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Gender & Race in Organizations Research Group - Race, Gender & Equity

social identities (e.g., race and gender) in professional identity development processes of medical residents. She is also conducting research on View Details

11 Mar 2024
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A Day in the Life: Ben Hsieh

development. 2:00 PM: One of the best things about HBS is the sheer volume of amazing guests that are brought onto campus. I’m particularly a fan of the values and identity sessions that the Career and View Details

12 Dec 2006
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First Look: December 12, 2006

subsidiaries of multinationals taking on stronger local identities and becoming "hybrids". Over the past two decades, as the pace of globalization quickened, ambiguities increased again, especially if the focus is the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

06 Dec 2022
Research & Ideas

Latest Isn’t Always Greatest: Why Product Updates Capture Consumers

the same thing: A significant percentage of customers preferred the revamped product, even if it was identical or worse than an unchanged counterpart. In one study, the researchers asked participants to sample two gummy candies, and they... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Consumer Products; Retail

06 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 6

residential real estate and away from more productive investments. Third, the cost of professional investment management is too high, which drains talent from other industries. The financial sector could promote the health and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Organizational restructuring: the influence of formal and informal structure on tie formation. This paper considers how changes in formal structure and a key element of informal structure – the embeddedness of employee... View Details

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For Organizations | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Organizations and professionals from around the world participate in our Executive Education programs, access our research publications, and interact with our students and alumni through field-based projects, recruitment activities, and... View Details

May 2024
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Choosing the Course of Passion: Brooke Boyarsky Pratt at knownwell

By: Jon M. Jachimowicz and Alexis Lefort

Brooke Boyarsky Pratt (HBS ’13) enjoyed considerable success in her early career, quickly climbing the ranks to associate partner at McKinsey, and later becoming an executive vice president at Berkadia, a Berkshire Hathaway portfolio company. Throughout these years,... View Details

Keywords: Passion; Career; Career Planning; Purpose; Personal Development and Career; Mission and Purpose; Identity; Business Startups; Health Care and Treatment; Health Disorders; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Health Industry; United States

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Business Fundamentals Course - CORe | HBS Online

effective pricing strategies Identify sources of competitive advantage through differentiation Evaluate the financial health of a business using financial statements Prepare and evaluate financial forecasts Who Will Benefit Professionals... View Details

15 Nov 2022
Op-Ed

Why TikTok Is Beating YouTube for Eyeball Time (It’s Not Just the Dance Videos)

to create social media, whose audiences voluntarily gave up their privacy. Facebook, LinkedIn, and Snapchat require you to sign in, making your identity known to the platform. Users’ interests can be inferred from the interests of their... View Details

Keywords: by John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld

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Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS (part 2) - MBA

Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st... View Details

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Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online

yourself Who Will Benefit Early-Career Financial Services Professionals Aspiring Finance or Investment Professionals Non-Finance Professionals Gain a competitive edge by... View Details

06 Dec 2011
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First Look: Dec. 6

as identity work and show how subtle forms of gender bias in the culture and in organizations interfere with the identity work of women leaders. Based on this insight, we revisit traditional approaches to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Apr 2019
Research & Ideas

Why Salespeople Struggle at Leading

success—strategies that could be applied in a variety of business departments. 1. Managers must assume a new professional identity. It’s crucial for managers to acknowledge they are shedding one professional... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Dec 2019
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all and stepped down from his businesses at the end of November 2017.) The article ripped through her life like a wrecking ball, Dixon says. Her marriage crumbled. The startup was put on ice. Personal traumas that had long been buried were suddenly in the public... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Chris Sorensen; #MeToo; DefJam; Arts, Entertainment

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2.6 Sample Disciplinary Violations - MBA

responsible for complying with all expectations for conduct set forth in this Student Handbook, including without limitation upholding the MBA Honor Code and HBS Community Values of honesty, integrity, respect for others, and personal accountability. They are expected... View Details

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Events - Business History

history project. We covered three complementary areas of discussion: unconventional techniques, unconventional sources, and unconventional capitalisms. Apr 16 16 Apr 2019 Noon Seminar Series Strategy Professionals and Practice Change:... View Details

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Q&A with the HBS Armed Forces Alumni Association, MBA Class of 2023 - MBA

Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year... View Details

30 May 2023
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Finding PRIDE

presence did, too. Today the PRIDE group is an association of 190 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) students and partners. It serves as a social and professional network, as well as a place to promote... View Details

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

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