Laura Singleton (MBA '88) - Publications - Faculty & Research

Paths to Power

Who made it to the top of Corporate America in the twentieth century? And what do their experiences mean for the next generation of business leaders? In Paths to Power, Anthony J. Mayo, Nitin Nohria, and Laura G. Singleton answer these questions. The... View Details

21 May 2018
Blog Post

Harnessing The Power of Collaboration to Create Opportunity in Chicago

Before and after attending HBS, I helped grow Working Assets (now Credo, founded by Laura Scher, MBA 1985) into a successful social enterprise that has generated more than $80 million for nonprofits. Whereas... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

2019
Chapter

Pathways to Leadership: Black Graduates of Harvard Business School

By: Anthony J. Mayo and Laura Morgan Roberts

In chapter 3, “Pathways to Leadership,” Anthony J. Mayo and Laura Morgan Roberts present a portrait of the backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of black alumni of the HBS MBA program. With this study, HBS has allowed itself to be exposed in a way that other... View Details

Keywords: Race And Ethnicity; Inclusion; Race; Diversity; Leadership

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03 May 2004
What Do You Think?

How Much Is Enough?

to an even higher expectation on the part of those obsessed with "scorekeeping," regardless of their performance. In their new book, Just Enough, Laura Nash and Howard Stevenson of Harvard Business School suggest a definition of... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

06 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces 2024 Goldsmith Fellows

from the nonprofit and public sector to attend HBS, these fellowships enable the School to award $10,000 to a select number of incoming MBA students for each of their two years in the MBA Program. Beginning... View Details

Teaching

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Laura taught undergraduate Military Leadership and Intro to Sociology for 6 and 4 semesters, respectively, at the United States Military Academy (West Point) from 2013-2016 (see course descriptions and links below). She was promoted from instructor to Assistant... View Details

17 Apr 2013
Research Event

Conference Challenges Gender Conventions

A recent conference at Harvard Business School addressed the on-the-ground reality of women leaders 50 years after the first women were admitted to the School's two-year MBA Program. And the reality is that women leaders are stuck—for... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

30 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

All Eyes on Slovakia’s Flat Tax

are presently clustered in Eastern and Central Europe. But it is Slovakia—with its 19 percent flat rate—that has captured the world's attention of late, says HBS professor Laura Alfaro. Why? What are the goals and complexities of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

May 2017 (Revised November 2017)
Case

Cotopaxi: Managing Growth for Good

By: Andy Wu and Laura Huang

Cotopaxi, an innovative outdoor gear business targeting millennials, focuses on profit and social impact. This registered benefit corporation was formed by Davis Smith who coalesced his experiences as a Wharton MBA student along with professional knowledge from an... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Social Venture; Benefit Corporation; B-Corp; Retail; Consumer Products; Apparel; Social Impact; Social Entrepreneurship; Business Model; Product Positioning; Social Enterprise; Mission and Purpose; Consumer Products Industry; Retail Industry

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29 May 2013
News

Harvard Business School Celebrates Class Day

23 Apr 2020
Blog Post

Fireside Chats with Harvard Faculty: A COVID-19 Symposium

On Tuesday April 14th, Harvard Business School hosted the MBA Program’s COVID-19 Symposium. The symposium consisted of a series of fireside chats between HBS faculty and several of Harvard University’s leading thinkers, who help us... View Details

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Strategy - Doctoral

business management theory, economic theory, quantitative research methods, academic field seminars, and two MBA elective curriculum courses. In addition to HBS courses, students may take courses at other Harvard Schools and MIT. Research... View Details

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Business Economics - Doctoral

will take courses alongside your peers in the Department of Economics, studying microeconomic theory, macroeconomic theory, probability and statistics, econometrics, and other specialized topics. In addition, your doctoral coursework and two View Details

23 Jan 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 23, 2018

case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/518024-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 117-033 Darby's Investment in Sirma: Professionalizing an Entrepreneurial Firm (A) In March 2010, Burak Dalgin (HBS MBA 2004) led private equity... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Lifelong Learning - Alumni

changing the world Re: Shikhar Ghosh (MBA Class of 1961 Professor of Management Practice of Business Administration); Suraj Srinivasan (Philip J. Stomberg Professor of Business Administration Chair, MBA Elective Curriculum); By: Jennifer... View Details

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Recent Alumni Regional Events - Alumni

December 12 | New York, NY Hosted by: Emily Azer (MBA 2015), Brooke Biederman (MBA 2019), Melis Cin (MBA 2024), David Chan (MBA 2016), Sangu Delle (AB 2010, JD 2016, MBA 2016), Connor Mackenzie (MBA 2020), Angel Saez (MBA 2020), Selena... View Details

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Latin America - Global

EVENT Conversation on Tariffs and Globalization with Prof. Laura Alfaro Professor Laura Alfaro joined members of the HBS Club of Brazil and the Harvard Club of Brazil for an engaging discussion on Tariffs... View Details

13 Nov 2012
First Look

First Look: November 13

constructive suggestions for how to teach about the BSC in MBA and executive programs. Accelerate! Author:John P. Kotter Publication:Harvard Business Review 90, no. 11 (November 2012) Abstract An abstract is unavailable at this time. Read... View Details