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01 Dec 2018
News

Code Breakers

recent decades, the number of women in tech jobs remains far lower. And the figures for women in leadership roles still hover around a far-from-equal 25 percent. Girls Who Code is on a mission to close the gender gap in STEM education and... View Details

01 Feb 2000
News

HBS Honored for Addressing Business and Societal Issues

1993, the HBS Initiative on Social Enterprise, supported by the John C. Whitehead (MBA 11/ '47) Fund for Not-for-Profit Management and other resources, has engaged in a wide range of activities. Among the results of these efforts are more than 150 cases and notes; a... View Details

19 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

LEED-ing by Example

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standard. After local governments decided to pursue LEED certification for their own buildings, there was an uptick in the number of local architects, general contractors, and other... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Construction; Real Estate; Energy; Utilities

21 Aug 2012
First Look

First Look: August 21

contests perform less well on average in the presence of a larger number of competitors in total and superstars. Particularly in field settings, studies often lack direct evidence about the underlying mechanisms, such as the amount of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Aug 2009
First Look

First Look: August 4

accumulation of patents generates an increasing number of claims on sequential innovation. We study the equilibrium innovation activity under three regimes: patents, no-patents, and patent pools. Patent pools increase the probability of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

02 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Health Care Research and Prospects

health care occurring. If you look over time at the number of new cases created alone in health care that are used throughout our MBA program, it's a huge number. For the doctoral prong, we created and offered a management track for... View Details

Keywords: by Wendy Guild Swearingen; Health

01 Jun 2025
News

Navigating Uncertainty: Dean Datar on HBS’s Path Forward

revenue is an important component of our economic model, we are not as reliant on it for our operating budget as a number of other schools may be. Collectively, though, these actions have meaningful implications for the School. Even small... View Details

25 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Lean Strategy Not Just for Start-Ups

effects—wherein the value of a service is dependent on the number of people using it. Case in point: Amazon.com's attempt to enter the online auction business failed because eBay already had such a strong, ever-growing base of sellers,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

08 May 2006
Lessons from the Classroom

Writing the Case for Public School Reform

role." In his new position, Hanna employed a number of strategies to revamp HR, such as renaming and reorganizing departments to emphasize the importance of customer service; institutionalizing programs that came from the campaign;... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education

01 Jun 2025
News

Crucible: Relocation

Illustration by Caroline Tomlinson When we discussed the concept of crucibles at HBS, my best guess then—based on my dating record and polycystic ovaries—was that I might struggle with finding a life partner and with fertility. As I re-emerge from my first real... View Details

Keywords: Zhang, Qian

03 Aug 2017
Blog Post

“I Can Acquire Important Skills, But Also Gain the Big Picture Perspective of a Founder.”

start-up, that my role is not narrowly focused,” says Rahil. “I can get important skills, but also gain the big picture perspective of a founder.” He has a number of suggestions for other internship searchers, particularly those... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

20 Aug 2015
Blog Post

AVICII: REFLECTIONS ON MANAGING THE BRAND OF A GLOBAL SUPERSTAR

will continue to shape it as the company expands. My summer was spent on a number of projects that I thoroughly enjoyed. A&R (artists and repertoire) is still an important element in running a record label: you’re constantly looking... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports

Profile

Ben Faw

on campus, however, Ben discovered that he had underestimated the social scope of the school. “I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the number of quality people here. My only regret is that there is no way to meet all of them.” Ben has also... View Details

11 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Short Intensive Program (SIP): Opportunities in the Plant-Based Economy

total addressable market, but also from a narrow number of potential applications of the technologies being explored. This SIP shattered that view by showing the huge amount of interest in the field, and the vast amount of technological... View Details

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Ripple Effect | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

serving the same students in the same facility. “When I was chief of staff, I worked on a number of district-wide policy and management issues,” says Nicolette, who joined UP in 2013 and is now serving as president. “This represented a... View Details

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Field Course: Startup Operations - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Field Course: Startup Operations Course Number 6673 Senior Lecturer Christina Wallace Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits Two-hour sessions meet on Tuesdays from 3:10-5:10 Applications will be accepted through 5pm ET on August 8,... View Details

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Financial Management of Smaller Firms - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Financial Management of Smaller Firms Course Number 1452 Baker Foundation Professor Richard Ruback Professor of Management Practice Royce Yudkoff Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits 28 Sessions Exam Career Focus This course is... View Details

16 Dec 2021
News

A Global Alumni Response to the Pandemic

numbers of people, providing meals to the impoverished, and giving groceries, clothes and school materials to those who have lost their jobs,” says Anjali Raina (AMP 174), executive director of the HBS India Research Center, based in... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

25 Feb 2020
News

Turning Point: Network Effects

nonprofit that develops national networks of volunteer mental health professionals who can provide free, confidential care to individuals experiencing an acute or chronic need for help. Our initial focus was veterans and their families, but we’ve since broadened that... View Details

Keywords: Bruce Shuttleworth (MBA 1997)

01 Dec 2017
News

In My Humble Opinion: Truth Teller

you don’t get to do very much.” Number of work trips Down Under: 62 and counting. “When you think about it—and it’s probably best not to—I’ve spent about four months of my life on a plane to Australia.” That nickname: “I don’t think I’m a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

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