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11 May 2022
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MoMBAs: The Inspiring Student Mothers of HBS

Industry: Technology Summer Internship: Technology What is the best part about being a mom at HBS? You will have more family time! Being a student at HBS isn't easy, but compared to the life working as an... View Details

23 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 23

http://www.vcc.columbia.edu/files/vale/print/No_96_-_Wells_-_FINAL.pdf Working Papers Marketplace or Reseller? By: Hagiu, Andrei, and Julian Wright Abstract—Intermediaries can choose between functioning as a marketplace (on which... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

01 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

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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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

even successful people fail to notice the absence of critical and readily available information in their environment due to the human tendency to focus on a limited set of information. This work is still in its formative stages, and I... View Details

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Academics - Health Care

delivery, technology, insurance, and consumer-facing options. Course Catalog Listing Entrepreneurship in Life Sciences This course has been specifically designed for students who are considering founding or joining View Details

23 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 23

(forthcoming) An abstract is unavailable at this time. Download the paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/bvillalonga/VillalongaAmit_FM_Final.pdf Working Papers Banking Market Concentration and Consumer Credit Constraints: Evidence from the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

21 Dec 2023
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Top 10 MBA Voices Blogs of 2023

dabbled in entrepreneurship by working part-time as a real estate agent, and was heavily involved as a second-grade tutor and board member for a non-profit organization focused on the Chicago Public Schools system. My professional and... View Details

23 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Men Want Powerful Jobs More Than Women Do

New research from Harvard Business School reveals a stark gap in the professional ambitions of men and women. Having surveyed a diverse sample of more than 4,000 men and women, a team of social scientists reports a list of potentially controversial findings: Compared... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

19 Dec 2023
Research & Ideas

15 Podcast Episodes That Grabbed Listeners in 2023

then-controversial decision to refuse to fight in the Vietnam War. Robert Simons discusses how Ali made decisions throughout his life and career to leave a lasting impact on the world. Managing the Future of View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

05 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 5, 2008

Working PapersOn Best-Response Bidding in GSP Auctions Authors:Matthew Cary, Aparna Das, Benjamin Edelman, Ioannis Giotis, Kurtis Heimerl, Anna R. Karlin, Claire Mathieu, and Michael Schwarz Abstract How should players bid in keyword... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Aug 2019
Research & Ideas

Lipstick Tips: How Influencers Are Making Over Beauty Marketing

Working Knowledge. Ailyn Pestana, junior designer and photo coordinator at Harvard Business School, created the charts above. [Image: Deagreez] Related Reading The Powerful Strategic Tool Companies Should Not Try to Control The View Details

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

27 May 2022
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Q&A with the HBS Armed Forces Alumni Association, MBA Class of 2023

world and to work on some pretty challenging problems. I leaned on those experiences heavily throughout the application process– they helped me solidify what I thought I could bring to the HBS classroom and shape the impact I wanted to... View Details

16 Mar 2023
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Insights and Inspiration: A Look Back at the Summer Venture in Management Program

experience, expand my knowledge of business and leadership education, and enhance my tangible skills that could be applied to my future work experiences. What surprised you the most about SVMP? I was most surprised by the authenticity of... View Details

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Madison McIlwain

Coming to HBS is like... Skiing down a double black diamond. You may have trained your whole life for the run, but somehow it is still more exhilarating, challenging, and rewarding than you thought possible. What is your most memorable... View Details

01 Jun 2024
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2024

Photographed by Susan Young; Edited by Julia Hanna MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS Read more about the 2024 recipients, and learn about past recipients. ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS SITE MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS Read more about the 2024 recipients, and learn about past recipients.... View Details

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Yaoxin Ding

clean tech.” Learning that leads to getting more out of life While serving as a product manager at Fiat, Yaoxin worked closely with colleagues in finance and marketing. “The biggest growth I had as a PM was... View Details

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Meagan Hill

few times in life you can be surrounded by such diversity," Meagan says. A comparable kind of diversity, in interests and knowledge, proved crucial to her FIELD 3 entrepreneurial work. "Our skills sets complemented each other;... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

25 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Feeling Stuck? Getting Past Impasse

of the old issues and the inner critic. "I thought I'd worked through this problem; why do I still feel so angry at this person, so inadequate around this issue?" For some, phase 3 is most... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

13 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk

with technology take longer, they're harder to follow. I'm involved, in addition to running Merck, I co-chair the commission in New Jersey about re-opening the state. Corporate America is asking what it needs to do about racial inequality. And we are View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Pharmaceutical

16 Oct 2018
Blog Post

2 Tips to Beat Imposter Syndrome

build your confidence. Here are two things that have worked for me. Check Negative Self-Talk Shortly after being cold-called in marketing, it dawned on me that some of the things I said to myself, I’d never say to a friend. I decided to... View Details

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