Transition - Publications - Faculty & Research

13 Nov 2017
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5 Worries I Had about Applying to HBS

struggle to make a career transition I came to HBS to explore new industries and I was concerned my experience put me in a “business analysis” box. However, HBS has a strong brand, vast alumni network, and a tireless career services team... View Details

January 15, 2019
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Is Your Company's Strategy Aligned with Your Ownership Model?

By: Josh Baron

The legacy of Vanguard founder John Bogle has brought attention to the transformative influence of ownership structures within the business world. Bogle's revolutionary insight into the limitations of active fund management led to the widespread adoption of index... View Details

Keywords: Ownership Type; Business Strategy; Organizational Structure; Strength and Weakness; Competitive Advantage

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Competitiveness and Clusters: Implications for a New European Growth Strategy

By: Christian H.M. Ketels

This paper develops policy recommendations on the use of cluster-based economic policies and the adoption of a new concept of competitiveness in the context of the new growth path that WWWforEurope aims to outline.
A first section discusses and derives an... View Details

Keywords: Competitiveness; Clusters; Economic Policy; European Union; Competition; Industry Clusters; Policy; Economic Growth; European Union

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18 Jan 2023
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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

29 Feb 2024
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African American Student Union Spotlight on Social Enterprise

The HBS African American Student Union (AASU) aims to create a close-knit community for its members from the time they choose to join HBS, through their transition to the second year, and beyond graduation. In this feature, we highlight... 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

09 Jun 2024
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The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

difficult when you’re on the other side of the world. The question that I had to ask myself, and really the industry, was, “I know nothing about video games beyond being an avid consumer, how can I transition to work in this industry?” An... View Details

11 Oct 2023
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A Journey of Discovery, Teamwork, and Impact with FIELD Global Immersion

government provides tons of support for its elderly population and has the most efficient, clean, and orderly public transit system I’ve ever witnessed. Care, community, and culture are deeply engrained into the fabric of South Korea.... View Details

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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

: Winner of the 2024 People’s Choice Flash Talk Award at the INFORMS Early-Career Sustainable Operations Workshop for “Power vs. Energy - When to Transition Between Storage Technologies” with Simone Marinesi. Himabindu Lakkaraju :... View Details

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Liz Plooster

Why did you choose this path at this point in time? HBS’ case-based approach intrigued me, and the timing made sense as a transition out of COVID lockdown. An added bonus: living in Boston for a couple years sounded exciting to my husband... View Details

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Electricity - Business & Environment

that the renewable energy market represents a $16 trillion investment opportunity by 2040. [20] Challenge One of the biggest shifts needed to respond to climate change is rapidly transitioning from fossil fuel-based electricity generation... View Details

04 May 2020
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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

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

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

01 Jun 2022
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In My Humble Opinion: Home Base

well-researched, expert advice, she turned to other working parents, asking, What do you wish you had known? Those inputs helped Dowling guide colleagues at Blackstone, where she had taken a job as head of talent development. Helping people through the View Details

Keywords: April White

29 Oct 2020
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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

28 Oct 2022
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Latina Women in Leadership: Shirley Verónica Cardona (MBA 2012)

program for youth living in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. This work was deeply gratifying, and it also helped me realize that in order to be most effective and drive scalable impact, I needed to build strategic, analytical, and leadership skills. This need motivated a... View Details

30 May 2023
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Finding PRIDE

openly gay students on campus at the time. That was a huge disappointment to me since I had only recently come out in San Francisco. The club played a powerful role in smoothing that transition to life at HBS. It was a way to connect with... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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HBS OnBoard | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Angella guide you through the fundamentals of nonprofit board service. Nonprofit Leadership Transitions March 24, 2022 The board’s role is particularly critical during a leadership transition. Hear from our panel of alumni nonprofit... View Details

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US Business Immigration Overview - Alumni

Department of Labor within a few months of your employer filling on your behalf. Transitioning from a temporary worker to a permanent hire (green card) generally requires a foreign worker to go through labor certification. PERM (Program... View Details

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