Dual Class Shares - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Apr 2024
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How I Spent my 2+2 Deferral: Matthew Young

the Commanders. The 2+2 program allowed me the flexibility to spend that second year with them knowing I’d have a spot in the Class of 2025. What advice do you have for prospects considering the 2+2 program? The biggest advice I would... View Details

19 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

The History of Beauty

backgrounds and characters, but most shared a passion for the beauty industry, combined with an ability to understand the societal values and artistic trends of their eras, and to translate them into brands. François Coty stands out as a... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics

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Creating an Inclusive Recruiting Process for Candidates with Diverse Abilities - Recruiting

who bring a diverse range of experiences, skills, and perspectives to the conversation. That can include diverse abilities; those that are physical and mental, visible and invisible. It is the varied backgrounds of the HBS classes that... View Details

06 Feb 2020
Research & Ideas

What We Learned from Reading Jeff Bezos’ Patents

Perseverance, “By high school, Jeff had turned the family garage into a laboratory for inventing and experimentation. One day, Jackie [his mother] got a call from Jeff’s high school saying he was skipping classes after lunch. When he got... View Details

Keywords: by Tricia Gregg and Boris Groysberg; Retail

01 Mar 2023
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How Much Does 'Deep Purpose' Matter to the Bottom Line?

before purpose, you get an Enron. Ranjay Gulati, the Paul R. Lawrence MBA Class of 1942 Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, recently identified this quest as a search for “deep purpose.” Gulati considers deep... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Recent Insights from HBS Podcasts

enterprise that provides financial advice to a class of customers that had not been addressed by market incumbents—the 75% of American households that lacked access to high-quality, affordable, and unbiased financial advice. Volvo Cars... View Details

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Your Social Entrepreneurship checklist | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Year Fall Student clubs: Connect with students who share your interest in social enterprise and entrepreneurship through clubs such as the Entrepreneurship Club , Social Enterprise Club , Social Enterprise Conference , Impact Investing... View Details

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C. Roland Christensen - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Roland Christensen’s commitment to ideas and his personal interest in me were the reasons I considered an academic career and developed a passion for research,” said Porter. Harvard University President Neil L. Rudenstine has said, “Chris Christensen was in a View Details

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Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab | About

shared laboratory space for high-potential life sciences and biotech startups founded by Harvard faculty, alumni, students, and postdoctoral scholars. The two-story, 15,000-square-foot facility on Harvard’s Allston campus is a... View Details

09 Mar 2023
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African American Student Union Spotlight on Joint Degrees

HBS has provided me with a wealth of opportunities to grow as a leader in the biotech industry. I have been fortunate to work closely with mentors who are leaders in the field, and I have also learned a great deal from my diverse cohort of peers who View Details

02 Nov 2016
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The Benefits of a Residential Campus

A friend who just entered the Class of 2018 recently shared with me that upon letting a few mentors know about her acceptance, one of them called her immediately and said — I have only one piece of advice... View Details

22 Apr 2019
Research & Ideas

Why Salespeople Struggle at Leading

says Harvard Business School’s Frank V. Cespedes, the MBA Class of 1973 Senior Lecturer of Business Administration. “Every company has examples of people who persist in their behaviors as salespeople, and as a result they flame out as... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

18 Feb 2020
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A Vision of Love@HBS in 2020

happens to have a secret marriage), the love we share and the genuine care we have for one another are among the greatest gifts HBS has given us. Leila Meliani, Class of 2020 & Mike Cox, View Details

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Virtual Job Search Teams - Alumni

cover in each session: Session 1: Introductions, Share Career & Life Criteria, and Your Marketing Plan Session 2: Positioning Statement & Branding Session 3: Informational Conversations & Energizing Your Networks Session 4:... View Details

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The Chao Center: The Heart of HBS Executive Education

Four of the couple's daughters have graduated from Harvard Business School and one of them is now Foremost CEO. Wanting to share the fruits of their success, the Chao family established the Foremost Foundation "to help young people access... View Details

10 Jun 2024
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Reunions Recap

From May 30 to June 2, 3,750 alumni came to campus to celebrate Spring Reunions. The classes of 2019, 2014, 2009, and 2004 joined with members of the classes of 1974, 1969, 1964, 1959, and 1954 to strengthen ties with their fellow alumni and reconnect with the School.... View Details

02 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Coronavirus Careers: Cloud Kitchens Are Now Serving

overnight. What is a cloud kitchen? Cloud kitchens are commercial facilities purpose-built to produce food specifically for delivery. They do not have brick-and-mortar dine-in areas and consist of shared kitchen space with culinary staff... View Details

Keywords: by Lena Ye and Geoffrey Jones; Food & Beverage

20 Oct 2023
News

Highlights from the Fall 2023 Alumni Board Meeting

On the evening of Wednesday, October 11, Alumni Board members joined with current HBS students in the Spangler Center for "A Conversation about Life Lessons", which was led by Leslie Perlow, the Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Leadership. This October, more than 75... View Details

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Shaping the Learning Environment - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Teaching by the Case Method Shaping the Learning Environment Preparing to Teach Getting Started Developing Instructor Style Shaping the Learning Environment Knowing Your Students Planning a Class Session Leading in the Classroom Providing... View Details

11 Apr 2024
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Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #17: Leni Peterson Redondo (HBS MS/MBA 2023), Founder & CEO of Celeste

business world. Thank you for reading, and please share your stories with us at bei@hbs.edu! – Lynn Schenk, BEI Director Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #17: Leni Peterson Redondo (HBS MS/MBA 2023), Founder & CEO of Celeste “I... View Details

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