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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

their role in spreading misinformation. As often happens, the truth lies somewhere in the middle, as Associate Professor Chiara Farronato will explore in this session. Leadership Capital: Unleashing the Leader Within View Details

27 Jun 2019
Research & Ideas

Rituals Strengthen Couples. Here’s Why They’re Good for Business, Too

can benefit What business leaders might find especially interesting about the research results: Many rituals that couples perform involve some form of joint consumption of products or services. In one study, 64 percent of the rituals... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

19 Jan 2022
Blog Post

From Retail to HBS: How I’m Building a Career Path at the Intersection of Arts, Culture, and Business

helped me hone my aspirations for the future (both professionally and personally), but also taught me so much about myself at my core, making me a more effective and authentic leader in the process. In addition, the alumni network was... View Details

09 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Entrepreneurs Should Go Work for Government

Mitchell B. Weiss has heard it too many times: government doesn't work. Too slow. Too bureaucratic. Too burdened by procurement rules and performance measures. "Some of that is fair, and some of that is unfair, but it adds up over time," says Weiss, a View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

04 Nov 2015
What Do You Think?

Why Does Gender Diversity Improve Financial Performance?

included those that “women have greater analytical skills and coordinate activities with much (greater) ease than men while upholding company values and strategy” (Mathews Daniel Kapito); “Having senior female View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Mar 2024
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The Internet's Next Frontier

business leaders navigate this rapidly evolving next frontier of the internet, build new ventures in it, and adapt existing business models so that companies and organizations can take advantage of opportunities that are emerging because... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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ARD - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections MORE EXHIBITS HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS RESEARCH LINKS SITE CREDITS GEORGES F. DORIOT Introduction EDUCATION Early Years at HBS Educating Leaders INNOVATION & VC Wartime Innovation ARD... View Details

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Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - The Value of Business Education

Archives Films HBS Archival Collections Bibliography Site Credits Visiting the Exhibit More Baker Library Exhibits Baker Library Special Collectons Among the most influential African American leaders of the late nineteenth century, W. E.... View Details

26 May 2003
Research & Ideas

When Silence Spells Trouble at Work

that a senior executive is making a poor decision. "Shouldn't we tell her?" he asks his boss, who laughs cynically. "Yes," the boss replies. "Let's end our careers by challenging a decision that won't change.... View Details

Keywords: by Leslie A. Perlow

21 Nov 2015
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Stella McCartney Combines High Fashion with Environmental Values

they were not aware of all these initiatives that you’re talking about. So, one of their main recommendations to the company was to be much more proactive in conveying these initiatives to consumers. That was a big “aha” moment for the View Details

Keywords: by Brian Kenny; Fashion

18 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Stuck in Commuter Hell? You Can Still Be Productive

typically unstructured time and allows people to feel prepared for the day ahead. (It’s effective in the same way other rituals, like exercising before work, can help people transition between their home and job roles, the researchers say.) Business View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

an increase of more than 20 percent compared with fiscal 2022. Executive Education also delivered custom programs to more than 4,500 participants, onboarding 23 new clients across a diverse mix of industries. Internationally, the group delivered full iterations of its... View Details

03 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Is the Future of MBA Education?

remain relevant, business schools will have to rethink many of their most cherished assumptions." In an interview, we asked Datar and Garvin to explain more. Datar, the Arthur Lowes Dickinson Professor of Accounting at Harvard University, is the Harvard Business School... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

19 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?

10,000 senior marketing executives based in San Jose, California. “There is often a disconnect between practitioners and academics, who tend to be far removed from operational complexities and market dynamics.” Donovan Neale-May,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

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Involvement in Faculty & Student Ventures | About

expected to grow and evolve in coming years. This policy revises and clarifies the School’s previous policy on faculty involvement in student ventures and extends it to cover student involvement in faculty ventures. 1 Guiding Principles Mission: The HBS mission is to... View Details

08 Mar 2021
Blog Post

International Women's Day Featured Stories

racial/ethnical/cultural backgrounds, yet who feel forced to choose or be bucketed by social perceptions. I co-founded Mixed Millennial with the purpose of bringing a voice, community, and sense of belonging to a silent group. Nori Gerardo Lietz View Details

01 Aug 1998
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High Honors

their boards of directors. It's a tribute to his years of experience as a corporate and community leader and to his stature as one of Canada's most distinguished executives. Barford graduated from the University of Toronto at the age of... View Details

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Online Business in Society Courses | HBS Online

Rebecca Henderson Become a purpose-driven leader by learning how to influence key stakeholders and integrate values into your work to catalyze system-level change. 3 weeks, 7-9 hrs/week Pay by August 7 $1,850 Certificate Sustainable... View Details

25 Aug 2022
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Up on the Corner

for Dlodlo but also for the community leaders who have supported her progress, and who see in her the possibility of rejuvenating West Baltimore Street and its surrounding neighborhoods. That support separates her from her predecessors:... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Melissa Golden; Real Estate

24 May 2017
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Ilene H. Lang, MBA 1973

stars aligned for Lang to marry her avocation with her vocation in 2003 when she was named president of Catalyst, a research and advisory firm that helps bring women into senior leadership roles. “I had followed Catalyst almost from its... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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