by Rebecca Henderson - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Apr 2020
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How Scott Linzmeyer Crafted a Business He Loves at Reveler Beverage

focused on are his underlying motivations for starting a business. From the onset he was driven by personal fulfillment, a desire to build something for his family, and controlling his own destiny. For Linzmeyer, control meant being able... View Details

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2022 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

the Routledge Companion to Critical Management Studies. She is currently working on a book on racial global capitalism. She also serves on the Nominating Committee of the Nobel Prize in Economics in Sweden. Rebecca View Details

16 Jun 2020
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Delivering Solutions During a Crisis with Hans Kristian Furuseth (MBA 2019)

When Hans Kristian Furuseth (MBA 2019) arrived at Harvard Business School in 2017, his goals were clear. He wanted to build the skills necessary to be a leader who makes a difference in the world. Now as CEO of Farmasiet.no, Norway’s largest online pharmacy, Furuseth... View Details

08 Aug 2024
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Leading With Curiosity: Mayowa Kuyoro (MBA 2015)

everything. In school and in her career, she enjoyed starting as a generalist before specializing and was energized by exploring industries and functions. The consulting world, specifically McKinsey, offered that exact opportunity. “I... View Details

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Bequest - Alumni

class receives credit for the full amount of your intended gift (starting in the 50th reunion year) John C. Whitehead Society Recognizing alumni and friends who make planned gifts to HBS Learn More Donor Stories Rebecca Sumner Lien (MBA... View Details

28 Jun 2023
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Managing Your Health and the Recruiting Process: Advice from HBS Alumni

Abilities Identifying resources and supports are critical throughout the recruiting process, but there is also one piece of advice that alumni all shared in different ways, best summed up by O’Grady. “If I could go back and speak to... View Details

2022
Book

A Political Economy of Justice

By: Danielle Allen, Yochai Benkler, Leah Downey, Rebecca Henderson and Joshua Simons

Defining a just economy in a tenuous social-political time.
If we can agree that our current social-political moment is tenuous and unsustainable—and indeed, that may be the only thing we can agree on right now—then how do markets, governments, and people... View Details

Keywords: Political Economy; Social Justice; Capitalism; Business And Society; Economy; Society; Fairness; Economic Systems; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; United States

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31 Mar 2023
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How to Come Out at Work

company and introducing me to the Pride Employee Resource Group at my company,” Davis shared. “This immediately made me feel welcomed and that there were other folks like me at the company.” Zwart added “In my first company, they were so affirming and actively helped... View Details

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Knowledge Spillovers, Geographic Location, and the Productivity of Pharmaceutical Research

By: Jeffrey Furman, Margaret K. Kyle, Iain Cockburn and Rebecca M. Henderson

Keywords: Geographic Location; Knowledge; Health; Research

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16 Feb 2021
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The Rise of The Sixes: Interview with CEO and Founder Franci Girard

business school was the right next step for her to build a career in the fashion industry. “Around the time I left Parson’s, Alexandra Wilkis Wilson (MBA 2004) and Alexis Maybank (MBA 2004), co-founders of Gilt Groupe, had released their book View Details

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HBS Alumni Events

HBS New York Young Alumni Networking Reception

HBS alumni MBA 2011-2015 are invited to an evening of socializing and networking in New York. View Details

01 Dec 1999
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HBS Grads Are the Most

Joy Covey (MBA '89), Kraft Foods' Ann Fudge (MBA '77), Bain & Co.'s Orit Gadiesh (MBA '77), Fidelity's Abigail Johnson (MBA '88), Colgate-Palmolive's Lois Juliber (MBA '73), Azurix's Rebecca Mark (MBA '90), People magazine's Ann Moore... View Details

27 Oct 2016
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Pathfinder

Founded in 1963 by Bruce Henderson (MBA 1941), the Boston Consulting Group is one of a trio of well-known consulting firms that includes McKinsey and Bain. Many MBAs do an early-career stint in consulting—so... View Details

01 Oct 2001
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Christopher Cox: Capitol Hill Intellectual

kind of careful consideration that normally goes with a significant career change, I wouldn't have done it," says the St. Paul, Minnesota, native. Cox attributes winning the election to his ability to differentiate himself from his competition View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

26 Oct 2020
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A Social Impact Roadmap; Arts Leadership in a Pandemic; Amplifying Hispanic Contributions

crisis. The program featured speakers Rebecca Henderson, the John and Natty McArthur University Professor at HBS, and Sir Ronald Cohen (MBA 1969), who talked about their latest books, Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire, and IMPACT:... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

08 Dec 2017
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Harvard Business Grads Are Putting Politics Above Profits

fundraising. And the super PAC With Honor, cofounded by Rye Barcott (MBA 2009), was formed in November to support veterans running for office. It plans to spend around $30 million campaigning for 25 to 35 congressional candidates in 2018.... View Details

Keywords: politics

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Resources - Business & Environment

Confronting Climate Change Resources Webinar: Confronting Climate Change: From Business as Usual to Business as Vital This webinar, developed by the HBS Business and Environment Initiative and HBS Sustainability, explores how business... View Details

08 Jul 2021
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Managing Sustainable Advantage with Key ESG Co-Founders, Anne-Marie Schoonbeek and Heleen van Poecke

managing performance, but also translates it into ESG metrics relevant to their industry. “The metrics we use are based on the latest academic research (including research from HBS professors Rebecca View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technology

25 May 2016
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A Focus on Sustainability

directed his giving to support the Business and Environment Initiative. He is enthusiastic about “integrated reporting”, developed by HBS Professor of Management Practice Robert Eccles, combining an organization’s financial and... View Details

18 May 2018
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