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Maria Brewer
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? During my time in operations, the more I was able to work with multiple areas of the business and see how they interact, the more excited I was by my work. Observing how one decision in a... View Details
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Jonathan Arena
In the winter, I would fix skis and snowboards. I wouldn’t earn much, but it felt great.” While most people see fine arts and business as worlds apart, Jonathan sees them as kindred interests. “When you’re an artist or designer, you’re a... View Details
- 27 Jul 2017
- News
Seeing a Way Forward
Mexican for-profit social enterprise that makes eye care, including much-needed cataract surgery, accessible to thousands of people annually. Blindness is the second leading cause of disability in Mexico, with more than 2 million people... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 17 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 17
forgetting of moral rules. In four experiments, participants were given the opportunity to behave dishonestly, and thus earn undeserved money, by over-reporting their performance on an ability-based task. Before the task, they were... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
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Year in Review | Annual Report 2024
and 1,004 students receiving their MBA degrees. Fifty-three students earned their diplomas with high distinction and were named Baker Scholars. Eighty-seven students earned their diplomas with distinction,... View Details
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Morse and Polaroid’s Creative Ethos | Baker Library
undergraduates), that you were an art major at Smith and never took chemistry, physics, or business administration while here.” 2 The Smith award also recognized Morse’s artistic talents. She earned local renown as a performance artist of... View Details
- 16 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
How Gender Stereotypes Kill a Woman’s Self-Confidence
Women make up more than half of the labor force in the United States and earn almost 60 percent of advanced degrees, yet they bring home less pay and fill fewer seats in the C-suite than men, particularly in male-dominated professions... View Details
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cable TV: From Community Antennas to Wired Cities
could charge customers a premium for access to these "pay TV" channels, above the monthly subscription charge for what came to be known as the "basic tier" of broadcast channels. The first forays into pay TV were... View Details
- 13 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 13, 2008
small firms, not-for-profits, and social enterprises have successfully leveraged deep metaphors to solve a wide variety of marketing problems. Marketing Metaphoria should convince you that everything consumers think and do is influenced at unconscious levels—and it... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Social Capital Markets: Creating Value in the Nonprofit World
track how that cost structure changes due to the nonprofit's intervention. "If employees go off welfare and start earning wages and paying taxes, there's an inverse relationship. They end up... View Details
Keywords: by Anne Kavanagh
- 05 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
What Companies Should Not Do in the Next Banking Crisis
HBS faculty this fall after earning her doctorate from the London School of Economics. “If that credit stops, it can have a huge effect. We wanted to understand how firms deal with that, and what firms might not do that they otherwise... View Details
- 17 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 17
PublicationsAn Investigation of Earnings Management through Marketing Actions Authors:Craig J.Chapman, Thomas J. Steenburgh Publication:Management Science (forthcoming) Abstract Prior research hypothesizes that managers use "real... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Aug 2007
- Op-Ed
3 Steps to Reduce Financial System Risk
set of investors who previously had limited access to complex derivative products. These include insurance companies and public and private pension funds. They see the products as a way to earn higher yield.... View Details
- 03 May 2013
- News
Looking Through Glass, Historically
creative years—Westmoreland was assigned 31 patents. At one time, an estimated 150,000 glassworkers were employed in Czechoslovakia, earning one-fifth of what their American counterparts did. Nevertheless, for many years, the American... View Details
- 17 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Tales of the Newly-minted MBA
more pressing demands of earning a living. After stints at Bain & Co., J. Crew, and Old Navy, he landed his current position as vice president of People's Bank in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Now he's decided to follow another turn in his... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
The Class of 1977
then methodically proceeded to rationalize P&G's cost structure, sold some businesses, acquired Clairol, and delivered upside revenues and earnings surprises within months. Rick and A.G. are two shining examples of how capable company... View Details
Keywords: Desmond Wong
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Family Matters
obstacle.” The experience helped shape her focus as she later pursued her career. “Being able to help my community—that’s what I’ve always wanted to do.” Engineering was the first step for Thompson-Woode. A first-generation college student, she View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Meeting the Challenges of Third-World Development
outdated, electricity was sporadic, communication was difficult, basic resources were scarce, institutions were undeveloped, and the need for training was tremendous. Despite these obstacles, Lu was able to make a difference in the lives of dozens of families by... View Details
- 25 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
Making a Broader Impact with Multiple Disciplines: Santosh Iyer (MBA 2020)
Santosh Iyer (MBA 2020) is originally from Toronto, Canada, where he earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in Engineering Science and Biomedical Engineering from the University of Toronto. Today, he serves as a Venture Partner at... View Details
- 13 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 13
was substantial. We also show that immigrant inventors were more productive than native born inventors; however, they received significantly lower levels of labor income. The immigrant inventor wage gap cannot be explained by... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne