Business Engagement - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 May 2020
Blog Post

Jeff Surette and Mike Peters: A Winning Team at TB12

Neither Jeff Surette (MBA 2010) nor Mike Peters (MBA 2017) expected to be drafted onto a team with Tom Brady after business school. However, the perspectives, experience, and skills they each brought to the table were exactly what Tom... View Details

15 Feb 2016
Blog Post

Coming to HBS with a Non-Finance Background

Charlotte Steel, a former political science major at Brown, was inspired to become a teacher after taking a “Politics of Education” class at her alma mater. When applying to business school, Charlotte had concerns about whether she had... View Details

20 Feb 2020
Blog Post

Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Technology

Strategy, Marketing & Corporate Relations, Career & Professional Development Molly DeCastro – Recruiting Relations Manager, Career & Professional Development Cathy and Molly work closely with technology companies as they develop and execute their recruiting... View Details

Keywords: Technology

10 May 2019
Blog Post

Advice for Mothers Pursuing an MBA

may be different from others. Talk to people who can provide helpful advice and don’t compare yourself to anyone. Engage with your section. Volunteer to be the parents representative for your session. My role was to make sure there were... View Details

07 Nov 2017
First Look

New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017

Fall 2017 Business History Review The Alternative Business History: Business in Emerging Markets By: Austin, Gareth, Carlos Davila, and Geoffrey Jones Abstract—This article... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

04 Jan 2010
Research & Ideas

Best of HBS Working Knowledge 2009

Many business leaders are mystified about how to reach potential customers on social networks such as Facebook. HBS professor Mikolaj Jan Piskorski provides a fresh look into the interpersonal dynamics of these sites and offers guidance... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

December 2018 (Revised March 2021)
Background Note

Modern Automation (A): Artificial Intelligence

By: William R. Kerr and James Palano

This primer is meant to be a field guide to the late 2010s' surge in business use of "Artificial Intelligence" (AI), or enterprise software based in machine learning. First, it provides an overview of the key trends—digitization, connectivity, the continuation of... View Details

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Digitization; Connectivity; Computing; Future Of Work; Automation; AI and Machine Learning

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05 Jun 2019
Blog Post

Exploring the Beauty Industry through an Independent Project

Alessia Vettese is a second-year MBA student with a background in consulting and social impact. Alessia enjoys discovering innovative skincare products and hopes to pursue a career at the intersection of business and beauty. After a... View Details

05 May 2011
What Do You Think?

How Ethical Can We Be?

Tenbrunsel, a professor of business ethics at the University of Notre Dame, argue that something they call bounded ethicality leads "even good people to engage in ethically questionable behavior that... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

30 Mar 2021
Blog Post

Africa Rising: Understanding Business, Entrepreneurship, and the Complexities of a Continent with Professor Hakeem Belo-Osagie

Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) are courses that offer students a great opportunity to think about career choices, gain practical skills, and explore topics you might otherwise never get to study. These courses run for one week in January before the start of the Spring... View Details

24 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

How Cost Accounting is Improving Healthcare in Rural Haiti

in rural Haiti. Using a costing system developed at Harvard Business School, researchers found that the cost of care varied dramatically from clinic to clinic. The research and the concerns it raises are detailed in a recent case study,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

26 Jun 2015
Blog Post

7 Things International Applicants Should Know About HBS

Applying to business school isn’t an easy process, and neither is uprooting your life to move to a new city once you’ve been accepted. Navigating this major life change can feel especially challenging for international students – who can... View Details

04 Dec 2023
Blog Post

My Summer of Joy with the National Parks Service

Hi all, my name is Rhea! I was lucky enough to work for the National Park Service this summer as a business management intern with the Submerged Resources Center (SRC). The SRC is the NPS national dive program, responsible for... View Details

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Drug & Alcohol Policy | About

Drug & Alcohol Policy Overview of HBS Substance Abuse Policies and Procedures Harvard Business School’s policy on drugs and alcohol—adapted from and in accordance with other similar policies at Harvard University—reflects our concern for... View Details

07 Feb 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: February 7

from the Census Bureau's Longitudinal Business Database, we analyze the locations of new establishments of biopharmaceutical firms in the U.S. in 1993–2005. We consider all activities in the value chain and allow location choices to vary... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Student Activities - Health Care

into the front lines of health care delivery. Mixers & Small Group Dinners Provide networking and community building opportunities with alumni, students, and the broader Harvard community. Competitions & Challenges Business plan... View Details

30 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Are You Supporting Your B Players?

grocery business in the U.S. Northeast) all follow two principles that make them successful in their fields thanks to their determination to engage their employees, he said. Southwest Airlines, for example,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

27 Aug 2019
Blog Post

Meet the PRIDE Club

community's use of the traditional acronym "LGBT." In ensuing discussions, they sought a name that would be most welcoming as a club and community at Harvard Business School, while remaining externally recognizable as an LGBTQ+... View Details

02 Oct 2017
What Do You Think?

Do Bitcoin and Digital Currency Have a Future?

little mutual fund that engaged in hedging. (We weren’t even clever enough to call it a “hedge fund.”) Hence my question. What’s the future of digital currency? What do you think? P.S. Everything turned out well for the two of us. My... View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett; Financial Services

24 Aug 2010
First Look

First Look: August 24

at one of the most rigorous extant methodologies for detecting "tunneling," or efforts by firms' controlling owner managers to take money for themselves at the expense of minority shareholders. We find that, in contrast to prior views, Indian View Details