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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 View Details

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Is AI Coming for Your Job?

gradually and then suddenly." Companies will move slowly to deploy generative AI technology like that embodied in OpenAI's ChatGPT. Harnessing the immense pool of data underlying it will require the View Details

19 Jul 2023
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A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations

Coast. “Growing up and moving around, educational media helped me develop multi-culturally; it helped me continue to learn English and see what’s happening in the rest of the... View Details

29 Sep 2022
Op-Ed

Inclusive Leadership Advice: Get Comfortable With the Uncomfortable

When others think like us or look like us, we are likely able to predict their moves and perspectives. But when they don’t, we need to be open to learning about them. 2. Reserving judgment opens us up to curiosity In improv, you go with... View Details

Keywords: by Francesca Gino

12 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 12, 2006

differently than many companies' product development processes, but allows this company to produce very high profit margin products that retain their margins for a very long time in an industry in which products come View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Community | Predoctoral Researchers

Community As a predoctoral researcher at Harvard Business School, you are part of a vibrant academic community. Relationships built through this program have the potential for a lasting impact and can help shape the future researcher you... View Details

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Balancing Work & Life - Alumni

Careers Balancing Work & Life Careers Balancing Work & Life Achieving the right work-life balance is important, and sometimes it takes practice to achieve what works best for... View Details

16 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 16

clear; 4) Taking the wrong approach to performance assessment. Milestones relevant to each stage of an initiative's development should be established, and key assumptions in the business plan should be... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

02 Oct 2023

Take30 Impact Series: Life Post-HBS - Hispanic Heritage Month Edition

Take 30 minutes out of your day and gain deeper insight into how one alum is making an impact in their own way after HBS. We’ll touch on their experience as a student, and then “zoom” in on their View Details

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Buying (Quality) Time Predicts Relationship Satisfaction

By: A.V. Whillans, Jessie Pow and Joe J. Gladstone

Seven studies examine the association between time-saving purchases (e.g., housecleaning and meal delivery services) and relationship satisfaction. Study 1 uses an eleven-year longitudinal panel survey to show that increases in time-saving purchases predict long-term... View Details

Keywords: Personal Finance; Family and Family Relationships; Satisfaction; Well-being

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05 Jun 2019
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Exploring the Beauty Industry through an Independent Project

Alessia Vettese is a second-year MBA student with a background in consulting and social impact. Alessia enjoys discovering innovative skincare products and hopes to pursue a View Details

04 May 2020
Blog Post

Crisis Leadership with Nikhil Patel: The Critical Importance of Trust

Two weeks into his Leadership Fellows position with the Detroit’s Office of the Mayor, Nikhil Patel (MBA 2019) was summoned by the Mayor for a car ride. Among Patel’s mandates – which included economic development, housing, and... View Details

02 Aug 2007
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How Will Millennials Manage?

productively, and as a result can often produce good work at what appears to be the last minute. They are focused on their own personal development. They want an accelerated path to success, often exaggerate... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

22 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

Work, Family, Private Life: Why Not All Three?

How should men and women strike a balance between work and personal life in order to feel as happy and fulfilled as possible? In a packed... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

22 Dec 2020
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The Forward Fellowship Convinced Me That I Belong at HBS

grad school. I had accepted an offer to move to Miami and work at Restaurant Brands International (Burger King, Tim Hortons, Popeyes) in their Leadership Development Program. While I was honored View Details

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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

Workforce and the Boston Foundation, July 2021. With Rachel Lipson and Dorsey Eden. Working to Learn: Despite a growing set of innovators, America struggles to connect education View Details

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Maha Malik

youngest of nine children," Maha says, "I learned to speak truth to power at the dinner table. My parents emphasized the development of perspectives, to listen and learn from other points of view.... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Financial Services

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Investing for Impact | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

are responsible for completing a full diligence report and bringing their investment recommendation to the Investment Committee for discussion and approval. The course is designed to provide students with... View Details

21 Feb 2005
Op-Ed

Is Business Management a Profession?

individuals. In response to the recent scandals, politicians and government officials have stepped in to pass new laws and create new regulations, while prominent persons on... View Details

Keywords: by Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria & Daniel Penrice

27 Feb 2007
First Look

First Look: February 27, 2007

Working PapersPublic Action for Public Goods Authors:Abhijit Banerjee, Lakshmi Iyer, and Rohini Somanathan Abstract This paper focuses on the relationship between public action and access to public goods.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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