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13 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

What Would It Take to Unlock Microfinance's Full Potential?

In randomized control trials all over the world, instead of giving access to a loan, a one-time cash grant was found to have transformative impacts on livelihoods and businesses six months, one year, five years, 10 years later. We learned... View Details

Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint; Financial Services

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Careers Blog

Careers Blog Careers Blog Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Baker Library Author Career & Professional Development Author Career Coaches Author Professor Author Student Site Section Site Section Career Coaching Connect & Network... View Details

02 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

What Makes a Good Leader?

you say is only the beginning," he states. "Your behavior, your actions, and your decisions are also ways of communicating, and leaders have to learn how to create a consistent message through all of these. It's been said many... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg & Susan Young

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FAQ - Alumni

your company's human resources office to find out if your employer matches charitable gifts and to learn about associated policies and procedures. If you have questions, call Harvard Alumni and Development Services at 617.495.1750 or... View Details

08 Dec 2023
News

New Leadership Role and Structure

strengthened relationships across the School, Harvard University, and our peer institutions, bringing a spirit of partnership to everything she does. Her leadership, commitment to providing an outstanding learning experience and... View Details

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Lawyers-in-Residence - Entrepreneurship

below. Visit their bio page. Click "Make an Appointment." If you have any questions or would like to learn more about the Rock Center for Entrepreneurship, please email us at rockcenter@hbs.edu . Larissa Bifano Partner, DLA Piper Boston,... View Details

01 Nov 1999
Research & Ideas

John H. Patterson and the Sales Strategy of the National Cash Register Company, 1884 to 1922

objection, he acknowledged the legitimacy of the complaint, and then tried to counter. My method of taking orders, I presume, does not vary much from that of other managers. If the party calling is a stranger, the first thing is to learn... View Details

Keywords: by Walter A. Friedman

01 Dec 2023
News

A More Accommodating Approach

schedule. In previous years, two of GMP’s four modules were self-paced and asynchronous, and two took place on the HBS campus. During the pandemic, however, the on-campus modules were replaced with sessions that used the innovative HBS Live Online Classroom, which... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

05 Dec 2018
Research & Ideas

Why Managers Should Reveal Their Failures

success. “If you’re highly successful, your achievements are obvious. It’s more novel and inspiring for others to learn about your mistakes,” says Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Alison Wood Brooks. “What’s exciting about this... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

28 Nov 2023
Book

Economic Growth Draws Companies to Asia. Can They Handle Its Authoritarian Regimes?

world and what they think is fair and unfair. This requires more than reading a couple of books or knowing a few people. It requires deep, curious learning about who people think they are and where they have been. And, happily, it can be... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

04 Apr 2023
What Do You Think?

How Does Remote Work Affect Innovation?

productivity, mainly by eliminating commute time, the evidence thus far suggests two things: We don’t yet know how to measure productivity changes from remote work and that, even when we learn, the impact may not be very significant. Many employers are just View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

11 Jul 2023

MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Information Session

Join us for a virtual event with program faculty and Admissions staff to learn more about Harvard's MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences joint degree. View Details

16 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

Are You a Strategist?

think more actively about how they can be communicating upward. Learning to be a strategist doesn't happen overnight. It's like a muscle that you have to flex. Don't wait to see if you might someday get the chance to drive strategy. It's... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

Blog

What Can You Do to Foster Gender Equity?

usual—after all, assessing your own biases and shifting the way you think and act at work can be hard. By doing your part to close the gender gap, however, you can help your organization hold onto talented women and ensure that each team member achieves their full... View Details

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Planned Giving - Alumni

provides secure, fixed payments for life to one or two people, and will ultimately support the HBS purpose you specify. To learn how to do this through your IRA, please contact us (see below). Charitable Remainder Trust With a CRT,... View Details

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Becoming a Board Member - Alumni

Joining a Non-Profit Board Why am I interested in this cause? Why is this the right organization for me? Is the organization at the right stage for me to add value? How will I contribute to the organization, in terms of time, expertise and/or philanthropically? What do... View Details

02 Nov 2023
News

Seeding Startups

Shirish Nadkarni (MBA 1987) was the director of product planning for Microsoft’s MSN when he decided he was ready to become an entrepreneur. He had recently led the growing internet portal’s 1997 acquisition of Hotmail, the first free, web-based email solution, and the... View Details

Keywords: April White

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Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Bridges Fund Management - Recruiting

have examples of interns taking on discrete pieces of work that worked out quite well based on their specific background, for example, in public policy or in government.” That emphasis on flexibility to build an eight-week experience that allows the student to View Details

06 Jun 2018
Research & Ideas

Cut Salaries or Cut People? The Best Way to Survive a Downturn

inbound call center, working in six divisions selling different digital services, such as cable TV packages, cellular phone plans, and internet connectivity services. The researchers learned of an impending compensation cut in one... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

Profile

Harshini Chengareddty

female partner at a consulting firm trying to navigate her very successful career alongside equally demanding personal commitments. The conversation we had in class, and for many days after, was one of my favorites because while I expected to View Details

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