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Who Are We Looking For? | MBA

Being business-minded is about the interest to help organizations succeed, whether in the private, public, or non-profit sector. This business inclination can be found in individuals with a variety of professional and educational... View Details

01 Oct 2000
News

Willoughby G. Walling II: A Learning Experience

district work well, and it still hasn't been done. That's a real tragedy." His most recent school-related job ended in 1995, when he left his position as president of the organization responsible for fundraising and support of the Boston... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

14 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society

now? Zuboff and Maxmin: A century ago mass consumption was on the rise. People wanted more things. The answer was to produce more goods at an ever-lower cost—mass production. Corporations were organized around a managerial hierarchy... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

agree to abide by the HBS Community Values and the MBA Honor Code (pdf). The venture must be a standalone effort and operate independently of existing organizations (including, but not limited to, resources, governance, management, staff,... View Details

01 Dec 2010
News

The Transformers

knowledge in the form of articles, speeches, and research projects and books,” says Bradach. Even now, despite the economic turndown, demand for these services remains robust as organizations struggle to do... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

31 Aug 2010
First Look

First Look: August 31

prototypical large-enterprise form in contemporary emerging economies. By exploring the evolution of the diversified business groups organized around British trading companies from the late eighteenth... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2018
News

Turning Point: Power Outlet

proactively, not reactively. I can’t stop. Then a mom from the group suggested setting up a conference call to figure out our next steps. From there, we formed a steering committee, and I drafted a mission statement and a long-term... View Details

02 Jan 2019
What Do You Think?

SUMMING UP: Do We Need an Artificial Intelligence Czar?

AI. It not only requires technological expertise but an even more complex challenge of creating standards and universal formats for organizing and coordinating data and its collection from various sources in a View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

22 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Lessons Learned from My HBS Career Journey in Environmental Sustainability

application process. If organizations are able to forego the long forms on company websites, students appreciate when job postings are available on 12twenty as it allows students to apply through a platform... View Details

Keywords: Energy / Cleantech

07 Feb 2005
Research & Ideas

How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders

capabilities, connections, confidence, and cognition that might be associated with having worked at GE during a particular point in time—this would be a "GE career imprint." And, we can compare the career imprints of different View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

04 Oct 2007
What Do You Think?

Has Managerial Capitalism Peaked?

Summing Up The clear consensus of those responding to this month's column is that managerial capitalism, as John Bogle terms it, has peaked. But what will follow it is less clear. Many doubt that the form of owners' capitalism represented... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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Law, Management and Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog

Covenants not to Compete Day 16: Coming Together – Forming a Business Day 17: Choice of Organization Day 18: Financing a Start-up Company Day 19: Employers and Employees Day 20: Employment – Compensation Day... View Details

12 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

The Value of a ‘Portable’ Career

Lagace: Your work highlights the pros and cons of hiring high-performing or "star" employees. How and why did studying the career trajectories of star football players give you a window on better management of organizations and careers?... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Sports

30 Jun 2020
Book

Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever

The book Capitalism at Risk first appeared in 2011. The problems it identified with social inequality, global trade strife, and environmental degradation have only accelerated by 2020. The new edition of Capitalism at Risk, subtitled How Business Can Lead, is expanded... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

28 Mar 2018
Blog Post

Event Planning for Recruiting Success - Part 1

Company Conversations are particularly successful for organizations that have not previously recruited at HBS or are attracting a very targeted group of students. A classroom presentation directed at a small group of students may feel... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

14 Dec 2016
Blog Post

Career Paths: From Finance to Social Enterprise

nothing to do with finance in any shape or form and 2) I wanted to find a career with meaning that would combine my aforementioned interests. I was less sure about what function I wanted, but I was intrigued by international strategy... View Details

7 PM – 9 PM EDT, 29 Sep 2016

Alumnae Circles Open House: Washington D.C.

Women's groups are launching- are you interested? Register for this upcoming open house to learn more. View Details

25 Sep 2017
Research & Ideas

Why Politics is Failing America, and What Business Can Do To Help

viewpoints; Restructure the governing process by forming an independent commission to redesign congressional rules to greatly reduce two-party control over which bills are considered and how issues are addressed; Reduce the influence that... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette

10 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

Celebrating 'The Men and Women of the Corporation' 40 Years Later

Rosabeth Moss Kanter: Because ideas move the world, and I wanted to move the world. I have a PhD in sociology, with a focus on social psychology and organizational behavior. Being a thought leader is a form of leadership, and I'm... View Details

Keywords: by Robin J. Ely

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Hann Yew

organizing events, like Darwin's 200th birthday celebration, which intended to connect aspiring scientists. In response to Larry Summers' controversial comments about women in science, Hann wrote skits and participated in improv workshops... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Healthcare/Biotech

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