career decisions - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty on Supreme Court Health Care Ruling

Administration and Faculty Co-Chair, Healthcare Initiative In many ways, the recent decision by the Supreme Court to uphold the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a landmark. It is a political landmark, since it provides a clearer picture of... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Health

15 Dec 2024
News

Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The Power of Imperfect Eating By Kavita Bhatnagar (SELP 11, 2022) Penguin Enterprise Rather than dictating which foods are good or bad, this book weaves together stories that mirror the intricate, emotional, and often imperfect... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

21 Aug 2017
Blog Post

From Germany to HBS

very different from a German university. Therefore, it is useful for you when making your decision to apply for HBS and when writing your application. After all, your flight and hotel expenses for this trip are tax-deductible in Germany! ... View Details

01 Feb 1999
News

Newman's Own Brand of Charity

With the understated charm that has won him legions of fans on the big screen, Hollywood legend Paul Newman came to HBS in mid-October to talk about his successful second career as a social entrepreneur. During his daylong visit, Newman... View Details

09 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

Got a New Strategy? Now Make it Happen

Technologies' Systems Generation and Delivery Unit (SGDU), was charged with creating a single global company from a set of fragmented businesses in Asia, Europe, and the United States. To gain control over product decisions being made by... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer & Russell A. Eisenstat

29 Apr 2016
News

The First Five Years: Kelly McKenna (MBA 2015)

do you use what you learned at HBS in your role as COO of ArtLifting? “So far, the biggest learnings from HBS that I have noticed myself directly applying relate to strategy, decision making, and communication. “We are a team of six,... View Details

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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: ASIA - Alumni

Careers Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: ASIA Careers Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: ASIA Supporting recent HBS graduates making a difference working in Asia. Thanks to support from Belinda Tanoto (MBA... View Details

26 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 26, 2007

the room in order to force its owner to get out of bed. Beset by media attention and consumer interest but still at least a year away from the ability to debut Clocky, Nanda must navigate a series of challenges and difficult decisions in... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2004
News

Life Lessons

everything to try to escape to freedom. “That experience,” she recalls, “made me passionate about the effects political and economic policy decisions have on individuals’ rights and opportunities.” Choi worked as a Wall Street Journal... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner; Garry Emmons; Julia Hanna; Susan Young; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

08 May 2019
Blog Post

Top-Notch Talent Begets Top-Notch Talent

as Digitas, AKQA, and TWBA—when, in 2013, a shared workspace coffee-bar conversation provoked the career pivot that would launch her new business venture, Prokanga. “I had a bunch of interactions with people who were starting companies,... View Details

01 Feb 2023
Blog Post

How Alumni Can Recruit When They Aren’t Recruiters

some tips and tricks to tackle hiring at HBS like a recruiter. Reach out to our Corporate Relations Directors and Recruiting Relations Managers for support The Career & Professional Development team is here to support you in... View Details

01 Jun 1997
News

Blockbuster Deals

inappropriate centralized and bureaucratic organizational design on the target firm. Management was unable to make critical decisions without multiple approvals. "As a result, the organization lost its vitality, performance began to... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry

01 Sep 2005
News

One-on-One with Thomas Riley

he is a former Ironman triathlete who, egged on by his children, once toyed with the idea of auditioning for Survivor. Of his current job, Riley observes, “I’m not making a career of this, and there’s a certain freedom, even power, in... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Finance; Government

31 May 2016
HBS Case

Who Owns Space?

with the agency. Despite that admiration, the case ends at a provocative decision point: Bezos and Blue Origin must decide whether to follow the productive NASA partnership into a third, more complicated phase of CCDev, or strike out on... View Details

Keywords: Re: Matthew C. Weinzierl; Aerospace

01 Jun 2010
News

MBAs on a Mission

for example — we are working to influence the environmental choices global companies make in the large-scale production of commodities such as palm oil, pulp, livestock, and soy.” The Power of Serendipity What’s your next career move when... View Details

Keywords: Sarah Auerbach;Deborah Blagg;Julia Hanna; Corporate Services; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

05 May 2023
News

Fail Better

president of Lazard and former vice chairman of Citigroup. As the longest tenured head of an investment banking group in the history of Wall Street, he became one of its most prominent Black executives, advising on transactions valued at over $750 billion. McGuire... View Details

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Dean Srikant Datar’s 2023 Commencement Remarks | About

joined on stage by our five Alumni Achievement Award recipients. Their backgrounds and career paths are very different, but as a group, they have something in common: at decisive moments in their lives, each... View Details

01 Dec 2016
News

Alumni Books of 2016

and extraordinarily detailed maps. Leading YOU: The Power of Self-Leadership to Build your Executive Brand and Drive Career Success by Brenda Bence (MBA 1991) (Global Insight Communications, LLC) The most important driver of overall... View Details

23 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 23

Publication: Management Science (forthcoming) Abstract We examine whether the likelihood of entrepreneurial activity is related to the prior career experiences of an individual's co-workers, using a unique matched employer-employee panel... View Details