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01 Feb 1997
News

Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management

resources." Michael P. Cassidy (MBA '91), general manager of the Computer Telephony Product Group at Artisoft, Inc., a maker of tools that connect phones to computers, took these lessons to heart when he created his own company, Stylus... View Details

05 Dec 2016
Blog Post

5 Pieces of Advice for Applying to HBS

adapt to reach my goals. I think this matters much more than having recommenders with a particular job title or connection with HBS. 3. Learn more about the generous financial aid options HBS offers Leslie: Trying to figure out how you’re... View Details

24 Apr 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018

address some of them. How will the hospital grow in the future? Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/318054 Harvard Business School Case 518-077 Customer Lifetime Social Value (CLSV) One of the hallmarks of the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Apr 2023
News

Class of 2022 Startups Sweep Alumni New Venture Competition

regional and final pitches. “That was the best part about it. The club connected us with four advisors to coach us for the pitch in the New York region and helped us craft our story more succinctly. And more powerfully, they View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

03 Sep 2013
First Look

First Look: September 3

locate them in non-mainline business units, such as corporate or philanthropic foundations. Using survey and archival data from 161 Fortune 500 firms, we find support for our hypotheses. Our findings reveal how institutional logics serve as underlying lynchpins, View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Harvard Climate Leaders Program

rarely had the chance to connect with students from other schools. Through CLP, I was able to meet a diverse group of individuals with unique experiences, intellectual curiosity, and a shared commitment to addressing climate challenges.... View Details

10 Feb 2021
Blog Post

What You Can Do to Create an Anti-Racist Organization

conversations around social justice. She couples her artistic talent with deep knowledge of how to educate and connect with people, skills she built as a dance and sociology major at Duke University and in... View Details

26 May 2022
News

Bidding Up

morning on October 12, 2020, a home security system captured a moment that would go viral on social media. [knocking] Bob Wilson: Paul? JH: Bob Wilson and his wife Mary had walked across the street to his colleague Paul Milgrom’s house to... View Details

04 Sep 2019
News

Clicks and Mortar

else that they’ve done, from a physical retail perspective, has been a pop-up. The whole point of the retail experience is not to sell the product, but to introduce you to the brand in a way that can be shared with others through social... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

07 Jun 2019
Book

Are You a Digital Manager?

members rather than one-off contacts made only when needed. It is both present- and future-oriented since it includes those you need to accomplish the daily work and those whose support will be critical in the future. It’s essential to create such relationships before... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

05 Oct 2021
Blog Post

First-Gen Voices: Eric Westphal on Tapping into the Global Alumni Network & Making a Difference across Borders

continued to engage with HBS students and drive career opportunities across the globe – including the connection between Eric Westphal (MBA 2021) and Diego Dzodan (MBA 1999). Westphal grew up helping out in his family’s small retail... View Details

20 Dec 2024
News

Clubs Open HBS Doors for Local Leaders; Meet the Club Leaders: HBS PRIDE; Favorite Reads of 2024

To Boost Communities, Alumni Clubs Send Nonprofit Leaders to HBS For one week every summer, nonprofit leaders from across the globe convene on the HBS campus to sharpen their leadership skills and expand their impact through the Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

18 Apr 2019
Blog Post

Evolution in Entertainment: A Recap of the 2019 Entertainment & Media Conference

and over 30 speakers who are at the frontiers of change in entertainment. Hosted by HBS’s Entertainment & Media Club, the conference each year brings industry leaders to campus to share their experiences and insights from the film, television, digital, View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports

Profile

Triston Francis

product development, a better bottom-line performance, plus an opportunity to have greater social impact.” “HBS’ mission to educate leaders who make a difference in the world strikes a deep chord with me,” Triston concludes. “It’s an... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services; Consulting

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Online AI Course | HBS Online

to build an AI-powered organization Learn how generative AI connects to your organization and its impact on business and operating models Who Will Benefit Business Professionals Current and Aspiring Leaders Functional Specialists Explore... View Details

21 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

Racial Diversity Pays Off

is an optimistic point of view. It is the idea that cultural diversity in work groups increases the pool of available resources—such as social networks, skills, and insights—to enhance the group's ability to be creative and solve... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Virtual Campus Tour | MBA

Campus Tour video Play Video duration: 8:29 Spangler Center Connecting the community & facilitating valuable student interaction. Spangler Center is home to two dining facilities, three comfortable lounges, the COOP bookstore, and a US... View Details

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Field Course: Field Y: Projects in Business Management - Course Catalog

business at the beginning of the course and a (perhaps similar, perhaps very different) version at the end of the course. We will work hard in the course to connect students with sources of funding, including angel, seed, and venture... View Details

11 Mar 2021
Blog Post

A Year as Co-Presidents: Q+A with AASU's Bukie Adebo (MBA 2021) and Alexis Jackson (MBA 2021)

we’re proud of is more of a culmination of moments, but it's been incredible to work with the Required Curriculum (RC) class of 2022. We were connected to many of them first through the AASU admissions team and then as co-presidents. It... View Details

29 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and Organizations of the Future

global rather than merely local. The issue of limited resources and inefficient distribution is creating environmental and social problems respectively, that businesses can no longer afford to neglect/be indifferent to. Technological... View Details

Keywords: by Teresa M. Amabile & Mukti Khaire

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