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02 Oct 2018

HBS Women's Information Session in Mexico City

This event is designed specifically for prospective applicants to learn more about the MBA program and the community of women at Harvard Business School. The event will include an admissions presentation and the opportunity to ask... View Details

11 Jul 2017

HBS Women’s Information Session in San Francisco

Join us for an information session about the Harvard Business School MBA Program. This event is designed for prospective students who want to learn about the community of women at HBS and the MBA Program. The event is designed for women,... View Details

24 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Alumni in Climate Networking Series: San Francisco

Entrepreneurship and the California Research Center to bring alumni together who are working on all aspects of that innovation. On September 26th, Scott Jacobs (MBA Class of 2007) and the team at Generate Capital hosted around 75 HBS alumni who wanted to learn more... View Details

29 Jul 2015

HBS Women’s Information Session in Washington, DC

This event is designed for prospective women applicants to learn more about the MBA program at Harvard Business School. The event will include an admissions presentation and the opportunity to ask questions to alumnae. Registration for... View Details

12 Jul 2018

HBS Women's Information Session in San Francisco

Join us for an information session designed for prospective students who want to learn about the community of women at HBS and the MBA Program. The event is designed for women, but all are welcome. The event will include an admissions... View Details

18 Aug 2015

HBS Women’s Information Session in Menlo Park

This event is designed for prospective women applicants to learn more about the MBA program at Harvard Business School. The event will include an admissions presentation and the opportunity to ask questions to alumnae. Registration for... View Details

01 Oct 2000
News

Linda B. Kanner: All in the Family

When Linda Kanner arrived at HBS in 1973, she had two sons: Adam, three, and Ben, one. Her husband, a doctor, was moonlighting in local emergency rooms while studying for his own MBA degree at MIT's Sloan... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Oct 1999
News

New Chairman Updates Development in MBA Program

students - the CitiAssist Loan Program - that has made aid available to a wider cross section of students. In addition, we are working even harder to reach women and minority candidates. Is there a... View Details

03 Dec 2007
Research & Ideas

Authenticity over Exaggeration: The New Rule in Advertising

the "consumer" label altogether. It's too limiting. Deighton cites Dove's "Real Beauty" campaign, a multiphase effort with an underlying theme that subverts traditional beauty product messages of aspiration and perfection. In one ad,... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Publishing; Advertising

01 Aug 2008
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Has the Time Come for “Stretch” in Management?

flat-footed on the issue of fuel efficiency? Granted, Detroit was busy catering to consumer demands for more profitable, lower-mileage vehicles. But at the same time, could stretch have given greater urgency to responses to alternative needs View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

23 Sep 2024
Blog Post

2024 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

firm that invests in and supports the growth of early-stage climate tech startups. Gigascale’s portfolio companies are replacing fossil fuels, cleaning up the atmosphere, and modernizing massive sectors such... View Details

03 May 2023
Research & Ideas

Why Confronting Racism in AI 'Creates a Better Future for All of Us'

all of us. DeLollis: When it comes to race, technology, and tomorrow’s business outcomes, what advice would you give to CEOs, CMOs, and other top decision makers? Turner: I advise them that if marginalized people and women weren’t... View Details

Keywords: by Barbara DeLollis

01 Mar 2025
News

Heartland

Let me tell you what’s fantastic about offal.” Jordan Kraft Lambert (MBA 2016), Colorado State University’s first director of agricultural innovation, is a full-body talker, and the topic of organ meat has her fired up. The parts of the cow typically seen as... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photos by Vance Jacobs. OPEN CONCEPT: Lambert at Quail Ridge Dairy in Fort Morgan, Colorado.

09 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

Chance Encounters: What's at Stake in Return-to-Office Decisions

Late one day in the fall of 2021, as she was packing up to head home, Assistant Professor Maria Roche bumped into Andy Wu, a colleague in the Strategy Unit whose office is next to hers. Roche asked how his... View Details

Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint, HBS Alumni Bulletin

16 Dec 2020
News

A Creator in the Era of Disruption

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: I’m Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Welcome to the second episode of our Skydeck mini-series “Out of the Valley.” Today’s episode starts in Jakarta, Indonesia,... View Details

01 Jun 2020
News

Effective Communication in the Age of Zoom

that "Boomers aren't Zoomers." So if you have employees or colleagues in their mid 50s or older, they may not be as comfortable with video technology and you might have to have a lot more patience and offer View Details

Keywords: Zoom

September–October 2017
Article

Blurring the Boundaries: The Interplay of Gender and Local Communities in the Commercialization of Social Ventures

By: Stefan Dimitriadis, Matthew Lee, Lakshmi Ramarajan and Julie Battilana

This paper examines the critical role of gender in the commercialization of social ventures. We argue that cultural beliefs about what is perceived to be appropriate work for each gender influence how founders of social ventures incorporate commercial activity into... View Details

Keywords: Community; Cultural Beliefs; Social Enterprise; Gender; Local Range; Commercialization; Culture

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07 Sep 2021
News

Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 2

suppose, attract that new wave of talent that you're seeing? JI: Yeah. Look. I think in two ways you've got to sell the mission harder. You know? And, and I think that's where big companies still have great strengths. Is that scale can... View Details

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Year in Review | Annual Report 2024

distinguished artist renowned for her work in monumental sculpture and one of the few women in this field. Recognizing the importance of highlighting women's contributions to... View Details

01 Oct 2021
Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate

This year the theme of Climate Week is highlighting what businesses and governments can do to meet their climate targets. In that spirit, we have reached out to recent alums working in the climate space and... View Details

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