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16 Dec 2019
Research & Ideas

Taking on the Taboos That Keep Women Out of India's Workforce

powerful. Despite numerous advances in the Indian economy, reduced birth rates, higher levels of female education, and other promising signals (this year saw the highest-ever number of women elected to Indian Parliament) the number of... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

03 Jun 2020
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How to Thrive as a Remote Manager and Employee

tips from Harvard University HR: Leading Meetings: Create an agenda and send to participants in advance to keep the meeting on track. Take pauses to ensure everyone has an opportunity to participate. It may take longer for team members to... View Details

10 Jan 2022
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How to Get Companies to Make Investments That Benefit Everyone

since little of the upside tends to flow back onto corporate balance sheets. To that end, Nagle says, “Can we design systems and regulations to allow a company to get some of those benefits?” One model for the future: Free and open source software Drawing on his... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

20 Apr 2021
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A Simple Question That Can Guide Companies to Epic Success

companies have the potential to create more value and increase their profits. Even modest advances can have dramatic implications. “If a US company that ranked 50th today jumped to 40th next year, its return on invested capital (ROIC)... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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US Business Immigration Overview - Alumni

Careers US Business Immigration Overview Careers US Business Immigration Overview Looking to work in the United States? We know that it can often be tricky to figure out the requirements needed to secure... View Details

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Sexual Harassment - Race, Gender & Equity

46% 15% 14% Nonprofit 38% 31% 10% 9% 3 Impact When women are the victims of harassment at work, it impacts their emotional well-being and relationships, and it can also limit their potential for advancement at work. “My gender has... View Details

09 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Building Community: Meet the HBS Latino Student Organization Leadership

transition from the workforce into a hectic RC (first) year. I subsequently joined LASO's leadership team as the VP of Career Development and helped plan our annual Adelante Conference. With my classmate’s encouragement, I decided to run... View Details

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Recruiting Partners - Health Care

Careers Recruiting Partners Our recruiting partners include leading biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostic companies, as well as financial services, consulting, health care delivery, and health services... View Details

08 Sep 2020
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2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Ashley Zumwalt-Forbes (MBA 2017)

paired student teams with technologies developed at the University, alongside an experienced industry mentor. The student teams were responsible for developing a commercialization strategy for the inventor and advancing the business plan.... View Details

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Online Business in Society Courses | HBS Online

you can earn an advanced Certificate of Specialization. With our past participant discount, you'll receive 30% off your second and third courses for a total savings of $1,110 . Here are two learning pathways we recommend based on your... View Details

01 Aug 1998
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High Honors

Associated Press, he spent 43 years building Norfolk, VirginiaÐbased Landmark Communications, Inc. (and its earlier incarnations), from an $8 million family business to a multimedia enterprise with close to five thousand employees. Batten's View Details

01 Jun 2013
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Building a Better Brazil

similar goal: advancing Brazil. André Esteves, cofounder and CEO of Brazil-based BTG Pactual, the largest investment bank in Latin America, made a significant personal donation to renovate Baker Hall, which will be renamed Esteves Hall in... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Paper Manufacturing; Manufacturing

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Electricity - Business & Environment

early-stage advanced nuclear power and geoengineering ventures.” Joseph Lassiter Senator John Heinz Professor of Management Practice in Environmental Management, Retired, Harvard Business School Nora Hennings HBS MBA 2016 Senior Manager,... View Details

27 Sep 2021
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Working to Change the Food System

dedicate my time and energies toward. This year you’ll be co-president of the Food, Agriculture, and Water Club. What motivated you to pursue this role? What goals do you have as co-president? I think to the broader HBS population, View Details

09 Jun 2024
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The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

take. It allowed them to integrate everything they learned into situations they were likely to encounter in the workforce. As someone who is pursuing a career that requires me to evaluate businesses but also learn its operations, this... View Details

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Harvard Business School

general manager of OgilvyOne Consulting, responsible for creating new offerings in brand and marketing strategy development, planning, analytics, customer experience design, and database marketing. She began her career at IBM, rapidly... View Details

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Entrepreneurial Support - Business & Environment

topics. The course also tackles career questions for students who wonder how to spend time making a difference in both the private and public sectors. For the full listing, click here . iLab Training - How to Create a Climate Venture “How... View Details

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What Black Executives Really Want

were not treated as a person with career advancement potential, their morale suffered. They felt no one had confidence in them. They were invisible. They were not given opportunities to work on challenging... View Details

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Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - The Value of Business Education

of business education. Washington served as principal of Tuskegee University, which provided vocational training in agriculture and industry, from its founding in 1881. 2 Du Bois believed a liberal arts education played a critical role in the economic View Details

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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

successful personal brand is and how to leverage it effectively to advance their careers and influence others to be authentic leaders. Power and Influence for Positive Impact Are there grants for Power and... View Details

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