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06 Jul 2021
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The MS/MBA Technology Showcase: A Celebration of Our Startups

fascinated by molecular biology, that career path was no longer the best fit for me. Curiosity led me to take a programming class, which catapulted my career into technology. With no formal computer science degree, I broke into tech from... View Details

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Adding Corporate Social Responsibility to the Mix | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

“Through the discussions of case studies, I gained insight into the ways CSR can become more engrained in our business functions.” The program has also reinforced for Levy-Odom that any company’s CSR strategy is iterative. “There’s no one right way. Whatever approach... View Details

25 Feb 2020
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Action Plan: Just Breathe

pain: major surgery requiring months of recuperation or meditation to manage the stress that was at the root of his health issues. But the practice didn’t fit with his image of a type A, high-powered executive. “I came to meditation... View Details

Keywords: April White

15 Oct 2019
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In Pursuit of Academia

Fernandes (MBA 2012, PhD 2019) and her husband Alberto Fernandes (MBA 2012) became parents to Vicente, 3, and Francisca, 4, who helped their mother accept her Doctoral Program diploma in May 2019. (photo by Mary Knox Miller) It’s fitting... View Details

01 Apr 1998
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Snapshot: Gary DiCamillo, Polaroid's CEO

DiCamillo notes, will be transposing some of the company's formidable technological know-how to the newer segments of the market and offering digital products that fit the user-friendly Polaroid tradition. Two current examples are the... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

10 Jan 2008
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Operations Management

with professor Robert Hayes. Key concepts include: Managers must rethink many of the basic principles of good operations management that worked in the past. Companies must adopt a strategy for improvement that fits the specific needs of... View Details

01 Jun 1998
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How the Ron Brown Award Was Born

winning companies: three other firms were singled out for special mention. HBS professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter was one of the eight judges, as was James R. Houghton (MBA '52), the retired board chairman of Corning Inc. "We felt that the IBM and Levi Strauss programs... View Details

Fair Competition

unions, and specialty producers. Retail pharmacists extended these occupational exemptions and pressured drug manufacturers to maintain minimum prices throughout the Depression. The article fits into a larger book-length project on... View Details

11 Feb 2016
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Many Voices Working Toward a Solution

problem of how do you get multiple creative people to work together more effectively to solve the seemingly intractable problems of the world that don’t fit within a neat categorization. “A partner of mine and I have been engaged in a... View Details

12 Jul 2021
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Your Fullest Self

personal life, fitting in those 207 miles was just a part of the routine.” It was a continuation of the substantial time and money she had already spent over the years on relaxers, weaves, and extensions. Eventually Winters grew to... View Details

Keywords: venture capital; entrepreneurship; female founders

19 Jun 2014
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Exploring the World of Retail as an Intern at Walmart

at a CPG company. While both options fit my checklist, the final interview at Walmart Home Office in Arkansas really made the decision clear for me. The employees really seemed to value the MBA interns (not a given in retail!), all the... View Details

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Kenny Salas

not a good fit for me. It takes too much time to get approvals and execute your plans—to see the fruits of your labor." The second factor came from a place closer to home—literally. Kenny's twin brother, Sean, who is also attending... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

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Inessa Lurye

medical professionals listen and observe more deeply.” This approach reflects “human-centered design” and aims to direct design away from “one size fits all” product models and toward “creating experiences around the specific needs of... View Details

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Curt Willener

provides for physical activity. "As an athlete," says Curt, "I like the discipline of working out. Here, you get a full fitness center at Shad and a variety of intramural sports, like squash and basketball. You can... View Details

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Craig Baker

Craig Baker grew up in southeastern Idaho, and he finds it perfectly fitting that his first career assignment after completing his undergraduate degree in business and information-systems management took him into the potato field. “Double... View Details

01 Mar 2016
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A Club for the Cosmos

remain engaged with the HBS community,” says Ezzeddine, whose company has helped aerospace companies develop growth strategies for more than a decade. “I was looking for a Harvard club to join, and I realized there wasn’t an aerospace club. I decided the best way for... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

01 Feb 2002
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As the Future Catches You

page for note-taking, and after expressing his hope that the book will be a "fun read," he concludes by providing his e-mail address and urging readers to contact him. It's an unusual beginning, but fitting for this unusual book, a work... View Details

Keywords: life sciences; Scientific Research and Development Services

16 Dec 2020
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Faculty Books Published in 2020

business models without doing so? They fly blind. That’s what Harvard Business School professor Stefan Thomke shows in this rigorously researched and eye-opening book. Read the full abstract. Fit to Compete: Why Honest Conversations About... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

22 Feb 2022
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Lessons Learned from My HBS Career Journey in Environmental Sustainability

assumptions I had made about myself and my career journey. I thought that I had found the perfect fit because the role checked a lot of boxes – growing battery startup, opportunity to work directly for the Chief Business Officer, and... View Details

Keywords: Energy / Cleantech

Portrait Project

Phillip Jones

our family plot, just feet away from the same land my family had toiled on, sharecroppers and slaves. As I stood there, my family’s personal, political, and military destiny swirling around my mind, I thought about where I fit in the... View Details

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