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- 04 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
Finding Alignment to Make Impact: Layla Ramirez (MBA 2017)
otherwise be shut out of opportunities - I'm a poster child for those” she said. Through her experiences engaging with professional development programs, the stage was set for Ramirez to become a leader who would advance opportunities for... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 16 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
Reintroducing Intellectual Ambition to the Study of Business History
argument and methodological innovation have moved academic subjects forward, not bland rejections of previous frameworks. The editorial team has identified six broad areas that hold promise. The list is neither exclusive nor prescriptive but, rather, illustrates our... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones & Walter Friedman
- 03 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 3
steps towards investigating this possibility by devising a novel 10-day field experiment to estimate the differences in behavior that are created by sorting workers into their preferred institutional regimes... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 25 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Why a Harvard Finance Instructor Went to the Kumbh Mela
marigold wreaths and rafts of small oil lamps into the river. This is not like any field research I've done before. Thirty-five Harvard colleagues and I are at the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India, a mass pilgrimage in which tens of... View Details
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A Chronicle of the China Trade. The Papers of Augustine Heard & Co., 1840-1877
in the mid-nineteenth century. The company was active from 1840 to 1877 under the direction of Augustine Heard and his nephews John, Augustine II, Albert, and George Heard. The family shared Albert’s sentiments, leaving behind an extensive chronicle of their View Details
- 17 Sep 2018
- Blog Post
My Summer as a Venture Capitalist
I’d get to experience all of that. In my first week, I participated in a meeting with an entrepreneur pitching their startup. By the end of the week, the Underscore team decided to invest, and I was charged with quarterbacking the... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity
- 01 Apr 2008
- News
“Let Us Now Praise Famous Women”
have more than 80 years of experience getting accurate alumni names and contact details, explaining LEFAs, doling out passwords, and recording and verifying deaths. Val, the Records Office’s necrologist since 1979, started at the office... View Details
- 05 Dec 2022
- Blog Post
2022 Climate Symposium: Tackling Climate Together
Future; Commercializing Climate Tech; The Future of Food When asked about the experience the co-chairs hoped to cultivate during the Symposium, Angela Son explained: “I hope that our attendees not only learned something new about their... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
The Wise Men
MBA degrees handed out nationally. But more importantly, HBS was cementing its identity, centered on the powerful pedagogy of the case method and on the entire MBA experience as a unique and transformational event. Indeed, the School had... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
A Focus on You
fields ranging from finance to farming. Where did we find these interesting people? Our research into the "how many" question began in the alumni database, where we found stats about your locales, personal passions, jobs, and much more.... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
HBS Addresses Racial Equity
Association)—all of whom felt strongly that developing a Racial Equity Plan was the right thing to do. Because of our experience addressing the pandemic, the School had a proof of concept—the ability to collaborate virtually and innovate... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 13 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
5 Weight Loss Tips From Behavioral Economists
Later: Decreasing Impatience over Time in Online Grocery Orders" by Todd Rogers, Katherine L. Milkman, and Max H. Bazerman. TIP #2 - Put your money where your mouth is. Leslie John, now an assistant professor at HBS, led an experiment at... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- Student-Faculty-Profile
Grant Donnelly & Michael Norton
when Grant chose to pursue his graduate studies in the Marketing program here. HBS is a place tailor-made for students who are driven to do research that has impact. Grant came with experience running both organizations and View Details
- 18 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 18
Drawing on authenticity research, we propose that the initial stage of socialization leads to more effective employment relationships when it starts with newcomers expressing their personal identities. In a field View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
To New Beginnings: Reflecting on Transitioning Careers and Starting a Family while at HBS
chance to fulfill a lifelong dream. I had to take it. With the support of my chain of command, I decided to pursue my MBA, and I separated from the military in April of 2018. It was scary at the time to leave a job I was good at and felt a connection to in order to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Commitment to Leadership
stakeholders. Our group is very excited to be helping fine-tune the new required Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership Development (FIELD) course, which gives students an opportunity to test what they... View Details
- 01 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
How Alumni Can Recruit When They Aren’t Recruiters
recruiting process takes, how many rounds of interviews there will be, who they will interview with, and more. It’s important for you to get in touch with your recruiting team (if you have one), or prepare HR or leadership so they have clear answers to these questions.... View Details
- 09 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018
employees influences their startup's performance. We conducted a randomized field experiment in India with 100 high-growth technology firms whose founders received in-person advice from other entrepreneurs... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Dec 2017
- Blog Post
Meet Annie & Piper: A Student and Dog's Life at HBS
dog, Piper. We caught up with Annie to learn more about her and Piper’s experience at HBS. Were you nervous about coming to HBS with a dog?I was a little nervous that I'd feel like I was missing out on View Details
Platform for Dialogue
critiques that elevated my work in a number of ways. Although I arrived as a historian of early modern South Asia, HBS catalyzed a process of broadening me into a scholar of comparative societies and the history of global capitalism. One of the most rewarding View Details