that over the past few decades... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

22 Nov 2022
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Alumni Summit Explores Leadership for a Sustainable Future

organizing committee. “Consumers, workers, government, and financial institutions are putting increasing pressure on companies to provide more sustainable products and services. We felt it would be interesting to share how leadership is impacted by environmental and... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

14 Jan 2008
Research & Ideas

Mapping Polluters, Encouraging Protectors

impartial." Toffel planned and stewards the site with colleagues whose research is similarly devoted to issues surrounding business and the environment: Andrew King, an associate professor at Dartmouth's Tuck School and currently a... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Manufacturing; Chemical

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