Passion - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 May 2014
What Do You Think?

How Should Wealth Be Redistributed?

Summing Up Is Wealth Distribution a Problem Cause or Symptom? The passion and thought that went into this month's questions about wealth redistribution suggest that the topic is of more than passing interest. Some cautioned against hasty... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

12 Mar 2021
News

My Favorite Case

as profit. I owe [thanks] to Professor Kash [Rangan] for passionately leading us through a fruitful and impactful discussion. —Senthilkumar Rajendran (SELP 4, 2019) Back to top “Chrysler and BMW: Tritec Engine Joint Venture” A gifted... View Details

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

17 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

Welcome to Retirement. Who Am I Now?

teenage daughter through a bumpy high school period by helping with schoolwork and spending more time with her. Activating a latent identity: A retiree rediscovers a passion that had become dormant due to the demands of work. One person... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Entertainment & Recreation

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Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015) - Recruiting

her challenge and fulfillment while opening doors to new opportunities. Seeking out a challenge Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Nneka developed a passion early in life for contributing to her home country. She noticed that many of the families... View Details

15 Dec 2023
News

Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem

Clubs News Clubs News Webinar illuminates broad array of business opportunities across Africa On December 5th, the HBS African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA) hosted ‘Doing Business in Africa: From Opportunity to Action’, a webinar panel of HBS alumni who shared... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Tommaso Ruggeri

professor posed in class. As we went around the room, my friend Yasuhiko-san truly stole our hearts. Instead of talking about his passions or career goals, he wrote a heartwarming letter to his toddler who was experiencing the world... View Details

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Why HBS? - Doctoral

300 Academic Publications $ 140 m. Investment in Research Student Research Reputation Burning: Analyzing the Impact of Brand Sponsorship on Social Influencers By: Mengjie Cheng and Shunyuan Zhang 01 JUL 2025 | Management Science Extraverts Reap Greater Social Rewards... View Details

Portrait Project

Neda Navab

every penny during that first year to allow her to pursue her passion for cooking. Moved by the sacrifice that mirrored her own, Rose decided to put her individual self second for the most important thing of all – their relationship. For... View Details

30 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Breaking Barriers and Building Community: Get to Know the HBS Women’s Student Association (WSA)

my job in finance before HBS, I saw the professional and personal struggles that women, and particularly women of color, face. I’ve strived to help recruit more women into male-dominated places. I am passionate about helping advance... View Details

28 Sep 2023
News

Screen Time

iStock/ST.art MBA 1982’s Section B had already formed a close-knit group that gathered often in the decades following their time at the School, when the pandemic appeared in the spring of 2020. Unable to enjoy one another’s company in person, the group didn’t miss a... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

10 Feb 2016
Blog Post

Combining an Interest in Music and Business

passionate about. I applied to non-profits, startups, social innovators, arts foundations, theatre producers, music labels, entertainment conglomerates, among others. I am now halfway through my internship in one of the biggest music... View Details

01 Oct 1999
News

Eight Among Many: Peter G. Harf

The room lights up when Peter Harf talks about perfume. His enthusiasm is contagious as he discusses a new cosmetics collection. The chairman and CEO of Coty Inc., one of the world's leading fragrance and cosmetics companies with $1.7 billion in annual sales, Harf is a... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Sep 2021
What Do You Think?

Can We Train for Trust?

great leadership the desire to achieve it, and of course constant training to adapt to new ways of working.” David Deans said that greatness “has little to do with working together in a traditional office environment People that come together for a common cause that... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

03 May 2021
Blog Post

Celebrating the First HBS African-American Mother-Daughter Duo

that she might not have felt as comfortable with otherwise, like following her passion to found and build The Partnership, a sustainable social enterprise that has forever changed the fabric of Boston’s business community, especially for... View Details

30 Jan 2019
Blog Post

The Life and Role of a CEO

and you cannot do it without being authentic to yourself and being empathetic to your team.” 3. How does a CEO keep momentum? Before: Passion and endurance After: Desire to do job well and discipline Given the amount of... View Details

25 Aug 2014
News

Ashraf M. Dahod, MBA 1981

populated 16.5 acres of dilapidated buildings in the heart of Mumbai. By bringing the same entrepreneurial spirit and passion for learning to his philanthropic endeavors as he does to his businesses, Dahod has helped countless others... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

29 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Delving Deeper into Development with the MBA/MPA-ID Program – a Q+A with Zainab Raji (MBA/MPA-ID 2022)

school year through coursework and extracurricular involvements. How has the first month of the HBS RC year been? I have been blown away by the quality and diversity of my section mates and professors! Even on the busiest days, I look forward to learning about their... View Details

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Rare Disease Day – Small Numbers, Big Challenges… and Big Opportunities - Blog: Health Supplement

evaluating and launching new solutions in Subscription SaaS, Marketplace and Consumer spaces. She has passion for building zero to one, having also incubated a couple companies over the years – a real estate tech company with NYC-based... View Details

18 Feb 2020
Blog Post

A Vision of Love@HBS in 2020

Rabbiya (not Carlos, who has the social graces of a pre-marriage Prince Harry and the jaw-dropping good looks of a young Jon Hamm see photo). After breaking through the proverbial ice, we quickly realized we’d become the best of friends. We both had a View Details

24 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Four Keys of Enduring Success: How High Achievers Win

If you really like something you keep doing it, sometimes after it's no longer appropriate to do it.— Howard Stevenson "The only problem is, when you look at those characteristics, passion is often addictive," said Stevenson.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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