Early Career Experiences - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 Jun 2021
Blog Post

7 Things HBS Taught Me the Last 2 Years

me for the rest of my life. I hope this inspires others looking to get a similar transformational experience know that you can do it too! While these takeaways aren’t unique, this is my perspective. #1 You can build a community online.... View Details

24 Jul 2017
Blog Post

Transitioning to Product Management at HBS

transitioning into product management at a growing startup? No – there are countless examples of go-getters who landed in product management without an MBA. Did HBS help in my career transition? Absolutely. Admittedly, I went to HBS with... View Details

March 2020
Article

Explaining the Persistence of Gender Inequality: The Work-family Narrative as a Social Defense Against 24/7 Work Culture

By: Irene Padavic, Robin J. Ely and Erin M. Reid

It is widely accepted that the conflict between women’s family obligations and professional jobs’ long hours lies at the heart of their stalled advancement. Yet research suggests that this “work-family narrative” is incomplete: men also experience it and nevertheless... View Details

Keywords: 24/7 Work Culture; Hegemonic Narrative; Social Defense; Work-family Conflict; Systems-psychodynamic Theory; Work-Life Balance; Personal Development and Career; Gender; Equality and Inequality; Organizational Culture

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23 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018

conduct laboratory experiments that explore how gender stereotypes shape beliefs about ability of oneself and others in different categories of knowledge. The data reveal two patterns. First, men’s and women’s beliefs about both oneself... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

05 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

Six Ways to Build Trust in Negotiations

her own positive experiences with RLX. While the RLX-Impress negotiation was particularly tricky to get off the ground, establishing trust is critical to achieving success in any negotiation, because all negotiations involve some level of... View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra

01 Oct 1999
News

Banking on Success

The Dow's high for the year was 891.66, there were long lines at the gas pumps, and Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Lehman Brothers were essentially one-office firms. "Most of us who went into banking thought it was going to be a demanding and exciting View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

11 May 2009
Research & Ideas

The IT Leader’s Hero Quest

the writing of popular film scripts like The Matrix or Star Wars. Character behaviors, actions, and motivations hook the interest of readers at all levels, regardless of their professional experience with IT, while the plot sets up a... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

October 6, 2015
Article

Compared to Men, Women View Professional Advancement as Equally Attainable, but Less Desirable

By: Francesca Gino, Caroline Ashley Wilmuth and Alison Wood Brooks

Women are underrepresented in most high-level positions in organizations. While a great deal of research has provided evidence that bias and discrimination give rise to and perpetuate this gender disparity, in the current research, we explore another explanation: men... View Details

Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Gender

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02 Oct 2023

Take30 Impact Series: Life Post-HBS - Hispanic Heritage Month Edition

Take 30 minutes out of your day and gain deeper insight into how one alum is making an impact in their own way after HBS. We’ll touch on their experience as a student, and then “zoom” in on their career path... View Details

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Sergio Velasquez-Terjesen

Sergio says. "My number one motivation was to change the trajectory of my career and my life. I saw HBS as an opportunity to explore my options and figure out where to go next with my ambition of using business to positively... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy; Consulting

03 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

Top Ten Legal Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs

value." Lawyers who have no experience working with entrepreneurs and venture capitalists will most likely focus on the wrong things.—Constance Bagley # 10: Failing to incorporate early enough. One... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

19 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 19, 2018

much more limited application. Early diffusion was accordingly rapid in these narrower applications but limited in scope until tractor technology generalized. The sequence of diffusion is consistent with a model of research and... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

10 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Top Scholars Say About Leadership

But it wasn't always so. Vexing problems we experience in business and society may be due in part to the neglect of leadership studies in the academy for many years. "If we had to characterize the path of work on leadership, it has... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

12 Jul 2011
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experiment to examine the effect of management fiduciary duties on equity‐debt conflicts. A 1991 Delaware bankruptcy ruling changed the nature of corporate directors' fiduciary duties in firms incorporated in that state. This change... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Online Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

Featured Exercises Create an employee journey map to find ways to improve the employee experience Explore the elements of the Good Jobs Strategy 5 hrs Module 5 Mastering Productivity Explore why some companies are more productive than... View Details

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Becoming an Entrepreneur - Alumni

Careers Becoming an Entrepreneur Careers Becoming an Entrepreneur Considering starting your own venture or thinking about joining a start-up? Explore our resources to determine if a View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

In My Humble Opinion: Growth Investor

that people from all over the country were moving to Memphis to help build this company.” But Bobo’s excitement had no real outlet. “We scour the planet to find athletic talent at an early age,” he says, “but we wait too long to cultivate... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

24 Oct 2019
Blog Post

Harvard’s JD/MBA: Viroopa Volla (JD/MBA 2021) Answers Your Questions

interviewer asks the applicant questions about their work experience, their interests, and what they would contribute to the HBS community. For applicants interested in the JD/MBA, interviewers may ask why they want to pursue the joint degree and what View Details

15 Nov 2016
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November 15, 2016

is widely accepted that the conflict women experience between family obligations and professional jobs’ long hours lies at the heart of their stalled advancement. Yet research suggests that this “work-family narrative” is partial at best:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

Kyalwazi (MD/MPP 2024) Leonard Nettey (MD/PhD) Social Enterprise Track Winner Empowering Black college students pursuing careers in health sciences. Pando Claire Wu (MBA 2023) Andrew Setiawan Social Enterprise Track Runner-Up & Crowd... View Details

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