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Career Coach

Mo Fong

and healthcare start-ups. Mo is part of the Asian Women Coaching Collective, previous board member of the Stanford Asian Pacific American Alumni Community, and was active in Google’s Asian Director+ Leadership Group of VPs and Asian... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Education; Government; Social Enterprise; Consumer Finance; Financial Services (All); Commercial Banking; Financial Services (All)

Student-Profile

Kala Viswanathan

cohesive.” Research Building on the professional experience she gained before joining the Technology and Operations Management program, Kala’s research focuses on the intersection of business strategy and environmental sustainability. She is currently investigating the... View Details

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Wall of Recognition of Service to Country | About

Country was installed on campus at Kresge Way North, east of McCulloch Hall. The idea of recognizing all HBS community members who have served their country came from the leadership of the Armed Forces Alumni Association. The wall sits on an View Details

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Annual Report 2024 | Harvard Business School

compared with $6.3 billion as of June 30, 2023. From the Chief Financial Officer Statement of Activity & Cash Flows Consolidated Balance Sheet Supplemental Financial Information Key Metrics More Key Metrics MBA 8,150 Applications 14 %... View Details

01 Apr 1999
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Africa Business Club Discusses Continent's Opportunities

organizational leaders of more than thirty companies now operating in Africa, including Colgate-Palmolive and Merrill Lynch. The day concluded with a reception that allowed HBS students and alumni with professional aspirations or View Details

01 Dec 2004
News

Emmons Heads Christensen Center

impact of the center’s activities will extend over time to professional education more broadly within and outside Harvard University. Says Emmons: “I could not be more excited about this opportunity to build on the legacy of Chris... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

Career Coach

Whit Collier

Whit Collier (HBS ’04, Harvard College ’99) advises students on their paths towards alignment and fulfillment in career and life. He guides clients through transitions, challenges and inflection points, bringing a balance of thoughtful and intuitive inquiry, coupled... View Details

15 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Lessons Not Learned About Innovation

flow from the bottom to the top—3M's Post-it Notes is one such example. Senior managers can use the innovation pyramid to gauge current efforts, recalibrate as ideas prove their value, and ensure there is activity at all levels. Q: What... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Aug 2005
What Do You Think?

Is There an “Efficient Market” in CEO Compensation?

shareholders into a more active participative role, CEO compensation along with other governance challenges such as agency issues will continue to plague companies." Julie Dotson-Shaffer put it most succinctly: "Every contract... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

24 May 2023
Blog Post

Get to Know Class Day Speaker Adán Acevedo

fund for low-income students from his community that is still active nearly 20 years later. As an undergraduate he was president of the Harvard College Democrats, interned at the White House Office of Public Engagement, and taught with... View Details

30 May 2016
Blog Post

Meet the HBS Sound Society

on campus. What activities do you organize? Our activities are mostly social in nature (I like to think of it as a social club for the entire school), but we have also tried to create a bridge to the music... View Details

01 Oct 1998
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A Message from Dean Clark

graduates in the future to the many activities under way at HBS - not only at Soldiers Field, but around the world. In addition to these three initiatives, I would like to tell you about our progress on a fourth area of profound... View Details

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Winning with Digital Platforms Online Course | HBS Online

business. You’ll explore platforms’ unique properties, opportunities, and risks and learn how to develop effective strategies that deliver a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Stay active by engaging in a new View Details

10 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Entrepreneurship in Europe

in the world is crazy." It's evident in labor markets, where the case of India and the software industry is just one example of how incredibly active things are right now. "Of course, the idea market is what scares us all,"... View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss

28 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Novo Nordisk

In January 2023, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led more than 40 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in their new... View Details

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IFC: Japan; Exploring Japan's Innovation Ecosystem - Course Catalog

partners. In addition, each student will present their personal take-aways at a Capstone event. Final grades will consider: (i) participation and attendance during the four class sessions in the Fall semester, as well as in Japan; (ii) engagement with project partners;... View Details

01 Apr 2000
News

Help in the Vicinity

opportunities are there," Woods continued. "I'm certainly proof of that. It's just that we haven't achieved critical mass yet." But with Woods as a role model, that day may not be far off. An active mentor, Woods said, "If I can open the... View Details

27 Sep 2004
Research & Ideas

IBM Finds Profit in Diversity

that are consistent with the company's diversity strategy... We did not set quotas, but we did set goals.— Lou Gerstner And third, Gerstner and later (current CEO Sam) Palmisano not only sanctioned the task force process but actively... View Details

Keywords: by David A. Thomas

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Online AI Course | HBS Online

opportunities and deliver a competitive advantage. Stay active by engaging in a new activity every three to five minutes. Description of silent animated video above: Learner completes an interactive question... View Details

12 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

Operations and the Competitive Edge

School—Gary Pisano, David Upton, and Steven Wheelwright—show how a well-designed operations function can become a strategic competitive weapon. Their book is titled Operations, Strategy, and Technology: Pursuing the Competitive Edge (Wiley). For the authors, operations... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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