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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

organizational practices varies across organizations within and across countries, and how this affects productivity at the micro and macro level. Research Communication within Firms: Evidence from CEO Turnovers , Management Science... View Details

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Interviewing - Alumni

position. Do communicate to the interviewer that you really want the position (and why) and that there is an excellent chance you would accept their offer (if this is true). Be prepared for questions you hope they won't ask. Be... View Details

03 Jan 2023
Book

Confront Workplace Inequity in 2023: Dig Deep, Build Bridges, Take Collective Action

if we want to have an equitable, fair, inclusive, connected world, the way that we can do that is by linking arms with each other and having transparent, honest communication and connections that are based on vulnerability, trust,... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

25 Aug 2022
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Up on the Corner

for Dlodlo but also for the community leaders who have supported her progress, and who see in her the possibility of rejuvenating West Baltimore Street and its surrounding neighborhoods. That support separates her from her predecessors:... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Melissa Golden; Real Estate

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Curriculum - Business & Environment

designed to build on skills introduced in the RC finance course, but with an emphasis on how and whether investors should incorporate what have traditionally been considered “non-financial” criteria in their decisions: for example, climate risk, environmental... View Details

28 Jun 2021
Blog Post

7 Things HBS Taught Me the Last 2 Years

me for the rest of my life. I hope this inspires others looking to get a similar transformational experience know that you can do it too! While these takeaways aren’t unique, this is my perspective. #1 You can build a community online.... View Details

11 Oct 2023
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Soldier On

looks like. READ MORE April White: I want to start this conversation at what I imagine was a particularly challenging moment for your community and for you. This is early January. It's a few days before you're inaugurated as mayor of... View Details

01 Dec 2019
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Bridging the Gap

centers on a citywide effort to improve public education, led in part by an alliance of 50 business and community leaders. This focus on education is a new one for the partnership, which has historically worked on economic development.... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Josh Cochran; photographed by Melissa Golden; cross sector collaboration; local government; nonprofits; education; leadership; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

19 Sep 2023
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2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

accelerating the integration of wind, solar, and battery storage — while leveraging existing infrastructure assets. TS’s products can be used to substitute legacy conductors using the same tools and installation procedures. TS is a View Details

18 Nov 2022
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What Does It Take to Safeguard a Legacy in Asset Management?

management worldwide in 2017, according to a survey from the Money Management Institute. “There are now many more firms founded by underrepresented minority leaders, but they still are a small proportion of this very big industry.” Just... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online

minored in economics as an undergraduate, but the content of Business Analytics and Economics for Managers showed me new ways for using the theoretical foundations I already had. Carolina Ragolta MBA Student at Stanford Graduate School of... View Details

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Online Entrepreneurship & Innovation Courses | HBS Online

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 industries to grow or transition your... View Details

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Melcolm Ruffin

his college education and his NBA career offered him simultaneous introductions to HBS alumni – and powerful Black leadership. In his second year at UMass, Melcolm attended an event featuring Dan Reed, then president of the NBA D-League (the basketball equivalent of... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment/Media

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Attract additional Black talent to all parts of the HBS community. - Advancing Racial Equity

students at HBS. Toward these commitments, HBS has asked every faculty unit to redouble efforts to recruit outstanding Black and other underrepresented minority (URM) [2] faculty with a broad range of research interests. HBS also has... View Details

11 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

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

pioneered new industries, from jute manufacture in India and cotton textile manufacture in China, to the oil industry in California."The improvements in transport and communications from the 1870s resulted in opportunities and... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones

17 Nov 2016
Op-Ed

What's Behind the Unexpected Trump Support from Women

percent voted for him—the lowest percentage of all groups--reflecting, perhaps, their concern about the treatment of blacks in the criminal justice system as well as their recognition of Clinton’s stronger support of minorities and her... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Morgan Roberts and Robin Ely

01 Sep 2022
What Do You Think?

Is It Time to Consider Lifting Tariffs on Chinese Imports?

the two countries have managed to alienate each other. It includes everything from blame about COVID-19 to suppression of minorities in China to the US policy toward Taiwan and “One China” to military action in waters adjacent to China to... View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

12 Apr 2022
Blog Post

The Many Languages of Medicine to Impact Care Delivery

Ted Obi (MS/MBA 2023) is a current MBA student at HBS and a third year medical student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. His previous experiences include co-founding Melanin Doc, a non-profit supporting the next generation of View Details

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Investor - Entrepreneurship

coach Build relevant startup experience to make you a better investor Join a Startup Bootcamp team Plug into the Investor community Join the Venture Capital/Private Equity , Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA), and Impact Investing... View Details

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