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Online Leadership and Management Courses | HBS Online

Management in Business. Learn More about what you earn What Learners are Saying I got promoted to a senior project coordinator role just weeks after finishing the course, so I have had the chance to apply many of the topics covered.... View Details

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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online

Analytics course helped to demystify statistics for me, rendering the subject matter approachable and appealing. The fabulous visualizations and graphics, combined with relevant and interesting case studies, brought the concepts to life... View Details

26 Aug 2019
Research & Ideas

Lipstick Tips: How Influencers Are Making Over Beauty Marketing

established brands are facing a loss of credibility as they are being disrupted by direct-to-consumer brands,” says Vettese, whose research project was guided by HBS professor Geoffrey Jones, Isidor Straus Professor of Business History.... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products; Beauty & Cosmetics

05 Oct 2023
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On the Move: Massimo (Max) Magni (MBA 2003)

you to Macy’s? When I decided it was time for me to leave McKinsey, the reason was I wanted to see what it is to be an operator, and I want to be a CEO one day of a big corporation. So, what I'm excited about here is for the first time in my View Details

Keywords: Retail Trade

28 Apr 2020
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HBS African American Student Union

Student clubs are a vibrant part of student life at Harvard Business School. There are over 85 active clubs on campus, and new clubs are being created each year. Clubs encompass a wide range of student interests, and are based on... View Details

01 Dec 2023
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The Exchange: Help Wanted

rely on inferential variables. A different piece of research that I did in the Managing the Future of Work project found that when technology companies removed a university degree as a job requirement, new language showed up in the job... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Nov 2020
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Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness

"Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind." —Henry James As a professor of business administration in the Organizational Behavior Unit at the Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Susan Seligson

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Events - Business History

and business leadership in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Dec 15 15 Dec 2023 Conference Using Oral History in Research This conference considered the ways oral history including the interviews undertaken by the Creating Emerging Markets View Details

07 Mar 2017
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First Look at New Research, March 7

with the project at hand. Specifically, we study an academic researcher’s (1) personal background (gender and country of origin economic advancement), (2) professional development (time since PhD completion and editorial review board... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019

Abstract—Understanding why employees go the extra mile at work is a key problem for many organizations. We conduct a field experiment at a medical organization to study motivations for employees to submit project proposals for... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

11 May 2022
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MoMBAs: The Inspiring Student Mothers of HBS

a mom at HBS? You only have 24 hours in a day :) How do you make it all work? I subscribe to the concept of DYNAMIC work-life balance, where if I feel one part of my life is lacking, either professionally or family, I shift quickly.... View Details

04 May 2023
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Class of 2024 Embarks on Global Immersion

pandemic, FGI was canceled in 2020 and 2021, and was reintroduced in 2022 in 15 locations in the United States. More than 1,000 students in the Class of 2024 are set to travel this weekend to their FGI locations (see map), where they will work with View Details

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For Alumni - Entrepreneurship

their ventures. Harvard Life Lab Offering a fully equipped wet lab environment and other resources for high-potential life sciences and biotech startups that are founded by... View Details

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AOM Ethno PDW 2009-2014

AOM PDW 2014: Being There/Being Them: Entry, Exit, and In-Between in Organization Ethnography

Co-Organizers: Michel Anteby, Harvard; Curtis K. Chan, Harvard; Julia DiBenigno,... View Details

01 Mar 2024
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In My Humble Opinion: Role Model

student in high school, she graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering before moving on to MIT for a master’s degree in aeronautics and astronautics and a position at Orbital Sciences Corporation, where she served as senior systems... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; acting; theater; diversity; career path; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

16 Mar 2021
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2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Smitha Das (MBA 2018)

What was your undergraduate university and major? I studied Environmental Science and Public Policy at Harvard College. Why did you decide to apply to HBS via the 2+2 deferred admissions process? I’ve always aspired to integrate my values... View Details

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Student Research - Doctoral

Student Research Student Research Examining critical issues in management Featured Research Reputation Burning: Analyzing the Impact of Brand Sponsorship on Social Influencers By: Mengjie Cheng and Shunyuan Zhang 01 JUL 2025 | Management View Details

31 Oct 2018
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What is the Function of Fear in Leadership?

up saving the life of the potential victim The trigger for achieving the desired outcome: instilling the sense of fear in the subordinate. Accordingly, can an argument be made that at times and under certain circumstances fear might be... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

20 Apr 2011
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Blind Spots: We’re Not as Ethical as We Think

fact is that while we like to think of ourselves as fair, moral, and lawful, recent science shows us that we are quite capable of committing unethical acts, or approving of the dishonest acts of others, even as we believe we are doing the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy - Recruiting

Leahy is showcasing exactly why she is the right person for the job. The Beauty of Combining Art and Science In many ways, Leahy’s path to the Glossier CEO seat working at the intersection of art and science... View Details

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