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A Conversation with AMP Women on Applying

There's no better time to become a better leader At Harvard Business School Executive Education, the brightest minds in business come together, gathering to learn from one another and from world-class professors, researchers, and practitioners. Here, you will join an... View Details

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GMP Reinvents the Experience by Going Virtual

The General Management Program (GMP) is about shaping the future of outstanding leaders. During these extraordinary times you're facing extraordinary challenges, and GMP will provide the skills you need now more than ever. We look forward to meeting you in the virtual... View Details

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Teaching with the Case Method—A Panel Discussion

Rohit Deshpandé, Harvard Business School professor and co-chair of the Global Colloquium on Participant-Centered Learning (GloColl), leads a special panel during the 20th anniversary of the program, and the 100th anniversary of the Harvard Business School case method.... View Details

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Bringing Together Entertainment, Media, and Sports

Picture Yourself In the Program The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports program at Harvard Business School Executive Education, brings together an exciting mix of global perspectives to explore the biggest changes and challenges facing the industry. Watch some... View Details

April 2021
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JPMorgan Chase's Path Forward

By: Joseph L. Bower, Nien-hê Hsieh and Michael Norris

In 2020, JPMorgan Chase announced a $30 billion Commitment to Advance Racial Equity. The Commitment included investments in housing, small businesses, and financial literacy across the U.S., and diversity, equity, and inclusion within the bank. It was part of a broader... View Details

Keywords: Racial Wealth Gap; Diversity; Race; Financial Institutions; Banks and Banking; Leading Change; Banking Industry; New York (city, NY); Chicago

29 Nov 2021
News

HBS Appoints Elizabeth Clark Chief Information Officer

21 Nov 2023
Cold Call Podcast

Cold Call: Building a More Equitable Culture at Delta Air Lines

Keywords: Re: Linda A. Hill; Air Transportation

04 Sep 2024
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Harvard Business School Announces 2024-2025 Institute for Business in Global Society Fellows

25 Oct 2024
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces Latest RISE Fellows

by my passion to create innovative solutions for this underserved community,” he noted. Amir Williams (MBA 2025)Born and raised in North Carolina, Amir is a documentary storyteller with a commitment to View Details

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Microfinance

"Tying Odysseus to the Mast: Evidence from a Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines." (with Dean Karlan and Wesley Yin) Quarterly Journal of Economics 121, no. 2, 2006.
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09 Nov 2020
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Best Business Books 2020: Talent and Leadership

12 Sep 2023
What Do You Think?

Who Gets the Loudest Voice in DEI Decisions?

give greater emphasis to values in the company’s credo supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Evidence cited in support of the changes included: Eighty-one percent of employees would consider leaving their current organization over a lack of View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

April 2003 (Revised December 2010)
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Leadership in Crisis: Ernest Shackleton and the Epic Voyage of the Endurance

By: Nancy F. Koehn, Erica Helms and Philip Mead

Provides an opportunity to examine leadership and entrepreneurship in the context of Ernest Shackleton's 1914 Antarctic expedition, a compelling story of crisis, survival, and triumph. Summarizes Shackleton's career as an officer in the British Merchant Marine, his... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; History; Leadership; Crisis Management; Management Practices and Processes; Groups and Teams; Behavior; Antarctica

January 31, 2019
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The Backlash to Larry Fink's Letter Shows How Far Business Has to Go on Social Responsibility

By: Mark R. Kramer

Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, the world’s largest investor with $6 trillion under management, evoked heated controversy with his remarks last week that his company would change its hiring and potentially its compensation structure to advance diversity and ensure that... View Details

Keywords: Diversity; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose

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09 Aug 2024
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Addressing Inequities in Education: Social Enterprise Summer Fellow Amal Tariq (MBA 2025)

political systems, public institutions, private organizations and philanthropy within public education. Despite the challenges of operating in this landscape, this experience has solidified my commitment to View Details

January 2020 (Revised October 2021)
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Zara: An Integrated Store and Online Model (A)

By: Antonio Moreno

In 2010, amidst the growth of ecommerce and the emergence of new, purely online, fashion players, Zara launched its first online store, Zara.com. Since then, Zara’s online business had grown at a fast pace. By 2018, 12% of Inditex Group’s total sales came from the... View Details

Keywords: Stores; Integration; Operations; Business Model; Strategy; E-commerce; Retail Industry; Fashion Industry; Europe