HBS Alumni Bulletin - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 PM – 1:30 PM EST, 07 Dec 2023
Webinars: Career

Considering Retirement

"So you're actually thinking about retiring?!" Retirement can inspire not only excitement for new possibilities, but also fear for the future. How can you keep the parts of work you love but enjoy more balance in your life? What work will you do? How will this... View Details

21 Nov 2024
Blog Post

Thoughts on the JD/MBA From a Recent Grad

extracurricular and social activities. In addition, JD/MBA students have their own community and alumni network. I sometimes have been asked whether I missed out on anything by doing a joint degree rather than focusing on just one school.... View Details

11 Mar 2009
HBS Case

The Energy Politics of Russia vs. Ukraine

innocent. Case closed? Nyet. "The Western notion that Russia uses energy as a weapon is a media oversimplification of very complicated politics," says HBS professor Rawi Abdelal. Abdelal, who recently produced a three-part case... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Energy; Utilities

Career Coach

Ellen Harris

Ellen (HGSE ’86) is the Director of Outward Bound Professional/Facilitator at Thompson Island Outward Bound Professional where she is responsible for business development and corporate team and leadership development. Ellen enjoys working with international students... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Consumer Products; Education; Hospitality; Manufacturing; Retail; Social Enterprise

10 Jan 2007
HBS Case

The Challenge of Managing National Security

Associate Professor Jan Rivkin joined the HBS faculty in 1997 as a member of the Strategy Unit. His special area of interest is examining the interactions that occur between and across the various functional and product boundaries of the... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Service

Career Coach

Kevin Dolan

Inclusion Practice. Kevin leverages his experience in professional services and across industries with executives of all tenures to serve HBS students and alumni across the full arc of their careers. Outside... View Details

Career Coach

Rich Schneider

as a part-time faculty member focusing on strategy; and HBS as a career coach. He primarily works with people who are interested in transitioning their careers most typically those who are exploring moving into consulting and corporate... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Consumer Products; Health Care; Manufacturing; Sports

February 2021
Background Note

Jobs to Be Done: A Toolbox

By: Derek C. M. van Bever, Bob Moesta, Iuliana Mogosanu, Shaye Roseman and Katie Zandbergen

The Jobs to Be Done methodology is both a theory and a practical approach for understanding customer behavior and why people make the choices they make. Many practitioners, whether they work for startups or incumbent businesses, find Jobs to Be Done useful because it... View Details

Keywords: Customer Value and Value Chain; Decision Choices and Conditions; Knowledge Acquisition; Attitudes; Perception; Theory; Behavior; Customer Relationship Management

Citation

Educators

Purchase

25 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles

received,” Thomaz joined Teach for Brazil (Ensina Brasil) where he was responsible for managing alumni and partnership strategies. HOME REGION São Paulo, Brazil UNDERGRAD EDUCATION Universidade de São Paulo PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Ensina... View Details

Teaching Interest

Business Opportunties in Climate Adaptation

By: John D. Macomber

This is a Short Intensive Program or SIP at Harvard Business School. It’s an optional student offering prior to the formal start of the Spring semester the following week. SIPs tend to cover new material on current topics, to be less formal than the HBS Case Study... View Details

Keywords: Resilience; Climate Risk; Climate Impact; Fire Protection; Insurance Risk Exposure; Hedge Fund; Public Health; Public Health Measures; Climate Change; Adaptation; Infrastructure; Real Estate Industry; Transportation Industry; Insurance Industry; United States; Africa; Latin America

Deborah M. Winshel

Deborah Winshel is a Senior Lecturer in the General Management Unit of Harvard Business School. She teaches several MBA required courses: Leadership and Organizational Behavior (LEAD), Leadership and Corporate Accountability and the Field Immersion course (2025 in... View Details

Career Coach

Erika Osterling

talent. She has coached hundreds of executives through career transitions, job search strategies, interview preparation and offer negotiation. Erika enjoys helping students and alumni work through formulating a career vision, augmenting... View Details

Keywords: Energy; Oil & Gas; Energy; Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Manufacturing

30 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Are You Supporting Your B Players?

and yet pose a drag on the organization because they require constant reinforcement. So who is there to care about the B players? According to HBS professor Thomas J. DeLong, both in a reunion session for View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

19 Jul 2023
Blog Post

A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations

While Mizuho Kanai (MBA 2018) was fulfilling her summer internship at NPR, her manager recommended that she read an HBS case study about how the Sesame Workshop CEO, Jeff Dunn (MBA 1981), was changing the institution. “I was blown away,”... View Details

Career Coach

Becca Carnahan

I grow up?" question by helping them connect personal and professional dots and uncover areas of interest to explore. Then, drawing on an in-depth knowledge of HBS career resources, Becca guides students and View Details

Keywords: Education; Publishing / Communications / Advertising

Stephen A. Greyser

Stephen A. Greyser is Richard P. Chapman Professor (Marketing/Communications) Emeritus, of the Harvard Business School, specializes in brand marketing, advertising, corporate communications, the business of sports, and nonprofit management. A... View Details

Keywords: sports

14 Mar 2023
Blog Post

How I Spent My 2+2 Deferral: Dyllan Muller

career in the airline industry. Once I arrived at HBS in August, I very quickly plugged into the Career and Alumni resources on campus to network my way to a dream internship role for this summer at Virgin... View Details

Profile

Kaki Ettinger

how I could make the greatest contribution. I came to HBS to discover and understand the different paths in this sector for someone with an analytical mind, a deep interest in technology, and a passion for storytelling and the creative... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media; Technology; Entrepreneurship

23 Nov 2020
Blog Post

We Rise

conversation about the industry. Many HBS alumni believe that these investors could remake the venture capital sector more quickly and dramatically than any grassroots campaign and that they are only... View Details

Profile

John Rogers

unique and impactful field opportunities through the Immersion Experience Program and Social Enterprise Initiative Summer Fellowship. This balanced educational experience, along with the privilege of joining a respected and global alumni... View Details

Keywords: Other Financial Services; Manufacturing

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