HBS Working Knowledge - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

Knowing What Your Boss Earns Can Make You Work Harder

she says. A different reaction While knowledge of managerial compensation seemed to coax more effort out of workers, the exact opposite happened when employees learned what peers were making. For every 1 percent higher salary a co-worker... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

14 Sep 2023
Research & Ideas

Working Moms Are Mostly Thriving Again. Can We Finally Achieve Gender Parity?

employment, and points to some surprising new developments for working moms. Despite all the upheaval, the changes aren’t all bad. “Children got to see how their moms and dads managed to be good parents and good employees at the same... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

05 Jun 2014
Blog Post

Learning to fail at HBS

started HBS a little over 9 months ago with no clear idea what I wanted the outcome to be in two years’ time. Was it to come out with a career change? To finish with a broad network? To, dare I say, "learn"? I didn’t know. What... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Consumer Products / Retail

18 Feb 2016
Blog Post

Honing an Interest in Healthcare at HBS

After five years working in venture capital and private equity, Laura Little (MBA 2015) was eager to make a career change. With a budding interest in early-stage healthcare, Laura enrolled at HBS to pursue... View Details

23 Jun 2016
Blog Post

How I Structured My Second Year at HBS

Formally trained as an engineer, Matt Holzapfel (MBA 2015) worked at both Sears and Dell in the years before business school. While at HBS he discovered a budding interest in entrepreneurship, and took... View Details

15 Sep 2015
Blog Post

On the Road: HBS in Israel

This summer HBS Admissions headed to Israel to host a number of events for prospective students in the area. Outreach Director, Jill Fadule (along with her youngest son Joseph), had the chance to sightsee, connect with local alumni, and... View Details

24 Sep 2021
Video

Power, for All: How It Really Works and Why It’s Everyone’s Business

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Women at HBS - Alumni

Sandberg addressed the graduating class at Class Day 2012. HBS faculty convened an academic conference on campus to discuss issues surrounding women in leadership. We celebrated alumnae leaders and explored issues around women and View Details

June 2018
Teaching Note

Difficult Conversations and Dealing with Challenging Situations at Work

By: Boris Groysberg and Amram Migdal

Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 416-031, 416-032, 416-033, 416-034, 416-035, and 416-036. View Details

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29 Mar 2023
News

Know Your HBS Staff: Jo Wisch

01 Dec 2011
News

Letters to the Editor

Seeds of Green Congratulations to Erika Diamond and Annie Fishman (both MBA 2007) on their founding of the HBS Green Business Alumni Association as reported in the September Bulletin. It’s great to see their efforts and the related story... View Details

Keywords: HBS Show; Personal and Laundry Services; Personal Services; Natural Gas Distribution; Utilities

22 Apr 2021
Blog Post

Launching the Women in Tech Initiative at HBS

This past year the HBS Tech Club launched a new group called the HBS Women in Tech Initiative. The mission of this group is to connect women who are interested in the tech industry and to empower women with... View Details

11 Jan 2021
Blog Post

Finding My Place at HBS

world-class facilities at the University of Kansas. I went from a 100-person hometown to a metropolis of 8 million. I went from shoveling mud for my family’s water well drilling business to working in private equity deals. But the day of... View Details

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HBS Entrepreneurship Summit - Alumni

management or individual contributor role, and they may have or working towards titles such as CMO, COO, Chief Product Officer, or Senior VP. HBS alumni venture capital investors who are: Managing, general,... View Details

08 Apr 2016
Blog Post

Working With Organizations That Recruit at HBS: An Interview with Harley Munsell

How long have you been at HBS? I have been working at HBS for almost 4 years, but I’ve been a Recruiting Relations Manager for a year and a half. Before joining Career & Professional Development (CPD), I... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

26 Apr 2024
News

Know Your HBS Staff: Joel Pimentel Alves

25 Feb 2020
News

Impact: The Changing Nature of Work

Advanced technologies, shifting demographics, and new business models are transforming the nature and scope of work globally. As a result, the skills leaders need—today and tomorrow—also must evolve. Since its inception, View Details

31 Mar 2023
Blog Post

How to Come Out at Work

not hinder their career path, and in most cases, it actually benefited them.” Identify Allies Identifying allies at work has also been important for the HBS students and alumni we spoke with. Davis... View Details

19 Jan 2022
In Practice

7 Trends to Watch in 2022

As 2022 gets underway we asked our faculty to highlight some trends worth watching in the coming year. Ariel Stern: A new future for digital health care While 2020 and 2021 were years of rapid innovation and deployment of new health care technologies and delivery... View Details

Keywords: by HBS News

30 Apr 2025
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