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Mallika Ahluwalia

At Princeton, Mallika Ahluwalia realized she wanted a career in international development. "Having an impact on communities and the world motivates me to go to work every day," she says. After a one-year stint at Catalyst... View Details

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Jeremy Burnham

already had the quantitative side and was looking for the opposite,” says Jeremy. “I was impressed that HBS focused less on analytics and more on interpersonal and communications skills – that it was less about crunching numbers and more... View Details

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Elsa Sze

“But I also see that the business community has so much potential to do good while achieving business objectives.” With a will to reconcile business and government, and profit motives with social ones, Elsa is pursuing the joint MBA/MPP... View Details

11 Jul 2016
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Career Resources to Consider Before You Arrive at HBS

career-related clubs at HBS that offer club members and the broader HBS community opportunities to engage in many different forums—including club conferences, mentorship programs, alumni speaking events, and off-campus treks, which will... View Details

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Resources for Harvard Economics Students

complete list of databases available to the Harvard Community via WRDS. See WRDS Fast Answers for more information. Which databases can I use in person at Baker Library? Bloomberg Current and historical financial... View Details

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The Hunger Relief System | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

about my best role in the community and my career path going forward. Impact One of the most interesting trends in philanthropy, and in social enterprise right now is the engagement and partnership with for-profits. Our work at Second... View Details

Platform for Dialogue

across specializations and to build relationships with inspiring MBA students from all over the world. While the School’s fostering of big ideas challenged me to learn and develop new vocabularies, the vibrant community of scholars... View Details

01 Oct 2021
News

No Time Like the Present

Africa Health Holdings which works to improve the health care system in West and East Africa and has 38 facilities, 52 community outreach programs, and serves more than 500,000 patients; chairman of Golden Palm Investments, an impact... View Details

01 Jun 2002
News

Two Presidents, One Goal: Building on the Club of Chicago

Business Statesman of the Year Dinner, which Mott describes as “the one we want the walls busted out for.” The event honors a member of the business community who “not only personifies success and ethics in business, but who also gives... View Details

Keywords: Amy Burton

01 Oct 1999
News

Finance Conference Explores Research Methodologies

While HBS scholars have long appreciated the value of field-based research, the broader academic community in the field of finance has been slower to accept this method of inquiry. Field-based research, which closely studies the actions... View Details

01 Jun 2000
News

Debbie Cohen Scales Her Mountain

Cohen is considering a career transition into health care. "I'd like to apply my skills in marketing and communications to health and medical services. In particular, the e-health world is exploding with incredible opportunity." This... View Details

Keywords: Morgan Baker

01 Dec 2015
News

In My Humble Opinion: Joss Kent (MBA 1997)

community development, and other conservation efforts in Africa, South Asia, and South America. “The conduit by which we do all of that is exposing guests to experiences that bring to life the wonder of the land, wildlife, and people,”... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Oct 2001
News

New Economy Notables: Eileen M. Rudden

spanned various stages of computing evolution — from mainframe to personal computer to local area network to the Internet. After working in a grassroots community organizing project ("One of those social experiments," says Rudden with her... View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Jun 2005
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Fellowship Campaign Approaching Goal

encouraging others to “never regret your own personal journey.” Echoing Parry’s message, Dean Kim B. Clark noted that the strength of the HBS community is made most evident “in times of challenge.” Clark, a grandfather of seven, then drew... View Details

Keywords: HBS; MBA; Fellowships; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Oct 2002
News

Amy S. Langer

humor and energy for action. “After my accident,” she says, “I got notes from people in the disability community saying, ‘Heard about your accident — great news for us!' I think what they were saying was, ‘With the help of this national... View Details

01 Jun 2007
News

The Show Goes On

ACTION: HBS Show Director Kent Bennett at dress rehearsal for The Phantom of Baker Library. The 34th annual HBS Show, The Phantom of Baker Library, hit the stage in Burden in late April with a cast of fifty students and a support crew of some thirty more in writing,... View Details

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

13 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees

decision-making, a higher sensitivity to risk, and a more empathic communication style, all of which have contributed to more effective leadership by women leaders. Know when leadership requires ‘tightness’ and ‘looseness’ van Vugt:... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

05 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 5, 2007

site: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=R0706E&referral=2340 The Emergence of Governance in an Open Source Community Authors:Siobhan O'Mahony and Fabrizio Ferraro Periodical:Academy of Management Journal... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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General Management: Processes and Action

General Management: Processes and Action (GMPA) focuses on implementation and the way that general managers get things done. Typically, they work through processes—sequences of tasks and activities that unfold over time, like strategic planning,... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Communication Strategy; Decision Making; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Technological Innovation; Knowledge Management; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Management Skills; Management Style; Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Resource Allocation; Business Processes; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Strategic Planning; Conflict and Resolution; Power and Influence; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Auto Industry; Computer Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Financial Services Industry; Health Industry; Information Industry; Legal Services Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Publishing Industry; Retail Industry; Video Game Industry; China; India; United States

10 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

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

and business? Kanter: The three career steps that matter, for scholars and practitioners alike, are inclusion, influence, and impact. Inclusion by getting in the door, influence at the table, and the impact you have in your own life and in the View Details

Keywords: by Robin J. Ely

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