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Latin America - Global

2025, in Mexico City, Harvard Business School’s Institute for Business in Global Society (BiGS) and the Latin America Research Center hosted a solutions-driven roundtable, bringing together business leaders, policymakers, and civil society representatives View Details

05 Aug 2021
Blog Post

Closing the Education Gap with Kei Takatsuka (MBA 2022)

Throughout her career journey thus far, she has learned a great deal about what is most important to her, the impact she wants to make on the world, and how View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Technology; Entrepreneurship

10 Jun 2021
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Managing Sustainable Advantage with Key ESG Cofounders, Anne-Marie Schoonbeek and Heleen van Poecke

transitioning into private equity. She enjoyed her work as an investor but wanted to broaden her skillset and explore a more operational career... View Details

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About | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Community Action Partners, a pro-bono business consulting organization of Harvard Business School and Kennedy School alumni working with Boston-area nonprofits and social enterprises. She has an MBA from... View Details

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Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy - Recruiting

an operator and she was craving more creativity. “I love working with people and I really wanted to get my hands into the business,” she says. “I also wanted to tap into my... View Details

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Tools & Training - Alumni

careers. This Key Job Search worksheet might be helpful to generate ideas. Career & Life Criteria Examples Check out some Career and Life Criteria examples. As you read them,... View Details

12 Aug 2019
Research & Ideas

How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities

Dysfunctions of a Team can be helpful, but mastering the art of hiring takes practice. From 50 to 100 employees. This is a transition period in which you may sit in on... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

16 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

making their own self-selection to continuously work from home. So companies should have the right processes and incentives in place to allow for that flexibility. Prithwiraj... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

10 Jun 2008
First Look

First Look: June 10, 2008

opportunities being created by information technology and the Internet. The increased emphasis Kelly placed on building leadership consulting services was itself a big change. The case asks what levers Kelly can use, View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

13 Dec 2016
First Look

December 13, 2016

generating revenues of $1.4 billion from 441 clubs and serving 3.8 million members. Based in San Ramon, California, 24 Hour Fitness operated clubs in 13 states. Having grown rapidly View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

18 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Stuck in Commuter Hell? You Can Still Be Productive

work to transition from our home role to our work role is not always intuitive. One... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

28 Jun 2016
First Look

June 28, 2016

raise funds from outside investors. The relationship appears not to be causal but instead driven by selection effects across heterogeneous teams with varying degrees of inequality aversion. Publisher's link:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Sergio Velasquez-Terjesen

real advantage in the marketplace and where sustainability can be most impactful." Changing directions again, Sergio has secured a consulting internship with McKinsey in Houston. "Consulting touches all aspects of business. It... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Consulting

20 Oct 2008
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The Seven Things That Surprise New CEOs

signs: You have become the bottleneck. Employees are overly inclined to consult you before they act. People start using your name to endorse things, as in "Frank says... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter, Jay W. Lorsch & Nitin Nohria

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Organizational Behavior - Faculty & Research

evolution of managerial careers in our society, managing diversity, and organizational design and change to meet evolving needs and expectations in a changing world. Recent Publications How the Busiest... View Details

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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research

members focus on corporate environmental strategy, operations and reporting; sustainable cities and infrastructure; the role of government and environmental policy; clean energy generation and demand-side... View Details

17 Dec 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

‘Ted Levitt Changed My Life’

MBA student, Shapiro visited Levitt to consult about a possible career path in manufacturing. "It was the second time I went to see... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education; Retail

27 Jun 2005
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Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?

capital obtained from the capital markets (rather than obtained from government—directly or indirectly—or from family fortunes). In this View Details

Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills

Career Coach

Kate Swain-Smith

Kate comes to HBS from a career is strategy and operations in government, both at the local and federal level. She enjoys assisting students who... View Details

09 Mar 2023
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Where Will You Be in 30 Years: Behind the Scenes of the 5 Big Life Decisions Documentary

experienced by women in the workforce. “We found that even starting from the five-year reunions, women were tortured by the tradeoffs of family and work,” said Singer. Peak parenting years and peak career... View Details

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