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Women on Boards

boards are seeking. This program unpacks the process of board selection to help you understand the explicit and implicit ways that boards function. You will learn how to advance your candidacy by making connections with directors,... View Details

September 2006 (Revised November 2006)
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Cathy Benko: WINning at Deloitte (A)

By: Kathleen L. McGinn, Deborah M. Kolb and Cailin B. Hammer

Jim Quigley, CEO of Deloitte and Touche's consulting practice, asks senior partner Cathy Benko to lead Deloitte & Touche's much publicized Initiative for the Retention and Advancement of Women (WIN). Benko, already the Lead Client Service Partner on one of Deloitte's... View Details

Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Leadership Development; Talent and Talent Management; Personal Development and Career; Gender; Consulting Industry; United States

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13 May 2014
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The Contaminating Effects of Building Instrumental Ties: How Networking Can Make Us Feel Dirty

Keywords: by Tiziana Casciaro, Francesca Gino & Maryam Kouchaki; Legal Services

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Placement - Doctoral

studies, are uniquely individualized. Factors like departmental fit, location preferences, dual career choices, and family needs shape these decisions. We celebrate when students secure a position that brings them joy! Students are... View Details

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Lifelong Learning - Alumni

Game Re: Benjamin Iverson (PHDBE 2013); Shai Benjamin Bernstein (MBA Class of 1960 Professor of Business Administration); By: Jennifer Myers Load More Spark (from Harvard ManageMentor) Advance your skills and View Details

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Launching New Ventures

backgrounds, industries, and countries across the globe Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide wide-ranging insights into your business challenges and career decisions Who Should Attend Entrepreneurs launching... View Details

09 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

Who Sways the USDA on GMO Approvals?

regulatory agencies serving the public instead end up advancing the interests of the companies they regulate. The main way companies accomplish this, economists theorize, is through lobbying and campaign contributions that convince... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage; Biotechnology; Agriculture & Agribusiness

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Foundations of Private Equity and Venture Capital

executives from various backgrounds, industries, and countries across the globe Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide wide-ranging insights into your business challenges and career decisions Who Should Attend... View Details

Keywords: Finance; Finance

11 Jun 2024
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The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2024

As the vacation season looms, Harvard Business School faculty members share recommendations for a little light reading. Spoiler alert: Lessons in Chemistry tops two of their beach-read lists. For those whose brains can’t—or won’t—turn off, HBS faculty also suggest some... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

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Business & Environment

smart data analytics can identify energy-saving opportunities and the importance of AI in optimizing energy usage patterns. Pasi provides insights on the challenges and successes in the utility sector and shares career advice for those... View Details

06 Jun 2024
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How Younger Immigrants Gain an Edge in American Business

individual anonymized career trajectories, implied by job titles and income, with far more specificity than previously available, Kerr notes. State Department data suggest that from 1989 to 1995, two-thirds of immigrants from Vietnam were... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

11 Dec 2023
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Doing Well by Doing Good? One Industry’s Struggle to Balance Values and Profits

Is it still possible to build a career that is both morally satisfying and materially rewarding? To do well by doing good? Professionals and executives in a range of fields grapple with this question as rapid technological change and... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

11 Sep 2017
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Why Employers Favor Men

likely to advance to the top of their fields. Women make up just 4.2 percent of CEOs at S&P 500 firms and 19.2 percent of board members. "This discrimination does not appear to be driven by gender-specific stereotypes or animus" The... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Managing the Future of Work

2022, ranks corporate employers on how they promote economic mobility. The 2024 update, based on over 5 million career histories, shows top employers are much more likely to hire workers without college degrees; pay more than twice than... View Details

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Podcast - Business & Environment

intersection of business, technology, and sustainability. In this conversation, Joel will share insights into his journey, the business strategy of a niche climate-focused digital media and event platform, and the critical role of a media platform in View Details

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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni

their education, and that it will encourage new graduates to make broader career choices based on their desired impact rather than their debts. Justice Mohammed Habeeb Ansari and Mrs. Mateen Ansari Fellowship The Justice Mohammed Habeeb... View Details

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Finding Job Opportunities - Alumni

SucceedSmart Designed for the discerning HBS alumni, SucceedSmart's advanced career platform is tailored for executives. It combines AI-driven precision with elite career... View Details

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1.5 Attendance - MBA

are otherwise approved by the Registrar’s Office for remote attendance. Reporting Absences All students are required to notify their instructor(s) in advance of any absences when they will not be physically present in the classroom. When... View Details

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Alumni Bulletin - Alumni

Alumni Bulletin Next Level How Sarah Bond (MBA 2006) is taking on the culture—and the future success—of the gaming industry View Story Topics: Leadership-Leadership Style Leadership-General Career-Managing Careers Back to School Sharpen... View Details

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Dissertation: Is the Ideal Worker Still Real? Sources and Consequences of Men's Professional Identities

My dissertation examines the implications of men's changing lives for their work identities and for gender inequality in organizations. Current theories of workplace gender inequality hinge upon the widely-shared cultural image of an "ideal worker,"... View Details

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