the Women's Initiative - Publications - Faculty & Research

Initial Coin Offering (ICO) Success and Post-ICO Performance

We compile a comprehensive data set of initial coin offerings (ICOs) from 19 data sources including 11 ICO aggregators. We alleviate severe limitations of available ICO data by performing the first systematic analysis of ICO data quality. We use our data set to... View Details

15 Nov 2020
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Exploring China’s Belt & Road Initiative

Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The culmination of an immersive field course, the trip brought the students’ classroom learning to life and... View Details

June 2001
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GE's Early Dispute Resolution Initiative (B)

By: Michael A. Wheeler and Gillian Morris

Early Dispute Resolution (EDR) has proved successful at GE. Yet, when Michael McIlwrath, new counsel at an Italian subsidiary, attempted to translate it to his company, problems arose. He had to gain internal acceptance, and explain the concept of early mediation to a... View Details

Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Globalization; Lawsuits and Litigation; Organizational Culture; Performance Effectiveness; Problems and Challenges; Conflict of Interests; Complexity; Italy; New York (state, US)

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September 2011
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Taking Gender into Account: Theory and Design for Women's Leadership Development Programs

By: Robin J. Ely, Herminia Ibarra and Deborah Kolb

We conceptualize leadership development as identity work and show how subtle forms of gender bias in the culture and in organizations interfere with the identity work of women leaders. Based on this insight, we revisit traditional approaches to standard leadership... View Details

Keywords: Programs; Prejudice and Bias; Leadership Development; Identity; Organizational Culture; Gender

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January 2023
Teaching Note

Brigham & Women's Hospital: Using Patient Reported Outcomes to Improve Breast Cancer Care

By: Robert S. Kaplan

This Teaching Note was prepared to aid classroom instructors in the use of "Brigham and Women's Hospital: Using Patient Reported Outcomes to Improve Breast Cancer Care," HBS Case No. 122-010. View Details

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08 Jul 2015

HBS Women's Information Session in Tel Aviv

This event is designed for prospective women applicants to learn more about the MBA program at HBS. The event will include an admissions presentation and the opportunity to ask... View Details

02 Oct 2018

HBS Women's Information Session in Mexico City

This event is designed specifically for prospective applicants to learn more about the MBA program and the community of women at Harvard Business School. The event will include... View Details

16 Nov 2021

Life at HBS Chat: Women's Student Association

Join us for a Life at HBS Chat that focuses on women at HBS. This event is a unique opportunity to hear from current HBS students in the Women's Student Association regarding their MBA experience. These... View Details

June 2005 (Revised March 2007)
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ACHAP (African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships): the Merck/Gates Initiative in Botswana

By: V. Kasturi Rangan

By June 2004, ACHAP, a three-way partnership of The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Merck, and the Botswana government, had committed nearly $60 million of the $100 million toward various AIDS education, prevention, and treatment programs. It was time to evaluate... View Details

Keywords: Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Social Marketing; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance Evaluation; Business and Government Relations; Partners and Partnerships; Health Industry

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08 May 2014
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The Sky's the Limit

Jeanette Eaton (PMD 72, 1997) is helping a new generation of women take flight. A helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft pilot, Eaton has become an advocate to youth, especially girls, who are considering careers in aviation. "I see a lot of myself in View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; women's issues; avaition; Air Transportation; Transportation

14 Feb 2003
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New Jersey Life Sciences Super-Cluster Initiative

By: Michael E. Porter

The study assessed the current competitive position of the Life Science super-cluster in New Jersey; identified its key strengths and weaknesses, challenges and opportunities; and developed an action agenda that is being used as a blueprint to improve the cluster's... View Details

Keywords: Economics; Growth and Development; United States

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12 Aug 2013

HBS Women's Outreach Event in Chicago

Please join our admissions team for a presentation on the MBA program and the application process. Following the presentation, you will hear from a student/alumnae panel.... View Details

01 Mar 2005
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Health-Care Initiative to Leverage Ongoing Efforts

Dean Kim B. Clark has announced the formation of a faculty initiative in health care, with HBS professor of management practice Richard G. Hamermesh serving as chair. Technology strategy, View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services; Health, Social Assistance

January 2013 (Revised July 2014)
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Chorus and Telecom: Building the Boards (A)

By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott

In 2011, Sarah Naudé and Matt Stanley sat down with the chairman of Telecom New Zealand, Wayne Boyd. Telecom, a publicly listed company and the largest telecom provider in New Zealand, was being divided into two publicly traded companies, Chorus, a telecom... View Details

Keywords: Board Of Directors; Women's Empowerment; Governance; Leadership; Selection and Staffing; Organizational Structure; Decision Making; Human Resources; Diversity; Telecommunications Industry; New Zealand

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03 May 2021

Life at HBS Chat: MBA Students in the Women's Student Association

Life at HBS Chats are a unique opportunity to hear straight from current HBS students regarding their MBA experience. These current students in the WSA will share their backgrounds and talk about how they have cultivated their personal... View Details

10 Feb 2017
Working Paper Summaries

The Persistent Effect of Initial Success: Evidence from Venture Capital

Keywords: by Ramana Nanda, Sampsa Samila, and Olav Sorenson; Financial Services

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Companies: date of original initial public offering

Where can I find out when a company went public? Use LSEG Workspace to search for a company's IPO. Data is only available for companies from 1985 to the present. For a multimedia learning module on LSEG Workspace check out... View Details

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HBS Health Care Initiative - Blog: Health Supplement

Students tag Digital Health Health Care Innovation Women's Health At the intersection of engineering and advocacy, Jenn Arnold (MS/MBA’ 26) is helping lead a new wave of innovation in women’s health. With a... View Details