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- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Faculty Research Online
HBS Working Knowledge is an online forum for innovation in business practice, offering a first look at new thinking from HBS faculty. Read the complete articles summarized below by visiting their Web links. The Value of a ‘Portable’ Career Can you predict whether star... View Details
- 01 Oct 2015
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Banking on Trust
“Development work is more about listening than telling,” says Marie Sheppard (MBA 1990), a veteran of more than two decades with the World Bank Group. As she winds up an assignment as manager of the Bank’s Innovation Labs in Washington, DC, she reflects, “The more you... View Details
- 27 Sep 2015
- News
Vivian Wu: Making A Difference
- 22 Sep 2015
- News
On a Mission to Have an Impact
After founding the online cosmetics service Eve.com, Varsha Rao (MBA 1995) is now heading global operations for Airbnb, helping customers of this mission-driven company gain richer travel experiences by connecting them more closely to the people and communities they... View Details
- 22 Sep 2015
- News
Redesigning Schools for Today’s Learners
Through the NewSchools Venture Fund, Stacey Childress (MBA 2000) is bringing together teams of innovators and educators to reinvent the way schools work for today’s learners, to help the current generation of students gain access to what they need to compete in the... View Details
- 10 Aug 2015
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Creating a Pipeline of Talent to Address the World’s Challenges
Monisha Kapila (MBA 2005) is founder and CEO of ProInspire, a nonprofit that develops leaders for the social sector. The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently named ProInspire, which gives paid fellowships to highly qualified professionals, one of “7 Nonprofits to Watch... View Details
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
Rethink pricing to create shared—and expanded—value
John T. Gourville, the Albert J. Weatherhead Jr. Professor of Business Administration, advocates that value be shared by a firm and its customers. “Without a willing customer, there is no value,” he says. “When companies view customers as partners in value creation,... View Details
- 10 Aug 2015
- News
GM Names Suryadevara Finance VP and Treasurer
- 07 Aug 2015
- News
Boston Mayor Appoints ‘Chief of Streets’ to Oversee Transportation, Public Works
Keywords: Government
- 06 Aug 2015
- News
A Wall Street Pioneer Comes Home
“I went in [to HBS] with no preconceptions of what it would be like, except there would be mostly men and a few women,” says Lynne Sherwood (MBA 1965), one of the first of eight women admitted to the full-time MBA program in a class of 668 students. “I didn’t want to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Field Study
Last fall’s Harvard-Yale football game (10–zip, Crimson ) marked the fortieth anniversary of Harvard’s famous 29-29 “victory” over the Elis. HBS later became a tiebreaker of sorts: Five players from Yale’s 1968 team went on to get MBAs at HBS, compared to four from the... View Details
- 11 Jun 2015
- News
Making connections at Harvard and beyond
In his role as executive director of External Relations at HBS, Ralph James (MBA 1982) takes the work of developing connections to a whole new level. While embracing the work of building lasting relationships between the School and its alumni, James also sees his job... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
2 + 2 = All Smiles
In June, recent college graduates accepted into the HBS 2+2 Program enjoyed a preview of what to expect when they return to Soldiers Field as MBA students in the fall of 2011. The 2+2 Program targets high-achieving college juniors studying in a wide variety of fields.... View Details
- 08 Jun 2015
- News
Paving the way for other women
Having served as the first woman to hold a variety of leadership positions, Phyllis Papani Godwin (HRPBA 1949) believes for-profit and nonprofit organizations benefit from the perspective that women provide. (Published June 2015) View Details
- 18 May 2015
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Helping others succeed
For Joan Schneider (OPM 16, 1990), the most satisfying aspect of running her own PR firm comes from helping her clients achieve their goals. (Published May 2015) View Details
- 14 May 2015
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Whole Foods' Misguided Play for Millennials
- 06 May 2015
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Developing a strategic plan for your own life
At HBS, Brigid Sullivan (MBA 1976) determined that she wanted to a career that was creative, interesting, and socially minded. She found that at WGBH-TV where she oversees children’s programming. (Published May 2015) View Details