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- 30 Jun 2020
- What Do You Think?
Is a Business School-Industry Collaboration Needed to Attract Black Talent to Campus?
co-op program for potential MBA students? How about greater sharing of teaching or administrative talent, similar to what IBM and other organizations have done in the past—in this case, sabbaticals with the potential of career change?... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- What Do You Think?
Two Decades Later, is the 'New Economy' Finally Here?
create platforms to automate peer-to-peer engagement, and leverage assets by sharing and renting vs. owning. They emphasize experimentation (“fail fast” without career limiting consequences) versus long-range strategic planning, operate... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 04 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: Indispensable: When Leaders Really Matter
moment of crisis the delegates could have chosen either of two of the most accomplished politicians in America, William Henry Seward or Salmon P. Chase. Both had been United States senators and governors of major states. Both were superbly educated and had decades-long... View Details
- 30 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
India’s Ambitious National Identification Program
people you have, the more time you spend on HR problems rather than doing things," he stated in the case. Yet enthusiasm for the project is strong, and many have offered assistance as unpaid volunteers. "Skilled people are leaving jobs and View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Waking Up a Sleeping Company
soon as the pressure is off. In Medtronic's case the challenge was especially acute because the company had such a positive culture and strong set of values. As the newcomer leading these changes, I recognized that many people in the organization, especially those who... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 05 Jan 2017
- Blog Post
Simple Ways to Take Gender Bias Out of Your Jobs
HBS Career & Professional Development (CPD) is sharing Working Knowledge articles to further educate our recruiting partners about best practices in human resources. In the Quest for Gender Equality, Job Ads Are Low-hanging Fruit; an... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 22 Jul 2019
- News
A Way Forward for Women
career stage. “I’ve been very fortunate with the opportunities and experiences afforded to me throughout my career, but I still learn from the experiences of other members, just as other members may benefit from the lessons I’ve learned,”... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Doing Something Real
also with a sense of profound gratitude that we have gotten to a place where we can possibly even make a (very) small difference. Andrew Tobias: The Funny Money Man by Garry Emmons Writer, speaker, and commentator Andrew Tobias has made a View Details
Keywords: Andrew Tobias (MBA '72)
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Andresen Becomes First European and First Exec. Ed. Graduate to Endow HBS Professorship
those students whose perspectives could take a case discussion to the next level. Andreas was fascinated with management theories and brought a great deal of enthusiasm to the classroom." After completing the AMP, Andresen faced the decision of whether to return to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
One-on-One with Dr. Margaret Chan
have died.” Chan, who hails from the People’s Republic of China, obtained her medical degree from the University of Western Ontario in Canada. In 1994, she was named Director of Health for Hong Kong, where she began her public-health View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Private Sector and Public Interest Meet at Global Leadership Forum
(MBA ’76) closed out the formal program with a plenary speech on the future of securities regulation. Like Cox, other speakers and panelists included HBS alumni whose careers have encompassed both private- and public-sector service. As it... View Details
- 01 Nov 2012
- News
First and Goal
on an undefeated team that earned a #5 national ranking, Swearengin ended his playing career as part of a thrilling 38-31 victory over the Washington Huskies in the 1993 Rose Bowl.) Football, Swearengin says, gave him self-confidence,... View Details
- 09 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times
demonstrated their capacity to build a HCHP firm and to study them more formally. My own interest in HCHP companies began at Corning, Inc. I started my career there, after earning my Ph.D. in organizational Psychology, as an internal... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 08 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Management Education’s Unanswered Questions
sides of the aisle. As a doctoral student at Harvard he completed all his MBA coursework and went on to earn a master's in sociology and a PhD in organizational behavior. Now he teaches in the MBA and doctoral programs and knows the issues that students today face as... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Around the World
considerable research attention from several HBS faculty members, including Bob Hayes and Kim Clark. And as developing economies took off, “students could no longer be counted on to spend their entire professional careers in the United... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management
venture capital, leveraged buyouts, mezzanine investments, buildups, and distressed debt. VCPE is designed to be useful not only to individuals whose eventual careers will demand expertise in markets, deal-structuring, and investing but... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Lasting Impressions
better." Graduating from HBS at the dawn of the psychedelic '70s, the Class of 1971 nevertheless seemed to follow in the footsteps of generations of MBAs before them, opting for careers on Wall Street or in manufacturing, real estate, or... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 14 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Does December's Drug-Approval Dash Mean for COVID-19 Vaccines?
[Image: aleksejplatonov] Related Reading The COVID Gender Gap: Why Fewer Women Are Dying COVID's Surprising Toll on Careers of Women Scientists Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk... View Details
- 29 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
The COVID Gender Gap: Why Fewer Women Are Dying
Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image: iStock Photo] Related Reading COVID's Surprising Toll on Careers of Women Scientists Research paper: The Gender Gap in Self-Promotion How Schmoozing with the Boss Helps Men Get Promoted... View Details
- 06 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Women MBAs at Harvard Business School
research on gender issues. Myra M. Hart (MBA '81, DBA '95) joined the faculty in 1995, for example, and initiated an executive program for women, which was based on her doctoral research on the career choices of female HBS grads. “We... View Details