career planning - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Feb 2018
What Do You Think?

Should Companies Disclose Employee Compensation?

narrow target pay range for every position in the company can be made transparent without revealing the exact pay for any person. This can help employees in their career planning and ambitions."... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services

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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

reconceptualizing career development post-pandemic and the implications for us and our organizations. CASE STUDY Behavioral Economics and Choice Architecture: Helping Customers and Employees Make Better Decisions Associate Professor John... View Details

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Considering Retirement - Alumni

Careers Considering Retirement Careers Considering Retirement As you progress through your career, you may be wondering what's next in your path. Whether you're looking to take a step back to focus more on... View Details

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Our Mission & Team | Institute for Business in Global Society

chains with Shift and HBS’s Impact Weighted Accounts Project. Drew started his career as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. Barbara DeLollis Head of Communications Barbara DeLollis... View Details

30 Aug 2016
First Look

August 30, 2016

conditional compensation in the form of quota-bonus incentives to improve performance; however, it may lead to lower future performance. We find little evidence that effectiveness differs between a quota-bonus plan and a punitive-bonus... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

26 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

The Office of Strategy Management

formulation and strategy execution. . . . [But] it doesn't have to be like this." Successful companies, they write, are establishing a new corporate-level unit called the office of strategy management. This unit is distinctly different from the strategic View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2023
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From Big Pharma to Startup

Hunter Goble (MBA 2022) did not enroll in Harvard Business School with dreams of becoming an entrepreneur. After earning his MBA, Goble intended to return to Eli Lilly to continue to work building brands and launching products. He envisioned himself leading a big,... View Details

Keywords: April White

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Dean Nitin Nohria | About

course and the introduction of online courses; expansion of the School’s intellectual agenda through research projects, new initiatives, and Global Research Centers; creating a more inclusive community with the establishment of the Race, Gender & Equity Initiative, a... View Details

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Peter Gumulia

high-quality education for millions of people,” Peter says. “At HBS, I’ve been able to work through these problems from multiple perspectives, including education, technology, business, and design thinking.” Peter plans on using his MBA... View Details

07 May 2013
First Look

First Look: May 7

the form of an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). Initially, Nate ran the business and after a few years changed roles with Julia to stay at home with their young children for three years. The two were in charge as co-CEOs before Julia... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

18 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Stuck in Commuter Hell? You Can Still Be Productive

Employees should think about work on the way to work by mentally mapping out a plan for their day. By using the travel time as an opportunity to get into the work mindset, employees are giving themselves a chance to make an easier mental... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

24 May 2017
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Ilene H. Lang, MBA 1973

within three months became one of the most successful brands of its day. When the company abandoned its plan to take AltaVista public, Lang left. “I didn’t agree with the strategy,” she says matter-of-factly. “I wasn’t going to stick... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Tommaso Ruggeri

next flight, you know that this is just the beginning of a lifelong adventure together with your newfound friends. What is your most memorable classroom moment? "Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"... View Details

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Recent Alumni - Alumni

Volunteer Recent Alumni OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECENT ALUMNI Recent alumni support the School and the global alumni community by volunteering in a wide range of important roles, from reunion planning to fundraising to writing Class Notes, as... View Details

29 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Delving Deeper into Development with the MBA/MPA-ID Program – a Q+A with Zainab Raji (MBA/MPA-ID 2022)

current career plans in any way? This summer, I interned at CDC Group, the oldest impact investor in Africa and South Asia, and at EquaLife Capital, an East African investment fund. I found the role of value... View Details

09 Jun 2024
Blog Post

The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

take. It allowed them to integrate everything they learned into situations they were likely to encounter in the workforce. As someone who is pursuing a career that requires me to evaluate businesses but also learn its operations, this... View Details

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Marketing Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Ascarza : Winner of the 2023 Weitz-Winer-O'Dell Award for “Retention Futility: Targeting High-Risk Customers Might Be Ineffective” ( Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) , 2018). 2022 Ayelet Israeli : Selected as an INFORMS Society for Marketing Science (ISMS) Early... View Details

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Joiner - Entrepreneurship

of HBS to global startup regions. FALL Is becoming a joiner right for me: Attend Rock/CPD career panel What does a startup job search look like? Meet with a Career and Professional Development (CPD)... View Details

08 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Recalling My First Cold Call: A Conversation with Second-Year Students

Zealand Club. After graduation she plans to move to Australia, where she will pursue a career in the food tech industry. What do you remember about your first cold call?My first cold call was in a Technology... View Details

16 Dec 2020
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My HBS Student Loan Story: Ina Foalea (MBA 2018)

worry about paying for it. View HBS an investment in yourself for two years. Realize the community is there for you. The experience, knowledge, and community are phenomenal, including the faculty, your career coach, and more. Be honest... View Details

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