Giving and Philanthropy - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Oct 2021
News

Fostering Diversity

(DEI). The Feders met in 1989 just as Ben was accepted at HBS. They give to the School in part to express gratitude for the experience they each had and the doors that have been opened to them because they... View Details

02 Apr 2020
What Do You Think?

What Are Lessons for Leaders from This Black Swan Crisis?

small rock together.” WH Kolkman added: “We also need to give more attention to mitigation, which will be greatly helped by cooperation, resilience, innovation, pragmatism and speed. In a crisis like this,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

26 Oct 2018
Blog Post

Making the Switch from Finance to Fitness

summer. Discovering Fitness No level of excitement for the job could have prepared me for working 60-70 hours/week and operating in the 4th decimal place. In time, I realized I needed an outlet, and it came... View Details

Portrait Project

Genevieve Sheehan

every day — may give me a safety net of sorts. But it also keeps me from owning my decisions. I will not be prisoner to what I think other people think I should do. Instead, I'll put myself on the line. I'll push myself to really know my... View Details

01 Oct 2021
News

Furthering the Legacy of Whitney Bowman (MBA 2006)

Whitney Bowman (MBA 2006) and Brittanie Bowman When Whitney Bowman died unexpectedly at the age of 41, he left a tremendous void in the lives of his family, friends, and colleagues. He also left a legacy of... View Details

29 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Delving Deeper into Development with the MBA/MPA-ID Program – a Q+A with Zainab Raji (MBA/MPA-ID 2022)

Coach at Young African MBAs, a non-profit bridging the gap in management talent in Africa. What advice would you give applicants deciding on the program? Me and Abdul-Rahman (MBA 2022) At the risk of... View Details

28 May 2020
Blog Post

How to Fit in at HBS

I just finished my first year at HBS and, COVID-19 aside, I have spent a considerable amount of time over the past week reflecting on how incredible, humbling, enlightening, and roller-coaster-like the past 12-months have been. It is hard... View Details

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Events - Creating Emerging Markets

Studies, the findings of the CEM project provided a global framework to discuss the present and future role of business philanthropy in Chile, and the type of education which... View Details

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

17 Oct 2013
Working Paper Summaries

Sharing Design Rights: A Commons Approach for Developing Infrastructure

Keywords: by Nuno Gil & Carliss Y. Baldwin

28 Jun 2021
Blog Post

7 Things HBS Taught Me the Last 2 Years

they even really give it a chance. The richness of the case method and the classroom experience came from the diversity that exists within each section, and has reinforced my... View Details

31 Jan 2024

2+2 Alum Insights: AMA Edition

Join Harvard Business School MBA students for an Ask Me Anything about the 2+2 program. This session will give you the opportunity to engage with students who have already been where you are and benefitted... View Details

18 Feb 2020
Blog Post

A Vision of Love@HBS in 2020

and made HBS feel like home. Some advice: find yourself a best friend who is not afraid to give it his or her all (i.e. kayak you across an entire river as you pretend to move your paddle) View Details

01 Sep 2021
Op-Ed

How Women Can Learn from Even Biased Feedback

personalities and attitudes. Contrarily, they focus more on the behaviors and accomplishments of men. To address gender bias in feedback processes, many organizations have been making changes to their... View Details

Keywords: by Francesca Gino

20 Feb 2020
Op-Ed

Love in the Office Is Wonderful. Except for CEOs.

relationship with a woman employee, decades his junior, whom he met as a mentor to undergraduate students. She became a strategic planner at one of the organization’s branches , and eventually its chief of staff. Both jobs disappeared... View Details

Keywords: by Regina Herzlinger

10 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

Key to Doing Your Best at Work? Be Yourself

we don’t give a lot of space to, though it’s almost as important or maybe even more important, is what if you’re the person who doesn’t feel welcome or cherished for the views and differences that you bring... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette

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Online Finance & Accounting Courses | HBS Online

perspective, and challenge your worldview. Social Join a global community of business professionals. Learn from and network with peers before, during, and after your course.... View Details

01 Jun 2007
What Do You Think?

How Should Pay Be Linked to Performance?

Summing Up Pay for performance: Why do we assume so much and know so little? Pay for performance is an important element of good management, judging from responses to this month's column. The question of what kind of pay for what kind of... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

11 Oct 2023
News

Soldier On

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes In November of 2022, 33-year-old Phillip Jones (MPA/MBA 2021) was elected mayor of Newport News, Virginia, where he had spent part of his childhood. The son of two Air Force veterans, he served six years in... View Details

06 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Are You a Level-Six Leader?

mission" and is focused, energetic, results-oriented, and highly prized by top management. Achievers pursue goals established by their bosses or by themselves, in a single-minded manner. Therein lies... View Details

Keywords: by Mitch Maidique

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