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How to Post | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Planning Your Timing For HBS Students Students work with organizations in the summer for ten to twelve weeks, typically starting their positions in June. Planning by organizations can start as early as the fall before, to get View Details
- 02 Nov 2016
- Blog Post
Career and Internship Choices for the Classes of 2016 and 2017
offer within three months after graduation. Consulting and technology remain strong, with 25 percent of the Class of 2016 seeking employment accepting full-time positions at consulting firms and 19 percent accepting opportunities at... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 16 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
What Happens When Zambian Schoolgirls Receive Negotiation Training
present their own priorities. But having reliable information about what they can do to keep themselves safe and healthy is extremely important. What surprised me is how much even a small amount of information on thinking about their own and others’ interests could... View Details
Keywords: Re: Kathleen L. McGinn
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
Class Day & Commencement
on the class's achievements to date and the opportunities that lie before it. After welcoming remarks by Kevin Mohr of the Class Day Committee, Student Association presidents Mark Plunkett and Lori Schock opened the proceedings with a joint address. Alluding to her... View Details
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
Meg Whitman, MBA 1979
Former President & CEO, eBay Inc. Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EUDUCATION Princeton University, 1977 A.B., Economics SELECTED PREVIOUS POSITIONS Hasbro, General Manager FTD , CEO Disney, Senior Vice President Bain... View Details
- 13 May 2021
- Blog Post
Zhalisa Clarke’s Sabbatical Story: Tech leader turned healer
Sabbaticals, authored by Dennis (DJ) DiDonna (HBS 2010). DiDonna has dedicated his career to commercializing social science research to create organizations which positively impact the world. DiDonna founded The Sabbatical Project to... View Details
- 16 Mar 2018
- News
Giving Back to Help The Next Generation
I am happy to give back,” she explains. “It was a nice surprise to me to learn that, as a younger alumna, I could create a named fellowship fund with a lower minimum gift and use my company match to help fulfill my pledge,” she adds. “My hope is that the fellowship... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
New Editor Takes Helm at HBS Bulletin
Roger Thompson, a longtime editor at Nation’s Business magazine and, more recently, a Web site developer and manager for Cox Interactive Media, is the new editor of the HBS Bulletin. In July, he assumed the position formerly held by... View Details
- 21 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
Racial Diversity Pays Off
positions in society. Sociocultural distinctions may be race, ethnicity, gender, religion, nationality, and sexual orientation. Theory And Practice According to Ely, there are two competing theories about the impact of cultural diversity... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Taking Attendance
in Calgary on a project for Hyatt in the dead of February, eating a bison burger, and I hadn’t been home in months,” she recalls. “I thought, you know, I probably should start looking.” That moment of clarity led to a project manager View Details
- 05 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 5
David F., Eric C. So, and Charles C.Y. Wang Publication:Journal of Accounting & Economics Abstract Firms with central or well-connected boards of directors earn superior risk-adjusted stock returns. Initiating a long position in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2021
- What Do You Think?
Are Employers Ready for a Flood of 'New' Talent Seeking Work?
return of a pandemic. But what about potential opportunities associated with the recession of the coronavirus, opportunities associated with a “reshuffling of the deck” in the workforce caused by COVID-19 that could create opportunities for business? Did the pandemic... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Oct 2018
- News
For the Greater Good
John A. Paulson (MBA 1980) is president of the investment firm Paulson & Co. and a 2018 recipient of the HBS Alumni Achievement Award. In this video he offers his views on the nature and role of philanthropy as a means to have a positive... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 17 Dec 2018
- News
Tomorrow, Transformed
What does the future of business look like? And how will HBS help define that future? The School is uniquely positioned to help businesses and their leaders rise to meet the global challenges ahead. The faculty are already at the... View Details
- 01 May 2013
- News
Dhruv Agarwala, MBA 2002
been a fundamental part of my career progression,” says Agarwala, who held several leadership positions at GE, including head of its infrastructure business in India, before embarking on a successful career as an entrepreneur. His latest... View Details
- January 2025
- Case
Jaipur Literature Festival 2024
By: Tarun Khanna and Kanika Jain
The Jaipur Literature Festival had evolved from a modest gathering in 2006 into one of the world’s most significant literary events. It was known for its principle of egalitarian access, allowing people from various social backgrounds to come together and engage with... View Details
Keywords: Arts; Cultural Entrepreneurship; Leadership; Business or Company Management; Media; Business Strategy; Expansion; Profit; Product Positioning; Asia; South Asia
Khanna, Tarun, and Kanika Jain. "Jaipur Literature Festival 2024." Harvard Business School Case 725-420, January 2025.
- 2021
- Working Paper
Accounting for Product Impact in the Oil and Gas Industry
By: Katie Panella, George Serafeim and Katie Trinh
We apply the product impact measurement framework of the Impact-Weighted Accounts Initiative (IWAI) in two competitor companies within the oil and gas industry. We design a monetization methodology that allows us to calculate monetary product impact estimates of... View Details
Keywords: Product Innovation; Impact; Impact Investing; Impact Measurement; ESG; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; ESG Ratings; Social Corporate Responsibility; Corporate Social Responsibility; Social Impact; Oil; Oil ＆ Gas; Oil And Gas; IWAI; Impact-Weighted Accounts; Product Design; Product Positioning; Society; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Product
Panella, Katie, George Serafeim, and Katie Trinh. "Accounting for Product Impact in the Oil and Gas Industry." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-140, June 2021.
- September 2008 (Revised April 2009)
- Supplement
Martha Goldberg Aronson: Challenges at Mid-Career (B)
By: William W. George
Martha Goldberg Aronson of Medtronic is trying to decide whether to accept the offer from Medtronic CEO Bill Hawkins to become senior vice president and chief talent officer. Aronson returned from an executive role in Europe just 18 months before as vice president,... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Job Design and Levels; Leadership; Managerial Roles; Work-Life Balance
George, William W. "Martha Goldberg Aronson: Challenges at Mid-Career (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 409-030, September 2008. (Revised April 2009.)
- 11 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Group Loyalty a Force for Good or Evil?
Most ethical principles are pretty unambiguously good. Honesty, fairness, compassion—sure they have their downsides (being “honest to a fault”), but that’s more a by-product of something good than it is something evil in and of itself. Then there’s loyalty. While... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 19 Nov 2020
- News
How Panera’s CEO Learned to Go Against the Grain
for free once a week and arranged for them to take open positions at CVS until Panera was able to take them back, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal. “I believe that life has to be a balance of ambition and... View Details