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- 02 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Cassidy Wald Wins Dean's Award for Service to the School and Society
Cassidy Wald (MBA 2023) has been named the recipient of the School’s Dean’s Award. This award celebrates the extraordinary achievements of a graduating student who, during their time in their program, has made a positive impact on... View Details
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Jeremy Andrus
like? We went public in July 2011, a few months after I was put in the CEO role, so there wasn’t a lot of breathing time. I had worked closely on day-to-day operations with the firm’s founder since 2005, so I was up to speed View Details
- 07 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking
that are competitive with traditional coal. We need to insist that the world's governments allow and encourage entrepreneurs to pursue nuclear with both rigorous testing and real urgency. And we need to always remember that if new nuclear... View Details
- 08 Jul 2021
- Blog Post
Catching the Entrepreneurship Bug at HBS
hustle and I was going to sell my favorite thing to make: greeting cards. Plot twist! I’ve saved most of the greeting cards I’ve received, and I’ve always loved making cards for friends and loved ones for... View Details
- 06 Mar 2013
- What Do You Think?
Who Should Manage Our Work Time?
productivity always hold a fascination for us. But the last few weeks seem to have brought an unusual flow of material on the subject across my desk. One question this raises... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
How IT Shapes Top-Down and Bottom-Up Decision Making
What determines whether decisions happen on the bottom, middle, or top rung of the corporate ladder? New research offers a surprising conclusion: The answer often lies in the technology that a company uses. Information-based systems, such... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 19 Jan 2021
- In Practice
Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm
and consider how what they do will increase their odds of achieving their ultimate strategic goal in the future. And, they always respect the unknown. The world never unfolds in some scripted way, consistent with some “official future”... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Dec 2018
- Blog Post
A Time For Opportunity In Food and Agriculture
food and agribusiness is growing among MBAs at Harvard Business School. In the past couple of years, for example, membership in the student Food, Agriculture, and Water (FAW) Club has nearly doubled. To help meet that interest, on October... View Details
- 22 Apr 2002
- Lessons from the Classroom
Entrepreneurship: It Can Be Taught
help students to conceptualize; for instance, how would they approach implementing a great idea or pursue a great opportunity? There are always enormous risks, so rather than take on the whole thing, we... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 29 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
The HBS Community - Student Initiatives
discussions start with these topics, they end up moving in a variety of directions based on the different backgrounds and interests of the dinner guests. The group is always a random mixture of second year... View Details
- 23 Nov 2020
- Blog Post
We Rise
exclusive than the approximately 7,000 companies worldwide that received a venture investment in 2010. Birchbox was among the just 823 companies—11.8 percent—that had at least one woman founder. The number with a woman of color View Details
- 31 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
Five Important Steps before Taking the Entrepreneurial Leap
looked at the label of a common immune support product, one of those sugar-y Vitamin C packets, and realized that this trusted product we had always turned to was loaded with sugar, additives and flavorings.... View Details
- 23 Jul 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: How Wikipedia Works (or Doesn’t)
concept of "Enterprise 2.0"—a term coined by McAfee on the general idea of how Web 2.0 technologies can be used in business—popped up on Wikipedia, McAfee beamed. "I was bizarrely proud when my work rose to... View Details
- 20 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Airplane Design Brings Out the Class Warfare in Us All
Business Administration at Harvard Business School. “The psychology is powerful. That feeling of being in first or last place affects our thoughts, emotions, and behavior.” Although the research focuses on aircraft design, its findings... View Details
- 8 AM – 5 PM PDT, 31 Mar 2016
Career Reboot Camp in San Francisco
Led by Professor Tim Butler and facilitated by HBS career coaches, participants will work through exercises to reflect on their career interests, what's important to them in work and life, and create a plan to move forward towards a career with more satisfaction View Details
- 17 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Tales of the Newly-minted MBA
Anderson found sustenance in personal and professional relationships that allowed her to talk through the situation and regain her psychological footing. "In the middle of last summer, when no one was hiring, I found six jobs. A new... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 23 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
HBS Latino Student Association Spotlight: Sebastian Forero (MBA 2025)
related to MBA Admissions, alumni engagement, career development, and more to advocate for and empower the Latino community on campus and beyond. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we asked LASO members to share what being Latino at HBS... View Details
- 22 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Student Spotlight: Jesse Lou (MBA 2022) – Working to Change the Food System
Jesse Lou (MBA 2022) reflects on his decision to come to HBS, what motivates him to make a difference in the world by using technology to build a more sustainable food system, and how he has utilized resources at HBS to make this happen.... View Details
- 10 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
American Auto’s Troubled Road
has a historic opportunity to recast itself, to meet the enormous impending demand for the new type of vehicles that a petroleum-deficient world will require. The dream machine that built America can once again help shape its future. After all, the lure of the open... View Details
- 14 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Understanding Users of Social Networks
for someone who can help me with my start up, I would ask my friends if they know such a person, and if they don't, I would ask them to inquire with their friends. The problem is that those friends of friends don't always have an... View Details