Personal Development and Career - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 1996
News

Four Professors to Retire

Among the classes Christenson taught at HBS were Managerial Economics and Control in the MBA Program's required curriculum, Management Control in the Owner/President Management Program, and a doctoral... View Details

Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb and John Prestage

November 2010
Article

The Strategy Research Initiative: Recognizing and Encouraging High-quality Research in Strategy

By: Joanne E. Oxley, Jan Rivkin, Michael D. Ryall and the Strategy Research Initiative

The Strategy Research Initiative—a cross-disciplinary group of mid-career, research-oriented faculty—has organized to coordinate activities that promote high-quality research in the field of strategy. This editorial essay summarizes the group's view of the... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Research; Quality; Personal Development and Career; Groups and Teams

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13–14 Jun 2025
Reunions

2025 HBS Reunions, June 12-15

We look forward to welcoming you back for your reunion! This is a special opportunity to reconnect with old friends and make valuable new connections; strengthen your professional career and personal life with the latest thinking on critical topics; and feel... View Details

06–07 Jun 2025
Reunions

2025 HBS Reunions, June 5-8

We look forward to welcoming you back for your reunion! This is a special opportunity to reconnect with old friends and make valuable new connections; strengthen your professional career and personal life with the latest thinking on critical topics; and feel... View Details

31 Aug 2020
What Do You Think?

Why Don’t More Organizations Understand the Power of Diversity and Inclusion?

varied. “While diversity is easier to measure quantitatively,” Laurie pointed out, “inclusion metrics are currently qualitative and inconsistent.” Bob put it in personal terms: “I was able to hold myself... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

06 Mar 2024
News

A Peek at the MBA Experience

01 Jun 1998
News

Short Takes

performance rather than individual or unit performance. Beer and Katz thus suggest that instead of putting energy into designing complicated incentive plans intended to motivate executives, top managers should focus on View Details

Keywords: Orna Feldman and Caroline Chauncey

02 May 2017
Video

How to Partner With a Club: Attend a Club Conference

01 Sep 2015
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015

Principles Guide You by Bill Barnett (MBA 1971) (Stanford Business Books) Barnett approaches the construction of a long-term career plan by looking at the main challenges professionals will face: developing... View Details

10 Mar 2021
News

New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts

Alumni Books Intelligence Isn’t Enough: A Black Professional’s Guide to Thriving in the Workplace By Carice Anderson (MBA 2006) Jonathan Ball Publishers Professional development manager, coach, and... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

27 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Recruiting International Students is Easy and Beneficial for Employers

visit our page on hiring international students. International Students Exhibit Strength of Character No matter their industry, employers look for candidates with grit, personal strength, and ability in the... View Details

18 Mar 2022
Blog Post

The Health Care Conference and the Convening Power of HBS

and what makes HBS such a special place. I feel extremely lucky to have been a part of this event and look forward to being involved in the broader Health Care Community of HBS in the next chapter of my... View Details

29 May 2020
Op-Ed

How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents

fundamentally changed SecondBite’s operating model. Declared an essential service in early March, it immediately appointed a pandemic coordinator and developed a four-phase pandemic response plan that... View Details

Keywords: by Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence; Agriculture & Agribusiness

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Law, Management and Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Law, Management and Entrepreneurship Course Number 1540 Senior Lecturer John Batter Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits Exam Senior Lecturer John Batter Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits Exam Career Focus:... View Details

Career Coach

Whit Collier

Whit Collier (HBS ’04, Harvard College ’99) advises students on their paths towards alignment and fulfillment in career and life. He guides clients through transitions,... View Details

Working Paper Summaries

How do Private Equity Fees Vary Across Public Pensions?

Keywords: by Juliane Begenau and Emil Siriwardane; Financial Services

03 Nov 2015
Blog Post

Siblings at HBS: Katie and Tyler Harris

growing up? Katie – It was always in the back of my mind, but was never a specific part of the plan. I realized more explicitly in my first year of private equity how much having an MBA would contribute to my career in the future, whether... View Details

29 Mar 2023
News

Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria

iStock The faculty, students, and staff of Harvard Business School are thinking about the people of Turkey and Syria who were impacted by the recent earthquake. We have all been touched by the loss of life, the hopeful stories of survival, and the rapid response of... View Details

01 Dec 2015
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015

illuminating graphics to guide readers in conceiving, designing, building, testing, and scaling up the ideal business for them. The Career Playbook: Essential Advice for Today’s Aspiring Young Professional... View Details

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Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month | Baker Library

aim to support the research and curriculum of the Harvard Business School today and into the future. Collection activities focus on the career View Details

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