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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

when the goal is to make life better. Healthy Aging and the Heart Professor Richard Lee, M.D. , Harvard Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology + More Info – Less Info W.C. Fields once said, “Don't worry about your heart, it will... View Details

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Leadership Initiative - Leadership

of executive programs. She also conducts research in the field of leadership, leveraging the expertise enhanced in her previous role as a Harvard Administrative Fellow in the Harvard Libraries. Prior to joining Harvard University, Karina... View Details

26 Aug 2024
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HBS Lingo 101

brings business leaders and executives from around the world together through a number of diverse programs and educational offerings. FIELD: FIELD is a required part of the first-year curriculum and stands for View Details

18 Jul 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, July 18, 2017

have long paid careful attention to individual creativity, beginning with studies of well-known geniuses, and expanding to personality, biographical, cognitive, and social-psychological studies of individual creative behavior. Little is known, however, about the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Mar 2021
In Practice

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?

A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

07 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

The Right Way to Cry in Front of Your Boss

Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University. Reframing to signal competence For the study, the researchers set up five experiments to tease out how reframing emotion as passion affected both perceptions of competence and... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

22 Feb 2024
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Combat-Tested Cancer Coaching

change behavior? And usually it is a collaborative process. So for example, in myeloma, we had to start by attracting scientists to the field at the MMRF. If we had to do grant funding and get them in, but then we didn't understand the... View Details

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By: Vincent Pons

Professor Pons studies questions in political economy and development with the goal of understanding how democratic systems function, and how they can be improved.

He decomposes the electoral cycle into four essential steps: the factors affecting voter... View Details

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About - Race, Gender & Equity

Initiative whose mission is to accelerate the advancement of women leaders and promote gender and other forms of equity in business and society through research, education, and knowledge dissemination. She teaches MBA courses in leadership, diversity, and teams as well... View Details

06 Sep 2016
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What Makes the HBS MBA unique?

As graduation approached this year, I spent more and more time reflecting on my experience at HBS. The last two years have been more than I ever could have imagined, and I’m so incredibly grateful to have had the opportunity to attend... View Details

01 Feb 2023
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How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Jada Haynes

The HBS 2+2 program is a deferred admission process for current students in their final year of study, either in college or a full-time master’s degree program. If you are admitted through 2+2, you work for two to four years in a field of... View Details

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Skydeck - Alumni

Achievement Award offer some words of wisdom and key takeaways from their HBS experience Challenge Accepted Recipients of the 2025 Alumni Achievement Award describe a time when life put them to the test—and what came out of it The Working... View Details

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Health Care - Faculty & Research

too often, when graduates of these programs enter the workforce, they find themselves unequipped to meet the challenges for innovation of 21st century health care. December 2014 Article No Margin, No Mission? A Field View Details

05 Apr 2024
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How I Spent my 2+2 Deferral: Zoe Bhargava

The HBS 2+2 program is a deferred admission process for current students in their final year of study, either in college or a full-time master’s degree program. If you are admitted through 2+2, you work for two to four years in a field of... View Details

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Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research

and unfunded firms. Because randomization of the sample was not feasible, we address endogeneity around selection bias using a sample of qualitatively similar firms based on a funding decision score. This allows us to observe the local... View Details

14 Dec 2009
Research & Ideas

Can Entrepreneurs Drive People Movers to Success?

and residences with proximity at least as convenient as current bus stops, and a quality of service far above what buses can offer. Right now, the field is wide open. Companies with existing transit View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Transportation

13 Aug 2012
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When Good Incentives Lead to Bad Decisions

loan officers were more judicious about issuing loans when their bonus incentives were tied to whether the loans performed well. More surprisingly, they found that incentives actually have the power to distort loan officers' perceptions of how a loan will perform. An... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking

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FAQs - Doctoral

only specific criteria with respect to academic achievement are good academic standing and coursework and/or experience that would prepare one for research. Is financial need a factor in selecting PRIMO Fellows? Financial aid recipients... View Details

16 Jan 2013
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The Messy Link Between Slave Owners and Modern Management

of capitalism. Slave owners were able to collect data on their workforce in ways that other business owners couldn't because they had complete control over their workers. They didn't have to worry about turnover or recruiting new workers, and they could View Details

Keywords: by Katie Johnston

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Generative AI - Alumni

AI tools like ChatGPT can help. To start, you’ll need a well-organized draft resume (HBS format works well) and a job description. When given information about your background and the role, GPT can generate text options that highlight your skills and View Details

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