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15 Mar 2019
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PART 3: Military Transition and the JD/MBA - Getting on the JD/MBA Path

or having time to invest in a startup or other personal or professional endeavor. In determining which path (or mix of multiple) you seek to take, consider your career objectives, level of confidence in the hypothesis and plan you have... View Details

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Hands-on Learning About Global Markets | MBA

also help the company raise capital. Working as a team on the project was part of the FIELD learning experience. Each person took on a leadership role that played to his or her strength: Laryea’s background is in finance, Israel has... View Details

06 Dec 2021
News

Ink: Talking Shop

as he explores topics around personal connections and relationships. —Shibani Joshi (MBA 2004) I read Blue Ocean Shift, by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne, and discovered that it is possibly even more engaging than Blue Ocean Strategy. It... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

11 Mar 2020
News

Making It Rain

many of us take for granted—not to mention the average person wondering if they need to bring an umbrella to work. As the cofounders studied the industry, they found that while the weather changes from minute to minute, forecasting... View Details

Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov

01 Sep 2018
News

Case Study: A Good Fit

gym, for example—and sustaining it over time, says Sean Eldridge (MBA 2009). He and his cofounders at Gain Life, an early-stage startup based at the Harvard Launch Lab, have an app for that. By combining behavioral science and marketing best practices with the View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

20 Mar 2025
Blog Post

Scaling Climate Tech Innovation with Lee Scott (MBA 2023)

sectoral expertise. Would you rather be the go-to person on project finance (functional) or on carbon credits (sectoral)? If the former, you might consider broadening your search beyond climate and first building out that skillset. If the... View Details

14 Mar 2023
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How Inclusive Managers Create Glass-Shattering Organizations

think I'm being treated the same.’” Even in the best circumstances, many women interpret setbacks as personal failings rather than structural barriers, which harms their self-confidence. Add in a devastating pandemic that has forced many... View Details

03 Oct 2017
First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017

exit is an option? Using a natural experiment owing to the inaccuracy of barrel bombs, we examine the effect of having one's home destroyed on a cluster of attitudes of Syrian refugees in Turkey related to their personal security,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

27 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 27

enculturating new employees such that they develop pride in their new organization and internalize its values. Drawing on authenticity research, we propose that socialization leads to more effective employment relationships when it starts with newcomers expressing... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

13 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 13, 2009

about the changing nature of careers and changing preferences people have for structuring their personal and professional lives. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=409060... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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in the kind of depth you might wish, the paper option provides the chance to do so for yourself and to build personally relevant intellectual capital. The major criterion for the paper is that it treats your topic in a sophisticated... View Details

10 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

Celebrating 'The Men and Women of the Corporation' 40 Years Later

after it was published. In graduate school, it convinced me to go into organizational behavior instead of social psychology. It’s a very influential book, and certainly personally important to me. What is the back story of Men and Women... View Details

Keywords: by Robin J. Ely

12 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 12, 2006

Note on Human Behavior: Character and Situation Harvard Business School Note 404-091 When we think of human behavior, especially from a moral perspective, we are often drawn to explanations that rest on character. In simple terms, we conclude that virtuous behavior... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 May 2018
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Community Partners Delivers “Expert Goodness” to the Bay Area

attractive to alumni who want to do more in their communities, have an impact, and pay it forward. “What they lack is a clear path on how to make that happen inside a hectic life of work and personal commitments,” he says. “Community... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 1998
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Africa's Way

than most observers expected," he notes. "However, much work remains in the struggle to transform the country's economy and its social structure. Its leaders' principal challenge now is to try to boost job opportunities and personal... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young and Garry Emmons

01 Feb 2022
What Do You Think?

Is Concierge Management an Answer to the “Big Quit”?

stimulated efforts to ensure that frontline workers (remote or not) have at least one sponsor and advocate. Formal training may or may not be an objective. The primary role of a sponsor is to provide “voice,” a sense of inclusion, and the feeling that someone is on the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

03 May 2021
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Where Does CEO Activism Go From Here?

attributed the condition to the notion that “People who are ‘naturals’ at something are often poor coaches/teachers of that thing a less-talented person (is) in a much better position to teach/coach the detailed process to others. They... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

24 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

These Coronavirus Heroes Show Us How Crisis Leadership Works

the COVID-19 pandemic. “If ever there was a time for leaders to be authentic, this is it.” Fortunately, many of our corporate and scientific leaders are already stepping up, unselfishly taking action to stop the spread of the virus and minimize its health and economic... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George; Health

11 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

Germany May Have the Answer for Reducing Drug Prices

American voters want their government to reign in rising drug spending, according to recent polls. They spend twice as much a year per person on medications than the average Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development member... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Health

08 Mar 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Can the Proposed American Health Care Act Improve on 'Obamacare'?

their patient populations need, and workers and families can have the freedom and flexibility to make their own health care choices." This statement speaks to a strong attachment to personal freedom and choice in American... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch, Dr. Gordon Moore, and Emily Boudreau

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