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- 01 Jun 2001
- News
"Unheard Voices" Brings to Light Three Centuries of American Women at Work
cultural historians, and even scholars interested in the decorative arts. Part of this new interest has been around the topic of women in business and women at work.” The problem, says Linard, was that “we really didn’t know how much relevant information we had.” An... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Home Sweet (Modular) Home
the initial workflow issues have been resolved. On-site finish work turned out to be a major problem. It’s the general contractor’s job to hook up the utilities and finish interior details once Greentech assembles its modular structures. But a shortage of View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Is AI OK?
data science (e.g., unbiased data and algorithms), better implementation (e.g., understanding the target audience and market conditions), and better policies (e.g., auditing algorithms to ensure they perform in an equitable manner). For Frida Polli (MBA 2012),... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Faculty Q&A: The Working World
patents. If you look at the PhD workforce for science and engineering, the immigrant share is even higher at roughly 50 percent. The math and science skills behind many of these innovations are relatively easy to port across... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 08 Dec 2017
- News
Harvard Business Grads Are Putting Politics Above Profits
After a tumultuous year in US politics, more than a dozen recent alumni have thrown their hats into the ring to launch careers in public service. “More and more people are feeling they need to step up and that they can, because they have the right View Details
Keywords: politics
- 02 Dec 2017
- News
The Lines That Divide America
their own,” including recruitment of first-in-family students and small-group field immersion courses that teach empathy as well as leadership skills. “Many regard Harvard Business School as offering its students an all-but-guaranteed... View Details
Keywords: Nitin Nohria
- 13 Jan 2021
- News
Silicon Valley’s “Detroit Moment”
realized that because of where things are in this part of the world—namely underdeveloped infrastructure, underdeveloped skill sets, probably nascent understanding of new spaces altogether—I think it is, more than ever now, that it's... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Elevator Pitch: First Byte
Illustration by Drue Wagner Illustration by Drue Wagner Concept: “Alfred,” a food industry collaborative robot, or “cobot,” trained to assist in the assembly of items such as salads and food bowls at commercial kitchens and fast-casual restaurants. Through AI, Alfred... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
The School that Donham Built
government, became his mentor and continued to support his studies through law school. Donham specialized in corporate restructuring as a vice president at Boston’s Old Colony Trust Company and won wide praise from both labor and... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
A Focus on Latinx Entrepreneurs
country. “What we do is invest in businesses that are growing faster than the GDP, which is climbing now because of the recovery, but traditionally, it’s been 2 to 3 percent over the last 10 to 20 years,” Perez says. “We want to bring our View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 25 Apr 2016
- News
Trail Blazer
to that,” he says. The ability to build something new, especially the critical thinking required of such a task, was foremost among the skills McMinn honed at HBS, he says. “It taught me to think for myself, not to regurgitate facts and... View Details
- 02 Aug 2019
- News
Helping Veterans Build Careers
“Veterans often struggle to translate their time in the military into skills valued by civilian employers. The value is almost always there; they just need to communicate it more effectively,” says Goldenberg, executive director of the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
HBS Issues Upbeat 2006 Annual Report
research that will attract, challenge, and enhance the skills of health-care leaders from around the world. The School opened a new research center in Mumbai, India, in March 2006, the sixth such center in its global network. And the C.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Inside Executive Search
criteria against which candidates will be evaluated. Tip: Try to get ahead of the search. If you can make your interest and relevant skills known to the hiring manager, the company may try to fill the position without a search.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Cutting Edge
brand, Silk explains, "Different skills are required, but notable among them are creativity, analytical know-how, the ability to seize the opportunity, and the passion to make it a crusade. Another key element is that our 150 employees... View Details
- 21 Mar 2019
- News
Helping Veterans Build Careers
successfully reenter the working world after military service. “Three out of four people who walk into a recruiting station are rejected, so even the most rudimentary military job is held by a talented person,” says Goldenberg, executive... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Message from Dean Clark
requires continuing innovation in all of our educational programs. What we see ahead is a need for leaders with strong general management skills - people who know how to get things done and are able to inspire others. These qualities have... View Details
- 07 Oct 2014
- News
Network Effect
Harvard geneticist focused on finding genetic links to the disease. He had already discovered three of the four then-known genes associated with Alzheimer’s. “Part of my skill set is I can recognize world-class talent when I see it,” says... View Details
Keywords: Linda Kush
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Can’t Forget the Motor City
’85), key players on the presidential task force that’s deciding what to do about the U.S. auto industry. As a longtime special assistant to the president of the United Steelworkers union, Bloom previously used skills he honed at Lazard... View Details
- 12 Apr 2023
- News
Step Change
human aspect of how work gets done is more than clinical. When asked, anyone who has worked closely with Enan mentions her strong sense of empathy and skills as a communicator and connector. When James Harmon, chairman of the... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance