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- 01 Dec 2019
- News
@Soldiers Field
HAVING A FIELD DAY Above: Before diving into the rigors of the first-year curriculum, MBAs gathered on Harvard’s McCurdy Field to form lasting section bonds and establish cultural norms by participating in challenges such as the limbo,... View Details
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Sagar Saxena
faculty practitioners while receiving rigorous training in economic methodology. For this reason, he chose to focus on Business Economics, rather than traditional economics programs. “In business economics, we study everything that is... View Details
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Launch Lab/Capstone 2 - Course Catalog
with respect to three areas of knowledge: Design Knowledge: The use of human-centered design methods to understand users, identify solutions to their needs, and gather feedback via rapid, iterative prototyping. Technical Knowledge: The use of View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Leadership in Practice
Jenrette (DLJ) when he applied to HBS. “I already had the analytical skills,” he recalls, “but the rigors of the case method raised the bar for me.” Dawson greatly admired his HBS corporate finance professor, the late Scott Mason, whom he... View Details
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Neil Band | MBA
way to improve the world and love what you do is to build a tangible product that excites you. My short-term focus is on absorbing cutting-edge material as quickly and rigorously as possible, whether in academia or industry. Github: Neil... View Details
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Maria Brewer
career? My background has been operationally and execution oriented. While I believe operational rigor and execution is a vital element to any organization, I am also excited to work on the strategic elements of a business and gain direct... View Details
- 18 Jan 2016
- Blog Post
Meet the HBS Race, Gender & Equity Initiative
rigorous research is essential to moving forward and making meaningful progress in our organizations and society more broadly. What do you hope prospective students know about the Race, Gender & Equity Initiative? The Race, Gender... View Details
- 29 Jan 2025
- Blog Post
Finding Professional Purpose: Building an Impactful Career that Reflects your Values with Lisa Tanzer (MBA 1993)
support one another, no matter where they are in their careers, has been remarkable. After graduating, I started my marketing career in Gillette’s brand management training program. I was excited to combine analytical rigor with creative... View Details
- 05 Aug 2015
- News
Leveraging MBA Skills for the Public Good
further through the rigors of the case method: “You become very used to speaking publicly and defending your ideas,” she says. When Brackenridge graduated from HBS, she worked as a marketing analyst at DuPont. “I wouldn’t have been hired... View Details
- 01 Jan 2010
- News
Allan W.B. Gray, MBA 1965
to his home country of South Africa and established Allan Gray Investment Counsel, a firm dedicated to meeting clients’ needs, including delivering superior returns through rigorous company research. While many financial institutions then... View Details
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What We Do | Research Associates
What We Do Research Associates apply their unique skills and experiences to work that profoundly impacts both scholarship and teaching. Play What Research Associates Do at HBS video Play Video duration: 0:40 It’s a demanding, satisfying process, resulting in... View Details
- 18 Jul 2018
- News
Ensuring HBS Remains a Dynamic Community
also to give her the flexibility to change industries in the future. “I chose HBS for its world-class program and powerful alumni network.” Lien likens the rigors of her first year to boot camp and was grateful for the support of the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Making Progress on Strategic Priorities
society. “One of the main goals Harvard Business School wants to achieve with the Gender Initiative is to ground discussions about gender in rigorous research so that people can make better-informed decisions for themselves.” Robin Ely,... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
To create breakthrough strategies, harness creativity to the scientific method
rigorous analysis tests them." Rivkin and collaborators A. G. Lafley, Roger Martin, and Nicolaj Siggelkow, recommend combining creativity with the scientific method in an approach where a team representing diverse specialties,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Sands of Time
anniversary. In addition to having to learn how to ride a camel, his experience included tagging along for rest and recuperation in Beirut with O'Toole and Omar Sharif as—with the help of countless female admirers—they relaxed from the View Details
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Sustainable Investing - Course Catalog
representation on boards, and even the potential to create social good. Covering both public and private markets, the course will present the unprecedented opportunities that have arisen due to energy transition and other trends through View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Disrupting criminal enterprises that prey on children
with vulnerable children. Recently, Brochu assumed a new position as the head of human trafficking programs for Geneva Global, a leading social enterprise that implements philanthropists' humanitarian goals at the grassroots level around the world. In this role, she... View Details
- 19 Jan 2010
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Managing the Economic Crisis
across the board, but rather weed out less effective initiatives and consolidate good ones. Effective programs that serve the community in a compelling way, and that also demonstrate a strong potential to influence the business, must be retained and grown. Corporate... View Details
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Andrew Kinard
mind — the academic rigor is unparalleled," says Andrew. "But I found myself in contracts class last year wanting to know why the parties wanted to come to an agreement in the first place. Remedies and interpretation are... View Details
- 26 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Field Researchers Share Tricks of the Trade
study participant. "There's a [perception] that there's a tradeoff between serving the needs of the organizations and doing rigorous research," Beshears said. "But the organization you're working with doesn't know the answer, either. You... View Details
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