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Ruzwana Bashir
HBS (MBA 2011) and became intrigued by the startup culture, specifically in the high tech space, and made the decision to eschew the lucrative world of private equity for the lure of the Silicon Valley. While at HBS, she had a View Details
- 22 Jan 2025
- Blog Post
Career Risks and Professional Growth: Finding a Fulfilling Career with Paige Arnof-Fenn (MBA 1991)
realized that, while the job paid well, the hours and lifestyle left little room for joy or personal fulfillment. Going to business school gave me the chance to rebrand myself, explore new opportunities, and figure out what truly inspired... View Details
- 04 May 2020
- Blog Post
6 Things You Should Know About the HBS/HKS Joint Degree
so close with a group of people in such a short amount of time. Although we all come from incredibly different backgrounds, we all share similar career aspirations of doing a lot of good in the world by having a deep understanding of the... View Details
- 21 May 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Spotlight: Cissy Chen (MBA 2019)
to going to HBS, it wasn’t until I took “Investing in the 21st Century: Return, Risk and Impact,” taught by Professors Shawn Cole and Vikram Gandhi, that I had a chance to learn about what impact investing... View Details
- Portrait Project
Feiran Wang
was you,” she told me many years later, “telling me you are ready for this world.” I have lived all my life with the deepest gratitude, simply for my existence in the world. I breathe, I run, I see the beauty of the world because my mom gave me a View Details
- May 2023
- Article
Equilibrium Effects of Pay Transparency
By: Zoë B. Cullen and Bobak Pakzad-Hurson
The public discourse around pay transparency has focused on the direct effect: how workers seek
to rectify newly-disclosed pay inequities through renegotiations. The question of how wage-setting
and hiring practices of the firm respond in equilibrium has received... View Details
Keywords: Pay Transparency; Online Labor Market; Privacy; Wage Gap; Corporate Disclosure; Wages; Negotiation
Cullen, Zoë B., and Bobak Pakzad-Hurson. "Equilibrium Effects of Pay Transparency." Econometrica 91, no. 3 (May 2023): 765–802. (Lead Article.)
- July 2023
- Article
The Old Boys' Club: Schmoozing and the Gender Gap
By: Zoë B. Cullen and Ricardo Perez-Truglia
Offices are social places. Employees and managers take breaks together and talk about
family and hobbies. In this study, we show that employees’ social interactions with their managers
can be advantageous for their careers, and that this phenomenon contributes to the... View Details
Keywords: Career; Promotions; Social Interactions; Networking; Interpersonal Communication; Familiarity; Equality and Inequality; Gender
Cullen, Zoë B., and Ricardo Perez-Truglia. "The Old Boys' Club: Schmoozing and the Gender Gap." American Economic Review 113, no. 7 (July 2023): 1703–1740. (Lead Article.)
- Fall 2025
- Article
The Rise of Remote Work: Evidence on Productivity and Preferences from Firm and Worker Surveys
By: Alexander Bartik, Zoë Cullen, Edward L. Glaeser, Michael Luca and Christopher Stanton
Drawing on surveys of small business owners and employees, we present three main findings about the evolution of remote work after the onset of COVID-19. First, uptake of remote work was abrupt and widespread in jobs suitable for telework according to the task-based... View Details
Bartik, Alexander, Zoë Cullen, Edward L. Glaeser, Michael Luca, and Christopher Stanton. "The Rise of Remote Work: Evidence on Productivity and Preferences from Firm and Worker Surveys." Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 34, no. 3 (Fall 2025): 759–772.
- 29 Jan 2024
- News
On the Road to Recovery
Alejandro Moreno (MBA 1988) didn’t know much about travel nursing when he met a fellow entrepreneur by chance at a child’s birthday party in 2003. The man was considering starting a new business providing... View Details
- 07 Jan 2016
- Blog Post
Is HBS Too Big?
simulations and other non-case assignments. This also happened during social events, by career interests, and through seating assignments. Bonding occurs on so many levels and differently for each person, but the section is such an... View Details
- 28 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 28
by examining the association between top executive turnovers and guidance. Although firm and industry characteristics are important determinants of guidance, we conclude that CEOs participate in firm-level policy decisions, whereas CFOs... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
Launching a Career in Clean Energy
Peter Wallis (MBA 1985), the alum at Ameresco, ultimately took a chance on putting me in a role that was made for an entry-level engineer, but allowed me to learn the business from the ground up. After a year or so proving myself, the... View Details
- October 2012
- Article
Giving Time Gives You Time
By: Cassie Mogilner, Zoe Chance and Michael I. Norton
Four experiments reveal a counterintuitive solution to the common problem of feeling that one does not have enough time: giving some of it away. Although people's objective amount of time cannot be increased (there are only 24 hours in a day), this research... View Details
Keywords: Time Perception; Well-being; Volunteering; Prosocial Behavior; Helping; Time Management; Welfare
Mogilner, Cassie, Zoe Chance, and Michael I. Norton. "Giving Time Gives You Time." Psychological Science 23, no. 10 (October 2012): 1233–1238.
- 04 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Learning from the Entrepreneurs-in-Residence as a Harvard MS/MBA Student
their expertise ranges from operating to fundraising to investing across a spectrum of industries and business models. Over the course of the semester I had a chance to speak with Matt Salzberg (HBS 2010), founder of Blue Apron; Katia... View Details
- 05 Feb 2019
- News
The First Five Years: Karan Shah (MBA 2016)
Camshafts Limited (PCL) was founded by my father, Yatin Shah, 25 years ago in a small, 100-square-meter shed. In the beginning, the company manufactured 600 camshafts a month. Today, PCL is listed on the Indian stock exchange,... View Details
- 09 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back
Professor Esty emphasized the importance of having a viewpoint backed up by data—I feel better equipped going into the working world having been forced to reckon with my values and how that applies to corporate policy issues. Why did you... View Details
- 19 Apr 2024
- News
Alumni Host Energy CEO Summit in Houston; Austin Club Co-Hosts SXSW Reception
decided to have the 5th Annual Energy CEO Summit in the same venue on April 2, 2025. Alumni Converge and Connect During SXSW in Austin HBS alumni who were in Austin for the 2024 South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals had the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 07 Apr 2015
- News
Warrior Spirit
highly trained athletes will use every martial arts skill at their disposal—karate, jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai, judo, and boxing, among others—to score a win by knockout, submission, or points. Face lit by the... View Details
- Portrait Project
Aman Kumar
altogether. I don't have the answers. I cannot tell you why I survived and millions of other babies didn't, why speech therapy helped me more than it did others, why the eye surgeries held and left so many others blind. The joy and wonder at having a View Details
- 11 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Short Intensive Program (SIP): Opportunities in the Plant-Based Economy
traditional energy space, I’ve also been super passionate about novel approaches to sustainability. I believe that a critical look at our food system is too often off the table when major groups discuss the topic. This SIP offered a View Details