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Resumes & Cover Letters - Alumni

might be, and your unique skill set. The best way to convince employers that you will add value is to show them that you've done it before. Alumni Resume Book Our Alumni Resume Book connects you with organizations looking for talent.... View Details
  • 08 May 2019
  • Blog Post

In the Business of Flexibility

As founder of Prokanga, the innovative recruiting firm that connects companies with experienced, flexible marketing and finance expertise, Jamie Cheney (MBA 2007) understands the value of a fluid workforce. Together with Annie Davis (MBA... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Nonprofit / Government
  • 08 Sep 2015
  • First Look

September 8, 2015

the need for increased upfront financing, but this protection lowers the real option value of the new venture. In equilibrium, financing risk disproportionately impacts innovative ventures with the greatest... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • Program

Preparing to Be a Corporate Director

equip you with critical tools and insights that will enhance your readiness for corporate board service and enable you to make a lasting contribution at the highest level of an organization. Key Benefits This board-readiness program examines best practices for... View Details
  • January 2023
  • Supplement

Apple: Privacy vs. Safety (B)

By: Henry McGee, Nien-hê Hsieh and Christian Godwin
In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the globe, Apple and Google partnered to develop a contact tracing application that would collect information about users infected with the disease and notify those who they had been in contact with. While Apple/Google’s... View Details
Keywords: Iphone; Encryption; Data Privacy; Customers; Customer Focus and Relationships; Decision Making; Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Globalized Firms and Management; Government and Politics; Health; Health Pandemics; Leadership; Markets; Safety; Social Issues; Information Technology; Telecommunications Industry; Technology Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Electronics Industry; Health Industry; United States; Europe
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  • 03 Mar 2023
  • Blog Post

Celebrating Socioeconomic Diversity and Inclusion at HBS (Part 2)

The week of February 27 to March 3 is the inaugural Socioeconomic Inclusion (SEI) Week. HBS will be participating in events that highlight and celebrate socioeconomic diversity and inclusion on campus. This week is a powerful reminder of the View Details
  • 09 Sep 2008
  • First Look

First Look: September 9, 2008

emphasis on valuation and capital structure. Serves as the basis for a bankruptcy reorganization game that has been used for many years in Creating Value Through Corporate Restructuring, a second-year finance course. The game is played in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Research Summary

The Exercise and Development of Leadership

My research in this stream contributes to three recent trends in leadership scholarship. The first is the resurgence of a perspective less preoccupied with leaders' impact on organizational performance and more with their function as sources and symbols of the... View Details

  • January 2020
  • Case

A Tough Call: SEAL Team Leader in Kandahar (A)

By: George A. Riedel
The case, which is a disguised version of real events, is set in Kandahar, Afghanistan (2013) during the long running Afghan war. Lt. Paul Rickson, a Navy SEAL Platoon Commander, is leading a team of 30 U.S. and Afghan soldiers on a mission to clear hostile forces in... View Details
Keywords: War; Leadership; Risk and Uncertainty; Safety; Decision Choices and Conditions; Afghanistan
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  • November 2024 (Revised July 2025)
  • Case

Polish Agro: Where Do We Grow From Here?

By: Willy C. Shih, Lena Duchene and Daniela Beyersdorfer
By July 2024, Polish Agro had grown into one of Poland’s fastest-growing agribusinesses, with €230 million in revenue, 82 employees, and operations across Northern Poland. The company supported farmers with essential agricultural inputs like fertilizers and seeds,... View Details
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Distribution; Volatility; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Value and Value Chain; Climate Change; Environmental Regulation; Profit; Trade; Digital Strategy; Innovation Strategy; Crisis Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Resource Allocation; Advertising; Brands and Branding; E-commerce; Business and Community Relations; Networks; Adaptation; Adoption; Competitive Advantage; Business Model; Health Pandemics; War; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Europe; Poland
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    Robert C. Merton

    Robert C. Merton is the School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

    Merton is University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and was the George Fisher Baker Professor of... View Details

    Keywords: banking; brokerage; financial services; insurance industry; investment banking industry; retail financial services
    • 17 Jan 2012
    • First Look

    First Look: January 17

    its no-frills offering. LAN came to that insight by analyzing the major assets that the models share and the compatibility of the models' operational resources and capabilities. It recognized that the more the models have in common, the more likely they are to generate... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • Program

    Competing in the Age of Digital Platforms

    artificial intelligence further propels the opportunity and need to leverage a platform model for competitive advantage. AI companies are evolving into the next generation of platforms. This program will show you how to create sustainable View Details
    • October 2013 (Revised August 2016)
    • Case

    NOWaccount

    By: Ramana Nanda, William A. Sahlman and Lauren Barley

    It was September 2013, and NOWaccount Network Corporation (NOW®) co-founders John Hayes and Lara Hodgson were putting the final touches on the presentation deck for their annual shareholders' meeting. Along with co-founder Stacey Abrams, the pair had designed NOW's... View Details

    Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Finance; Entrepreneurship
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    • 15 May 2018
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    New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018

    productive. That’s a missed opportunity. Questioning is a powerful tool for unlocking value in companies: It spurs learning and the exchange of ideas, it fuels innovation and better performance, and it builds trust among team members. And... View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
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    Hire Talent

    connect with top talent. Find Talent Network with Alumni & Students Network with Alumni & Students Interview Options Coordinate interviews with support from HBS. Learn more about interview options. Policies & Dates Looking to Be a... View Details
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    Program Details - Doctoral

    commit to the full duration of the program; Commit to Community Standards. Fellows agree to uphold the community values at HBS as well as those outlined in the Harvard University student handbook , creating a robust and exciting living,... View Details
    • 13 Jan 2003
    • Research & Ideas

    The Subconscious Mind of the Consumer (And How To Reach It)

    reveal that they don't even look at alternatives to the chosen brand. Another option uses physiological or response latency measures. These often reveal that what consumers actually believe or think, as measured by unconscious physical... View Details
    Keywords: by Manda Mahoney
    • September 2021
    • Case

    Posse Foundation: Developing Strong Leaders from Diverse Backgrounds

    By: John J-H Kim, Robin Mendelson and Julia Kelley
    Founded in 1989, Posse Foundation was a nonprofit organization with a mission of developing future leaders who reflected the U.S.’s rich diversity. The organization ran a selective, localized admissions process in 10 U.S. cities to identify outstanding students with... View Details
    Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Education; Higher Education; Decision Making; Demographics; Diversity; Ethnicity; Income; Race; Values and Beliefs; Geography; Geographic Scope; Growth and Development; Leadership; Leading Change; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Partners and Partnerships; Social Enterprise; Nonprofit Organizations; Identity; Social Issues; Wealth and Poverty; Expansion; Education Industry; North and Central America; United States
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    Help - Alumni

    option but is not automatically applied. Couples must indicate if they would like their gift to be entered jointly, in which case the amount will be split 50/50 for tax purposes but each person will receive class credit and recognition... View Details