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- 24 May 2017
- News
John J. Brennan, MBA 1980
over $4 trillion under management and maintains a sharp focus on low client costs for its 25 million investors. In 2008, at the age of 54, Brennan turned the company over to his handpicked successor, Bill McNabb. “Jack surprised us,” says... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 31 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
From SpinPop to SpinBrush: Entrepreneurial Lessons from John Osher
the more eclectic business careers of the last few decades. His entrepreneurial journey culminated (at least temporarily) in the sale of his electric toothbrush company to Procter & Gamble for almost a half-billion dollars. Not bad... View Details
- 30 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
India’s Ambitious National Identification Program
people you have, the more time you spend on HR problems rather than doing things," he stated in the case. Yet enthusiasm for the project is strong, and many have offered assistance as unpaid volunteers. "Skilled people are leaving jobs and View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 08 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Representation Matters: Building Case Studies That Empower Women Leaders
domains. Studies have found that viewing photos of famous female leaders or reading about women in their intended career field empowered women to: Give longer, better speeches that are equal in length to those of male peers. Eliminate... View Details
Keywords: by Colleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books You Got This! A Straightforward, No-Nonsense Playbook for Crushing 130+ Workplace Challenges By Heidi Abelli (MBA 1993) Palmetto Publishing Stepping into the corporate world can feel like navigating a labyrinth, especially when... View Details
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For Recruiters - Health Care
strong desire to work in health care, are knowledgeable about the industry, and bring best practices from other industries. Students are recruited by a wide variety of health care organizations, including health care startups, venture capital firms, consulting firms,... View Details
- 23 May 2018
- News
Abigail P. Johnson, MBA 1988
mainframe computer, and made the requested transactions. Playing a small role in the front lines of money management was the perfect introduction for her career leading one of the nation’s top investment... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 02 Oct 2023
Take30 Impact Series: Life Post-HBS - Hispanic Heritage Month Edition
Take 30 minutes out of your day and gain deeper insight into how one alum is making an impact in their own way after HBS. We’ll touch on their experience as a student, and then “zoom” in on their career path and personal journey since... View Details
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Finding Talent Opportunities
Explore all Employment Data 18 % Of MBA 2025 students interned in Technology industry Explore more internship data 11 % Of 2024 graduates went into Marketing Explore more career data Connect with the relevant industry or location View Details
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Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online
identify their defining elements, such as size, risk, and liquidity Develop the confidence and ability to assess potential investment opportunities and maximize the value of investment portfolios Gain the skills and strategies to choose the right alternatives View Details
- 2016
- Article
Three Lenses on Occupations and Professions in Organizations: Becoming, Doing, and Relating
By: Michel Anteby, Curtis K. Chan and Julia DiBenigno
Management and organizational scholarship is overdue for a reappraisal of occupations and professions as well as a critical review of past and current work on the topic. Indeed, the field has largely failed to keep pace with the rising salience of occupational and... View Details
- 13 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Gender Changes the Negotiation
The last few months have been trying for Maureen Park, the managing director of a small portfolio management firm. The firm's parent company, a large financial services concern, was performing below... View Details
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Growing on the Job - Alumni
a more personally and professionally rewarding career path. Harvard ManageMentor Featured Lesson: Managing Your Boss You and your boss are critical to each other's success. Take the initiative to have the... View Details
- 26 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
When Silence Spells Trouble at Work
that a senior executive is making a poor decision. "Shouldn't we tell her?" he asks his boss, who laughs cynically. "Yes," the boss replies. "Let's end our careers by challenging a decision that won't change.... View Details
Keywords: by Leslie A. Perlow
- July 2012
- Case
Revenue Solutions, LLC
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Ari Wasserman and Nick Esayian were both dissatisfied with their future prospects in their current careers. Wasserman, who managed an infomercial business for a direct response consumer marketing company, wanted more flexibility and ownership. Esayian was the CEO of... View Details
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Revenue Solutions, LLC." Harvard Business School Case 213-032, July 2012.
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Marketing Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Futility: Targeting High-Risk Customers Might Be Ineffective” ( Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) , 2018). 2022 Ayelet Israeli : Selected as an INFORMS Society for Marketing Science (ISMS) Early Career Scholars Camp Fellow in 2022.... View Details
- 07 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 7
Publications October 2014 Management Science Looking Across and Looking Beyond the Knowledge Frontier: Intellectual Distance and Resource Allocation in Science By: Boudreau, Kevin J., Eva Guinan, Karim Lakhani, and Christoph Riedl... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- June 2007 (Revised January 2008)
- Case
The Vanguard Group, Inc. in 2006 and Target Retirement Funds
By: Luis M. Viceira
The Vanguard Group is one of the largest asset managers in the U.S., with over $1 trillion in assets, ninety percent of which are mutual fund assets, and more than 12,000 employees at year-end 2006. Vanguard has built a strong reputation as the manager of reference for... View Details
Keywords: Asset Management; Investment Funds; Personal Finance; Brands and Branding; Retirement; Trust; Financial Services Industry; United States
Viceira, Luis M. "The Vanguard Group, Inc. in 2006 and Target Retirement Funds." Harvard Business School Case 207-129, June 2007. (Revised January 2008.)
- 21 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
SVMP Gave Me the Courage to Fail
Clicking the submit button on my Summer Venture in Management Program (SVMP) application felt like an act of courage, one that left me feeling vulnerable and open to rejection, a sentiment likely shared by many of my peers. As we each... View Details
- 30 Jun 2021
- In Practice
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021
What’s on HBS faculty members’ reading list for summer 2021? Which books are most meaningful to them and why? Below, faculty share their top picks, ranging from biographies and memoirs to their colleagues’ latest works. Julia Austin: Social justice and the Obamas I... View Details
Keywords: by Kathryn Haviland