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  • 23 Jun 2021
  • Blog Post

How I Sourced My Internship Outside of the US: Abena Nyantekyi-Owusu

When Abena Nyantekyi-Owusu (MBA 2021) came to HBS after seven years at GE Healthcare in Ghana, she brought with her the support of key mentors, a strong interest in technology, and trust in her intuition. All three would play a part in her View Details

    James L. Heskett

    James L. Heskett is UPS Foundation Professor Emeritus at the Harvard Business School and author of his latest book, With From Within: Build Organizational Culture for Competitive... View Details

      Rosabeth M. Kanter

      Rosabeth Moss Kanter holds the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship at Harvard Business School, specializing in strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. Her strategic and practical insights guide leaders worldwide through teaching, writing, and direct... View Details

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      • January 2023 (Revised June 2024)
      • Case

      Elon Musk at Tesla

      By: George Serafeim and Amram Migdal
      This case gives an overview of Elon Musk’s career arc through the lens of the 2003 founding of Tesla and its growth through 2022. Background information is included on Tesla’s unique strategic decisions, its operational and reputational struggles and successes, and the... View Details
      Keywords: Business Ventures; Decision Making; Design; Energy; Renewable Energy; Engineering; Entrepreneurship; Environmental Management; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology; Values and Beliefs; Governance; Innovation and Invention; Innovation Leadership; Innovation Strategy; Leadership; Leadership Style; Management; Goals and Objectives; Organizations; Mission and Purpose; Society; Social Issues; Strategy; Transportation; Value; Auto Industry; Transportation Industry
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      • 02 Dec 2015
      • Blog Post

      Alumni: Where Are They Now? Featuring: Laura Mackay...

      career with NeoCare Solutions – a mobile engagement platform that helps parents of NICU babies navigate the NICU and transition home. Interestingly, the business was incubated and is run as a start-up within Healthagen, the innovative... View Details
      Keywords: Technology; Health Care; Entrepreneurship
      • 01 Aug 2006
      • First Look

      First Look: August 1, 2006

      lectures of Robert Merton and Myron Scholes as a backdrop to this literature. Publisher's link: http://www.nowpublishers.com/product.aspx?product=FIN&doi=0500000005 The Changing Structure of the Legal Services Industry and the View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
      • 13 May 2013
      • Blog Post

      Alumni: Where are they now? Featuring Aaron…

      HBS alum, Aaron Mitchell, MBA 2011, provides an update on his career post-HBS.  Current Position: Lateral Recruitment Lead – Asia Pacific ResourcingCurrent Location: Singapore Tell us what you’re up to these days. When not home sharing in... View Details
      • April 1999
      • Teaching Note

      Managing Experimentation: Module Overview Note for Managing Product Development(Note for Instructor)

      By: Stefan H. Thomke
      Describes the conceptual foundations and pedagogy for a module on managing experimentation in the development of products and services. The module has been taught in the second-year elective MBA course Managing Product Development. The purpose of the module is to help... View Details
      Keywords: Transition; Business or Company Management; Product Development; Personal Development and Career; Science; Technology Adoption
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      • 29 May 2001
      • Research & Ideas

      Race Does Matter in Mentoring

      In a three-year research project, I studied the career trajectories of minority and white professionals at three major U.S. corporations. The story of one of the participants—Stephen Williams—sheds light on many of the differences in... View Details
      Keywords: by David A. Thomas
      • 08 Sep 2021
      • Blog Post

      Building the Bridge from Nonprofit to VC with Joshua Mbanusi (MBA 2021)

      A career pivot into venture capital from a “nontraditional” HBS professional background can seem daunting, or perhaps even impossible. In truth, it is a significant challenge to secure a full-time or internship role in venture capital... View Details
      • October 2023
      • Case

      Making Progress at Progress Software (A)

      By: Katherine Coffman, Hannah Riley Bowles and Alexis Lefort
      In this case, the Human Capital team at Progress Software has identified that some employees have a hard time understanding how to advance within Progress. This realization leads the team to develop several major people-process innovations: the introduction of... View Details
      Keywords: Leading Change; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Prejudice and Bias; Personal Development and Career; Human Capital; Employee Relationship Management; Technology Industry; Bulgaria
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      • September 2016 (Revised April 2022)
      • Case

      Zhang Xin and the Emergence of Chinese Philanthropy

      By: Geoffrey Jones and Amanda Yang
      This case examines the recent emergence of Chinese business philanthropy through the case of the SOHO China Foundation established by the wife and husband real estate moguls Zhang Xin and Pan Shiyi. It begins by describing the early careers of Zhang and Pan, and how... View Details
      Keywords: China; Philanthropy Funding; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Personal Development and Career; Ethics; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Higher Education; Real Estate Industry; China
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      • 20 Aug 2008
      • Op-Ed

      The Time is Right for Creative Capitalism

      resources—people, innovation, traction, money, and execution—business is the most powerful force for change on the global stage right now. No other set of institutions—not religious organizations, not the nation-state, not individual... View Details
      Keywords: by Nancy Koehn
      • 17 Aug 2021
      • Blog Post

      New Associate Director: Courtney Fairbrother

      action. My role as Associate Director enables me to help students and alumni with career connections and finding roles within corporations to help them become more sustainable. The role also allows me to focus on the academic side of... View Details
      • 22 Mar 2024
      • Blog Post

      Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015)

      Nneka Chime’s (MBA 2015) career path offers an alternative road map for HBS students and alumni seeking to make a difference in the world. While seeking, she aligned her professional choices with a larger mission rather than following a... View Details
      • October 2016
      • Case

      Moshe Kahlon: Telecommunications Reform and Competition in Israel's Cellular Market (A)

      By: Joshua Margolis, Amram Migdal and Kerry Herman
      The case addresses reforms to regulations in Israel’s telecommunications industry initiated and implemented under the leadership of Minister of Communications Moshe Kahlon in 2009-2010. The case highlights the challenges faced by a politician attempting to institute... View Details
      Keywords: Market Reform; Political Leadership; Industry Regulation; Regulatory Reforms; Economic Sectors; Private Sector; Public Sector; Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Geopolitical Units; Country; Geography; Government Administration; Government Legislation; Business History; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Market Design; Market Participation; Supply and Industry; Duopoly and Oligopoly; Industry Structures; Telecommunications Industry; Communications Industry; Public Administration Industry; Israel
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        Monique Burns Thompson

        Monique Burns Thompson is an accomplished social entrepreneur who returns to HBS (class of 1993) and brings her twenty years of successful start-up and organizational leadership experience to her research and teaching at HBS.  She has led as a co-founder, President,... View Details

        • 11 Feb 2019
        • Blog Post

        John Bracaglia, MBA 2020: “I Want to Find the Machine Learning Strategy That Avoids the Pitfalls While Fulfilling the Promise.”

        For John Bracaglia, his academic and professional careers have been driven by two themes: “machine learning and behavioral economics,” he says. “The two work together. Machine learning is about how computers understand information, while... View Details
        Keywords: Technology; Entrepreneurship
        • 18 Sep 2017
        • Blog Post

        Applying HBS Lessons in an African Context

        Nigeria, I realized that I had much more to learn about doing business in my home region.  I applied to Harvard Business School because I thought I would gain skills in finance and management, as well as gain access to an alumni network that would help me launch a... View Details
        • 26 Aug 2020
        • Blog Post

        Two sides, same coin: How I left the Bay Area as an operator and returned as an investor

        Janelle Teng is from the Class of 2020 and a proud member of Section C. From completing her undergraduate studies at Stanford University to working as a product manager at SalesforceIQ, Janelle has spent most of her academic and professional View Details