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- 25 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Uber, Compensia HBS ACTIVITIES PRIDE Club, Rugby Club Joy Chen Joy seized every educational opportunity she could, first in China, and after age ten, in Canada and then the US. At age 16, she landed at Dartmouth, where... View Details
- 31 Mar 2008
- HBS Case
JetBlue’s Valentine’s Day Crisis
from taking off.) That day, only seventeen of JetBlue's 156 scheduled departures left JFK, a fact that caused ripple effects throughout the system and displaced crew and aircraft. In subsequent days, JetBlue management canceled more and... View Details
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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 1
Exploiting novel data on the educational backgrounds of sell side equity analysts and senior officers of firms, we test the hypothesis that analysts' school ties to senior officers impart comparative information advantages in the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
How Racial Bias Taints Customer Service: Evidence from 6,000 Hotels
as the time a Starbucks manager called police to arrest two Black men for loitering, though they were merely waiting for an acquaintance. “There are a lot of very negative consequences,” says Feldberg. “At one basic level, companies are... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
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People - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
He teaches the MBA course, Managing the Financial Firm, as well as the Ph.D. course, Corporate Finance and Banking. Scharfstein has published on a broad range of topics in finance. Andrei Shleifer John L. Loeb Professor of Economics,... View Details
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Our Team - Impact Investments
research examines corporate and household finance in emerging markets, with a focus on insurance, credit, and savings. He has also done extensive work on financial education in the US and emerging markets. His recent research focuses on... View Details
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Business, Government & the International Economy Curriculum - Faculty & Research
BGIE, we will learn about the key economic, political, and social factors that affect this business environment: in other words, the institutional foundations of capitalism. BGIE examines management and leadership on a grand scale. The... View Details
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Loan Reduction - Entrepreneurship
Loan Reduction ROCK CENTER LOAN REDUCTION PROGRAM The Rock Center Loan Reduction Program helps to reduce the educational debt repayment burden for a limited number of graduating student founders committed to the fulltime pursuit of their... View Details
- 06 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
Cheese Moving: Effecting Change Rather Than Accepting It
Behavior best-seller list—thanks in part to corporate managers who distribute it to their employees as a lesson in accepting and anticipating change gracefully. But is that really the best message to send? Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship | About
office branch, and a barbershop, was repurposed several times as faculty and administrative office space before its extensive renovation and rededication as the hub of the School’s entrepreneurial education activities in 2003. Today, the... View Details
- January 2003 (Revised February 2003)
- Case
Office Depot, Inc.: Business Transformation (A)
By: James L. Heskett, Dan Maher, Daniel F. OBrien, Thomas Watson and Jeffrey F. Rayport
The company's management is considering the possibility of launching a rebranding campaign around the promises "What you need. What you need to know." The questions are whether and when to launch the campaign in view of the large number of training efforts and... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Advertising Campaigns; Brands and Branding; Business Strategy; Technology Adoption; Transformation; Market Timing; Growth and Development; Training; Retail Industry
Heskett, James L., Dan Maher, Daniel F. OBrien, Thomas Watson, and Jeffrey F. Rayport. "Office Depot, Inc.: Business Transformation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 803-111, January 2003. (Revised February 2003.)
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Happier-ness at Work
unhappiest jobs are similarly grab-baggy, and fairly unrelated to education and income: accountant, security guard, cashier, and supervisor. The fanciest job can be a disappointment or a triumph, and an “ordinary” job with moderate pay... View Details
- 09 Nov 2023
- News
From the Brink
Antonio Weiss (MBA 1994), Adam Chepenik (MBA 2010), Sebastián Negrón-Reichard (JD/MBA 2024) As the senior top official in the US Treasury Department on domestic finance issues, Antonio Weiss (MBA 1994) could see Puerto Rico’s financial meltdown coming, like watching a... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research
in business education has been that a corporation is run for the sole interest of its shareholders. I present an alternative view where increasing concentration of economic activity and power in the world's largest corporations, the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The Burden Legacy
creative stuff on the Burden stage in the HBS Show. More recently, speakers at the Burden podium addressed challenging issues. Former Vice President Al Gore warned students, “We are managing the planet as if it were a business in... View Details
Keywords: Linda Kush
- 22 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Agreeing to Disagree Is a Good Beginning
said. She described a study at the Kennedy School executive education program that paired attendees to discuss controversial topics and then asked them to rate their partners’ receptiveness. “What we saw was interesting and hopeful,” said... View Details
Keywords: by Clea Simon, Harvard Gazette
- 16 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Are You a Strategist?
"What are the first three words that come to mind when you hear the word 'strategy'?" That's the free-association exercise Cynthia A. Montgomery gives to mid-career business leaders in her Executive Education classes at Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- June 2006 (Revised April 2007)
- Case
Howard Schultz: Building Starbucks Community
By: William W. George and Andrew N. McLean
In 2006, Howard Schultz reflects on his leadership at Starbucks in light of its continued growth plans. Provides information on the leadership development of the protagonist, tracing his youth and education, his early business career, his acquisition of Starbucks, and... View Details
Keywords: Education; Biography; Leadership; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Growth and Development Strategy; Personal Development and Career
George, William W., and Andrew N. McLean. "Howard Schultz: Building Starbucks Community." Harvard Business School Case 406-127, June 2006. (Revised April 2007.)
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Curriculum - Business & Environment
MBA Experience Curriculum 2ms Required Curriculum (1st Year) Cases Environmental opportunities and challenges are embedded in most Required Curriculum courses so that all students understand the importance of the natural environment to their roles as View Details