Individual - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Feb 2018
News

A ‘Hopeaholic’ Promotes Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality in the Workplace

economists, organizational scientists, and demographers show that socially diverse groups––those with a diversity of race, gender, ethnicity, and sexual orientation––are more innovative than homogeneous groups,” Coleman says. “By interacting with View Details

01 Dec 2017
News

HBS Online Certificate Programs Offer Unique Insight Into Business

Desai, Negotiation Mastery with Professor Michael Wheeler, Becoming a Better Manager with the late professor David Garvin, and a new course, Entrepreneurship Essentials with Professor William Sahlman. Since 2014, more than 5,000 View Details

15 Nov 2016
News

Transferring Skills From The Military to the Private Sector

Officer with 110 sailors under her command. “I found the increasing leadership opportunities to be the most fulfilling aspect of my career,” Greenbaum says. “What I enjoyed most was the impact I had, not only on my organization, but on the View Details

30 Jan 2009
News

What’s It Worth to You?

higher standard than professional athletes, entertainers, and other excessively compensated individuals who are in it just for themselves? Leadership is an honorable calling, not a cash cow. Excessive compensation and ethical,... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

21 Aug 2018
Blog Post

How to Think About Networking

know more about the role. That puts you into the second circle distant from you, and these folks in turn can send you onward to the outer circle, where you have the clearest connection to the desired role. The second image with target organizations or View Details

11 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Adding Time to Activity-Based Costing

we had devised this approach then. The legacy information systems at the time could not supply the TDABC model with the detailed information on individual transactional and their special characteristics. Now, with most companies having... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

10 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

The Knowledge Coach

are several rungs on the ladder of expertise: novice, apprentice, journeyman, and then master. Each individual reaching a rung above novice has knowledge to impart to those on the lower rungs of the ladder, although it is likely... View Details

Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap

23 Jan 2019
Blog Post

The First Five Years: '30 under 30' Edition

mainstream music industry today made all of the hard work of the past decade deeply worth it.” Tucker: “I think professionally it provides nice exposure for the work we have been doing here at Troy Capital. I’d like to think it doesn’t only highlight my View Details

06 Jan 2021
News

A Message from Dean Srikant Datar

faculty, students, staff, and alumni groups about the challenges we face and the opportunities we see, the few important initiatives that I've heard individuals tell me about. First, I think implementing with speed and urgency the... View Details

17 Jan 2019
News

The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition

past decade deeply worth it.” Tucker: “I think professionally it provides nice exposure for the work we have been doing here at Troy Capital. I’d like to think it doesn’t only highlight my individual accomplishments, but more so what we... View Details

21 Jul 2008
Research & Ideas

Solving the Marketing Resources Allocation Puzzle

millions of customers are able to track how marketing investments affect individual customer's behavior. Every aspect of behavior is being monitored—a customer's first encounter with the firm, the initial and subsequent purchases, and the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

22 Feb 2018
Blog Post

Five Steps to Jump Start Your MBA Recruiting at HBS

build your strategy, you will want to consider the amount of time you are able to devote to recruiting, as this will affect what we recommend in terms of recruiting options. We also encourage you to identify individuals in your... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

17 Sep 2019
Blog Post

What to Expect from your First Week at HBS

was a suspenseful social experience. We first met in groups of 5-6 members. Then, all the individual groups came together to “reveal” our section and the rest of our 94 fellow classmates. At this point, I’m most looking forward to two... View Details

Student-Profile

Anastassia Fedyk

individual employees are not fully aware of their own tendency to procrastinate. A more recent interest lies in understanding reactions to different types of stale news (news whose informational content is not novel), and especially in... View Details

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Day in IFC: Marta Milkowska (HKS), United Kingdom - MBA

course in which students work with a real client from the UK government to design interventions inspired by behavioral science. Our team was tasked to create a digital solution to help young, low-income individuals in the UK increase... View Details

Career Coach

Jan Pianca

MBA Admissions. Before joining HBS, Jan worked as a Marketing and Communication Manager for Austrian Airlines in Milan. As a career coach to alumni and students, Jan welcomes the opportunity to assist individuals with their job search,... View Details

06 Mar 2018
First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018

show that the decline in auctions was not driven by changes in the type of sellers and items. Instead, seller incentives changed. We estimate the demand facing individual sellers at different points in time and document falling sale... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Profile

Charles Jennings

experience here shaped your goals & career path? Prior to HBS, my job required me to perform as an individual contributor—now, I have a much deeper interest in and opportunity to lead others to achieve their best. I look forward to... View Details

Keywords: Energy / Extractive Minerals; Manufacturing; Other Financial Services

31 Mar 2022

Using the Harvard MBA to Make a Difference in Politics & Policy

Many believe that government is too big. Government is too slow. Government is too bureaucratic. Harvard Business School (HBS) alumni are challenging that narrative head on. HBS attracts individuals who are passionate about tackling large... View Details

02 Sep 2014
News

Many of the best ideas for improving health care are quite simple

Managers know that individuals who have experience working together can influence team performance. Yet most managers underestimate the benefit of such familiarity, according to Robert S. Huckman, Professor and Chair of the MBA Required... View Details

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