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- 10 Jun 2019
- Blog Post
What I Did Differently Before Reapplying to HBS
myself for the worst, I read out the first few words of the letter. "Dear Arman, The answer is YES!" I will never forget this moment. I was sitting in my living room and was overwhelmed with an immense sense of relief and excitement. I decided to work from... View Details
- 29 Feb 2024
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on Social Enterprise
have direct engagement with these leaders and then facilitate knowledge sharing with attendees is not an experience I take for granted. What are your post-HBS goals? What are the social issues you want to help tackle? Post HBS, I want to... View Details
- Web
US Business Immigration Overview - Alumni
cards. If you have questions, please email our office. Common US Business Visas + – H-1 Temporary Specialty Occupation This is the most common business visa classification. However there is a quota on the number of new H-1B visas issued... View Details
- 06 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
The Business of Medicine: MD/MBA Students Having an Impact
the health, educational, and racial disparities exacerbated by poverty. “All the things you don’t associate with a Harvard Med student, I have seen and lived through,” he says, telling of close family members who have struggled with... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Up to the Challenge: Demola Gbadegesin - In the Right Direction
Gbadegesin has lived more than half of his life in the United States and speaks perfect English with a slight Midwestern accent, he is still at heart a Nigerian. Armed with his MBA, he will return home to launch an identification system... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Marketing Giant Ted Levitt Remembered
SCHOLAR, WRITER, TEACHER: Levitt, in a photo from 1983. His research tranformed the study and practice of marketing. The HBS community lost a legendary member of its faculty June 28 when marketing expert Theodore (“Ted”) Levitt died at his View Details
- 23 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Overcoming Nervous Nelly
A colleague is out sick, and suddenly it's fallen on you to deliver a crucial client presentation. The saliva dries up in your mouth, your heart races. You briefly consider heading View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
End Game
impact became incompatible with growing the company, as Professor Geoffrey Jones writes in the book Deeply Responsible Business: A Global History of Values-Driven Leadership. “It’s one of the challenges of our time,” Jones explains. “In order to grow, View Details
- 19 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations
media space; it’s competitive and interesting – especially when you really believe in the content they make.” Mizuho spent her internship summer deep in reflection, “struggling to move out of finance and find what I want to do long term.”... View Details
- 27 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Rituals Strengthen Couples. Here’s Why They’re Good for Business, Too
company website. "It's sort of a 'whistle while you work' philosophy, and we not only have a heck of a good time with it, we work better because of it." Why rituals are important Rituals have two key traits: They involve a repeated... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Jan 2020
- News
Clayton M. Christensen Dies at 67
Listen to Christensen discuss how his business theory has affected his home life (Skydeck podcast 2016) Christensen writes on "How Will You Measure Your Life?" (HBR 2010) View Details
- 06 Aug 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Super Bowl Ads Sell Products, but Do They Sell Brands?
along, but Shelly, can you just tell me, what prompted you to write this case? Santana: I was teaching a course on branding this year, and we were going to do a module on brand storytelling. I thought the... View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
expanded into other parts of the country, added four production facilities, and saw sales top $7 million. In 1960, Barford sold his share of the business to his partners and returned home with his family to Toronto. The following year, he... View Details
- 02 May 2022
- What Do You Think?
Can the Case Method Survive Another Hundred Years?
(Susan Young/Harvard Business School) “What do you think?” is a question that has graced case method discussions at the Harvard Business School for the past 100 years. The question reflects long-held beliefs by some members of the HBS... View Details
- 04 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Schmoozing with the Boss Helps Men Get Promoted
managers. Among the paper’s key points: Women are stuck at the bottom of the ladder Despite the public outrage the pay gap has inspired in recent years, women continue to bring home lighter paychecks. In 2018, a women earned 81 cents for... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Web
Life & Leadership After HBS - Race, Gender & Equity
harassment they experienced and how it affected them, as well as what organizational features were associated with more or less sexual misconduct. This brief report offers a snapshot of the key themes which emerged. Work & Life Juggling responsibilities at View Details
- 13 Jun 2011
- HBS Case
Mobile Banking for the Unbanked
bank accounts at all—they wanted effective ways to send money home to their families. The case's key lesson is the importance of meeting the real needs of your target audience, not the needs as you perceive... View Details
- Portrait Project
Michi Ferreol
quietly, holding and admiring them as if they were real gold. “Don’t you want to put your stickers somewhere special?” I asked. He shook his head then looked up at me with wide, twinkling eyes. “I’ll take them View Details
- 06 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Innovator’s Battle Plan
multi-year support agreements will have little interest in selling a product that obliterates those revenue streams. How can you observe asymmetric motivation in action? When companies take completely different actions that make sense to... View Details
- 19 Oct 2021
- Research & Ideas
Fed Up Workers and Supply Woes: What's Next for Dollar Stores?
imported goods shipped and delivered in a timely fashion. What is happening? Willy Shih: The biggest importers in the US—Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Target—they’re all suffering from congestion in Los Angeles and Long Beach, in the Port... View Details