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03 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

Facebook’s Future

decade of technological progress will result in major changes, and I believe the site will morph into a potent and active force in people's lives. Today, Facebook is a passive vehicle where users manually post pictures, status updates,... View Details

Keywords: by Mikolaj Piskorski

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2.8 MBA Community Values Annual Report (2023) | MBA

which students and faculty teach and learn from one another. This process of active participation and shared learning – crucial in any academic community, and the very foundation on which the HBS MBA Program rests – depends on: Individual... View Details

21 Jun 2022
News

Banquet Brings Latino Alumni Back Together; Dallas Club Marks 75 Years with a Look Ahead

of activities celebrating its 75th anniversary, the HBS Club of Dallas recently presented a fireside chat on “The Future of Dallas,” with Cullum Clark, an urban economist and thought leader on the future of cities. Van Sheets (right),... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

05 Jun 2017
News

Women on Boards: A Course Becomes a Movement

exceeded the expectations of both faculty and student, and it has sparked a kind of movement among participants and faculty alike to remain actively involved through social media, monthly conference calls, and networking opportunities in... View Details

Keywords: Margaret Kelley

01 Oct 2000
News

Laura Scher of Working Assets

political activism in more direct ways, as well. "We're actually one of the most powerful citizen-action groups in the nation," she says. In 1999, Working Assets launched a progressive talk-radio station in Boulder, Colorado, which is... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

21 Dec 2010
First Look

First Look: December 21

theoretical dichotomy of family and managerial firms is misleading. Instead of interpreting the family firm as a static organization, the focus should shift to the family influence, which evolves with time and with the evolution of business's macroeconomic and... View Details

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2022 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

masculinity on offshore oil platforms, the impact of racial diversity on retail bank performance, and the design and delivery of women’s leadership development programs. For the past several years, Professor Ely has maintained an active... View Details

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Jennifer Hurford

Discovering her worldview through active discussions Jennifer applied to the joint-degree program because the combination of the two schools "was an incredible opportunity to learn the instruments of public policy and the tools of... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

Blog

Faculty Reflections on International Women's Day

moving beyond them." Thomas J. DeLong Authentic Leader Development Faculty Cochair At HBS Executive Education we actively challenge stereotypes, broaden perceptions, and celebrate women's achievements to work towards creating a gender... View Details

01 Jun 2017
News

Surveying Students’ Summer Plans

brands (like Tim Tams), so I was looking for an opportunity to work on strategic brand initiatives with a firm that has similarly beloved products. Also, my wife and I enjoy outdoor activities and have heard that Minneapolis is amazing in... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Dec 2004
News

Exotic Travel

interested in going up the Eiffel Tower. At young ages, the big thing is animals. When children are a little older, it’s activities like swimming and snorkeling. When they’re a bit older, they appreciate different cultures. What’s your... View Details

Keywords: Laura Singleton; Hospitality; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

31 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 31, 2009

and Sugata Roychowdhury Abstract We examine the accrual choices of outsourcing firms with links to U.S. congressional candidates during the 2004 elections, when corporate outsourcing was a major campaign issue. We find that politically connected firms with more... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Apr 2013
First Look

First Look: April 16

LaSalle (JLL) faced at the turn of the millennium. Until then, JLL sold piecemeal commercial real estate services to its corporate clients, who maintained relationships with a variety of vendors. In 2000, JLL's large corporate clients started globalizing their View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 7

headquarters are large (255 median staff for a 20,000 FTE MNC) and European headquarters smaller (124). Implications are drawn that countries will lose activities if domestic firms are acquired by foreign MNCs, and that MNCs need to allow... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

The Times Captures History of American Business

(an average of seventy-eight years in the United States), promised to keep the Boomers active in the workforce long past age sixty-five. This development, as well as the growing importance of Millennials, promised to reshape the workplace... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Journalism & News

13 Jan 2009
First Look

First Look: January 13, 2009

American Civil War, Maggie Lena Walker did her best to actively effect change by finding solutions to the social and economic problems facing blacks and especially black women. Taking charge of the flailing Independent Order of St. Luke... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 Aug 2024
News

Quantum Leap

computing has exploded. Amit Kumar (MBA 2008), a managing director and senior partner at Boston Consulting Group, estimates that more than 300 companies are currently active in the quantum space and that more than $3 billion in investment... View Details

01 Jun 2016
News

How Do We Win the Cyberwar?

members alike can use to gauge their security preparedness. In practice, the defense looks like this: Some frontline security officer gets an alert that there is suspicious activity on the company’s network—a spike in data flowing out of... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Victo Ngai

30 Nov 2021
Blog Post

Searching for Professional Passion Through My VC Summer Internship

I’m excited to work on in the next chapter of my career. Climate change is a complex challenge which will require active effort from not just engineers and technologists but also business operators, investors, policy-makers, and many... View Details

23 Jul 2021
Blog Post

Trends in Consumer Products

for my businesses! At first, we saw panicked buying and consumers scrambling to buy flour and baked goods. Store shelves were emptied of flour as consumers were home and baking provided a comforting activity for their families. One day... View Details

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