MBA Class of 2005 - Publications - Faculty & Research

16 Apr 2020
Blog Post

Am I Eligible for the 2+2 Program?

admission application process for current students, who are either in college or a full-time master’s degree program. It is comprised of at least two years of professional work experience (maximum View Details

20 Dec 2017
Lessons from the Classroom

How to Design a Better Customer Experience

(The accompanying teaching note is available to instructors to help them run the exercise.) Thomke, who has worked with global firms on upping their customer experience game, has taught the class in the HBS executive education programs,... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health; Entertainment & Recreation

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Pam Chan

comfortable." An MBA seemed a natural step on the cycle. "I'm used to marketing and managing regional offices," Pam says. "Now I want to do upstream work at higher levels." HBS wasn't even on her original list... View Details

Keywords: CPG; Tech

26 Oct 2010
First Look

First Look: October 26, 2010

India, China), but they overlook significant ethnic markets within the United States. For example, the combined African-American and Hispanic markets in the U.S. are larger than the economies of all but 13 countries, and more than 2... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Beauty Entrepreneur Madam Walker

nourished and lived in conditions of poor hygiene and constant labor. Hair loss was psychologically debilitating for early 20th-century women, as it is today for female cancer patients enduring the ordeals View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Beauty & Cosmetics

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About the Center - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

levels of the faculty and throughout instructors' careers. The Center's offerings and initiatives fall into four main areas: Faculty COACHING Services include class observations and videorecording,... View Details

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Christina Byrd

Uber,” says Christina, “I realized how important it was to speak the language of any role in the organization, and to communicate the value of HR to people who don’t necessarily understand it.” She decided... View Details

02 Aug 2022
Blog Post

From HBS to Cutting-Edge Tech

customize the MBA experience to fit my needs. Looking back, what experiences stand out from your two years at HBS? The section experience is definitely a highlight at Harvard. Taking classes with the same... View Details

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Fast Facts - Global

academic year 2022–23 MBA Program 39% Class of 2025 international students (66 countries). GLOBAL COLLOQUIUM ON PARTICIPANT-CENTERED LEARNING (GLOCOLL) 2,961 Participating... View Details

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Investing for Impact | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Partners, LLC Charlesbank Capital Partners, LLC WilmerHale, LLP ImpactAssets, Inc. In the News Harvard Business School students’ impact fund secures $200,000 to back BIPOC-led small businesses 10 June 2021 | Impact Alpha Meet The MBA... View Details

01 Mar 2024
News

Giving All Stakeholders a Voice

For John Wu (MBA 2000), “Web3” means more than technological innovation. “It’s a mindset,” he says of the movement toward a decentralized internet that accelerates innovation and gives end users greater collaboration with businesses. “It’s a transformative shift in... View Details

Keywords: April White

15 Jul 2013
Research & Ideas

Five Imperatives for Improving Health Care

Business Administration at HBS and a member of the Forum's faculty steering committee. Other committee members include William W. Chin, Executive Dean for Research at HMS; Richard G. Hamermesh, MBA View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

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Merve Ciplak

wanted to find a way to “marry the fast pace and high intellectual caliber of the private sector with my inherent interest in giving back to the global sphere.” Long attracted to law school as a way to pursue her “interest in morality and... View Details

20 Aug 2020
Book

From the Plow to the Pill: How Technology Shapes Our Lives

For centuries, the creation of innovative technology—from steam engines and automobiles to computers and smartphones—has dramatically changed the nature of our work. Less deeply understood has been the impact of technology on the inner currents of our personal lives,... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Women at HBS - Alumni

Programs & Events Programs & Events Women at HBS Women at HBS Related resources W50 Summit In Their Own Words Since 2013––the 50th anniversary of women being admitted to the full-time MBA program––the School... View Details

13 Nov 2017
Blog Post

5 Worries I Had about Applying to HBS

I started to learn about the application process, the school, and my chances of getting in. I had a number of anxieties about applying to HBS, and at times I considered not applying at all. I’m so happy I... View Details

23 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Men Want Powerful Jobs More Than Women Do

the Harvard MBA classes of 2013 and 2014. The participants considered a picture of an actual ladder, which represented the conceptual corporate... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Resources for New Alumni - Alumni

to select business research resources that can be useful for career research. Learn more about access to library resources for members of the graduating MBA Class View Details

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Instructor Performance - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

their performance and receive developmental input. Feedback may come from students, in the form of non-verbal signals and direct comments, mid-course surveys, and end-of the-term student evaluations. Useful feedback may also come from... View Details

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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

Roberts recently retired as the MBA Class of 1961 Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School. He spent 25 years on the HBS faculty, serving for the last 16 years as the... View Details

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