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01 Jun 2022
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'Rooted' In Innovation

include a mechanical engineering degree from MIT and patented novel technologies for self-driving vehicles. “But I don’t want to just make an app that delivers Instacart items five seconds sooner. My career vision is to tackle difficult... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

12 Jan 2010
First Look

First Look: Jan. 12

engaging in real earnings management and suggest the effects on subsequent reporting periods and competitor behavior are greater than previously documented. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-073.pdf Negotiating the View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

impact while at HBS and has pursued opportunities to explore the area of focus and development of their idea. Fit with career path : Applicant has demonstrated how the fellowship fits into their View Details

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Ruzwana Bashir

Ruzwana Bashir is one of those talented people who could have taken a variety of paths to success. But Bashir, who grew up in North Yorkshire town in a small community of British-Pakistani families, knew from a young age that she wanted... View Details

07 Jan 2025
Blog Post

Revolutionizing Wellness: Kate Twist (MBA 2008) Shapes the Future of Consumer Health Brands

and wellness consumer. Connection and Inspiration: The Power of the HBS Network Twist’s interest in the consumer experience has been a foundation for her career. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, she began her career... View Details

08 Dec 2020
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2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Brooke Carter (MBA 2019)

other environments where you present and defend your ideas daily in front of 90 people. How long was your deferral (2, 3, or 4 years)? My deferral was 2 years. I considered deferring longer, but I felt like I was at a natural point in my View Details

01 Mar 2023
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March 2023 Alumni and Faculty Books

become an independent self-employed income earner. Also examined is how education for a career is becoming more important than ever, but it may not necessarily be a college degree. Why and how higher education is having to evolve as a... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

29 Aug 2018
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The Value of Valleys

almost any job and then that very rapidly declines and your career is subsequently path dependent, so I certainly didn't appreciate how much it impacts the overall trajectory of your life if you have a... View Details

03 Nov 2016
Op-Ed

Forget About Making College Affordable; Make it a Good Investment

supply of skilled workers. Since unemployment rates for college graduates are much lower than for non-graduates and average incomes materially higher, more young people would presumably move down the path to economic independence.... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Fuller; Education

06 Sep 2016
News

The Solution That Doesn’t Get Discussed About How to Get More Women On Corporate Boards

To paraphrase Jane Austen, it is a truth which should be universally acknowledged: a woman with a significant career in a traditional male field has to be smart, hard-working, and able to get along with men. If selected for the requisite... View Details

06 Sep 2018
Blog Post

How to Thrive in an Unstructured Environment

decisions and shaped our path forward. Now, towards the end of the summer, we are finally armed with enough information and experience to create a weekly and monthly plan. I learned that when you’re in the very early discovery and... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

11 Feb 2021
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2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Ali Evans (MBA 2019)

business experience after graduation, but eventually would want to pursue a management and leadership education. I applied to the 2+2 deferred admission program because it was a great fit for my long-term goals. Did 2+2 change your path... View Details

05 Dec 2016
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5 Pieces of Advice for Applying to HBS

to pursue a career path in a less lucrative field—for example, there are financing options for graduates heading into social enterprise or pursuing entrepreneurial ventures. 4. Keep in mind HBS is... View Details

04 Aug 2016
Blog Post

Getting Accepted to HBS through the 2+2 Program

look into it because they knew how interested I was in business. Although I studied mechanical engineering, I was also getting a second degree in management science, and I knew that my future career would be more business-oriented than... View Details

23 Mar 2016
Research & Ideas

Researchers Prove C-Suite Gender Gap—but Can’t Explain It

she takes off to raise children, or the quality of her network connections. Career paths are different for men and women in Sweden and elsewhere. ©iStockPhoto/Delpixart “Our results point towards the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

14 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

Few Women on Boards: Is There a Fix?

students will explore the career path of one woman, including her experiences as the sole female member of a firm's board of directors. Next, the class takes on the dilemmas of a company tasked with choosing... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

14 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Surprising Right Fit for Software Testing

If there is one job that many software analysts and programmers cannot stand, it is testing software on the path to launch. The grinding concentration and repetitive nature of the tasks serve to drive many techies around the bend.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Video Game; Web Services; Computer

18 Jul 2014
News

Team Players

HBS. He lost, and Blumkin, who was struggling to see a career path out of sales, headed for Cambridge to find out how the case study method might change her game plan. "For a young woman who had grown up in... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

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Andrew Kinard

the deal." Andrew applied for the joint JD/MBA program and a new kind of career path emerged. "Lawyers play an important role," he says, "but I want to focus my efforts in creating value,... View Details

21 Dec 2018
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