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Agents of Change: The Founding of the African-American Student Union
Harvard Business School Bulletin noted on AASU's 25th anniversary, "when the civil rights movement forced America's mainstream institutions to acknowledge the shortcomings of their policies, practices, and attitudes regarding racial... View Details
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Recent Alumni - Alumni
your city. MBA Admissions Partner with the Admissions team to support efforts with potential applicants, applicants, and admitted students, so that prospective students may experience firsthand the strength and warmth of our alumni community as they think about which... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Very Continental
the Zone of Potential Agreement; that negotiation isn’t about intimidation and leaving the other party behind.” 02138: “When I was in the MBA program I lived on Mass. Ave., right across the street from Harvard Yard. I loved the vibrancy... View Details
- Portrait Project
Ninad Kulkarni
bruised ego later, I kept going. And then I stopped. Somewhere along the way, it became more important to be right than to learn. Professionally, I hid behind safety nets – analyst programs, test scores and business school. Personally, I... View Details
- 28 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'
courts to prepare them to handle an unprecedented volume of new cases, should the worst case come to pass. Gerdeman: Many view a bankruptcy filing as the death of a company, but you’ve said it can actually revive them. And we’ve seen examples of companies that continue... View Details
- 17 Jan 2023
- Blog Post
Upcoming Interview? No Problem—Just Connect the Dots
During the Interview Oftentimes an interview will begin with an open-ended question such as, “Walk me through your resume,” or “Tell me about yourself.” This is your opportunity to connect the dots. If the interviewer has your resume and/or cover letter, then they have... View Details
- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Globalization: The Strategy of Differences
their place. I do not claim that arbitrage to exploit differences is any more a complete strategic solution than the optimal exploitation of scale economies. To the contrary: If they are to get their global strategies right in the long... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
- 26 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Cellophane Changed the Way We Shop for Food
assigned his patents to La Cellophane Societe Anonyme, a French company formed for the sole purpose of marketing the invention. In 1923, the company licensed to DuPont the exclusive rights to make and sell cellophane in the United States.... View Details
- 07 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
What Drives Supply Chain Behavior?
supply chain problem space to include, among other things, the assignment of roles and decision rights among the coordinating partners, the selection of partners, the design of incentives, and the design of processes to monitor... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston
- 08 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
International Women's Day Featured Stories
them, which ultimately meant that I was representing people like my mother who is a CalPERS beneficiary, required challenging those firms who managed their money to do the right thing on behalf of their limited partners, not themselves.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Full Court Press
identify partners, and you need to know the right corporate partners and sponsors for this market.’” Building the media product requires similar regional expertise, as Williams discovered. “When I got into this role, I realized that... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 30 Jun 2021
- In Practice
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021
What’s on HBS faculty members’ reading list for summer 2021? Which books are most meaningful to them and why? Below, faculty share their top picks, ranging from biographies and memoirs to their colleagues’ latest works. Julia Austin: Social justice and the Obamas I... View Details
Keywords: by Kathryn Haviland
- 08 Feb 2017
- Blog Post
How I Chose My HBS Recommenders
and in different industries. With that said, there’s no one right way to select your recommenders – it really is different for everyone. I chose to take this approach, but I know many of my classmates opted to pick their recommenders... View Details
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Frequently Asked Questions - Creating Emerging Markets
well as workshops at the Academy of Management and the Academy of International Business. Do I need permission from interviewees to use specific quotes from interviews? You do not need permission. The rights to these interviews have been... View Details
- 27 Aug 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
The Impact of Patent Wars on Firm Strategy: Evidence from the Global Smartphone Market
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Inside the Learning: Program Formats Unpacked
program that is right for them, whenever they can, in whatever format they can." More Insight Want more help in understanding the various learning experiences at HBS? Check out these past blog posts: What's the View Details
- 03 Jul 2008
- What Do You Think?
Are Followers About to Get Their Due?
and beliefs." Respondents raised several interesting questions. In referring to author Barbara Kellerman's typology of followers (isolates, bystanders, participants, activists, and diehards), Kim Allen questioned whether we hire for the View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
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Melcolm Ruffin
"It was definitely the right decision," he says. "UMass had a supportive ecosystem I wanted and needed." While there, Melcolm fulfilled two sports-related internships: a summer at Octagon sports agency, where he worked... View Details
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- 09 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why Entrepreneurs Should Go Work for Government
neither?" says Weiss. "Boston was one of the early cities where Uber was allowed to operate. I ask students whether they think we did the right thing." Other aspects of working with government, such as requirements for... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
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Phil Black
compassionate family is no small accomplishment. HBS's mission is to train business leaders who "contribute to society's well-being," but mine will start at home, where Accounting, Negotiations, Leadership, and Investment Management also come into play. I'd... View Details