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23 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Sponsorship Programs Could Actually Widen the Gender Gap

to her heart when she got pregnant in the 1980s,” Coffman says.) Since joining academia in the 1980s, Baldiga has studied issues related to advancement and retention in professional services firms. Coffman, meanwhile, is a behavioral... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

26 Mar 2018
Research & Ideas

To Motivate Employees, Give an Unexpected Bonus (or Penalty)

curve,” for example, made employees in the top 20 percent of performance eligible for raises and promotions, while those in the bottom 10 percent risked being demoted or fired. Industries such as investment banking, consulting, and View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Manufacturing

04 Jul 2005
What Do You Think?

How Can Business Schools Be Made More Relevant?

has an advanced degree." As an alternative way of achieving this objective, Bobby Mackie suggests that faculty development "could include more two-way movement of staff, building communication links, and networking between View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

13 Sep 2021
Research & Ideas

Science: The Unlikely Frontier for New Business Ideas

through the red tape of academia to negotiate with an institution’s technology licensing department. Knowing where to look for the most interesting scientific advancements and how to filter for reliable studies isn’t every manager’s... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

13 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

Why Your Company Wants to be a 'Cognitive Referent' (Hint: SpaceX)

McDonald and others in academia call a cognitive referent. Simply put, a cognitive referent is the king of its category. More importantly, it enjoys all kinds of benefits over competitors further down the brand-recognition chain. The... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Aerospace; Food & Beverage; Retail

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Organizational Behavior Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Inclusion Policies and Practices.” Summer R. Jackson : Recipient of Funding Support and Participant in the NYU Stern Diverse Pathways in Academia Conference in 2019. Anthony Mayo : Winner of the 2020 Axiom Business Book Award Gold Medal... View Details

01 Feb 2002
News

It's academic. (Not!)

background, and they have a good idea of what they want to do with that experience when they get here." The flexibility and freedom of academia has an entrepreneurial appeal that is extremely rewarding for those who want to set their own... View Details

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

01 Jun 2011
News

The Future of Cities

practitioners from business, government, and academia convened at HBS in March for a conference hosted by the School’s Business and Environment Initiative. Participants at the event, titled “Investing in the Cities of the 21st Century:... View Details

01 Mar 2010
News

Star Turn

helping to set up HBS’s intranet service. At the urging of former Dean Kim Clark , he enrolled in the MBA Program. On his switch from academia to the private sector, Royo explained to the Los Angeles Times (December 6, 2009), “Back in... View Details

01 Sep 2003
News

CGLV Plenary Session

academia and focused on executive compensation, limits to board effectiveness, capital market intermediaries, and management education. A principal goal of CGLV is to encourage specific actions that will lead to changes in practice.... View Details

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

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community a resource to stay engaged with current diversity, inclusion, and equity topics in both academia and industry. Faculty Research HBS Working Knowledge This publication distills the latest HBS faculty research into practical... View Details

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Sustainability in Construction Industry

information for industry practitioners and academia including best practices Construction Industry Institute Knowledge Base Smart Cities World Back to Baker Library's Sustainability Research Guide View Details

Career Coach

Eileen Stephan

at Morgan Stanley; with the Career Development team at HBS (1995-1999 and again 2004-2008); and as a member of the CareerLeader team. With experiences that include bridging the transition from academia to professional, to senior level... View Details

Keywords: Education; Commercial Banking; Financial Services (All); Investment Management; Financial Services (All); Investment Banking; Financial Services (All); Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Venture Capital; Financial Services (All); Hospitality; Retail; Social Enterprise

01 Jun 2011
News

Undergrads Tackle Business Research

For the first time this summer, HBS is sponsoring a ten-week program for fifteen Harvard undergrads to assist faculty with research projects. The Program for Research in Markets and Organizations (PRIMO) will introduce “an incredible pool of undergraduates to business... View Details

Student-Profile

Aurora Turek

explains. As she looks to the future, she envisions herself staying in academia in the context of a business school. “At HBS, we get so much career support, even during our first year,” Aurora says. Recently, she and her cohort heard from... View Details

01 Dec 2017
News

A Shared Vision for a Better World

Harrold returned home, he earned a master’s degree in political science but ultimately realized academia wasn’t for him. “I decided I was better suited for the business world where strategic and decisive thinking are more valued,” he... View Details

Profile

Anthony Martore

Coming to HBS is like... A transformational experience that continues to shock me to this day. The frequent access that I have to brilliant minds across so many sectors of global business and academia is unlike any environment I have ever... View Details

22 Mar 2011
News

Maximum Cities

discussion that brought together leading thinkers from industry, government, and academia by noting that those cities have all essentially tripled in population during his lifetime. That phenomenon echoes a global trend: The Earth's... View Details

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

01 Mar 2013
News

2nd HBS Survey on US Competitiveness

The research is part of the HBS US Competitiveness Project, launched in 2010 to assess structural challenges to the US economy and identify ways that leaders in business, labor, government, and academia can work together to address those... View Details

01 Sep 2011
News

Coming Full Circle

more depth. “At HBS, the faculty think about things on a different level,” he says. “It’s intoxicating, so exciting and fun. That’s when I realized that in academia you can think about questions that fire you up and use what you learn to... View Details