Life Experiences - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Jan 2023

Life at HBS Chat in Ireland

Hosted by current and former Harvard Business School students from Ireland and the HBS Club of Ireland, this event is an opportunity for prospective students to learn more about HBS and the MBA. Students and alumni will talk through their own View Details

04 May 2022

Life at HBS Chat: Sweden (Virtual)

Join for a unique opportunity to learn more about the application process, the MBA experience and life at HBS directly from HBS alumni. HBS Club of Sweden will host an in-person event (also possible to join... View Details

23 Sep 2020
Blog Post

Jo Tan (MBA 2021) Draws on Experience

her followers can see on Instagram, colorful illustrations of watermelon, bananas, puppies, baked goods, and HBS architecture liven up the grey-ish wall next to her bed—she says the little everyday things from her life often inspire her... View Details

17 Nov 2018

Life At HBS Chat - Pittsburgh

Join an information session about the Harvard MBA Program. This informal event will be hosted by a student at Harvard Business School. Topics to be covered include the academic experience and HBS community. Check-in for the event will... View Details

January 2017
Article

The Dark Side of Going Abroad: How Broad Foreign Experiences Increase Immoral Behavior

By: Jackson G. Lu, Jordi Quoidbach, F. Gino, Alek Chakroff, William W. Maddux and Adam D. Galinsky

Due to the unprecedented pace of globalization, foreign experiences are increasingly common and valued. Past research has focused on the benefits of foreign experiences, including enhanced creativity and reduced intergroup bias. In contrast, the present work uncovers a... View Details

Keywords: Moral Sensibility; Globalization; Behavior

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24 Feb 2023
Blog Post

My Classroom Experience During Harvard Business School’s Summer Venture in Management Program

discussion groups; and trading stories of life experiences and sidesplitting tales of professional gaffes in the HBS courtyard. Whatever awaited me at Harvard Business School, I thought, would be... View Details

04 Jan 2021
Video

Phillip Jones (MBA/MPP 2021): Intro and HBS Student Life

20 Apr 2016
News

The Remarkable Life of Coventry's Patrick Lister

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Fostering Innovation in Life Sciences - Health Care

to additional field-based experience in innovating new health care ventures on topics chosen by the students or from those made available by the faculty. For Students & Alumni Blavatnik Fellowship in Life... View Details

01 Oct 2000
News

Willoughby G. Walling II: A Learning Experience

more than anything else, I think I've done just about all of them." Walling's interest in educational reform runs deep, and when you ask him about his experiences on the front lines of the battle for better schools, he doesn't hide his... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

18 Dec 2023

Diverse Student Voices: The First-Gen Experience at HBS

Join us for a 20-minute chat with a current student and get a peek into their daily life at HBS. On this episode, we’re talking with Dennis Cha, MS/MBA 2024. This virtual event is open to all prospective students. View Details

01 Nov 2023

Diverse Student Voices Series: The Black & Latino Experience

Join us for a 20-minute chat with a current student and get a peek into their daily life at HBS. On this episode, we’re talking with Alliyah Gary, MBA 2024 and AASU Admissions Representative. This virtual event is open to all prospective... View Details

04 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

How a Juicy Brand Came Back to Life

prudent temperaments while others flourish in the hands of risk takers. Brands thrive when there's a close fit between process and corporate temperament. This explanation, I believe, will provide the framework for understanding Triarc's and Quaker's contrasting View Details

Keywords: by John Deighton; Food & Beverage

16 Apr 2019
Blog Post

How Being an Introvert Influenced My Business School Experience

Bismah Rahmat is a second-year student at HBS (Class of 2019). Here, Bismah shares her experience of how being an introvert specifically impacted her experience at the school as well as her summer internship... View Details

25 Apr 2023

Life at HBS Chat in Stockholm (In-Person)

Join for a unique opportunity to learn more about the application process, the MBA experience and life at HBS directly from HBS alumni. HBS Club of Sweden will host an in-person event (also possible to join... View Details

27 Aug 2024

Life at HBS Chat with Current Students

Life at HBS Chats are a unique opportunity to hear straight from current HBS students regarding their MBA experience. These current students will share their backgrounds and experiences and answer all of... View Details

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Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship - Health Care

Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship Building Businesses around Breakthrough Science 24 AUG 2017 Harvard Business School The Science of... View Details

March 13, 2023
Article

Sales Teams Need to Stop Focusing on the Customer Funnel

By: Frank V. Cespedes

Understanding where customers are, how they navigate streams in your market, and how to interact with them in a given stream is now central to crafting a good customer experience, and that has implications. Among other things, companies need to shift from thinking... View Details

Keywords: Customer Experience; Customer Value and Value Chain; Customer Relationship Management; Consumer Behavior