Field Study - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2000
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Managing the Map

We are at the dawn of a new epoch in the world of science, one that will cast strong light on a unique corner of the biotechnology field known as genomics. The designation refers to the study of genes, those... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs

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Manasi Maheshwari | MBA

how exciting it was to work at the intersection of technology and business. Professional goals: Studying computer science in college and applying what I learn to fields like economics and government have... View Details

01 Mar 2012
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Where Innovation Rules

Kiva Systems Intuit Angie’s List Rakuten athenahealth Pandora Bloomingdale's and Gilt Groupe Social Finance Innovation is the real business of Harvard Business School. It begins with the School’s bias toward action, as embodied in its intellectual cornerstone, the case... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg;Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Corporate Services; Educational Services; Management

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Curriculum | MBA

Also during Year 3, all students complete a year-long capstone exercise at HKS.Participants generally complement their required and elective studies with two summer internships: either a policy, international development or social... View Details

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Linda Leung

direct professional experience of the issue – you just can’t get that kind of perspective anywhere else.” While she loves the case study experience, her favorite class so far has been FIELD 3 in which she... View Details

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What We Do | Research Associates

the power to change business practice and thought across sectors and industries. In this job you'll have the time and resources to dig deep into research, under the guidance of faculty who are thought leaders in fields ranging from... View Details

01 Jun 1999
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Myra Hart Named to Professorship

Hart also serves as faculty director of the Marjorie Alfus/Committee of 200 initiative at HBS that was created to encourage the inclusion of more female protagonists in business cases. She is faculty coordinator of the Entrepreneurship Unit's View Details

01 Dec 1999
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New Jakurski Chair Supports Research in Global Finance

Director of Research and teaches courses in capital markets, international finance, and risk management. He received a BA from Stanford in 1980 and a Ph.D. in 1986 from the University of California at Berkeley, where he studied... View Details

07 Sep 2007
What Do You Think?

Are Elite Business Schools Fostering the Deprofessionalization of Management?

programs that "tailor learning for students" rather than just meet rigid standards, would help. Can business schools do much about what may be largely market-driven phenomena in a field that has never qualified as a profession?... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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Tony He

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? Prior to business school, I studied biomedical engineering and worked in health economics research. I learned useful technical skills, but I looked to expand my thinking. Business school... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

01 Dec 2011
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Faculty Books

Accelerating Energy Innovation: Insights from Multiple Sectors edited by Rebecca M. Henderson and Richard G. Newell (University of Chicago Press for the National Bureau of Economic Research) Studies have suggested that significantly... View Details

Keywords: Utilities

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Lavinia Teodorescu | MBA

Lavinia Teodorescu Government (AB), Russian, Eastern European and Central Asian Studies (AM) Quincy 2024 Cohort 5 “The field of fashion is about human connection. Now, after the pandemic, we need to find... View Details

26 Jul 2022
Blog Post

Driving Change in Education-to-Employment

young people and companies in need of skills. Year Up’s core program offers skills training and a six-month internship in high-growth fields like IT, Business Operations, and Finance. To date, the organization has helped connect over... View Details

01 Jun 2011
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A Former Buyer Turns Designer

$900. Yaqub left an investment banking job in New York City in 2003 to attend HBS, where she unexpectedly changed her mind about returning to finance. “My favorite experience at HBS was the field study that... View Details

Keywords: Finance; Apparel Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

02 May 2000
Research & Ideas

Leading Professional Service Firms

The HBS Executive Education course Leading Professional Service Firms (LPSF) is an intensive, one-week program that focuses on management issues unique to these firms. It provides a forum for participants from around the world to apply the concepts and real case View Details

Keywords: Re: Jay W. Lorsch; Service; Consulting; Accounting

22 Oct 2013
First Look

First Look: October 22

Publications August 2013 PLoS ONE Prosocial Bonuses Increase Employee Satisfaction and Team Performance By: Anik, Lalin, Lara B. Aknin, Elizabeth W. Dunn, Michael I. Norton, and Jordi Quoidbach Abstract—In three field studies, we... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2002
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Up to the Challenge: Tony Sanchez - Team Builder

focus on the medical area while at HBS, including field studies at several local hospitals, has led to a job offer with Indiana-based Guidant Corporation, a medical devices manufacturer. Sanchez is eager to... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

30 Sep 2014
First Look

First Look: September 30

Transparency By: Mohan, Bhavya, Ryan W. Buell, and Leslie K. John Abstract—A firm's costs are typically tightly guarded secrets. However, across six laboratory experiments and a field study we identify when... View Details