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- 02 Dec 2019
- News
Championing the HBS Fund
small Cambridge consulting firm before coming to HBS. Impressed by the Harvard Community Earning his MBA, he says, was “all I expected it to be and more.” His section experience was particularly meaningful.... View Details
- 28 Jan 2016
- Blog Post
Why Get an MBA?
teach the basics as well. Given my undergrad business program and consulting experience, I felt comfortable enough. I was more looking forward to tackling these topics from a different angle. ACCESS: If I learned anything in my four... View Details
- 01 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 1
opportunistic low-ball offers. Working Papers The Effect of Management Control Elements on Coordination By: Bormann, Sara, Jan Bouwens, and Christian Hofmann Abstract—This study examines how control elements of a firm affect... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Aug 2020
- What Do You Think?
Why Don’t More Organizations Understand the Power of Diversity and Inclusion?
correlation vs. cause and effect. As commenter Diogenes put it, “Prove with a cogent methodology that racial and gender diversity lead to greater profitability. Prove causation, not correlation (which studies to date primarily by View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 09 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Most Accountants Aren’t Crooks—Why Good Audits Go Bad
fundamental changes to the way accounting firms and their clients operate. If we are really going to restore trust in the U.S. system of auditing, we will need to go well beyond the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We will need to... View Details
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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog
Capital Journey Jeffrey Bussgang Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Financial Management of Smaller Firms (also listed under Finance) Richard Ruback Royce Yudkoff Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Founder Launch Reza Satchu Shai Bernstein Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 The... View Details
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Egon P.S. Zehnder (MBA '56)
that distinguish top performance." What matters to Egon Zehnder? Sure, the founder of one of the world's largest executive search firms believes that new hires must possess piercing intellectual skills and résumés that ring with... View Details
- 11 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Second Life: Reflections on Complementing Success with an Encore Career
formed a boutique, “CFO for hire” firm called “C-Street” that built a book of small business clients eager for seasoned financial expertise. Word spread and soon, Kloeblen was leading a small network of freelance CFOs. Then he got a call... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Home Base
Dowling launched Workparent, a coaching and consulting firm that supports organizations and individuals by providing practical tips and techniques that help workers excel at home and on the job. To date, the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 24 Jan 2011
- HBS Case
Terror at the Taj
that it has to do with governance of the Tatas; two-thirds of their profits are donated to charitable causes, so the employees feel that they are working for a higher good." But the IT firm Tata View Details
- 22 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 22
require a grand organizational makeover or buy-in from the CEO. All it takes is collaboration between you and your team-working together and making small, doable changes. What started as an experiment with a six-person team at The Boston View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015)
mission-driven investment firm focused on underserved markets, her work has spanned industries, geographies, and functions, bringing her challenge and fulfillment while opening doors to new opportunities. Seeking out a challenge Born in... View Details
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Sustainable Business Strategy Course | HBS Online
in your career to become a purpose-driven leader Who Will Benefit Purpose-Driven Professionals CSR and Consulting Professionals Leaders and Entrepreneurs Learn how businesses can effect change, and how you can influence others using a... View Details
- 21 Feb 2005
- Op-Ed
Is Business Management a Profession?
every medical student is now required to master. The medical school curriculum proceeds from the premise that in order to diagnose and treat disease, the would-be physician must have a firm grounding in what science (or, perhaps more... View Details
- 22 May 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
A Luxury Industry Veteran Teaches the Importance of Aesthetics to Budding Business Leaders
former MTV VJ) Sian-Pierre Regis, founder of the online publication Swagger and a frequent pop culture contributor to CNN Headline News and Men’s Journal; Michelle Goldman, a partner at the venture capital firm Ignition Partners, who sits... View Details
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Joanna M. Jacobson, MBA 1987
game-changing ideas," SGP is both a foundation and a pro bono consulting firm focusing on nonprofit scale and systemic change, primarily in Massachusetts. "We find social entrepreneurs with promising ideas... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
consider, however, only one will win their support. For the select few startups that pass through Idanta's screen - some thirty companies that have created more than 40,000 jobs since Dunn founded the firm in 1971- there are significant... View Details
- 12 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 12
as new players enter these markets and change the ecosystem of the industry. Although no single model has been successfully imported from one country to another due to significant country-specific differences in the regulatory financial infrastructure and customer... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
It's academic. (Not!)
Wasserman. "They have a lot of senior people at the top and very few junior people below them. Several other industries that started out that way - such as investment banking and consulting - have evolved into big, pyramid-shaped... View Details
- 17 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why a Blended Workforce May Be Key to Lasting Competitive Advantage
In recent years, companies have been anxious about the lack of skilled workers to fill pivotal jobs. But then came COVID-19 and a subsequent recession. The ensuing business turmoil and record-high unemployment may have temporarily distracted companies from their... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller