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BiGS Fellows | Institute for Business in Global Society

BiGS Fellows The BiGS Visiting Fellows are scholarly researchers who focus on issues of business and society. Consisting of scholars who study climate change or racial equity, they provide intellectual leadership and research support that... View Details

02 May 2016
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Can Brian Shortsleeve Fix the MBTA’s Budget Woes?

officials and transit advocates. Shortsleeve said his goal is to balance the agency’s books for the first time in 15 years, even if that means taking on sacred cows. He said any savings will be reinvested in the system to make it run more... View Details

05 Feb 2015
Research & Ideas

How New BofA Executives Learn its ’Deep Smarts’

Transfer: Tools for Managing Your Company's Deep Smarts Dorothy Leonard, Walter Swap, and Gavin Barton Bank of America has recognized the need to ensure that leaders get off to a fast start as well as the need to reduce the high rate of failure among newly hired or... View Details

Keywords: Re: Dorothy A. Leonard; Banking

18 Dec 2018
Blog Post

"There's No Substitute For Finding The Right Role": James Correa, MBA 2015

knew he wanted to "manage a team and help people develop," and that HBS, as the "premier leadership institution in the world," would be the "best way to learn the general aspects of business." As graduation... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technology

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William R. Kerr | Working Knowledge

markets, aging workforces, and growing skills gaps. These forces change the ways that businesses compete with each other and engage workers. This multi-faculty project identifies how companies, schools, workers and the public sector can come together to manage the... View Details

01 Jun 2001
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Donella Rapier to Head External Relations

will continue in that role along with her new leadership position at External Relations. “This is an exciting time to be involved in External Relations at HBS,” Rapier notes. “The School is poised to move forward on a number of fronts to... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Sep 2003
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HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President’s Report

extraordinary members of the board, some of whom are transitioning off this year and others who will stay on in an advisory capacity. Ed Hajim (MBA ’64) joined the Alumni Board in 1995. He has served in every conceivable View Details

Keywords: Ted Fischer; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

11 Apr 2018
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The First Five Years: Regan Turner (MBA 2013)

important? “Almost 4 million American military veterans served in the post-9/11 era, and many of them have successfully transitioned into school or the labor force. However, a 2011 Pew Research Center study showed that 44 percent of the... View Details

09 Mar 2021
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Empowering School Leaders to Meet Today's Challenges

other was elevating her students’ achievement scores. To move the needle on both, she took Leading Change, Leading Schools, and Leading People, three of four online courses included in the Certificate of School Management and Leadership... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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Annora Wang

a panel organized by the Career Center and the Entertainment Club, I met Professor Harry McGee, who was the former head of HBO’s entertainment division. We talked about how I might make the transition from finance to entertainment. The... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media

01 Dec 2009
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INCAE Making Global Impact

programs and around 5,000 in its executive education programs, INCAE — which opened a Costa Rica campus in 1984 — has sent thousands of graduates into leadership positions in the private sector as well as to many important government,... View Details

25 Feb 2020
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The Past Informs the Future of Work

economies that are facing shrinking workforces due to aging demographics. But we must navigate the transition well.” Gross agrees: “As I discuss with students, these technologies are more likely to complement their skills as... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie; Telecommunications; Information

March 2017
Case

Swagbucks

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Matthew G. Preble

In early 2016, Chuck Davis, chairman and CEO of Prodege LLC, parent company of the brand promotion business Swagbucks, and Josef Gorowitz, Prodege’s founder and president, must decide whether to acquire MyPoints, a competitor to Swagbucks, after the company’s... View Details

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Vivian Scalfi

market research stint and five years with General Electric, where she progressed through the commercial leadership rotational program in health care, oil and gas, and power, Vivian shifted into consumer goods with a role at Diageo... View Details

Keywords: CPG

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Closings - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Teaching by the Case Method Closings Preparing to Teach Leading in the Classroom Pre-Class Arrival Diversity and Inclusion Openings Cold Calling Questioning, Listening & Responding Transitions Closings Timing Participation Engagement... View Details

01 Aug 2002
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HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

are eager to benefit from more of the excellent educational experience they received in their initial time at HBS. Under the capable leadership of Eric Turner (MBA '82), the Committee on Recent Graduates View Details

23 Sep 2024
Blog Post

2024 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

What are the career opportunities in business and environment? In Summer 2024, over 100 MBA students found internships at the intersection of business and the environment. This post provides a sample of some of the types of companies that students worked at this summer... View Details

07 Jan 2020
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Models of Success

lack “the recipe”—the knowledge they need to navigate the opaque college-recruitment process and to transition their skills and identity from the sports environment to the work environment. “We want to empower athletes everywhere to... View Details

31 Jan 2018
Blog Post

Tiffany Nida’s Amazon Journey: “I Continue to Grow Because They Keep Giving Me Responsibility.”

internal support” from her company. She engaged in additional internal training authorized by senior management, and Amazon leadership ensured that Tiffany could find appropriate mentors, “even if they were outside my current network.”... View Details

Keywords: Technology

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Jill Huggett

experience enables Jill to fully appreciate the many challenges one faces throughout their career. Jill's coaching style is realistic, practical and applicable. She coaches people to strive for the optimal outcome and persist until desired results are achieved. Jill... View Details

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