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- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Wired and Black: Focus on Careers
New economy companies may be moving at the speed of light, but they still need managers who can get the job done, according to career development experts who spoke at the African-American Student Union conference, "The Digital... View Details
Keywords: by Carrie Levine
- January 2023 (Revised May 2023)
- Case
Steve Jobs: Changing the World
By: Robert Simons and Shirley Sun
This case traces the life of Steve Jobs who throughout his career flaunted convention and chose an unusual path to success. The case describes how Jobs, as young man, acquired an appreciation for aesthetics and the liberal arts, but was also quick to recognize and... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technology; Business Startups; Personal Characteristics; Leadership Style; Innovation; Work-life Balance; Innovation Leadership; Power and Influence; Success; Information Technology Industry; United States
Simons, Robert, and Shirley Sun. "Steve Jobs: Changing the World." Harvard Business School Case 123-022, January 2023. (Revised May 2023.)
- 01 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Hiring a Career Switcher: The Value of the MS/MBA
MS/MBA program as an opportunity to make a career change. Adam felt it would supply the necessary venue to inform and test his specific career hypothesis. He explained, “I wanted to understand why we have... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 07 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Career Advice: Pursuing a Dual Degree
want to, and having different levels of understanding is something that will be invaluable in my career. You took advantage of your time at Harvard to intern in both the consulting and venture capital fields. What did you learn from those internships and how did they... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Career Peak
(photos courtesy of Sunny Stroeer) “When your Monday morning looked like this you know it’s going to be a good week,” Suzanne “Sunny” Stroeer (MBA 2011) wrote on Instagram recently. Her view: Sunrise from the snowy summit of Torreys Peak in Colorado, more than 14,000... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 2023
- Chapter
Business, Climate Change and the Anthropocene
By: Andrew J. Hoffman and Sukanya Roy
This chapter will assess climate change as a concern for business, both as a stand-alone issue and as part of the broader shift that scientists are calling the Anthropocene. It will begin by examining the extent to which the market – comprised of corporations, the... View Details
Hoffman, Andrew J., and Sukanya Roy. "Business, Climate Change and the Anthropocene." Chap. 23 in Corporate Sustainability: Managing Responsible Business in a Globalised World, edited by Andreas Rasche, Mette Morsing, Jeremy Moon, and Arno Kourula, 484–505. Cambridge University Press, 2023.
- 13 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Career Journey: Karan Khimji, Co-Founder of 44.01
worked in consulting between Dubai and Paris where I helped utilities and infrastructure funds on their energy transition. I got to experience the evolution of Europe towards clean energy. After a few years, I decided it was time for a 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 asked them the following, “What View Details
Keywords: Energy / Cleantech
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Turning Point: Soul Cycle
Karyn Kerr Pettigrew (MBA 1990) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Karyn Kerr Pettigrew (MBA 1990) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) We all have turning points in our lives—clarifying moments that change the trajectory of our lives. The value... View Details
- 06 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
Cheese Moving: Effecting Change Rather Than Accepting It
Behavior best-seller list—thanks in part to corporate managers who distribute it to their employees as a lesson in accepting and anticipating change gracefully. But is that really the best message to send? Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 18 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Career Advice: Transforming the Energy Industry
career shaped my view of climate change and the energy transition because it showed me that technology alone isn’t enough and that several stars must align to make real impact. It is critical to consider the... View Details
- 22 Jun 2022
- Book
Four Elements for Finding the Right Career Path
When people contemplate a career change, astute thinking alone won’t necessarily take them in the right direction. Instead, when career changes and other huge life-changing... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Feb 2024
- Research & Ideas
As AI Upends Recruiting, Job Seekers Need a Waze App for Careers
Artificial intelligence is changing the nature of work on a scale some predict will be as transformative as the Industrial Revolution. It’s also exposing the yawning gaps in a fractured US employment system that many companies and workers... View Details
- September 2020
- Teaching Plan
Harlem Capital: Changing the Face of Entrepreneurship
By: George Serafeim
Jarrid Tingle and Henri Pierre-Jacques had spent the summer between their first and second years of their MBA program fund raising for their start-up venture capital (VC) firm, Harlem Capital Partners. Harlem Capital was founded upon the principle that addressing the... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital Firm Compensation; Entrepreneurial Finance; Entrepreneurial Financing; Black Entrepreneurs; Black Leadership; Black Inventors; Inclusion; Minority-owned Businesses; Race And Ethnicity; Race Characteristics; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Diversity; Race; Gender; Mission and Purpose; Social Enterprise; Financial Services Industry; United States
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
HBS Duo Offers Personalized Career Assessment
Considering a new career or an exciting but daunting job opportunity? Wondering if you need to change direction in your professional life? From the newly minted MBA to the seasoned executive, HBS graduates... View Details
Keywords: Bob Binstock
- 20 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
Lessons Learned from My HBS Career Journey in Environmental Sustainability
Lessons Learned from My HBS Career Journey in Environmental Sustainability I began my HBS admissions application essay with the following sentence: “I aspire to help build organizations that are advancing sustainability and addressing the... 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 asked them the following, “What View Details
- 19 Nov 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 HBS alums working in the climate space and asked them the following, “What View Details
- 16 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
How HBS Supported My Career Transitions During and After Graduation
Mike Anders (MBA 2020) grew up in the suburbs of Washington, DC. After attending Northwestern University, he began a career in tech working for a legal services startup in Chicago called Envoy Global. He moved to San Francisco after HBS... View Details
- 16 Jan 2019
- News