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Professional Development - Alumni

Help Salary Data & Statistics Access alumni compensation data to help inform your next move. Learn More Past Program Resources The Challenge of Negotiating Inside Your Company Michael Wheeler Retired Professor of Management Practice Our... View Details

01 Jun 2024
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2024

Photographed by Susan Young; Edited by Julia Hanna MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS Read more about the 2024 recipients, and learn about past recipients. ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS SITE MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS Read more about the 2024 recipients, and learn about past recipients.... View Details

12 Aug 2019
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How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities

was smaller. Compensation and incentives. As the company grows, so must employees’ careers, compensation, and incentives. Be thoughtful about salary structures and be mindful that haphazardly compensating new hires early on or bumping... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

26 Jan 2024
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Access Real-World Employment Data from HBS Alumni with the Career Trends Tool

their information. Here are some scenarios in which Career Trends could be helpful: “I currently live in the Midwest and have been offered a role in Boston at a health care startup. I’m wondering if there is room for negotiation on salary. Can you give me a sense of... View Details

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

research costs, cut across multiple expense line items in the Statement of Activity and Cash Flows . Expenses (in millions) 766 FY18 821 FY19 831 FY20 779 FY21 908 FY22 Expenses Components 47% Salaries & Benefits 14% Other 10% Publishing... View Details

21 Jan 2022
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How HBS Financial Aid Can Help You Meet the Cost of Your MBA

Career Support & Exploration resources for students who pursue careers with lower starting salaries $175,000 median starting salary Figuring out how to pay for school can be a challenge, and I fully get... View Details

31 Oct 2011
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The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator

annual salary offer of $115,000 is unfair on its own. They might be perfectly happy with that salary if it weren't for the information that it's below average." And it's not just a matter of money. In... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

13 Jul 2020
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Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk

management, I'll be honest, when we're not perfect at Merck. When I look at people two or three salary grades below the senior team, the African American representation is terrible. And even though we've said, for example, that you should... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Pharmaceutical

31 Oct 2023
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Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal

Sijh Diagne (photo by Michael Bucher) In March 2020, Sijh Diagne (MBA 2017) was asked to serve as an advisor to Senegal’s minister of economy, planning, and cooperation. He was charged with leading the country’s private-sector development; but just as became the case... View Details

14 Oct 2020
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Veteran Financial Aid Outlook

short is no student is here with 100% of the cost of attendance covered by a HBS Scholarship. For me, I decided if I needed to take out $30,000-$50,000 in student loans over two years, it would be worth the investment. The Career and Professional Development Office... View Details

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Criteria | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

impact.] Salary: Current salary from your organization and projected timing/amounts for increases. [We will evaluate your ability to receive a salary from the organization you founded, for the sustainability... View Details

02 Aug 2021
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What If Closing the Wage Gap Means Everyone Earns Less?

gained popularity since 2004. In 2016, the US passed two federal initiatives, bringing the country on par with many European nations that protect such rights. In states that enacted such regulations between 2010 and 2017, the number of companies with View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

20 Dec 2010
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Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround

canal was squeezed by rising costs due to American mismanagement. Panama Canal employees in essence captured canal management and ran it for their own benefit: salaries escalated, along with costs and accident rates, and the... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Transportation

01 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

A Penny for Your Thoughts? For Big-Picture Ideas, the Right Pay Structure Matters

percent less likely than employees with fixed-rate contracts, which are equivalent to flat salaries in the US, to initiate “broad-scope innovation”—ideas to improve company morale, boost overall safety, reduce costs, or upgrade... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

06 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Four Strategies for Making Concessions

wage increase. The union was asking for a 4 percent increase, while management wanted to raise salaries by only 1 percent. The executive considered the situation. During past negotiations, weeks were lost as each side jockeyed for... View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra

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HBS - Financials | Financial Highlights

record revenues, while MBA and Executive Education tuition revenue declined. Salaries and benefits grew 3 percent for the year, driven by an increase in the number of faculty. New gifts and pledges totaled $162 million, compared with $76... View Details

21 Feb 2023
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Are Your Employees Passing Up Incentives? Try Promoting the Programs More

benefit programs reward workers without boosting salaries and help employees bring their best selves to work, a win-win for businesses. John cowrote the paper with Hayley Blunden, assistant professor at American University’s Kogod School... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

09 Apr 2001
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Marketing a Country: Promotion as a Tool for Attracting Foreign Investment.

difficult to attract to the public sector, especially with the salary constraints typical of civil services. Accordingly, if the government decides to manage the activity, it may also, through various methods, have to take steps to obtain... View Details

Keywords: by Louis T. Wells & Alvin G. Wint

03 Oct 2007
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Dealing with the ‘Irrational’ Negotiator

loses a star employee because it refuses to raise her salary to match a competitor's higher offer, the firm is not necessarily behaving irrationally; it may instead be constrained by an HR policy that restricts it from creating huge pay... View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra & Max H. Bazerman

01 Mar 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books You Got This! A Straightforward, No-Nonsense Playbook for Crushing 130+ Workplace Challenges By Heidi Abelli (MBA 1993) Palmetto Publishing Stepping into the corporate world can feel like navigating a labyrinth, especially when... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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