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Japan - Global

main program is now held in Tokyo, the group continues to visit the Tohoku region on weekends to maintain a meaningful connection with the area. This year, Professor Ramon Casadesus-Masanell led 43 students to Japan for the 12th Japan... View Details

27 Aug 2019
Blog Post

Meet the PRIDE Club

came from a tech background after working in operations and product in Uber and ofo (a bike-sharing tech company) for four years. Alex decided to attend HBS to take a break from the hectic startup life and to explore different industries... View Details

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About - Race, Gender & Equity

University, where she focused on developing and managing partnerships and programs that intersected education, international development, and racial & gender equity. She brings a deep commitment to equity and social justice to her work... View Details

Portrait Project

Nikita Ramanujam

watched her courageous smile during recess, forming meaningful connections with her classmates. And I watched her eagerly teach younger students anytime she could help. I saw her brilliance. I’ll continue to seek out the brilliance in... View Details

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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

even successful people fail to notice the absence of critical and readily available information in their environment due to the human tendency to focus on a limited set of information. This work is still in its formative stages, and I... View Details

23 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

How Relationships are Building Biotech

career relationships help to build up organizations. The study of careers seems to act as a powerful lens for examining the birth of biotech. Higgins, who specializes in research, teaching, and course development surrounding the field of careers, has focused much of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Mallory Stark

17 Jan 2023
In Practice

8 Trends to Watch in 2023

As 2023 begins, businesses and employees face an uncertain economy and labor market, as the twin dilemmas of inflation and interest rates weigh on forecasts. Harvard Business School faculty share the top trends that they believe will shape the workplace and markets... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

04 Mar 2024
Research & Ideas

Want to Make Diversity Stick? Break the Cycle of Sameness

this tendency to keep demographics the same from one leader to the next stand in the way of meaningful change? “The data suggest that we’re unlikely to make serious progress on diversity without concerted effort, as people are otherwise... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

23 Sep 2019
Blog Post

Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training

reduction in presenteeism (employees working while sick), which led to a company gain of $1,846 per person in terms of greater productivity, the journal article says. While some workers suffer from depression or anxiety on an ongoing... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

08 Apr 2014
First Look

First Look: April 8

Contrary to the view that non-core users and downward brand extensions pose a threat to the brand, this work investigates the conditions under which these non-core users enhance rather than dilute the brand image. A distinction between... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 May 2021
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Best Buy: How Human Connection Saved a Failing Retailer

shareholders and is a money-making machine,” he says. “But no, a company is a human organization made up of individuals working together in pursuit of a goal.” Leading with purpose and humanity Based on his own track record in... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail

21 Dec 2023
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Top 10 MBA Voices Blogs of 2023

While all cases help broaden the perspectives of future leaders, students find some to be more meaningful than others. Read More>>> DISPELLING MYTHS ABOUT HBS THROUGH MY SUMMER VENTURE IN MANAGEMENT PROGRAM EXPERIENCE Graduating... View Details

30 Nov 2021
In Practice

What's the Role of Business in Confronting Climate Change?

The 26th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, also known as COP26, ended with a hard-fought pact that called on businesses and governments to meet their climate change goals faster. The event followed an August report by the Intergovernmental... View Details

Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Dina Gerdeman

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Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research

center in China, UCCA had been operating with the mission to "promote the continued development of the Chinese art scene, foster international exchange, and showcase the latest in art and culture to hundreds of thousands of visitors each year." For the past six years,... View Details

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Skydeck - Alumni

Achievement Award offer some words of wisdom and key takeaways from their HBS experience Challenge Accepted Recipients of the 2025 Alumni Achievement Award describe a time when life put them to the test—and what came out of it The Working... View Details

01 Apr 2014
First Look

First Look: April 1

purporting to show that Section 203 did in fact give bidders a meaningful opportunity for success; (3) between 1990 and 2010, not a single bidder was able to achieve the 85% threshold required by Section 203, thereby calling into question... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Dec 2023
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Answering Your Questions About the HBS MBA Application

five years. 3. Is full-time work experience required? As the case method of learning used by our MBA program relies on different perspectives, we strongly recommend that you have two years of full-time work... View Details

19 Dec 2017
First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017

is likely to have a meaningful effect on health care spending patterns. In addition, precision medicines can change the expected profitability of therapies both by allowing more sophisticated pricing systems and potentially decreasing the... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

20 May 2019
Blog Post

Makeup: How Kenya Hunt Transformed Her Career Through Cosmetics

A few years ago, Kenya Hunt, HBS MBA 2019, was working full-time on an offshore oil rig – two weeks on, two weeks off – when she realized that “by eight months in, I knew this wasn’t for me.” Her role really did not fit her particular... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

16 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Insights and Inspiration: A Look Back at the Summer Venture in Management Program

experience, expand my knowledge of business and leadership education, and enhance my tangible skills that could be applied to my future work experiences. What surprised you the most about SVMP? I was most surprised by the authenticity of... View Details

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