Goal Setting - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Aug 2024
Blog Post

Learning from Mistakes and Leveraging Personal Experiences: Tiffany Kent (MBA 2001)

felt that I had hit my stride. I met my husband, started a family, and was achieving my goals more quickly than I thought possible. But it didn’t last. Sleepless nights, deteriorating health, a lost edge in the stock market, and... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

Profile

Cathy Zhou

challenge and sharpen my worldview. How did your overall HBS experience shape your goals & career path? At HBS, I gained greater clarity about my own aspirations through cases that exposed me to a range of career paths, conversations... View Details

Keywords: Technology

15 Nov 2016
News

China IFC: Global Access, Global Perspective

Manufacture City, a major production site for Taiwan-based Quanta Computer; Alibaba, the internet business giant, located in Hangzhou; and Wanxiang, the automobile components firm set to debut an electric car in the United States.... View Details

01 Jun 2003
News

Campaign News

(see details on Rock and Batten gifts), the total for The Campaign for Harvard Business School was a strong $340 million. With a goal of raising $500 million by December 2005, the campaign supports high priority initiatives at HBS,... View Details

01 Sep 2011
News

MBA 101: HBS Commencements Pass the Century Mark

sometimes glacial pace and antiquated norms of cancer research; doubled patients’ lifespans; and raised in excess of $165 million for research. Giusti urged graduates to set goals and build a plan around... View Details

Keywords: commencement; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

03 Aug 2010
First Look

First Look: August 3

competitive uncertainty. In this paper we explore how a firm's conceptualization of products in this context, reflected in its introduction of product features, is influenced by prior industry affiliation. We hypothesize first, that prior industry experience shapes a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

05 Apr 2011
First Look

First Look: April 5

contexts navigated without great foresight. Instead, entrepreneurs can arrive at innovative ideas through the collaborative integration of a disparate set of local problems and solutions. By illuminating the View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

A Smarter Way to Reduce Customer Defections

estimated likelihood that they will flee and then offering incentives to a core group of customers at the top of the churn ranking. Gupta says these traditional methods are flawed. The two steps are not set up to maximize bottom-line... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Retail; Service

21 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Renewable Energy - CleanMax

Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course... View Details

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Career Journey | MBA

transformative experience that won’t end after graduation, and CPD is dedicated to helping set students up for lifelong career success and fulfillment. Your Personalized Experience From establishing long-term career View Details

25 Jun 2024
News

On the Move: Alexis DePree (MBA 2007)

When Nordstrom announced the promotion of Alexis DePree (MBA 2007) to COO in early June, media outlets noted DePree’s expanded, end-to-end role in managing operations and customer experience in an increasingly complex retail environment. DePree joined Nordstrom in... View Details

Keywords: retail; customer service; supply chain management; career experience; Retail Trade

07 Oct 2021
News

Bringing Light to the Fight

country by 34 percent, says Smyth, but she and the foundation are not finished yet. She has set an ambitious goal for New Zealand, one she believes can be achieved through early detection and ever-improving... View Details

01 Oct 2000
News

MBA Cohorts Will Merge Next Year

future benefits. "Students' evaluations of their educational experience in the January cohort and their prospects in the job market have been consistently on par with those of students in the September cohort," Kester said. "The system achieved the View Details

30 Mar 2015
News

Raising the bar to provide quality education

California. Our goal is to give these children the academic and social/emotional experiences they need to be able to go to and get through a competitive four-year college. “Every type of skill you would find in a business, you would find... View Details

01 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

Keeping Track: Performance Measurement, Control & Strategy

value. [Please see [graphic.] A unique aspect of profit wheel analysis is that it interlocks with two other wheels that analyze cash flow and return on equity. Many companies are paying attention to one of these wheels, or maybe two, but if they're not View Details

Keywords: Re: Robert Simons

25 Mar 2016
News

New Head of MBA Admissions Is 2013 Grad

range of strategic projects, including HBX, where Losee helped launch and set strategy for the innovative digital learning platform. In particular, he co-led the exam and credential strategy for CORe (Credential of Readiness), which... View Details

01 Mar 2016
News

Off Script

of pharmaceuticals and medical devices work in a more coordinated way? —Rebecca Leung (MBA 1996) HASSAN: Smaller, highly advanced countries with long-term industrial strategies, such as Singapore, have a relatively well-coordinated system to achieve their health-care... View Details

Keywords: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities; Finance

Profile

Anddria Clack

journey towards leadership, I wanted to develop the skills to evaluate critical business decisions in the face of uncertainty, ambiguity and environmental change, a situation that many leaders face on a daily basis. Concurrently, it was equally important for me to... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Investment Management / Hedge Fund; Other Financial Services

15 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

High Ambition Leadership

and a set of human values that everyone could connect with. People around the world value trust, want meaning out of work, and want to do good and well. In the example of Standard Chartered Bank, people from a diverse View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

21 May 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: From Trash to Treasure: Inside a Waste Management Site in Mumbai