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Career Coach

Aaron Mitchell

Aaron (HBS '11) is currently in the process of building a Web3 business focused on connecting people to the vibrant culture of Salvador de Bahia, Brazil in innovative ways. He is also the CEO of Aaron Craig Mitchell Enterprises, LLC, a... View Details

29 May 2001
Research & Ideas

Howard Stevenson on the Lessons of the Internet Era

partnerships—because no company can do it all in-house anymore. In addition to developing new competencies, Stevenson said companies internally must emphasize responsibility, not authority.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

28 Sep 2017
News

Alumni-Founded Aerospace Pioneer Orbital Acquired for $7.8 Billion

attract young engineers to work on exciting projects like designing rockets for satellite delivery. Besides, he held the “naive view that starting a space company might be fun and profitable.” Founded with two HBS classmates, Bruce... View Details

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Diversity on Teams: Our Own Harvest - Race, Gender & Equity

extent of our collection of identities (e.g. the writer is a Black woman from the south side of Chicago), our socialization, worldview, and value system. In our conversations about culture fit, we often discuss it as if The View Details

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Global Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog

ecommerce company often called the Amazon of Latin America, was founded in 1999, five years after Amazon itself. We also find that entrepreneurs will imitate startups from other emerging ecosystems. WeChat became the first superapp when... View Details

01 Dec 2020
News

Invest in the New Abnormal

Edited by Julia Hanna and Jen McFarland Flint; illustrations by Rose Wong The novel coronavirus did more than disrupt jobs, supply chains, and financial markets, says HBS professor Rohit Deshpandé. The pandemic has also upended how View Details

19 Sep 2016
News

Thomas S. Murphy (MBA 1949)

for $19-billion. “Building a company with a great culture and doing it with integrity is something that I look back on with satisfaction,” says Murphy. While known for his business acumen, Murphy is equally... View Details

21 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

Racial Diversity Pays Off

performance benefits from that group," said Ely. "I was interested in this 'certainty' and I wanted to put it to an empirical test." She defined cultural diversity as group differences in identity, particularly concerning... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

29 May 2019
News

Bloomberg: Restoring Our Faith in Business and Government

In his address to HBS graduates at this year’s Class Day, Michael Bloomberg (MBA 1966) spoke about the degeneration of American political culture and the challenge it poses. “Now, the good news is: There is a solution,” he told the crowd,... View Details

12 Jun 2017
News

Jeff Immelt to Retire as GE CEO

Longtime GE CEO Jeff Immelt (MBA 1982) announced his retirement Monday, set to take effect on August 1. John Flannery, president and chief executive of GE Healthcare, was named Immelt’s successor. The announcement, the company noted, came... View Details

01 Mar 2015
News

Case Study: The Speed of Light

(Photo courtesy of KDC Solar) Launched in 2011, QE solar is an operations and maintenance company focused on servicing large-scale, commercial solar energy structures—the kind typically owned by large utility companies. The View Details

Keywords: Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

31 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Bring your authentic self to work: Advice from HBS alumni

talking about partners.” Join LGBTQ+ and Ally Groups and Events During PRIDE month, many companies will publicly state their support for the LGBTQ+ community, but coming out and being out at work is not limited to 30 days out of the year.... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

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The Strategic Case for Diversity in Digital Transformation - Blog: RGE Report

boards and reverse mentoring programs —where younger employees advise senior leaders—have proven effective in bridging strategic and cultural gaps. Companies like TotalEnergies and Mövenpick have used shadow... View Details

03 Feb 2018
Op-Ed

How to Heed BlackRock's Call for Corporate Social Responsibility

Larry Fink recently created a shockwave. As cofounder, chairman, and CEO of BlackRock, one of the world’s largest global asset management firms, in an open letter to CEOs he caught the attention of financial markets and beyond by insisting on the importance of... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Battilana

Portrait Project

Lyn Baranowski

ultimately achieving global peace and prosperity. I will be a corporate champion in the public and private sectors and will help companies build relationships across borders for two reasons. First, I believe that trade ties between... View Details

30 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

New Paths to Success in Asia

selling advertising space on the back of the envelopes. It's one example of how Chinese companies are looking at their own environment and finding interesting opportunities that someone in the United States wouldn't even consider."... View Details

Keywords: by Alejandro Reyes & Deborah Blagg

22 Feb 2022
News

Launch Codes

learn more and to watch the final four teams compete for the grand prize. The 2022 finale will take place virtually on March 31. Visit www.hbs.edu/nvc to learn more and to watch the final four teams compete for the grand prize. Codifying View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Alvaro Dominguez

June 2020 (Revised February 2023)
Teaching Note

GitLab and the Future of All-Remote Work

By: Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury

Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 620-066 and 620-117. View Details

Keywords: Remote Work; Remote Operations; Business Offices; Value Creation; Organizational Culture; Business or Company Management; Employee Relationship Management; Communication Strategy; Organizational Structure

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16 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Creating a Candidate-Centered Recruiting Process

extends to authenticity during the interview itself. “The more authentic the company is, the easier it is for the student to understand if their natural brain and body works in this environment,” Hamilton said. For example, if a View Details