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13 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

Should Men’s Products Fear a Woman’s Touch?

women." Hence brands like Broga (yoga for bros) and Powerful Yogurt ("the first yogurt for men," according to its website). Brand managers also must consider the effect of expanding a historically male-centric brand to include female consumers. Avery... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage; Auto

22 Dec 2022
Blog Post

TOP 10 MBA VOICES BLOGS OF 2022

organizations across campus, is proud to share and honor the stories of our community members. We hope these stories showcase the history, richness, and diversity of the AAPI experience and inspire hope for a world of empathy, compassion,... View Details

29 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Delving Deeper into Development with the MBA/MPA-ID Program – a Q+A with Zainab Raji (MBA/MPA-ID 2022)

history on my grandpa’s walking tours of Lagos Island, celebrating Eid holidays with family, and working on craft projects with my twin sister. My family bonded over storytelling. Older family members recounted tales of their past View Details

May–June 2024
Article

Setting Gendered Expectations? Recruiter Outreach Bias in Online Tech Training Programs

By: Jacqueline N. Lane, Karim R. Lakhani and Roberto Fernandez

Competence development in digital technologies, analytics, and artificial intelligence is increasingly important to all types of organizations and their workforce. Universities and corporations are investing heavily in developing training programs, at all tenure... View Details

Keywords: Prejudice and Bias; Gender; Training; Recruitment; Personal Development and Career

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01 Aug 2001
News

Richard B. Fisher (MBA '62)

of his first assignments—an analysis of the economic feasibility of a Canadian hydroelectric plant—required him to master the FORTRAN and COBOL programming languages. "Building a computer model was no mean feat in 1962," Fisher recalls. In 1970, he was elected a... View Details

Keywords: Richard B. Fisher; Warren A. Law; Alumni Achievement Award; Finance; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

20 Mar 2024

The Value of an MBA in Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Venture Capital

Whether you're currently immersed in the technology, entrepreneurship, or venture capital landscape, or you harbor aspirations for a future in these dynamic sectors, we invite you to join a panel of HBS students and alumni who share your View Details

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A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

foreshadowing the career path ahead of her, Shilla Kim-Parker (MBA 2009) wrote her HBS application essay about her desire to serve the social good. “I was drawn to... Riding the WAVE Misan Rewane 2013 When describing the View Details

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Investor - Entrepreneurship

Student Journey Investor Required Curriculum Elective Curriculum FALL Attend the Rock/CPD Career Panels to learn about careers in VC. Learn about the role of a VC/Investor and recruiting approach. Meet with:... View Details

03 Jun 2022
Research & Ideas

In a Work-from-Anywhere World, How Remote Will Workers Go?

that people allowed to work from anywhere experience 4.4 percent higher productivity. The pandemic took this arrangement mainstream, as high-profile organizations such as Airbnb, Facebook and Twitter adopted the approach, with important... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

10 Aug 2016
Blog Post

3 Benefits of the Case Method

Furthermore, the in-class experience helped me learn more about my classmates as individuals, uncovering shared interests and strengthening friendships. The people with whom I shared the HBS experience are... View Details

15 Jun 2021
News

Keeping Hourly Workers Focused on the Stock, Not the Clock

recalls his father asking. That question stayed with Pete Stavros. There had to be a better way. Early in his career as an investor, Stavros was part of a deal with a company that had an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), an... View Details

Keywords: April White; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

10 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

Key to Doing Your Best at Work? Be Yourself

deeper relationship with your colleagues. And I have research that shows that if you are among a minority and you’re going through an experience where you are feeling excluded, authenticity actually can buffer against that experience.... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette

07 Jan 2016
Blog Post

Is HBS Too Big?

advantage, not just because of shared knowledge, but also because it creates a cohesive experience in which we can all bond, celebrate, and commiserate together. At the section level, we’ve had a wide variety of events outside of class,... View Details

20 Apr 2021
Book

A Simple Question That Can Guide Companies to Epic Success

but it's not going to create the kind of value that ultimately gets translated into financial success. Kost: In the first line of your book, you say that strategy is simple. Why is that such a provocative statement? Oberholzer-Gee: Because no one View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

20 Mar 2024

The Value of an MBA in Professional Services: Consulting, Financial Services, and Private Equity

For professionals in the realms of consulting, finance, or private equity or for those aspiring to careers in these areas, we extend an invitation to join a compelling panel discussion featuring HBS students and alumni. Discover how... View Details

01 Jun 2023
News

From Big Pharma to Startup

pitch their experience and skills to each other. That’s how Goble met Dr. Wayne Lencer, a Harvard Medical School professor who had spent a decade developing technology to enable the oral delivery of biological medicines—therapies created... View Details

Keywords: April White

18 May 2023
News

India's New Money Managers

into another obstacle: As Gupta began her career successfully setting up the trading desk for her company Navratan Capital, she found that investors would only speak with her male colleagues. Gupta persevered, founding Anand Rathi in... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

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Organizational Leadership Course | HBS Online

(CLIMB) CLIMB enables new and experienced leaders to ignite their careers with a combination of vital and forward-looking business skills, self-reflection, and an immersive cohort-based learning experience... View Details

18 Dec 2017
Op-Ed

Why Employers Must Stop Requiring College Degrees For Middle-Skill Jobs

Credit: Pixsooz American companies have a problem. Over the past decade, they have begun to demand a bachelor’s degree in hiring workers for jobs that traditionally haven’t required one. This uptick in credentialing, or “degree inflation,” rested on the belief that... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Fuller

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Dean Nitin Nohria | About

honor of 50 years of women in its two-year MBA Program, the School undertook a comprehensive survey of alumnae about their career and life choices, a case on the history of women at the School, a research symposium, and an alumni summit... View Details

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