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- 01 Dec 2018
- News
A Force for Good
customer service and administration. “We connect them to great candidates they might otherwise overlook,” he says. Skillist’s job application platform omits a candidate’s name and other identifying information, adding instead more robust... View Details
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Capitalism and the State (CATS) - Course Catalog
critiques of our market system, the course dives deep into some of the foundational theories of capitalism (John Locke’s Second Treatise; Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations, and Karl Marx’s Communist Manifesto) and the capitalist state (F.A.... View Details
- 06 Jun 2016
- Blog Post
Meet the HBS Africa Business Club
In 2015, we held our first “Africa Week” on campus – a week of activities to celebrate Africa. The Africa Business Club provides a great level of assistance and support, both formally and informally, to students searching for summer and... View Details
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On Course | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
would generate even more opportunities—the key would be ignoring distractions and sticking to her original plan of working in the social sector. Once at HBS, So maintained her original focus, using a Social Enterprise Summer Fellowship to work at Acumen Fund between... View Details
- 25 Jul 2016
- Blog Post
Advice on Switching Careers While at HBS
industry-focused club Consider taking an active role in a student-run club at HBS. I joined the Retail & Luxury Goods Club as a Director of Panels for the annual retail conference. This not only introduced me to countless new classmates interested in the same... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Giving Amazon the Boot
When the coronavirus pandemic led many brick-and-mortar retailers to close their doors, consumers turned to online shopping in record numbers—US ecommerce sales rose by 31.8 percent between the first and second quarter of 2020 to $211.5... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
What Fellowships Make Possible
of HBS’s robust fellowship program; over time, the School has also developed summer exploration fellowships for those who want to try out new careers between their first and second years, as well as loan assistance programs that encourage... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Dean Jay Light Takes Charge at HBS
to that future, Light is also working with Harvard President Summers on the University’s expansion into Allston. “As part of this process,” Light said, “we will become more integrated with the rest of Harvard, and that’s a great... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Faculty Books
this second book from the HBS Leadership Initiative’s Great American Business Leaders project, Professor Nohria and his coauthors, with a combination of statistical analysis of their large leadership... View Details
- 07 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
Dividends from Schumpeter’s Noble Failure
graduates and undergraduates, and taught a heavy load of courses. He also devoted considerable energy to a second big project—a book on money—but decided to defer (and ultimately to abandon) that effort. By the time he neared completion... View Details
Keywords: by Thomas K. McCraw
- 05 Feb 2009
- What Do You Think?
Why Can’t We Figure Out How to Select Leaders?
the ones that scare me." These comments raise the question of how much theory tells us about selecting for harder to measure characteristics such as possible behaviors under fire and motives as opposed to skills and past accomplishments. A View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- Profile
Andreas Jaegle
Science. There, Andreas discovered an appetite for leadership, becoming president of the student-run Business Society in his second year, in which he “organized more than sixty events, including a trip to New York City.” After graduation,... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Leave it up to HBS alumni clubs in Texas to plan events that leave big impressions on their members. Houston Club President Andrew L. Waite (MBA '93), now in the second year of his term, rattles off the high-caliber speakers his club... View Details
Keywords: Amy E. Dean
- 01 Jul 2021
- Office Hours
Readers Ask: Which Companies Are Transforming Work?
system. They’re just not working. "We do a very poor job of teaching that in the United States—giving people a basic familiarity with digital technology." "The second is that a lot of the shortage of workers is coming in the form of... View Details
- 15 May 2015
- Blog Post
Tips for Applying to Business School
With both of mine, I had great conversations explaining why I wanted to go to HBS, which I think were ultimately helpful in crafting my own application. Sam: Select recommenders who know you well enough to tell a story that covers your... View Details
- 21 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 21
centuries, we document two new facts: there has been convergence in adoption lags between rich and poor countries, while there has been divergence in penetration rates. Using a model of adoption and growth, we show that these changes in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Oct 2011
- News
On Top, Down Under
also notable for its activity in the community, “investing millions of dollars, and with nearly one-third of employees volunteering their time to help out with community-based organizations,” the Australian reported. In 2010, for the View Details
- 21 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 21
organizational processes that help explain pioneers’ divergent trajectories. For these category commoners, scattershot rhetorical attacks generate unanticipated costs while benefitting competitors; embracing imposed labels constrains... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
Finding Your Creative Outlet on Campus
pursuing their hobbies. Isabel Yap knew how important it was for her to have a creative outlet on campus, so she ultimately decided to join a group of fellow podcasters, journalists, and creatives to run the second season of the We Are... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Truth in Lending
someone who thinks a high percentage of managers steal from their companies is more likely to do so himself—and you ask the same question in a variety of ways. The Entrepreneurial Finance Lab also collects a second level of data on the... View Details
Keywords: April White