Transition - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Stuck in Commuter Hell? You Can Still Be Productive

media on the train, may actually interfere with people’s ability to transition into work mode smoothly—which makes them feel gloomier about their jobs and more likely to quit. “I was surprised with this finding myself,” Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

18 Jan 2023
Blog Post

Career Planning and Development: Interview with Career Coach Wendi Zhang (MBA/MPP 2013)

advice for students looking for a career change? Career changes are relatively common and can lead to profound personal and professional growth. They also often come with anxiety and stress, and there are many resources at HBS to help with the View Details

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Online Learning Model | HBS Online

perspective, and challenge your worldview. Social Join a global community of business professionals. Learn from and network with peers before, during, and after your course. Ask questions, collaborate, give feedback, and share experiences and expertise across... View Details

04 May 2020
Blog Post

6 Things You Should Know About the HBS/HKS Joint Degree

NYC where he worked before school. He continued to work with his thesis client, Forward Cities, by helping bring entrepreneurship to historically disenfranchised communities across the U.S. It is common for new graduates to initially pursue work in the private sector... View Details

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Teaching Quantitative Material - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Teaching by the Case Method Teaching Quantitative Material Preparing to Teach Leading in the Classroom Pre-Class Arrival Diversity and Inclusion Openings Cold Calling Questioning, Listening & Responding Transitions Closings Timing... View Details

15 Jun 2021
News

Leading at State

lecturer in Executive Education who also has a background in the civil service in his native Canada, worked with the State Department to design the custom program. Career employees in government agencies face unique challenges, Ager says. The agencies have frequent... View Details

Keywords: leadership; international relations; politics; Executive Education

14 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Veteran Financial Aid Outlook

personal financial situation with my goals. I applied to scholarships and sought additional assistance through VR&E (Ch.31). I decided HBS was the place I could maximize my transition into civilian life, learn skills I needed to be... View Details

11 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Merchants to Multinationals: British Trading Companies in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

In this excerpt taken from the chapter entitled "From Trade to Investment," HBS visiting professor Geoffrey Jones traces the transition of the British trading companies from purely trading companies in the 1870s to... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones

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Which HBS Executive Education Program is Right For Me?

process. We're lucky to have a large portfolio of programs-there is a program for every stage of a career ranging from individual contributors transitioning into managers all the way to board members. We're always happy to have a... View Details

01 Jun 2007
What Do You Think?

How Should Pay Be Linked to Performance?

leading a transition from a highly decentralized, founder-led organization to one more reliant on shared services and central direction was enormous and that he was making good progress. How much is that worth? The second item was a... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

15 Jun 2021
News

Zone Defense

goal but with no real clear path,” he adds. “I think that skill set has transitioned well to the world of entrepreneurship.” Tseng says the company is on track for continued rapid growth in 2021. The drones he envisioned are a reality,... View Details

Keywords: April White; drone technology; military; security; entrepreneurship; leadership; Air Transportation; Transportation

23 Jun 2022
Research & Ideas

All Those Zoom Meetings May Boost Connection and Curb Loneliness

prerecorded video content may not cut it. “As we make the transition from real life to virtual, some have basically assumed that the distinction between synchronous and asynchronous video isn’t important because it’s all online,”... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

revolution and a transition in some countries to a post-industrial economy. At the same time, there has been a growing realization that the world’s energy technologies have led to a series of environmental challenges, leading many to call... View Details

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Openings - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Teaching by the Case Method Openings Preparing to Teach Leading in the Classroom Pre-Class Arrival Diversity and Inclusion Openings Cold Calling Questioning, Listening & Responding Transitions Closings Timing Participation Engagement... View Details

29 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Delving Deeper into Development with the MBA/MPA-ID Program – a Q+A with Zainab Raji (MBA/MPA-ID 2022)

macro shocks occurred. I discovered a pathway to economic development in management consulting after learning about the huge impact that strategy advisory firms in Africa had helped create. I transitioned to McKinsey after successful... View Details

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Peter Gumulia

access to high quality education for millions of Indonesians.” With support from the i-lab and Rock Center, Peter aspires to build an online English learning platform in his home country. “Indonesia is transitioning from a country... View Details

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Molly Welch

cases and even the necessary transition to online learning. As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? A writer, either a novelist or a journalist. I loved books and was always interested in government and public policy. I... View Details

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

and to that end HBS has begun to shift toward software-as-a-service platforms rather than custom-developed applications. The School also is moving toward greater use of third-party IT service providers and transitioning IT applications to... View Details

04 Sep 2019
News

From Retail to Real Estate

family business was making the initial steps of what would become a decade-long transition from operator to investor. “I completely shifted my curriculum,” he says, turning his focus to finance. “Suddenly, as a family, we had this big... View Details

04 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How Schmoozing with the Boss Helps Men Get Promoted

write in the working paper. “Not only is this unfair, it is inefficient; the economy is missing out on women who would make great managers.” Male employees with male managers earn 13 percent more In studying job assignments and manager View Details