career choices - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Oct 2017
Blog Post

4 Advantages of the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program

two nuclear physicists for grandparents, I grew up in a strongly STEM household. My family fostered in me a desire to understand how things worked and I latched on to the then-nascent Internet and computer revolution. When it came time to go to college, my View Details

01 Oct 1997
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Benaree Wiley

for bringing new life and direction to the program, which was started in the 1970s at the time of Boston's school busing crisis. In her work, Wiley draws on her own experiences pursuing a consulting career and starting a family in Boston... View Details

Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner

07 Nov 2024
Blog Post

Exploring California’s Climate Frontier: E&E Club’s Bay Area Trek

manufacturing process—from raw metal sheets to fully assembled vehicles—allows the company to streamline operations and move quickly to meet demand. The level of automation throughout the plant was remarkable, showcasing how Tesla’s strategic View Details

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Print View - Course Catalog

engaging in a spirited discussion about controversial topics, You want to be challenged to think about your own life and the career and the personal choices you will confront if you want to make a difference... View Details

08 Sep 2016
Blog Post

4 Unexpected Things I Learned at HBS

choice to pursue an MBA not only to grow my business skillset but also to explore other career paths that would become available upon graduating from HBS. When I arrived to HBS, I (like most classmates)... View Details

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Jon Schechter

management at the company,” he says. “Many of them were HBS alums. I wanted to emulate their leadership skills.” After eight years at Amazon, Jon wanted “a bigger role for myself. Education is an accelerated way to learn leadership.” With a wife, a young daughter, and... View Details

Keywords: Tech

01 Jun 2013
News

Notes from W50

away with the guilty feelings that arise from the conflicting demands of career and motherhood. But we can ban the words 'having it all' from the English dictionary." —Sheryl Sandberg (MBA 1995), COO, Facebook "Measuring progress will... View Details

01 Jun 2018
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June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

Chick-fil-A Foundation, lists some simple but powerful ways people can affect others and create a legacy of service. His stories aim to help people demonstrate life-changing compassion, understand courage, make brave choices every day,... View Details

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WesTrek 2025: Exploring the future of tech in Silicon Valley - Recruiting

the complexities of balancing work and life. One particularly impactful moment was meeting Qasar Younis (MBA 2008), CEO of Applied Intuition. His perspective on career choices left a lasting impression for... View Details

27 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Creating the Minority Renaissance for Venture Capital: Interview with Henri Pierre-Jacques and Jarrid Tingle, Managing Partners at Harlem Capital

1993), after each launching their careers in investment banking. “Joining ICV was a great experience and eye opening for us because we were used to being in majority environments,” said Tingle. “Also, at a smaller firm you were involved... View Details

18 Feb 2014
First Look

First Look: February 18

Potential: Grow Your Expertise, Take Bold Risks, and Build an Incredible Career Keeping a Diary to Catalyze Creativity By: Amabile, Teresa, Steven Kramer, and Ela Ben-Ur Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Aug 2017
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“I Can Acquire Important Skills, But Also Gain the Big Picture Perspective of a Founder.”

wanted to use the summer to test my interest.” Working with Kurt Piemonte, a Corporate Relations Director in Career and Professional Development at HBS, Rahil began sorting his way through the startup opportunities posted on View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

11 Sep 2012
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First Look: September 11

effect of efficiency wages on employee behavior and social norms. Working PapersSpatial Organization of Firms: Internal and External Agglomeration Economies and Location Choices Through the Value Chain Authors:Juan Alcácer and Mercedes... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Lauren Booker

previous experience with "formal training in finance, marketing, strategy, and operations." HBS became her top choice after a campus visit in which she "felt the magic happen in the classroom — people from all over the... View Details

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Aaron Chadbourne

the choices made by Kenneth Feinberg, the Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation. We wanted to write a case looking at his compensation decisions and their implications." Upon its completion, the case was taught in Managing,... View Details

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Benjamin Story

Imagineering, which in turn became Ben's career after college. "It was a departure from theater as an art form," Ben says, "but an extension of my skill sets in production management." Among his responsibilities, Ben... View Details

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Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage - Course Catalog

limits growth and what are its downsides? What limits a manager's degrees of freedom when developing strategy or changing strategy? When should you change your strategy? How do all these considerations affect a company's choice of... View Details

16 Feb 2021
Blog Post

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

so it took time for me to feel confident in my appearance,” Girard explained. “I found my place and my confidence after I became an athlete.” Girard was not just any athlete either, her athletic ability and drive led her to a professional volleyball View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products / Retail

08 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

The Startling Percentage of Financial Advisors with Misconduct Records

higher income, where there might be more of an incentive due to higher returns. Only about half of those censured for abuses, however, were fired. And half of those found a job at another firm within the next year. “The career prospects... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

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Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change (SESC) - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change (SESC) Course Number 1581 Senior Lecturer Gerald Chertavian Senior Lecturer Brian Trelstad Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits 28 Sessions Paper/Project Career Focus SESC is tailored for... View Details

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