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- 01 Mar 2007
- News
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
- Profile
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
- News
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
- News
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
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
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
- News
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
- News
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
- Web
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
- News
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
- Profile
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
- 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
- News
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
- 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
Hinds, Pamela J., Tsedal Neeley, and Catherine Durnell Cramton. "Language as a Lightning Rod: Power Contests, Emotion Regulation, and Subgroup Dynamics in Global Teams." Journal of International Business Studies 45, no. 5 (June–July 2014): 536–561.
- October 2006 (Revised November 2006)
- Case
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
Leonard, Herman B., and Orson Watson. "Integrated Packaging Corporation: Struggling to Do the Right Thing (A)." Harvard Business School Case 307-064, October 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
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
- 22 Nov 2022
- News
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