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- July 2015 (Revised September 2017)
- Case
Ron Johnson: A Career in Retail
In April 2013, Ron Johnson (HBS '84) stepped down after just 18 months as CEO of J.C. Penney. In his brief tenure, Johnson, an acclaimed retailer respected for his innovation and success in shaping the retail image at Target and Apple, introduced dramatic departures... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Leadership Development; Legal Industry; Procurement; Professional Service Firms; Pricing; Organizational Behavior Modification; Change Management; Innovation Leadership; Situation or Environment; Failure; Management Teams; Brands and Branding; Competition; Retail Industry; United States
Narayandas, Das, Joshua D. Margolis, and Ryan Raffaelli. "Ron Johnson: A Career in Retail." Harvard Business School Case 516-016, July 2015. (Revised September 2017.)
- 29 Sep 2020
- News
Virtual Networking Tips from HBS Career Coaches
- 27 Apr 2017
- News
Enabling a Transformational Educational Experience
is inspiring him to think bigger about his role in the health care landscape. “Without a fellowship, I would feel constrained in the breadth of career opportunities I could consider,” he notes. Patyal explains that the financial... View Details
- 10 Apr 2023
- Video
Career Journeys | Laetitia Tiani Vessah
- 16 May 2024
- News
On the Job
came very close to costing me an entire career. DM: In this special edition of Skydeck, associate editor Julia Hanna asked this year’s recipients of the School’s highest honor to describe a work experience that has really stayed with them... View Details
Keywords: first job; leadership; life experience; career lessons; Finance; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Retail Trade
- 27 Nov 2017
- News
The NBA-HBS career connection
- 17 Jul 2017
- Blog Post
HBS Summer Interns: Discover Their Career Passions
Meet four Class of 2018 students who share the career criteria that drove their internship searches, and how their respective organizations aligned with their passions. Accepting a summer internship at Nike, Ross Galloway wanted to... View Details
- Web
Alumni Career Guide - Alumni
Volunteer Alumni Career Guide What are Alumni Career Guides? These are alumni who are willing to connect with current students to share industry knowledge and career advice.... View Details
- September 2008 (Revised March 2009)
- Supplement
Traversing a Career Path: Pat Fili-Krushel (B)
By: Kathleen L. McGinn, Deborah M. Kolb and Cailin B. Hammer
Pat Fili-Krushel has agreed to take on the job of first executive vice president of administration for AOL Time Warner, leading corporate human resources, internal communications, real estate and facilities, and other administrative roles for the combined company. She... View Details
Keywords: Conflict Management; Leadership; Managerial Roles; Negotiation Tactics; Personal Development and Career; Gender; Power and Influence; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Publishing Industry; United States
McGinn, Kathleen L., Deborah M. Kolb, and Cailin B. Hammer. "Traversing a Career Path: Pat Fili-Krushel (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 909-010, September 2008. (Revised March 2009.)
- Web
Develop Your Career Vision - Alumni
effectiveness of this tool, we recommend you set up a Career Coaching appointment to review your results with one of our Career Coaches. CareerLeader is available to HBS alumni free of charge. Request Access... View Details
- 03 Apr 2017
- Blog Post
The International Experience at HBS
The reasons for coming to HBS are as diverse as the student body itself. In my case, after having spent five years in finance, I felt that I needed a break from the usual day-to-day in order to reassess if I saw myself in this field long term or not. Rather than... View Details
- Web
MBA Experience - Business & Environment
MBA Experience Take advantage of environmentally related academic, career, extracurricular & entrepreneurial opportunities. Curriculum A list of our environmentally-related elective courses, first-year cases, cross-registration courses,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
MBA Career Office Wins Award
The MBA Career & Professional Develop-ment office has received the 2009 IBM Excellence in Career Services Award. The award “recognizes academic career centers that provide... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
New Career Tools for Alumni
Ready for your next career move? Present your experience and qualifications to prospective employers through the Alumni Career Hub’s Résumé Database. Designed to facilitate the... View Details
- 04 Jun 2015
- Blog Post
Why Career Switchers Make a Great Hire
transferable skills, and are driven to be strong candidate in their target field. Here's why you should consider hiring them: 1) Career Switchers can round out a team by adding relevant experience from their... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- September–October 2022
- Article
Seeking Purity, Avoiding Pollution: Strategies for Moral Career Building
By: Erin Reid and Lakshmi Ramarajan
This study builds theory on how people construct moral careers. Analyzing interviews with 102 journalists, we show how people build moral careers by seeking jobs that allow them to fulfill both the institution’s moral obligations and their own material aims. We... View Details
Reid, Erin, and Lakshmi Ramarajan. "Seeking Purity, Avoiding Pollution: Strategies for Moral Career Building." Organization Science 33, no. 5 (September–October 2022): 1909–1937.
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Learning from Global Immersion Experiences
Development staff to advance the career objectives of students and alumni. And with the introduction of the FIELD (Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership Development) course in 2011, the IRC has been... View Details
- 14 Dec 2016
- Blog Post
Career Paths: From Finance to Social Enterprise
would be to consider what your career goal is 5-10 years from now, and distill the role into the skills and experiences that you’ll need to succeed. Luckily, I realized prior to starting at HBS that I needed... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Turning Point: Soul Cycle
recognizing that feeling as something to pay attention to. At Wellesley, I had a similar intuitive experience when I switched majors from neuropsych to economics. That change was scary because it was late in the game, but the decision led... View Details
- 10 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
COVID's Surprising Toll on Careers of Women Scientists
Foundation. About the Author Rachel Layne is a writer based in the Boston area. [Image: valentinrussanov] Related Reading Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive Who Guarantees Your Workplace Is Safe for Return? Are Digital Organizations... View Details