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- 25 May 2021
- Blog Post
The Surprising Power of Nostalgia at Work
actually works. When people engage in nostalgia, they’re accessing personally meaningful autobiographical events typically shared with family, friends, and other close connections. It isn’t just a happy trip down memory lane — in fact,... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 30 Oct 2015
- Blog Post
4 Takeaways from HBS
past the awkward introductions into shared stories. I learned that the most interesting aspects about a person, perhaps the things that will truly cause them to change the world, are rarely found in their resume. One of my favorite demonstrations of this was “myTake,”... View Details
- 23 May 2016
- Blog Post
Advice for Prospective Students from Africa
in mind is the only way to ensure they get accomplished. 3. Get connected with the Africa Business Club While applying to HBS I had the chance to attend the Africa Business Conference and participate in the conference’s prospective student event. The View Details
- 18 Jan 2016
- Blog Post
Meet the HBS Race, Gender & Equity Initiative
insights from this and other events via video and print, as well as on social media. Many of these resources and publications can be found on our webpage. The Race, Gender & Equity Initiative also leads major View Details
- 18 Oct 2017
- Blog Post
4 Advantages of the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program
two nuclear physicists for grandparents, I grew up in a strongly STEM household. My family fostered in me a desire to understand how things worked and I latched on to the then-nascent Internet and computer revolution. When it came time to go to college, my choice to... View Details
- 19 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Racist Umpires and Monetary Ministers
as the events themselves." Most of the market results were short-lived, disappearing after a couple of days, so the journalists didn't have any lasting effect on market value. Even so, the study... View Details
- Profile
Paul Lenehan
In high school, Paul Lenehan was impressed by the way economics "explained events behind the news. It gave me a lens for understanding how the world works." An attraction to business plans led to an interest in consulting.... View Details
- Web
Canadian Club | MBA
community for Canadians studying at HBS and to promote an awareness of Canada within the HBS community. We also seek to foster ties between current HBS students and HBS Canadian alumni. Annual Events... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Leadership: Getting Down to Fundamentals
Organized in conjunction with the Centennial, the event drew nearly ninety faculty and practitioners from around the world. A conversation with Khurana follows. What was your goal in organizing this event? We wanted to lay a foundation,... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
@Soldiers Field
Polaroid in the 1930s and ’40s, when the iconic company was a risky startup led by an untested entrepreneur. A “Hack Your Sleep” event offered insights into the science of slumber—a subject unfamiliar to many MBA students. Cosponsored by... View Details
- 26 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Field Researchers Share Tricks of the Trade
field study requires a lot of ingenuity and trust from both the academics and the field participants. "Doing Empirical Research in, with, and through Companies" was the topic of a lively session last week at the annual Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
A Latin American Vision: New HBS Research Center Opens
in Latin America. The two-day event featured a case discussion (on Embraer, the Brazilian commercial aircraft manufacturer), presentations and analysis of new research, and discussions on the complexities of case writing throughout the... View Details
Intriguing Questions
Growing up in Nepal at a time when the country was going through immense political turmoil, I wondered how the momentous events I was living through fit in with the broader arc of history. My urge to make progress on economic and... View Details
- 21 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
HBS Research Focuses on Gender Issues and Fixes
In 1963, the first women were admitted to Harvard Business School's two-year MBA program. The 50th anniversary is being celebrated this year at HBS with new faculty research, case studies, and a series of on-campus events and programs... View Details
- 21 Feb 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Evelyne White (MBA 2010)
as a way of connecting with new people around gourmet events and keep coming back—some as many as fifteen times in nine months! We're planning our next city launch (Washington, DC) and growing our team. We're five in total and now work... View Details
- 20 Jul 2017
- News
Pushing the Next Generation Forward
Owusu-Kesse’s pathway out of poverty began with scholarships to study at excellent elementary and secondary schools, which prepared him for admission to Harvard College, where he earned a degree in economics in 2005. “Education made all... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 17 Mar 2023
- News
Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in New York
lifted out of poverty, the standard of living we have created, the kinds of jobs we've created it all came from the enormous force for good that is business." This powerful idea paved the way for the new Institute for the Study of... View Details
- 01 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Retail Execs Underplay Current Performance to Investors--but Why?
study with University of Connecticut Assistant Professor Namho Kang; EDHEC Business School Research Associate and Affiliated Professor Gideon Ozik; and Boston College Professor Ronnie Sadka, chairperson of the finance department, Carroll... View Details
- 14 Jul 2015
- Blog Post
On the Road: Zurich, Warsaw, and Istanbul
While the Admissions team always hosts information sessions on campus throughout the year, we also travel around the globe to meet prospective students and spread the word about HBS. Summer is a particularly busy time for us, so be sure to keep checking our View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Patricia ("Tosh") Rapoport Barron
event of her death. Eight months later, Rukia did indeed die, and Barron suddenly found herself the mother of three children - "two instant teenagers and a baby!" she says. Despite the rigors of raising a new family that was also... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry